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English vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
33  
2

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Second Language
Spain  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
South Africa  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
English-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Hello  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
How are you?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Good Night  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Good Evening  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Good Afternoon  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Good Morning  

Please
Sisplau  
Please  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Sorry  

Bye
Adéu  
Bye  

I Love You
T'estimo  
I love you  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
American English  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
225,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
4,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
Spain  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
2,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
400.00 million  
1

Native Name
català  
English  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
English  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
anglais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Englisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
English people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
5th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Standard English  

Language Position
32  
30
3  
3

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed English  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
eng  

ISO 639 3
cat  
eng  

ISO 639 6
cat  
engs  

Glottocode
stan1289  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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Catalan and English Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs English language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and English language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and English Language History.

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Catalan and English Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and English language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs English Difficulty

The Catalan vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.

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