Catalan A1: -ar verbs · Phrases

Verbs in -ar drop -ar and add -o, -es, -a, -em, -eu, -en: parlo, parles, parla, parlem, parleu, parlen. The subject pronoun is usually left out: Parlo català. Names often take an article: la Marta, en Jordi.

• parlar — to speak
• viure — to live
• treballar — to work
• menjar — to eat
• estudiar — to study
• avui — today
• demà — tomorrow
• sempre — always

• Parlo una mica de català. — I speak a little Catalan.
• On vius? — Where do you live?
• Avui treballo a casa. — Today I’m working from home.
• Mengem junts? — Shall we eat together?