English–Catalan Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	jo	I am ready now. Jo estic llest ara.
you	pronoun	tu	You are very kind. Tu ets molt amable.
he	pronoun	ell	He is my brother. Ell és el meu germà.
she	pronoun	ella	She is at home. Ella és a casa.
we	pronoun	nosaltres	We are here today. Nosaltres som aquí avui.
they	pronoun	ells	They work every day. Ells treballen cada dia.
what	pronoun	què	What is on the table? Què hi ha sobre la taula?
where	adverb	on	Where do you live now? On vius ara?
when	adverb	quan	When do they arrive here? Quan arriben aquí?
who	pronoun	qui	Who is that woman? Qui és aquella dona?
why	adverb	per què	Why are you sad? Per què estàs trist?
how	adverb	com	How do you know? Com ho saps?
to be	verb	ser	They want to be free. Volen ser lliures.
to have	verb	tenir	I have a new book. Tinc un llibre nou.
to do	verb	fer	We do our work well. Fem bé la nostra feina.
to go	verb	anar	They go to school early. Van a l'escola d'hora.
to come	verb	venir	Please come to my house. Si us plau, vine a casa meva.
to see	verb	veure	I see the moon tonight. Veig la lluna aquesta nit.
to know	verb	saber	I know the answer now. Sé la resposta ara.
to think	verb	pensar	We think about the future. Pensem en el futur.
to want	verb	voler	They want more water. Volen més aigua.
to need	verb	necessitar	I need some help now. Necessito ajuda ara.
to make	verb	fer	She makes good bread daily. Fa bon pa cada dia.
to take	verb	agafar	Take the bag with you. Agafa la bossa amb tu.
to give	verb	donar	Please give me the book. Si us plau, dona'm el llibre.
to say	verb	dir	They say it is true. Diuen que és veritat.
to tell	verb	dir	Tell me the whole story. Digues-me tota la història.
to ask	verb	preguntar	I ask a simple question. Faig una pregunta senzilla.
to find	verb	trobar	We found the lost key. Vam trobar la clau perduda.
to look	verb	mirar	Look at the blue sky. Mira el cel blau.
to use	verb	utilitzar	I use this pen daily. Utilitzo aquest bolígraf cada dia.
to work	verb	treballar	They work in the city. Treballen a la ciutat.
to eat	verb	menjar	We eat rice every week. Mengem arròs cada setmana.
to drink	verb	beure	She drinks tea every morning. Beu te cada matí.
to sleep	verb	dormir	The child sleeps at night. L'infant dorm a la nit.
to walk	verb	caminar	We walk to school together. Caminem a l'escola junts.
to run	verb	córrer	The boy runs very fast. El noi corre molt de pressa.
to read	verb	llegir	I read this book slowly. Llegeixo aquest llibre a poc a poc.
to write	verb	escriure	She writes a long letter. Escriu una carta llarga.
to speak	verb	parlar	They speak two languages well. Parlen dues llengües bé.
to listen	verb	escoltar	Listen to the beautiful music. Escolta la música bonica.
to hear	verb	sentir	I hear the wind outside. Sento el vent a fora.
to buy	verb	comprar	We buy fresh fruit today. Comprem fruita fresca avui.
to sell	verb	vendre	They sell bread and milk. Venen pa i llet.
to pay	verb	pagar	I pay with cash today. Pago en efectiu avui.
to help	verb	ajudar	Friends help each other often. Els amics s'ajuden sovint.
to love	verb	estimar	I love my family deeply. Estimo molt la meva família.
to live	verb	viure	They live near the river. Viuen a prop del riu.
to die	verb	morir	All people die one day. Totes les persones moren un dia.
to learn	verb	aprendre	Children learn new words quickly. Els infants aprenen paraules noves ràpidament.
to teach	verb	ensenyar	They teach language at school. Ensenyen llengua a l'escola.
to open	verb	obrir	Please open the window now. Si us plau, obre la finestra ara.
to close	verb	tancar	Close the door, please. Tanca la porta, si us plau.
person	noun	persona	Every person needs water daily. Cada persona necessita aigua cada dia.
man	noun	home	The man is very tall. L'home és molt alt.
woman	noun	dona	That woman is my friend. Aquella dona és la meva amiga.
child	noun	infant	The child is sleeping now. L'infant dorm ara.
boy	noun	noi	The boy has a ball. El noi té una pilota.
girl	noun	noia	The girl reads every evening. La noia llegeix cada vespre.
