Catalan/L001

Lesson 1: D'on ets? - Where are you from? (Next)

català	English
Hola! D'on ets?1 ɔlə! don ets?	Hello! Where are you from? (from-where you-are?)
Sóc2 de Barcelona. I tu? sok də bərsəlonə. i tu?	I'm from Barcelona. And you?
Jo sóc de Londres. Sóc anglès.3 ʒɔ sok də londrəs. sok ənglɛs	I'm from London. I'm English.

NOTES
1: ets means you are when speaking informally to peers, family, and children. It is from the verb ser or ésser, to be.
2: sóc means I am and is also from ser or ésser. The word jo, I is usually omitted except for contrast or emphasis.
3: anglès, English (nationality) is the masculine form. Notice stress falls on the last syllable anglès. When the speaker is female, she will say sóc anglesa. Be sure to pronounce è as the sound in the English word pet, the so-called "open e".

Translation Exercise

1. Hola! Ets anglès?
2. Ets de Barcelona?
3. Jo sóc anglesa, i tu?
4. D'on sóc? Sóc de Londres.
5. D'on ets tu?

Exercise Answers
Hi! Are you English? Are you from Barcelona? I am English, and you? Where am I from? I'm from London. Where are you from?