'''Catalan''' (''Català''), spoken in Catalonia, Land of Valencia (where it is called ''Valencià''), Balearic Islands (where it is sometimes called ''Mallorquí'' or ''Eivissenc''), Andorra (where it is the only official language), the south of France (north Catalonia) and the Sardinian city Alghero, is spoken by about 7 million people, making it the 8th language in the European Union. It is, like Spanish and French, a Romance language, and people who hear it for first time have the impression that it's a mix between them. It's a separate language however, as old as the other Romance languages, and you will be very welcome if you try to say some words while you are in a Catalan-speaking region.

Like Spanish and most other languages, Catalan nouns (words for things) have '''genders'''. Every noun is either masculine, like ''home'' ("man") or feminine, like ''dona'' ("woman"). The gender of things doesn't always seem to follow logically from the meaning of the word; why a house (''casa'') is feminine but a car (''cotxe'') is masculine is just one of the vagaries of the language. Fortunately, the gender of a noun is usually but not always indicated by the last letter of the word; ''-a'' indicates feminine nouns, but as a difference from Spanish, masculine words don't have a common ending.

'''Adjectives''' also have gender and number. Like nouns, ''-a'' usually indicates the feminine form. Adding an ''-s'' at the end of an adjective makes it plural. Adjectives need to match the noun they describe in both gender and number. For example, ''borratxo'' "drunk", when modifying ''les dones'' ("the women"), makes ''les dones borratxes''.

In this guide, where genders of nouns or adjectives comes up, we use the form "/a" to differentiate. It should be clear from context when to use the feminine and when to use the masculine form.

Pronunciation Guide

Written Catalan may seem less phonetic as Spanish or Italian to an anglophone foreigner, but it is definitely less complicated to pronounce than French or English. It has variations from one region to other; the model presented here is the standard pronunciation, similar to the language of the region in Barcelona. Each of the major dialectal areas has its differences in pronunciation and vocabulary (just like English does in Britain, by the way): Western (Lleida province and Ebre river basin), Balearic (Balearic islands), Valencian, etc...

Vowels

To know how to pronounce vowels in Catalan, is necessary to know the ''strong syllable'' of the word; '''a''', '''e''', and '''o''' change if are in the strong syllable or a weak one. In other words, some vowels are reduced when unstressed or unstressed.

; a : stressed as the 'a' in "article" [ah], and unstressed 'a' in "sofa" [uh] ; e : stressed as the 'e' in "pet" [eh], and unstressed 'e' in "open" [uh] ; i : like 'ee' in "bee" ; o : stressed as the 'o' in "hot" and "port" [oh], unstressed 'oo' in "zoo" [oo] ; u : silent between 'g' and 'e/i' and between 'q' and 'e/i', elsewhere as 'u' in "flute" [oo]

Watch for the different ''accent'' signs in e and o: è sounds always as 'e' in "bed", é sounds as 'ea' in "bear", ò sounds as 'o' in "bond" and ó sounds like the 'o' in "score". Like Spanish, stress usually falls on the second-last syllable unless the word ends in certain consonants (l,r,z,d) and has an accent. Also the i with the two dots '?' indicates that the vowel sound should be pronounced as a separate syllable: Ensa?mada [ehn-SUH-ee-mah-duh] Sweet pastry.

Consonants

; b : like 'b' in "bed" ; c : when followed by 'e' or 'i', like 'c' in "cell", otherwise like 'k' in "kid" ; ç: like 'c' in "cell" ; d : like 'd' in "dog" ; f : like 'f' in "fine" ; g : when followed by 'e' or 'i', like 'j' in "james", otherwise like "g" in "go" (in the clusters "gue" and "gui", the "u" is silent, unless it bears a diaeresis, as in "gue" and "gui") ; gu, gu : like 'Gu' in McGuire or 'w' in "wire" ; h : silent ; j : like 'j' as in "jean" (French pronounciation) ; k : like 'c' in "cat" ; l : like 'l' in "love" ; ll : like 'lli' in "million" (palatized l) ; l·l: like 'l' in "love" ; m : like 'm' in "mother" ; n : like 'n' in "nice", and like 'n' in "anchor" ; ny : like the Spanish "n" as in '''Senor'''; the y is soft sign. ; p : like 'p' in "pig" ; q : like 'q' in "quiche" (always with a silent "u") ; r : like 'r' in "butter"; except at the beginning of a word, or after "l" and "n" ; r : like 'r' in "row"; at the beginning of a word, or after "l" and "n" ; rr : like 'rr' in "mirror"; identical to the sound above ; s : like 'ss' in "hiss" except when is between vowels, when it sounds like 'z' in "zone". Sometimes pronounced like a soft "sh". ;ss : like 'ss' in "hiss". Always goes between vowels. ; t : like 't' in "top" ; tx: pronouned like the 'ch' as in "chip" ; v : like 'b' in "bed" ; w : like 'w' in "weight" in English words, like 'b' in "bed" in Germanic words ; x : like 'sh' in "short", except if is between two vowels, when sounds like the x as in "Axel" ; z : like 'z' in "zone"

