First 50 words
A compact core that immediately unlocks real sentences.
Learn words as sentence-building tools
These are not fifty random objects. They are pronouns, connectors, core verbs, and high-utility nouns that let you combine meaning immediately. Learn the infinitive of a verb together with one usable form: voler → vull, poder → puc, tenir → tinc.
The first fifty
| # | Catalan | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | jo | I |
| 2 | tu | you |
| 3 | ell | he |
| 4 | ella | she |
| 5 | nosaltres | we |
| 6 | vosaltres | you, plural |
| 7 | això | this / that |
| 8 | què | what |
| 9 | qui | who |
| 10 | on | where |
| 11 | sí | yes |
| 12 | no | no / not |
| 13 | i | and |
| 14 | però | but |
| 15 | perquè | because |
| 16 | amb | with |
| 17 | sense | without |
| 18 | a | to / at |
| 19 | de | of / from |
| 20 | en | in |
| 21 | ser | to be |
| 22 | estar | to be / stay |
| 23 | tenir | to have |
| 24 | fer | to do / make |
| 25 | anar | to go |
| 26 | venir | to come |
| 27 | voler | to want |
| 28 | poder | can / to be able |
| 29 | dir | to say |
| 30 | veure | to see |
| 31 | casa | home / house |
| 32 | feina | work / job |
| 33 | dia | day |
| 34 | hora | hour / time |
| 35 | persona | person |
| 36 | cosa | thing |
| 37 | lloc | place |
| 38 | aigua | water |
| 39 | menjar | food / to eat |
| 40 | cafè | coffee |
| 41 | bo / bona | good |
| 42 | gran | big |
| 43 | petit / petita | small |
| 44 | molt | a lot / very |
| 45 | més | more |
| 46 | ara | now |
| 47 | avui | today |
| 48 | aquí | here |
| 49 | bé | well |
| 50 | gràcies | thank you |
Examples you can use
Jo visc aquí, però treballo en un altre lloc.
I live here, but I work somewhere else.
Avui no puc venir perquè tinc molta feina.
I can’t come today because I have a lot of work.
Vull aigua i alguna cosa per menjar.
I want water and something to eat.
On és casa teva? És molt lluny?
Where is your home? Is it very far?
Aquesta persona parla català molt bé.
This person speaks Catalan very well.
Gràcies, ara ho entenc una mica més.
Thank you, now I understand it a little more.
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