Distinguishing between Catalan and Spanish

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Distinguishing between Catalan and Spanish

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This information was compiled from: Piska, Karel. Catalan language; Watkins, Thayer. Catalan.
Allen, C.G. A manual of European languages for librarians. London ; New York : Bowker [for] the London School of Economics, 1975.

Numbers in Catalan and Spanish

Definite and indefinite articles in Catalan and Spanish

Cardinal

Ordinal
definite articles indefinite articles

Catalan Spanish Catalan Spanish Catalan M F N M F

1 un, una uno,una 1st primer primer(o) singular el, l' la, l' --- un una

2 dos, dues dos 2nd segon segundo plural els les --- uns unes

3 tres tres 3rd Terç(er) tercer(o) Spanish M F N M F

4 quatre cuatro 4th quart cuarto singular el la, el lo un in(a)

5 cinc cinco 5th cinquè quinto plural los las --- unos unas

6 sis seis 6th sisè sexto
Numbers in Catalan and Spanish continued

7 set siete 7th setè séptimo
Cardinal

Ordinal

8 vuit ocho 8th vuitè octavo Catalan Spanish Catalan Spanish

9 nou nueve 9th noveè noveno 30 trenta treinta 30th trentè trigesimo

10 deu diez 10th desè décimo 31 trenta-un treinta y un(o) 31st --- ---

11 onze once 11th onzè undécimoo 40 quaranta cuarenta 40th --- cuadragesimo

12 dotze doce 12th --- duodécimo 50 cinquanta cincuenta 50th --- quincuagesimo

13 tretze trece 13th --- decimotercio 60 seixanta sesenta 60th --- sexagesimo

14 catorze catorce 14th --- decimocuarto 70 setanta setenta 70th --- septuagesimo

15 quinze quince 15th --- decimoquinto 80 vuitanta ochenta 80th --- octogèsimo

16 setze dieciséis 16th --- decimosexto 90 noranta noventa 90th --- nonagesimo

17 disset diecisiete 17th --- decimoseptimo 100 cent siete 100th --- cntésimo

18 divuit dieciocho 18th --- decimoctavo 101 cent un siete 101st --- ---

19 dinou diecinueve 19th --- decimonono 200 dos-cents,
dues-centes siete 200th --- ducentesimo

20 vint veinte 20th --- vigesimo

21 vint-i-un veintiun(o) 21st vint-i-unè vigesimo primo 1,000 mil siete 1,000th --- milésimo

Dipthongs

Catalan has a lack of rising diphthongs (such as ie and ue)

Catalan Spanish English

be, bo bien, bueno well, good

Catalan has an abundance of falling diphthongs

Catalan Spanish English

peu, bou pie, buey foot, ox

English, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese spellings of the same sound

English Catalan Spanish Portuguese

ny ny ñ nh

y_ ll ll lh

_own _an _an _ão

_n _n _n _m

Catalan has a lack of rising diphthongs (such as ie and ue)
Catalan	Spanish	English
be, bo	bien, bueno	well, good
Catalan has an abundance of falling diphthongs
Catalan	Spanish	English
peu, bou	pie, buey	foot, ox

English	Catalan	Spanish	Portuguese
ny	ny	ñ	nh
y_	ll	ll	lh
_own	_an	_an	_ão
_n	_n	_n	_m