Overview
Arribes a Catalunya pensant "I’ve got this!"
Vermuts al sol, cafè per emportar… Life is good.
Fins que veus un cartell on hi posa: SORTIDA.
Algú et diu "Fins ara".
I conèixer gent local és difícil quan només saps dir "Bon dia!".
Oops.
Potser pots viure a Catalunya sense parlar català, però et perdràs el que és realment important.
La connexió amb la gent d’aquí. Els inside jokes. Les converses reals. I, sobretot, una cultura rica i apassionant que et vol acollir amb els braços oberts.
Aquest llibre és el glow up lingüístic que necessites: aprendràs a demanar un cafè sense fer cringe, a entendre els cartells de la ciutat i, si practiques prou, acabaràs parlant com un català més. Ple de cultura, slang, passatemps, grammar, activitats, quizzes i tradicions que et deixaran amb la boca oberta. Let’s speak català! et permetrà integrar-te per fi al teu nou país.
Aquí hi trobaràs tot el que has de saber per passar de ser just an expat a sentir-te com un local:
- Frases reals que sentiràs (i necessitaràs) cada dia.
- Com demanar cafè, cervesa i menjar sense sonar com el Google Translate.
- Gramàtica bàsica perquè puguis parlar des del minut 1.
- Expressions col·loquials perquè no et quedis en el "Bon dia".
- Recomanacions de música, literatura, museus i pel·lícules per a estar al dia.
- Les tradicions més importants de la cultura catalana.
- Activitats i quizzes per posar a la pràctica el teu català.
- Passatemps d’allò més entretinguts.
- I, sobretot, la confiança per parlar català sense vergonya.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
JÚLIA RIERA, BETTER KNOWN AS @DAILYCATALAN, BRINGS YOU THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LEARNING CATALAN: FEELING AT HOME IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK... YOU JUST HAVE TO OPEN THIS BOOK!
You arrive in Catalonia thinking "I’ve got this!"
Vermouths in the sun, coffee to go… Life is good.
Until you see a sign that says: SORTIDA.
Someone says to you, “Fins ara.”
And meeting local people is hard when all you know how to say is “Bon dia!”
Oops.
Maybe you can live in Catalonia without speaking Catalan, but you’ll miss out on what’s really important.
The connection with the people here. Inside jokes. Real conversations. And above all, a rich and exciting culture that wants to welcome you with open arms.
This book is the linguistic glow-up you need: you’ll learn how to order a coffee without cringing, how to understand the signs around the city, and—if you practice enough—you’ll end up speaking just like a native Catalan. Packed with culture, slang, pastimes, grammar, activities, quizzes, and traditions that will leave you speechless. Let’s speak Catalan! will help you finally fit in in your new country.
Here you’ll find everything you need to know to go from being just an expat to feeling like a local:
- Real phrases you’ll hear (and need) every day.
- How to order coffee, beer, and food without sounding like Google Translate.
- Basic grammar so you can start speaking right away.
- Colloquial expressions so you don’t get stuck at “Bon dia.”
- Recommendations for music, literature, museums, and movies to stay up to date.
- The most important traditions of Catalan culture.
- Activities and quizzes to put your Catalan into practice.
- The most entertaining pastimes.
- And above all, the confidence to speak Catalan without feeling self-conscious.
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