{"id":2509,"date":"2017-01-24T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T11:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2020-03-23T17:39:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T16:39:56","slug":"catalan-vocabulary-audio-basic-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/catalan-vocabulary-audio-basic-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"A little audio lexicon of Catalan for basic communication"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you know, Barcelona is the capital of the Catalan region, where there have been 2 official languages since 1978: Catalan and Spanish.<\/p>\n

If you can get by in Spanish, you have no need to worry! You can communicate fine with people from Barcelona (contrary to popular opinion absolutely none of them refuse to speak Spanish). But if you are a curious linguist, you may be interested in Catalan too.<\/p>\n

Catalan is a rich language spoken by most people from Barcelona.<\/h2>\n

Catalan is the language of schools, universities and work. You will find writing in Catalan everywhere in Barcelona: in the markets, shopping, newspapers, streets, on public notices. A smattering of the language will therefore be very useful during your stay in the Catalan capital.<\/p>\n

For many years under Franco’s dictatorship, the use of Catalan was forbidden. It is therefore completely understandable that Catalan people would defend their language with such pride. During a stay in Barcelona you will regularly be led to read and hear this romance language with its very particular spelling and sounds that are very different to Spanish.<\/p>\n