Question words
Catalan has no upside-down ¿ marks — the question opens with the word itself: què — what, com — how, on — where, quan — when, quant — how much. For example: “Com et dius?” — What is your name?. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Catalan has no upside-down ¿ marks — the question opens with the word itself: què — what, com — how, on — where, quan — when, quant — how much.
Word order does not have to change: Parles català? is perfectly normal, the intonation makes it a question — exactly like spoken English.
"Where is it?" is asked with ésser: On és el metro? — a difference from Spanish, which uses estar.
By example
- Com et dius?What is your name?
- On és l'estació?Where is the station?
- Quant costa?How much does it cost?
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Question words: how does it work in Catalan?
Catalan has no upside-down ¿ marks — the question opens with the word itself: què — what, com — how, on — where, quan — when, quant — how much.
What does it look like in an example sentence Catalan?
“Com et dius?” — What is your name?. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.