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Then please have a look at the book

Assimil - El catalán sin esfuerzo

Great book to learn the language step by step to the level B2.

It cost about 20 euros, 70 euros with the mp3*

^(*some people have ways to find the mp3 without paying, I'm not one of those guys ;] )

Edit: Amazon link

Moltes gràcies per compartir-ho! Un lloc semblant és: https://www.transifex.com/connect/projects/

I sí, de «gràtix» només el que és lliure :P

El percentatge que prota Reddit en català no està gens malament :)

Catalans will tell you that this is due to Franco trying to stamp out Catalan identity through dictatorial methods, which was followed with a softer hand after the transition by right wing parities (mainly the Partido Popular). This is the truth, but it's not the whole truth. Catalan was a dying dialect revived by romantic poets in the 18th century. From there on, several sectors have used Catalan cultural identity - one key one was the Catalan industrial elite (Catalunya was the industrial revolution powerhouse of the peninsula). It then became a symbol of resistance against Fascism during the Civil War and the ensuing 40 years of dictatorship.

Since the establishment of democracy, politicians have used the issue of Catalan indentity to their advantages. One shameful trend is the Spanish right who kept finding ways of humiliating Catalunya through a number of light policies, thus getting Catalans to take to the streets, which allowed them to portray Catalunya as a region wanting to destroy Spain which in turn drove the votes for the right in the South. Catalans politicians for their part made ample use of nationalistic Catalan sentiment and victimization to drive support for independence. This is just a quick overview of a massive endless and wasteful drama that helps absolutely no one.

If you want a good book on the topic, I'd recommend this one. It's a bit critical towards Catalunya so not too popular locally. But there is no way to avoid it - if you try to have a balanced look on this, both Spanish and Catalan nationalists will hate you.

Hi everyone 👋, a bit off topic here but I am looking for native Catalan speakers to participate in a paid study on language translation. The session would consist of a 90 minute Zoom interview with a researcher and you would be compensated $250 as a thank you for your time. Please use the link here for more details:

https://airtable.com/shrun5BmLBz7ugBmD

Well, I learnt a little bit of French in school when I was 12, 13 and 14, but then we changed to English.

With the little bit I learnt I can very much read technical books in French, French language comics, watch a French TV series or film with subtitles in French or even give an improvised award acceptance in French.

My suggestion would be to try first with comic books or technical / divulgative books of a subject you like and media in Catalan with subtitles in Catalan. It's what I've done in languages like Portuguese or Italian in which I have no real base.

I also suggest you to buy this book Les sept tamis made by experts in Romance languages from the Stuttgart University. It's somehow a compendium of tricks for any speaker of a Romance language with a certain cultural level to be able to understand most normal writen texts in most other Romance languages.

1. El primer sedàs (tami) és el lèxic internacional
2. El segon, el lèxic panromànic
3. El tercer, les correspondències fonètiques
4. El quart, grafies i pronúncies
5. El cinquè, estructures sintàctiques panromàniques
6. El sisè, elements morfosintàctics
7. El setè, prefixos i sufixos

Després hi ha un recull de textos i un mini-retrat de cada llengua (francès, italià, portuguès, romanès i occità, en el cas del llibre en català).

Parla.cat es gratis.

https://web.gencat.cat/es/tramits/que-cal-fer-si/vull-aprendre-catala/cursos-de-catala/

En la web de la gencat tienes más recursos, hay varios cursos gratis aunque la mayoría requieren que estés aquí presencialmente.

Si quieres hacerlo gratis y a tu ritmo en casa... Usa la primera opción.

Cualquier biblioteca de Barcelona tendrá libros de catalán, además si te decidieses a comprar alguno suelen no ser caros

Por ejemplo https://www.amazon.es/Som-hi-B%C3%A0sic-1-Catal%C3%A0-adults/dp/844894920X/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?crid=38PEI6AYNEZFE&keywords=nivell+a2+catala&qid=1649376523&sprefix=nivell+a2+catala%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-13

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colloquial-Catalan-Complete-Course-Beginners/dp/0415234123 I am using this textbook, you can find it in book shops and ebay for much cheaper and all the audio is on their website online. It's really good so far. Also using the website Glossika , the Catalan course is free. Also easy Catalan videos on youtube :) bona sort !

Don't do a search, just scroll down the page. You can do a search at Gutenberg for "catala" or "Catalan"- some of the same public domain books as Many Books, but you do not have to register before downloading.

Gràcies per les correccions, tinc una pregunta, per què ho correcte és posar la preposició a i no la preposició en en aquesta oració? > > afortunadament ja puc començar a escriure en català i algo és algo.

Segons aquesta pàgina es deu col·locar la preposició a quan el substantiu no té article.

Oh sí gràcies per corregir-me! Ja havia llegit sobre això en aquest link. Llavors suposo que tampoc puc dir: Ja em vaig registrar perquè sols s'usat per a acciós que han ocorregut a dias passats no?

Talvez usando Tatoeba podes procurar frases nas duas línguas.

Por exemplo: http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/search?query=onde&from=por&to=cat

Não é um curso de língua, mas usando-o podes saber exactamente como dizer frases que sabes noutra língua.

Et recomano començar amb contes infantils. Et passo un enllaç de la meva pàgina preferida:

https://contesinfantils.cat/

També et recomano aquest llibre que sembla bastant bé:

"Catalán: La Guía de Aprendizaje Para Principiantes"

https://www.amazon.es/Catal%C3%A1n-Aprendizaje-Definitiva-Principiantes-Fundamentos/dp/B093JZTDV3/ref=sr_1_7?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=17SI2S85LD3FY&dchild=1&keywords=catal%C3%A1n+para+principiantes&qid=163580...

Pretty much all of them have the same basic dishes, just some evidently vary in some ingredient(s) or the technique

I like La Teca :)

Routledge's Colloquial Catalan helped me with basic grammar and listening practice. That should get you solidly to A2 level, and from there you can easily leverage your Spanish knowledge to take advantage of native Catalan content.

Use the app, UTalk, or on Android, UTalk Go! If you buy a language pack (6 for 30$usd WORTH IT), Then you can learn and download catalan with only native speakers. It has some games and many phrases, adjectives, etc for you to learn. It helps me alot starting out. There is a small pack for every language thats free so you can see and hear how it works before you want to buy.

https://stacksocial.com/sales/utalk-language-education-lifetime-subscription-choose-6-languages

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eurotalk.uTalk