Phrase list

Basics

; Hello (informal). : Hola. (''OH-lah''). For the formal equivalent of "hola" see good morning, good afternoon, good evening, below. ; How are you? : Com estas? (''KOH-m ehss-TAHSS?'') (informal); Com esta? (''KOH-m ehss-TAH?'') (formal) ; Fine, thank you. : Molt be, gracies. (''mohl behh, GRAH-syehs'') ; What is your name? : Com et dius? (informal) (''kohm eht thyoos?'') / Com es diu? (formal) (''kohm ehs thyoo?'') ; My name is ______ . : Em dic ______ . (''ehm theek...'') ; Nice to meet you. : Molt de gust. (''mohl theh goos'') ; Please. : Sisplau. (''sees-PLOW'') ; Thank you. : Gracies. (''GRAH-syehs'') OR Merces. (''MEHR-sehhs'') ; You're welcome. : De res. (''deh rrehs'') ; Yes. : Si. (''see'') ; No. : No. (''noh'') ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : Dispensi. (''DEES-pehn-see'') ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : Perdoni. (''pehr-THOH-nee'') ; I'm sorry. : Ho sento. (''oo SEHN-too'') OR Em sap greu. (''ehm sahp greh-oo'') ; Goodbye : Adeu. (''uh-THEH-oo'') OR Adeu-siau. (''uh-THEH-oo-syah-oo'') ; I can't speak Catalan [well]. : No parlo [be] el catala. (''noh PAHR-loo [be] ehl kah-TAH-la'') ; Do you speak English? : Parles angles? (informal); Que parla angles? ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Que hi ha algu que parli angles? ; Help! : Ajuda! Auxili! ; Good morning. : Bon dia. ; Good afternoon. : Bona tarda. ; Good evening (when it's dark) : Bon vespre. ; Good night. : Bona nit. ; I don't understand. : No ho entenc. ; Where is the toilet? : On es el lavabo? OR On son els serveis?

Problems

; Leave me alone. : Deixa'm en pau! ; Don't touch me! : No em toquis! (''nom-TOH-kees'') ; I'll call the police. : Trucaré la policia! ; Police! : Policia! (''poo-lee-SEE-ah'') ; Stop! Thief! : Al lladre! ; I need help. : Necessito la teva ajuda. ; It's an emergency. : És una emergència ; I'm lost. : M'he perdut. ; I lost my bag. : He perdut la meva bossa. ; I lost my wallet. : He perdut la meva cartera/bitlletera. ; I'm sick. : Estic malalt (woman: Estic malalta) ; I've been injured. : Estic ferit/ferida ; I need a doctor. : Necessito un metge. (''nah-sir-see-toom-MEH-djer'') ; Can I use your phone? : Puc utilitzar el seu telefon?

