Catalan language resources – Language Links Database
Catalan – is a Romance language named for its origins in Catalonia, in what is northeastern Spain and adjoining parts of France. It is the national and only official language of Andorra, and a co-official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where the language is known as Valencian, and there exist regional standards).
It also has semi-official status in the city of Alghero on the Italian island of Sardinia. It is also spoken with no official recognition in parts of the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon (La Franja) and Murcia (Carche), and in the historic French region of Roussillon/Northern Catalonia, roughly equivalent to the department of Pyrénées-Orientales.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: 7.2 million (2011), 11 million
Official language in: Latin Union, Andorra, Spain, Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencian Community
Catalan Grammar and Pronunciation
- Parla.cat - a virtual learning space that offers all the educational materials for learning the Catalan language. The course can be done with a self-managed learning method or a method with a tutor. It requires registration.
- UniversityOfBarcelona - a comprehensive list of resources for learners of all levels
- ILanguages - this site is designed to teach you and help you learn Catalan for free through vocabulary, phrases, grammar and flashcards (vocabulary trainer)
- Inter.cat - a collection of electronic resources for learning about Catalan language and culture, specially designed for students on mobility programs who are visiting Catalan universities
- Ielanguages.com Catalan Tutorial: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar
- http://www.upv.es/snl/vella/mainEIFormacioLinguistica.html - a comprehensive list of resources for learners mostly in Catalan, but some are in English
Digitized Grammar Books
- Google Books Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar by Max Wheeler, Alan Yates, Nicolau Dols (1999)
- Google Books Colloquial Catalan: A Complete Course for Beginners by Alexander Ibarz, Toni Ibarz (2013)
Catalan Vocabulary
- Weib.caib.es Catalan Phrases
- DownloadALanguage Catalan Phrases
Catalan Reading Materials
- ElPuntaVui - a Catalan newspaper
- ThePaperBoy - a list of 10 Newspapers
- Comicbookplus.com - comic books in Catalan
Catalan Dictionaries
- https://translate.google.co.uk
- http://www.enciclopedia.cat/
- http://www.catalandictionary.org/ca/search/
Catalan Listening and Video Resources
PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS
- ITunes One Minute Catalan
TV / VIDEO / MOVIES
- TV3.cat - a Catalan TV Station
- A List of YT Video Lessons
RADIO
- Rad.io - a list of 14 Catalan Radio Stations
- Catrkadio.cat - a Catalan Radio Station
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