Catalan - català
At the end of the Roman Empire the Vulgar (colloquial) Latin dialect spoken at the eastern end of the Pyrenees started to develop into Catalan and Valencian in the south and Occitan and Provençal in the north. Over the centuries Catalan and Occitan have remained very similar. Catalan and Provençal were major European languages during the Middle Ages. Both produced some great Medieval literature, especially prose in Catalan and poetry in Provençal. From about 1500 onwards, though, both languages were in decline. The lowest point for Catalan was the period of 1939 to 1975, when Spain banned the use of Catalan in local government and education in Catalonia. Since 1975 it has been recovering its status as an important European language.
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germà |
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brother |
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sí |
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yes |
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Quant val això? |
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How much is that? |
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germana |
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sister |
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no |
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no |
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On puc pagar? |
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Where do I pay? |
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fill |
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son |
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si us plau |
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please |
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Entendre |
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To understand |
4. |
filla |
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daughter |
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gràcies |
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thank you |
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Entenc |
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I understand |
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pare |
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father |
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No ho entenc |
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I don’t understand |
6. |
mare |
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mother |
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diumenge |
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Sunday |
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Sé |
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I know |
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dilluns |
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Monday |
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7. |
No ho sé |
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I don’t know |
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primavera |
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spring |
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3. |
dimarts |
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Tuesday |
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estiu |
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summer |
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dimecres |
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Wednesday |
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(jo) sóc |
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I am |
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tardor |
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autumn |
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dijous |
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Thursday |
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2. |
(tu) ets |
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you are (informal) |
4. |
hivern |
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winter |
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6. |
divendres |
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Friday |
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(vostè) és |
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you are (formal) |
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7. |
dissabte |
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Saturday |
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(ell) és |
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he is |
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cavall |
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horse |
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(ella) és |
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she is |
2. |
gos |
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dog |
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ciutat |
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town |
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3. |
gat |
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cat |
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2. |
poble |
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village |
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(nosaltres) som |
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we are |
4. |
vaca |
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cow |
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3. |
carrer |
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street |
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(vostès) són |
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you are (plural) |
5. |
toro |
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bull |
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4. |
plaça |
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square |
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6. |
porc |
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pig |
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5. |
pont |
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bridge |
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3. |
(ells) són |
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they are (msc.) |
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ovella |
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sheep |
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6. |
casa |
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house |
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(elles) són |
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they are (fem.) |
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llop |
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wolf |
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7. |
jardí |
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garden |
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9. |
ratolí |
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mouse |
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8. |
església |
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church |
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10. |
ocell |
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bird |
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9. |
escola |
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school |
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un, una |
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one (msc., fem.) |
11. |
oca |
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goose |
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10. |
estació |
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station |
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2. |
dos, dues |
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two (msc., fem.) |
12. |
peix |
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fish |
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tres |
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three |
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4. |
quatre |
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four |
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pa |
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bread |
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negre |
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black |
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5. |
cinc |
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five |
2. |
poma |
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apple |
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2. |
blanc |
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white |
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6. |
sis |
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six |
3. |
nou |
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nut |
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3. |
blau |
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blue |
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7. |
set |
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seven |
4. |
sal |
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salt |
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4. |
verd |
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green |
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8. |
vuit |
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eight |
5. |
pebre |
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pepper |
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5. |
groc |
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yellow |
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9. |
nou |
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nine |
6. |
mel |
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honey |
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6. |
vermell |
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red |
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10. |
deu |
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ten |
7. |
llet |
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milk |
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11. |
onze |
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eleven |
8. |
mantega |
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butter |
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1. |
veure |
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to see |
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12. |
dotze |
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twelve |
9. |
formatge |
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cheese |
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2. |
sentir |
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to hear |
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13. |
tretze |
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thirteen |
10. |
aigua |
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water |
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3. |
menjar |
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to eat |
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20. |
vint |
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twenty |
11. |
vi |
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wine |
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4. |
beure |
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to drink |
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30. |
trenta |
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thirty |
12. |
cervesa |
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beer |
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5. |
cantar |
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to sing |
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cent |
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a hundred |
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1. |
muntanya |
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mountain |
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nom |
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name |
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1. |
mà |
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hand |
2. |
mar |
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sea |
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2. |
escriure |
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to write |
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2. |
peu |
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foot |
3. |
llac |
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lake |
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3. |
llibre |
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book |
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3. |
cor |
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heart |
4. |
riu |
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river |
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4. |
parlar |
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to speak |
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4. |
sang |
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blood |
5. |
vell |
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old |
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5. |
dia |
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day |
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5. |
cap |
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head |
6. |
nou |
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new |
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6. |
nit |
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night |
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6. |
ull |
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eye |
7. |
nau |
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ship |
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7. |
setmana |
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week |
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7. |
orella |
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ear |
8. |
tren |
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train |
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8. |
mes |
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month |
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dent |
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tooth |
9. |
autobús |
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bus |
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any |
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year |
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9. |
cabells |
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hair |
10. |
port |
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harbour |
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10. |
i |
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and |
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10. |
dormir |
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to sleep |
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1. |
gener |
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January |
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7. |
juliol |
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July |
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1. |
sol |
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sun |
2. |
febrer |
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February |
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8. |
agost |
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August |
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2. |
lluna |
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moon |
3. |
març |
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March |
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9. |
setembre |
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September |
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3. |
estrella |
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star |
4. |
abril |
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April |
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10. |
octubre |
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October |
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4. |
vent |
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wind |
5. |
maig |
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May |
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11. |
novembre |
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November |
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5. |
pluja |
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rain |
6. |
juny |
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June |
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12. |
desembre |
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December |
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6. |
neu |
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snow |
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7. |
gel |
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ice |
1. |
fred |
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cold |
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1. |
calent |
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hot |
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8. |
foc |
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fire |
Car talment ha estimat Déu el món, que donà son Fill unigènit, a fi que tot el qui creu en ell no es perdi, ans tingui vida eterna.
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3,16
9 Pare nostre que estau en lo cel, sia santificat lo vostre nom.
10 Vinga lo vostre regne: fassas la vostra voluntat, axí en la terra com en lo cel.
11 Lo nostre pá de cada dia, donáunoslo avuy.
12 Y perdonau nostres deutes, axí com nosaltres perdonam á nostres deutors.
13 Y no permetau que nosaltres caigam en la tentació: ans deslliuraunos de mal.
9 Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6
Catalan is spoken in:
Perpinyà - Perpignan
Andorra la Vella - Andorra la Vieja - Andorre la Vieille
Girona - Gerona
Palamós
Sant Antoni de Calonge - San Antonio de Calonge
Sant Feliu de Guixols - San Feliu de Guixols
Barcelona
Lleida - Lérida
Tortosa
Palma
Eivissa - Ibiza
L’Alguer - Alghero
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