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Learning Catalan in Barcelona

Catalunya is a bilingual state of Spain and Barcelona is the capital of Catalunya. Therefore, any local speak both and they mix Spanish and Catalan when they speak with each other. They tend to speak in Spanish and there is never a problem if you speak them only in Spanish, but they definitely like the idea of a foreigner at least trying to speak their language, Catalan.




You may find an extraordinary wealth of information in wikipedia regarding Catalan.


Below is a list of sources for learning Catalan:

When do you need Catalan?
  • When you work at official places as banks, government oriented offices or when you study in a Catalan high school or university.
  • When you really mean to live and adapt to the culture fully.
You may learn basic Catalan from the government supported courses.
Catalan courses are offered at a number of universities in Europe and North America.
Voluntaris per la Llengua is a Catalan language learning programme.

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