family	noun	família	My family lives in Barcelona. La meva família viu a Barcelona.
mother	noun	mare	My mother makes good soup. La meva mare fa una bona sopa.
father	noun	pare	His father works at home. El seu pare treballa a casa.
friend	noun	amic	My friend knows the answer. El meu amic sap la resposta.
house	noun	casa	Their house is very big. La seva casa és molt gran.
home	noun	casa	We are going home now. Ara anem a casa.
school	noun	escola	The school opens at eight. L'escola obre a les vuit.
city	noun	ciutat	This city never sleeps. Aquesta ciutat no dorm mai.
country	noun	país	The country has many rivers. El país té molts rius.
world	noun	món	The world is very large. El món és molt gran.
street	noun	carrer	The street is very busy. El carrer està molt ple.
room	noun	habitació	My room is small but clean. La meva habitació és petita però neta.
time	noun	temps	Time passes very quickly here. El temps passa molt de pressa aquí.
day	noun	dia	Today is a good day. Avui és un bon dia.
night	noun	nit	The night is cold here. La nit és freda aquí.
morning	noun	matí	I drink coffee every morning. Bec cafè cada matí.
evening	noun	vespre	We walk every evening together. Caminem junts cada vespre.
week	noun	setmana	I work every week here. Treballo aquí cada setmana.
month	noun	mes	This month is very busy. Aquest mes és molt atrafegat.
year	noun	any	Next year will be better. L'any que ve serà millor.
today	adverb	avui	We study Catalan today. Avui estudiem català.
tomorrow	adverb	demà	I will come tomorrow morning. Vindré demà al matí.
yesterday	adverb	ahir	She was here yesterday. Ella era aquí ahir.
now	adverb	ara	We need to leave now. Hem de marxar ara.
sun	noun	sol	The sun is very bright. El sol és molt brillant.
moon	noun	lluna	The moon is full tonight. La lluna és plena aquesta nit.
star	noun	estrella	That star shines very brightly. Aquella estrella brilla molt.
sky	noun	cel	The sky is very blue. El cel és molt blau.
earth	noun	terra	The earth moves around the sun. La Terra gira al voltant del Sol.
fire	noun	foc	The fire keeps us warm. El foc ens manté calents.
water	noun	aigua	Water is cold today. L'aigua és freda avui.
rain	noun	pluja	The rain starts this evening. La pluja comença aquest vespre.
wind	noun	vent	The wind is very strong. El vent és molt fort.
tree	noun	arbre	That tree is very old. Aquell arbre és molt vell.
flower	noun	flor	This flower smells very sweet. Aquesta flor fa molt bona olor.
mountain	noun	muntanya	The mountain is high and steep. La muntanya és alta i escarpada.
river	noun	riu	The river flows to the sea. El riu desemboca al mar.
sea	noun	mar	The sea looks very calm. El mar sembla molt tranquil.
food	noun	menjar	The food is very good. El menjar és molt bo.
bread	noun	pa	We eat bread every morning. Mengem pa cada matí.
rice	noun	arròs	Rice cooks quickly in water. L'arròs es cou ràpidament en aigua.
meat	noun	carn	They do not eat meat. No mengen carn.
fish	noun	peix	We eat fish on Friday. Mengem peix el divendres.
egg	noun	ou	I eat one egg daily. Menjo un ou cada dia.
milk	noun	llet	The child drinks warm milk. L'infant beu llet calenta.
fruit	noun	fruita	Fresh fruit is good food. La fruita fresca és bon menjar.
tea	noun	te	She drinks tea without sugar. Beu te sense sucre.
coffee	noun	cafè	I drink coffee every morning. Bec cafè cada matí.
head	noun	cap	My head hurts today. Em fa mal el cap avui.
eye	noun	ull	His eye is blue. El seu ull és blau.
ear	noun	orella	My ear hurts a little. Em fa una mica mal l'orella.
mouth	noun	boca	Open your mouth wide. Obre bé la boca.
nose	noun	nas	My nose is very cold. Tinc el nas molt fred.
hand	noun	mà	Raise your hand now. Aixeca la mà ara.
foot	noun	peu	My foot hurts after running. Em fa mal el peu després de córrer.
heart	noun	cor	Her heart beats very fast. El seu cor batega molt de pressa.
name	noun	nom	My name is Anna. El meu nom és Anna.
book	noun	llibre	This book is very interesting. Aquest llibre és molt interessant.
word	noun	paraula	That word is difficult. Aquesta paraula és difícil.
