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Pronunciation practice

Practice Catalan (Spain) pronunciation.

Every word you say is scored against the native Catalan (Spain) model. Free to use.

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What makes Catalan pronunciation hard

Catalan reduces its unstressed a and e to the same neutral vowel, and keeps open and closed e and o apart in stressed syllables.

  • The neutral vowel

    Unstressed a and e both sound like a short “uh”: casa ends in /ə/.

    casa, pare, mare

  • LL

    The middle of the tongue presses against the palate, as in Italian gli.

    llengua, llibre, ull

  • Open and closed E

    In stressed syllables è is open and é is closed. The accent mark tells you which.

    cafè, més, pèl

Sentences to try

From the beginner course. Tap Practice on any of them to say it and see every word colored by accuracy.

  1. Marta veu un veí nou al passadís. Practice
  2. Ella somriu i diu: «Hola, soc Marta del pis dotze». Practice
  3. El veí diu que es diu Pau. Practice
  4. Marta li pregunta si necessita ajuda amb les caixes. Practice
  5. Pau li dona les gràcies i diu que ja gairebé ha acabat. Practice
  6. Acorden anar a prendre's un cafè al jardí demà. Practice
  7. Pol s'atura a una cafeteria petita abans de treballar. Practice
  8. Demana un sàndwich de formatge i una tassa de té. Practice

Courses in Catalan

3 courses by level, from beginner to advanced, plus 12 short courses by topic: news, stories, work, culture, daily life. 39 lessons and 249 sentences in all.

  • Beginner Els essencials del català de cada dia 5 lessons
  • Intermediate El català per a situacions de la vida real 5 lessons
  • Advanced Idees, històries i discussió 5 lessons
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