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Consonants

Sounds only from Catalan

Dental - Plosive:
Words like: taula 'table', bata 'overall', pot 'jar'

t d
Bilabial - Approximants:
Words like: llavi 'lip', alba 'dawn', esbós 'draft'

β̞
Dental - Approximants:
Words like: fada 'fairy', acordió 'accordion', desdir 'to clash with'

ð̞
Alveolar - Trill:
Words like: rosa 'rose', parra 'grapevine', cor 'heart'

r
Alveolar - Flap:
Words like: cara 'face', pare 'father'

ɾ
Palatal - Nasal:
Words like: nyu 'gnu',canya 'cane',any 'year'

ɲ
Palatal/Lateral:
Words like: llibre 'book', colla 'group', all 'garlic'

ʎ
Velar - Approximants:
Words like: vaga 'strike', alga 'seaweed', esglaó 'step'

ɣ̞

Sounds quite similar in Catalan and Am English

Bilabial - Plosive:
Words like: pare 'father', sopa 'soup', pop 'octopus'

p b
Velar - Plosive:
Words like: cotó 'cotton', taca 'stain', bloc 'pad'

k g

Sounds that appear both in Catalan and Am English

Bilabial - Nasal:
Words like: mà 'hand', poma 'apple', flam 'crème caramel'

m
Labiodental - Fricative:
Words like: foc 'fire', cafè 'coffee', bolígraf 'pen'

f
Alveolar - Affricate:
Words like: tsar 'tsar', plats 'dishes' | atzar 'random', setze 'sixteen'

ʦ ʣ
Alveolar - Fricative:
Words like: sal 'salt', passar 'to pass', cos 'body'

s z
Alveolar - Lateral:
Words like: lila 'purple', pala 'shovel', pal 'stick'

l
Postalveolar - Affricate:
Words like: txec 'Czech', dutxa 'shower', mig 'half'

ʤ ʧ
Postalveolar - Fricative:
Words like: xic 'kid', així 'this way', baix 'bass'

ʃ ʒ
Alveolar - Nasal:
Words like: nas 'nose', ona 'wave', tren 'train'

n
Palatal - Glides:
Words like:iode,aire,noia

j
Velar - Nasal:
Words like:cangur,càmping

ŋ
Velar - Glides:
Words like:cangur,càmping

w

Sounds only from Am English

Labiodental - Fricative:
Words like: very 'molt', over 'sobre', love 'amor'

v
Dental - Fricative:
Words like: thing 'cosa', Athens 'Atenes', path 'camí'

θ
Postalveolar - Approximants:
Words like: red 'vermell', carrot 'pastanaga', here 'aquí'

ɹ
Glotal - Plosive:
Words like: that 'aquell', to put 'posar'

ʔ
Glotal - Fricative:
Words like: here 'aquí', ahead 'davant'

h

Vowels

Sounds only from Catalan

Central - Half-open:
Words like: os 'bone',cosa 'thing', arròs 'rice'

ɔ
Front - Close:
Words like: illa 'island', circ 'circus', camí 'path'

i
Front - Half-close:
Words like: era 'era', llet 'milk', fer 'to do'

e
Central - Open:
Words like: ànec 'duck', pal 'stick', aglà 'acorn'

a
Back - Close:
Words like: ull 'eye', puça 'flea', tutú 'tutu'

u
Back - Half-close:
Words like: ós 'bear', coca 'flat cake', botó 'button'

o

Sounds from Catalan and Am English

Front - Half-open:
Words like: verd 'green', telèfon 'phone', caramel 'sweet / candy'

ɛ
Central - Mid:
Words like: paper 'paper', català 'Catalan', casa 'house'

