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Would like to know do you know the consonants in Catalan language? In articulatory phonetics, the Catalan consonant is known as a speech sound that’s articulated having complete or partial closure within the vocal region. The term consonant is usually used to make reference to a letter of the Catalan alphabet which signifies a consonant sound. Learn More
Catalan Consonants Chart
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Catalan Consonants in Alphabet
| unless the word ends in a consonant or consonant cluster or it has a written accent. Also, two dots over 'i' or 'u', 'ї' 'ü', indicate that the vowel sound should be pronounced as a separate syllable | |
| Ensaїmada [ehn-SUH-ee-mah-duh] (sweet pastry), diürn [dee-oorn] (in day time). | |
| like 'b' in "bed" | b |
| when followed by 'e' or 'i', like 'c' in "cell", otherwise like 'k' in "skull" | c |
| like 'c' in "cell" | ç |
| like 'd' in "dog" | d |
| like 'f' in "fine" | f |
| when followed by 'e' or 'i', like 'j' in "james", otherwise like "g" in "go"; in clusters "gue" and "gui", the "u" is silent, unless it bears a diaeresis, as in "güe" and "güi"; in clusters gua,guo,güe,güi, the two first letters like 'Gu' in McGuire or 'w' in "wire"; notice the group -ig after a vowel sounds like "ch". | g |
| silent | h |
| like 'j' as in "jean" (French pronunciation); or British English 's' in "pleasure" | j |
| like 'k' in "skull" | k |
| like 'l' in "love" | l |
| like 'lli' in "million" (palatalized l) | ll |
| like 'm' in "mother" | m |
| like 'n' in "nice", and like 'n' in "anchor" | n |
| like the Spanish "ñ" as in Señor; or US English 'ny' in "canyon"; the y is soft sign. | ny |
| like 'p' in "spoof" | p |
| in clusters "que" and "qui", the "u" is silent, unless it bears a diaeresis, as in "qüe" and "qüi"; in clusters qua,quo,qüe,qüi, the two first letters like 'Qu' in "quit" | q |
| like 'r' in "butter"; except at the beginning of a word or after a consonant | r |
| like 'r' in "row"; a strong thrilled Scottish r; at the beginning of a word, or after a consonant | r |
| like 'rr' in "mirror"; a strong thrilled Scottish r; identical to the sound above | rr |
| like 's' in "sun" except when is between vowels, when it sounds like 'z' in "zone". Sometimes pronounced like a soft "sh". | s |
| like 'ss' in "hiss". Always goes between vowels. | ss |
| like 't' in "stop" | t |
| pronouned like the 'ch' as in "chip" | tx |
| like 'b' in "bed" | v |
| like 'w' in "weight" in most English words, like 'b' in "bed" in Germanic words or Catalanised words as ""wàter" (WC) that sounds BAH-tehr | w |
| like 'sh' in "short", except if is between two vowels, when sounds like the x as in "Axel"; notice the group -ix after a vowel sounds like "sh" as well. | x |
| like 'z' in "zone" | z |
Catalan Diphthongs in Alphabet
Click on the hyperlinks below to check out a list of helpful Catalan travel words that are organized by group. For every travel word or phrase in Catalan, you will notice the English translation.
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