Catalan numbers, days and months
Counting, prices, days and dates. Everything you need to read a price tag or book a table for Friday.
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| Català | Number | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| zero | 0 | ZEH-roo |
| u / un / una | 1 | oo / oon / OO-nuh |
| dos / dues | 2 | doss / DOO-us |
| tres | 3 | tress |
| quatre | 4 | KWAH-truh |
| cinc | 5 | seenk |
| sis | 6 | sees |
| set | 7 | set |
| vuit | 8 | BWEET |
| nou | 9 | NOH-oo |
| deu | 10 | DEH-oo |
| onze | 11 | ON-zuh |
| dotze | 12 | DOD-zuh |
| tretze | 13 | TRED-zuh |
| catorze | 14 | kuh-TOR-zuh |
| quinze | 15 | KEEN-zuh |
| setze | 16 | SED-zuh |
| disset | 17 | dee-SET |
| divuit | 18 | dee-BWEET |
| dinou | 19 | dee-NOH-oo |
| vint | 20 | BEEN |
21 to 100
From 21 to 29, join them with -i-: vint-i-u (21), vint-i-dos (22), vint-i-cinc (25). From 31 up, just use a dash: trenta-u (31), quaranta-dos (42).
| Català | Number | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| trenta | 30 | TREN-tuh |
| quaranta | 40 | kwuh-RAN-tuh |
| cinquanta | 50 | seen-KWAN-tuh |
| seixanta | 60 | suh-SHAN-tuh |
| setanta | 70 | suh-TAN-tuh |
| vuitanta | 80 | bwee-TAN-tuh |
| noranta | 90 | noo-RAN-tuh |
| cent | 100 | sen |
| mil | 1,000 | meel |
Days of the week
| Català | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| dilluns | Monday | dee-YOONS |
| dimarts | Tuesday | dee-MARS |
| dimecres | Wednesday | dee-MEH-krus |
| dijous | Thursday | dee-ZHOH-oos |
| divendres | Friday | dee-BEN-drus |
| dissabte | Saturday | dee-SAP-tuh |
| diumenge | Sunday | dee-oo-MEN-zhuh |
Notice they all start with di-? It comes from the Latin word for "day". And no capital letters for days or months in Catalan.
Months
| Català | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| gener | January | zhuh-NEH |
| febrer | February | fuh-BREH |
| març | March | MARS |
| abril | April | uh-BREEL |
| maig | May | MATCH |
| juny | June | ZHOONY |
| juliol | July | zhoo-lee-OL |
| agost | August | uh-GOST |
| setembre | September | suh-TEM-bruh |
| octubre | October | ook-TOO-bruh |
| novembre | November | noo-BEM-bruh |
| desembre | December | duh-ZEM-bruh |
Prices and dates
| Català | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Quant costa? | How much is it? | kwan KOS-tuh |
| Són cinc euros | It's five euros | son seenk EH-oo-roos |
| Quin dia és avui? | What day is it today? | keen DEE-uh ess uh-BOO-ee |
| Avui és divendres | Today is Friday | uh-BOO-ee ess dee-BEN-drus |
| el vint-i-tres d'abril | the 23rd of April | ul been-tee-TRESS duh-BREEL |
Telling the time
| Català | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Quina hora és? | What time is it? | KEE-nuh OH-ruh ESS |
| És la una | It's one o'clock | ess luh OO-nuh |
| Són les dues | It's two o'clock | son lus DOO-us |
| Són les tres | It's three o'clock | son lus TRESS |
Old-school Catalan has its own way of doing the quarters: dos quarts de cinc means half past four (two quarters on the way to five). Plenty of people just say les quatre i mitja though, so don't panic.
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Questions people ask
How do you count to 10 in Catalan?
u, dos, tres, quatre, cinc, sis, set, vuit, nou, deu.
How do you say the days of the week in Catalan?
dilluns, dimarts, dimecres, dijous, divendres, dissabte, diumenge. Monday to Sunday.
Why are there two words for 2 in Catalan?
Dos is for masculine words and dues is for feminine ones: dos gats (two cats), dues cases (two houses).
How do you say 21 in Catalan?
Vint-i-u (or vint-i-un before a noun). From 21 to 29 you add -i-. From 31 up you just use a dash, like trenta-u.
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