Catalan/L003

NOTES

1: estic means I am but referring to a temporary state. It is from the verb estar to be (temporarily). Also notice that that 't' in molt very is silent. 2: la teva dona (the) your wife. Catalan requires the article la the before the possessive teva your. The masculine form would be el teu marit (the) your husband. 3: malalta refers to la teva dona and is in the feminine form. The masculine form is malalt, with a silent 't'. This pattern of a silent letter becoming sounded in the feminine form will show up many times. 4: és means he/she/it is and is from ser. Notice that when an 's' is between two vowels, as is the case in és a and casa, the 's' turns into a 'z' sound.

Translation Exercise

 * 1) Sóc a casa. Estic malalt.
 * 2) Com està el teu marit?
 * 3) És de Londres?
 * 4) La teva dona és anglesa.
 * 5) Com estàs? Estic molt bé.


 * 1) I'm at home. I'm sick.
 * 2) How is your husband?
 * 3) Is he from London?
 * 4) Your wife is English.
 * 5) How are you? I'm very well.