Catalan/L005

NOTES

1: Pay particular attention to the pronunciation of ell, he. The feminine form is ella. Like jo, I and tu, you they are often unexpressed because the verb tells who is doing the action. 2: si us plau, please is literally if to-you it-pleases. It is a fixed expression pronounced as a single word. 3: Notice the final 'd' in tard is pronounced as 't'. This is a common feature of Catalan. 4: el seu amic, (the) his friend. The feminine form is seva. We have seen teu / teva, your and now seu / seva. his/hers/its. 5: les, the is the plural of la. It used before plural feminine words. See note 6. 6: The time is given as les + number, except for one o'clock which is la una. The les / la refers to omitted word hora, hour.

Translation Exercise

 * 1) La seva dona espera al bar.
 * 2) Esperes a casa?
 * 3) El Harry espera la seva cervesa.
 * 4) L'Anna arriba tard.
 * 5) Qui ets? Sóc el teu amic!


 * 1) His wife waits at the bar.
 * 2) Are you waiting at home?
 * 3) Harry waits for his beer.
 * 4) Anna arrives late.
 * 5) Who are you? I'm your friend!