Catalan Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Catalan lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Catalan to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Catalan
one u
first primer
two dos
second segon
three tres
third tercer
four quatre
fourth quart
five cinc
fifth cinquè
six sis
sixth sisè
seven set
seventh setè
eight vuit
eighth vuitè
nine nou
ninth novè
ten deu
tenth desè
eleven onze
eleventh onzè
twelve dotze
twelfth dotzè
thirteen tretze
thirteenth tretzè
fourteen catorze
once una vegada
fifteen quinze
twice dues vegades
sixteen setze
Monday dilluns
seventeen disset
Tuesday dimarts
eighteen divuit
Wednesday dimecres
nineteen dinou
Thursday dijous
twenty vint
Friday divendres
seventy one setanta-u
Saturday dissabte
one hundred cent
Sunday diumenge

Numbers Grammar Rules

Catalan cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Catalan. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Catalan
I have three dogs [number + noun] tinc tres gossos
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] la meva filla té dos gats
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] ella parla set llengües
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] el meu germà té un fill
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] aquesta és la meva segona lliçó
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] has llegit el tercer llibre?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow vaca

goat cabra

donkey ase

horse cavall

dog gos

cat gat

mouse ratolí

bird ocell

Conversation in Catalan

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Catalan
Where are you from? d'on ets?
I'm from the U.S jo sóc d'estats units
I'm American sóc americà
Where do you live? on vius?
I live in the U.S jo visc als estats units
What do you do for a living? de què treballes?
I'm a student sóc estudiant

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