ə

Manner of articulation	Place of articulation
	Bilabial		Labiodental		Dental		Alveolar		Postalveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glotal
Plosive	p This sound appears at the words: pare 'father' sopa 'soup' pop 'octopus'	b This sound appears at the words: bata 'overall' ball 'dance' bomba 'bomb'			t This sound appears at the words: taula 'table' bata 'overall' pot 'jar'	d This sound appears at the words: dia 'day' dau 'dice' dandi 'dandy'	t This sound appears at the words: two 'dos' attack 'atac' hat 'barret'	d This sound appears at the words: day 'dia' ready 'llest' red 'vermell'					k This sound appears at the words: cotó 'cotton' taca 'stain' bloc 'pad'	g This sound appears at the words: gos 'dog' gat 'cat' ganga 'snip'	ʔ This sound could appear at the words: that 'aquell' to put 'posar'
Affricate							ʦ This sound appears at the words: tsar 'tsar' potser 'perhaps' plats 'dishes'	ʣ This sound appears at the words: atzar 'random' setze 'sixteen'	ʧ This sound appears at the words: txec 'Czech' dutxa 'shower' mig 'half'	ʤ This sound appears at the words: viatge 'trip' patge 'page'
Fricative			f This sound appears at the words: foc 'fire' cafè 'coffee' bolígraf 'pen'	v This sound appears at the words: very 'molt' over 'sobre' love 'amor'	θ This sound appears at the words: thing 'cosa' Athens 'Atenes' path 'camí'	ð This sound appears at the words: that 'aquell' other 'altre'	s This sound appears at the words: sal 'salt' passar 'to pass' cos 'body'	z This sound appears at the words: zebra 'zebra' colze 'elbow' casa 'house'	ʃ This sound appears at the words: xic 'kid' així 'this way' baix bass'	ʒ This sound appears at the words: jaqueta 'jacket' ajornar 'to postpone'					h This sound appears at the words: here 'aquí' ahead 'davant'
Nasal		m This sound appears at the words: mà 'hand' poma 'apple' flam 'crème caramel'						n This sound appears at the words: nas 'nose' ona 'wave' tren 'train'				ɲ This sound appears at the words: nyu 'gnu' canya 'cane' any 'year'		ŋ This sound appears at the words: cangur 'kangaroo' càmping 'camping'
Trill								r This sound appears at the words: rosa 'rose' parra 'grapevine' cor 'heart'
Flap								ɾ This sound appears at the words: cara 'face' pare 'father'
Lateral								l This sound appears at the words: lila 'purple' pala 'shovel' pal 'stick' We are not proposing any materials for practising <l> because in English it appears in coda position, and because it is not possible to notice any significant difference between the Catalan <l> and the English <l>.				ʎ This sound appears at the words: llibre 'book' colla 'group' all 'garlic'
Aproximants		β̞ This sound appears at the words: llavi alba esbós				ð̞ This sound appears at the words: fada 'fairy' acordió 'accordion' desdir 'to clash with'				ɹ This sound appears at the words: red 'vermell' carrot 'pastanaga' here 'aquí'				ɣ̞ This sound appears at the words: vaga 'strike' alga 'seaweed' esglaó 'step' ualabi 'wallaby' euga 'mare' creuer 'cruise' beure 'to drink' pou 'well'
Glides												j		w

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i This sound appears at the words: illa 'island' circ 'circus' camí 'path'		u This sound appears at the words: ull 'eye' puça 'flea' tutú 'tutu'
Half-close	e This sound appears at the words: era 'era' llet 'milk' fer 'to do'		o This sound appears at the words: ós 'bear' coca 'flat cake' botó 'button'
Mid		ə This sound appears at the words: paper 'paper' català 'Catalan' casa 'house'
Half-open	ɛ This sound appears at the words: verd 'green' telèfon 'phone caramel 'sweet / candy'		ɔ This sound appears at the words: os 'bone' cosa 'thing' arròs 'rice'
Open		a This sound appears at the words: ànec ''duck' pal 'stick' aglà 'acorn'

Sounds only from Catalan
Sounds quite similar in Catalan and Br English
Sounds that appear both in Catalan and Br English
Sounds only from Br English

En aquesta taula pots seleccionar el so que vols practicar.
Cada color de la taula correspon a un tipus de so. Els propis del Català els podeu trobar en color vermell.