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Verbs in Catalan

13 words in Catalan on the topic “verbs”: sóc — I am, vull — I want, anar — to go, menjar — to eat. 13 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

13 words on the topic

  • sóc
    I am
    The jo form of ésser — to be by essence: origin, profession, character: sóc d'aquí, sóc metge. For states and location the other verb, estar, steps in: estic bé, estic a casa
  • vull
    I want
    From voler, to want. Asking with a bare vull is blunt; volia — 'I would like' — is softer
  • anar
    to go
    The most irregular verb in Catalan: vaig, vas, va, anem. But it builds the future too: demà vaig — tomorrow I'll go
  • menjar
    to eat
    Both 'to eat' and 'to have lunch': menjem a les dos? — shall we have lunch at two? The noun 'food' is the same word: el menjar
  • beure
    to drink
    To drink in the plain sense. Softer and broader is prendre: prenguem alguna cosa? — shall we get something to drink?
  • llegir
    to read
    The jo form is llegeixo: an eix grows between the root and the ending. Many verbs do this — it is the rule, not the exception
  • parlar
    to speak
    To speak and to talk. To say something concrete is another verb, dir: diu que sí — he says yes
  • treballar
    to work
    To work on something is treballar en; to work as something is treballar de
  • viure
    to live
    To live somewhere and to be alive. Viure a — live in a place, viure de — live on something
  • tenir
    to have
    The jo form is tinc. Age, hunger and cold all take it: tinc trenta anys, tinc gana, tinc fred
  • hi ha
    there is
    An impersonal form: it changes for neither person nor number — hi ha un cafè, hi ha dos cafès. Also the word in no hi ha de què — don't mention it
  • m'agrada
    I like it
    The verb agrees with what pleases, not with who is pleased: m'agrada el cafè, but m'agraden els llibres
  • aprendre
    to learn
    To learn yourself is aprendre; to teach someone else is ensenyar

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How it sounds in a sentence

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What is worth knowing about these words

sóc — I am. The jo form of ésser — to be by essence: origin, profession, character: sóc d'aquí, sóc metge. For states and location the other verb, estar, steps in: estic bé, estic a casa.

vull — I want. From voler, to want. Asking with a bare vull is blunt; volia — 'I would like' — is softer.

anar — to go. The most irregular verb in Catalan: vaig, vas, va, anem. But it builds the future too: demà vaig — tomorrow I'll go.

menjar — to eat. Both 'to eat' and 'to have lunch': menjem a les dos? — shall we have lunch at two? The noun 'food' is the same word: el menjar.

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Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.

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How to learn the set instead of just reading it

I want, I can, I am going, I know. The verb holds a sentence together: a few of the most frequent ones cover more everyday talk than a long list of nouns.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Frequently asked

How do you say “I am” in Catalan?

«sóc». The jo form of ésser — to be by essence: origin, profession, character: sóc d'aquí, sóc metge. For states and location the other verb, estar, steps in: estic bé, estic a casa. It is one of 13 words in the set “verbs” — the rest are in the table above.

How many verbs do you need to start?

The whole set on this page is 13 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.

Is there audio?

Yes, 13 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.

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