Catalan/L001

NOTES

1: ets means you are when speaking informally to peers, family, and children. It is from the verb ser or ésser, to be. 2: sóc means I am and is also from ser or ésser. The word jo, I is usually omitted except for contrast or emphasis. 3: anglès, English (nationality) is the masculine form. Notice stress falls on the last syllable an glès . When the speaker is female, she will say sóc anglesa. Be sure to pronounce è as the sound in the English word p e t, the so-called "open e".

Translation Exercise

 * 1) Hola! Ets anglès?
 * 2) Ets de Barcelona?
 * 3) Jo sóc anglesa, i tu?
 * 4) D'on sóc? Sóc de Londres.
 * 5) D'on ets tu?


 * 1) Hi! Are you English?
 * 2) Are you from Barcelona?
 * 3) I am English, and you?
 * 4) Where am I from? I'm from London.
 * 5) Where are you from?