language	noun	llengua	Catalan is a beautiful language. El català és una llengua bonica.
money	noun	diners	I need money for food. Necessito diners per al menjar.
work	noun	feina	My work is important. La meva feina és important.
love	noun	amor	Love makes life better. L'amor fa la vida millor.
music	noun	música	This music is very beautiful. Aquesta música és molt bonica.
story	noun	història	The story is long but good. La història és llarga però bona.
way	noun	manera	This way is very easy. Aquesta manera és molt fàcil.
thing	noun	cosa	That thing is very heavy. Aquesta cosa és molt pesada.
life	noun	vida	Life is not always easy. La vida no sempre és fàcil.
door	noun	porta	The door is open now. La porta és oberta ara.
table	noun	taula	The book is on the table. El llibre és sobre la taula.
chair	noun	cadira	This chair is very old. Aquesta cadira és molt vella.
car	noun	cotxe	Their car is new. El seu cotxe és nou.
good	adjective	bo	This bread is very good. Aquest pa és molt bo.
bad	adjective	dolent	The weather is bad today. El temps és dolent avui.
big	adjective	gran	They live in a big house. Viuen en una casa gran.
small	adjective	petit	The room is very small. L'habitació és molt petita.
new	adjective	nou	I have a new car. Tinc un cotxe nou.
old	adjective	vell	This book is very old. Aquest llibre és molt vell.
long	adjective	llarg	The river is very long. El riu és molt llarg.
short	adjective	curt	The story is short. La història és curta.
high	adjective	alt	That mountain is very high. Aquella muntanya és molt alta.
low	adjective	baix	The table is too low. La taula és massa baixa.
hot	adjective	calent	The tea is very hot. El te és molt calent.
cold	adjective	fred	The water is very cold. L'aigua és molt freda.
happy	adjective	feliç	The child is very happy. L'infant és molt feliç.
sad	adjective	trist	She feels sad today. Se sent trista avui.
beautiful	adjective	bonic	The sky is beautiful tonight. El cel és bonic aquesta nit.
easy	adjective	fàcil	This book is easy to read. Aquest llibre és fàcil de llegir.
hard	adjective	dur	This bread is too hard. Aquest pa és massa dur.
fast	adjective	ràpid	That car is very fast. Aquell cotxe és molt ràpid.
slow	adjective	lent	The old man walks slowly. L'home vell camina lentament.
right	adjective	correcte	Your answer is right. La teva resposta és correcta.
wrong	adjective	incorrecte	That answer is wrong. Aquella resposta és incorrecta.
important	adjective	important	This work is very important. Aquesta feina és molt important.
true	adjective	cert	What he said is true. El que va dir és cert.
free	adjective	lliure	I am free this evening. Estic lliure aquest vespre.
full	adjective	ple	The glass is full now. El got és ple ara.
empty	adjective	buit	The room is empty now. L'habitació és buida ara.
young	adjective	jove	She is still very young. Encara és molt jove.
strong	adjective	fort	He is strong and healthy. És fort i sa.
weak	adjective	feble	The child feels weak today. L'infant se sent feble avui.
red	adjective	vermell	The flower is red. La flor és vermella.
blue	adjective	blau	The sky is blue today. El cel és blau avui.
green	adjective	verd	The tree is still green. L'arbre encara és verd.
yellow	adjective	groc	The flower is bright yellow. La flor és d'un groc viu.
black	adjective	negre	The cat is black. El gat és negre.
white	adjective	blanc	The milk is white. La llet és blanca.
yes	interjection	sí	Yes, I can help. Sí, puc ajudar.
no	interjection	no	No, I do not know. No, no ho sé.
not	adverb	no	I am not ready yet. Encara no estic preparat.
and	conjunction	i	Bread and milk are here. El pa i la llet són aquí.
or	conjunction	o	Tea or coffee is fine. Te o cafè està bé.
but	conjunction	però	He is old but strong. És vell però fort.
if	conjunction	si	If it rains, we stay. Si plou, ens quedem.
because	conjunction	perquè	I stayed because it rained. Em vaig quedar perquè plovia.
with	preposition	amb	She came with her friend. Va venir amb la seva amiga.
without	preposition	sense	He left without his book. Va marxar sense el seu llibre.
for	preposition	per a	This gift is for you. Aquest regal és per a tu.
from	preposition	de	She comes from the city. Ve de la ciutat.
to	preposition	a	We went to the school. Vam anar a l'escola.