Peninsular Spanish - Catalan

Consonants

Sounds only from Catalan

  • Alveolar - Affricate:
    Words like: tsar,plats | atzar,setze
  • Alveolar - Fricative:
    Words like:zebra,colze,casa
  • Alveolar - Lateral:
    Words like: lila, pala, pal
  • Postalveolar - Affricate:
    Words like: viatge, patge
  • Postalveolar - Fricative:
    Words like: xic, ai, baix | jaqueta
  • Palatal/Lateral:
    Words like: llibre, colla, all

Sounds quite similar in Catalan and Br English

  • Bilabial - Plosive:
    Words like:pare,sopa,pop
  • Bilabial - Nasal:
    Words like:mà,poma,flam
  • Dental - Plosive:
    Words like:taula,bata,pot
  • Palatal - Nasal:
    Words like:nyu,canya,any
  • Velar - Plosive:
    Words like:cotó,taca,bloc
  • Velar - Nasal:
    Words like:cangur,càmping

Sounds that appear both in Catalan and Br English

  • Bilabial - Plosive:
    Words like:bata,ball,bomba
  • Bilabial - Approximant:
    Words like:llavi,alba,esbós
  • Labiodental - Fricative:
    Words like:foc,cafè,bolígraf
  • Dental - Plosive:
    Words like:dia,dau,dandi
  • Dental - Approximant:
    Words like:fada,acordió,desdir
  • Alveolar - Fricative:
    Words like:sal,passar,cos
  • Postalveolar - Affricate:
    Words like:txec,dutxa,mig
  • Alveolar - Nasal:
    Words like:nas,ona,tren
  • Alveolar - Trill:
    Words like:rosa,parra,cor
  • Alveolar - Flap:
    Words like:cara,pare
  • Palatal - Approximant:
    Words like:iode,aire,noia
  • Velar - Plosive:
    Words like:gos,gat,ganga
  • Velar - Approximants:
    Words like: vaga 'huelga', alga 'alga', esglaó 'escalón'
  • Velar - Glides:
    Words like: ualabi 'ualabí', euga 'yegua', creuer 'crucero',beure 'beber',pou 'pozo'

Sounds only from Br English

  • Dental - Fricative:
    Words like:zapato,azúcar,paz
  • Palatal - Affricate:
    Words like:yate 'iot',yogur 'iogurt', ya 'ja'
  • Palatal - Approximants:
    Words like:calle 'carrer', pepinillo 'cogombre'
  • Velar - Fricative:
    Words like:jinete,ajo,carcajo

Vocals

Sounds only from Catalan

  • Front - Half-close:
    Words like:verd,telèfon,caramel
  • Central - Central:
    Words like:paper,català,casa
  • Central - Half-open:
    Words like:os,cosa,arròs

Sons propis del català i l’espanyol

  • Front - Close:
    Words like:illa,circ,camí
  • Front - Half-close:
    Words like:era,llet,fer
  • Central - Open:
    Words like:ànec,pal,aglà
  • Back - Close:
    Words like:ull,puça,tutú
  • Back - Half-close:
    ós,coca,bo
  1. En aquesta taula pots seleccionar el so que vols practicar.

     
  2. Cada color de la taula correspon a un tipus de so. Els propis del Català els podeu trobar en color vermell.