Numbers

; 1 : u/una (Male/Female) (''OON/OO-nah'') ; 2 : dos/dues (Male/Female) (''DOHS/DOO-wehz'') ; 3 : tres (''TRREHS'') ; 4 : quatre (''KWAH-truh'') ; 5 : cinc (''SEENK'') ; 6 : sis (''SEES'') ; 7 : set (''SEHT'') ; 8 : vuit (''BWEET'') ; 9 : nou (''NOH-oo'') ; 10 : deu (''DAY-oo'') ; 11 : onze (''OHN-zuh'') ; 12 : dotze (''DOH-tzuh'') ; 13 : tretze (''TRAY-tzuh'') ; 14 : catorze (''kuh-TOR-tzuh'') ; 15 : quinze (''KEEN-zuh'') ; 16 : setze (''SEHT-zuh'') ; 17 : disset (''dee-SEET'') ; 18 : divuit (''dee-BWEET'') ; 19 : dinou (''dee-NOH-oo'') ; 20 : vint (''BEENT'') ; 21 : vint-i-u (''been-tee-OO'') ; 22 : vint-i-dos (''been-tee-DOHS'') ; 23 : vint-i-tres (''been-tee-TREHS'') ; 30 : trenta (''TRAYN-tuh'') ; 31 : trenta-u (''trayn-tuh-OO'') ; 40 : quaranta (''kwuh-RAHN-tuh'') ; 50 : cinquanta (''sin-KWAHN-tuh'') ; 60 : seixanta (''say-SHAHN-tuh'') ; 70 : setanta (''suh-TAHN-tuh'') ; 80 : vuitanta (''bwee-TAHN-tuh'') ; 90 : noranta (''noo-RAHN-tuh'') ; 100 : cent (''SENT'') ; 200 : dos-cents (''DOHS-SENTS'') or dues-cents (''DOO-wuhz-SENTS'') ; 300 : tres-cents (''TRES-SENTS'') ; 1000 : mil (''MEEL'') ; 2000 : dos mil (''...'') ; 1,000,000 : un milio (''...'') ; 1,000,000,000 : mil milions ; 1,000,000,000,000 : un bilio ; number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : numero _____ (''...'') ; half : mig (''MEECH'') ; less : menys (''...'') ; more : mes (''MEHS'')

Time

; now : ara (''AH-ruh'') ; later : despres (''duh-SPRAYS'') ; before : abans (''uh-BAHNS'') ; morning : mati (''muh-TEE'') ; afternoon : tarda (''TAHR-thuh'') ; evening : vespre (''BAY-spruh'') ; night : nit (''NEET'')

Clock time

NOTE: Catalan express time using a scheme based on quarters of hour: ; ''un quart de X'' means (X-1) hour + 15 minutes, or 45 minutes before X hour ; ''dos quarts de X'' means (X-1) hour + 30 minutes, or 30 minutes before X hour ; ''tres quarts de X'' means (X-1) hour + 45 minutes, or 15 minutes before X hour

; the X hour : les X ; the X hour in the early morning/morning/midday/afternoon/evening/night: les X de la matinada /mati/migdia/tarda/vespre/nit ; one o'clock AM : la una de la matinada (''...''), literally ''the one in the early morning'' ; two o'clock AM : les dues de la matinada (''...'') ; noon : migdia (''...'') literally ''half day'' ; one o'clock PM : la una de la tarda (''...'') ; two o'clock PM : les dues de la tarda (''...'') ; midnight : mitjanit (''...'') ; 9.15 : un quart de deu ; 11.30 : dos quarts de dotze ; 15.45 : tres quarts de quatre ; 17.37 (aprox.): dos quarts i mig de sis, literally ''two quarters and a half of six''

Duration

; _____ minute(s) : _____ minut(s) (''...'') ; _____ hour(s) : _____ hora (hores) (''...'') ; _____ day(s) : _____ dia (dies) (''...'') ; _____ week(s) : _____ setmana (setmanes) (''...'') ; _____ month(s) : _____ mes (mesos) (''...'') ; _____ year(s) : _____ any(s) (''...'')

Days

; today : avui (''uh-BWEE'') ; yesterday : ahir (''uh-EE'') ; tomorrow : dema (''duh-MAH'') ; this week : aquesta setmana (''uh-KEH-stuh suht-MAH-nuh'') ; last week : la setmana passada (''luh suht-MAH-nuh puh-SAH-thuh'') ; next week : la setmana que ve (''luh suht-MAH-nuh kuh BAY'')

; Monday : Dilluns (''...'') ; Tuesday : Dimarts (''...'') ; Wednesday : Dimecres (''...'') ; Thursday : Dijous (''...'') ; Friday : Divendres (''...'') ; Saturday : Dissabte (''...'') ; Sunday : Diumenge (''...'')

Months

; January : Gener (''...'') ; February : Febrer (''...'') ; March : Marc (''...'') ; April : Abril (''...'') ; May : Maig (''...'') ; June : Juny (''...'') ; July : Juliol (''...'') ; August : Agost (''...'') ; September : Setembre (''...'') ; October : Octubre (''...'') ; November : Novembre (''...'') ; December : Desembre (''...'')

Writing time and date

June 13th of 2004: tretze (13) de juny de 2004

Colors

; black : negre (''...'') ; white : blanc (''...'') ; gray : gris (''...'') ; red : vermell (''...'') ; blue : blau (''...'') ; yellow : groc (''...'') ; green : verd (''...'') ; orange : taronja (''...'') ; purple : lila (''...'') ; brown : marro (''...'')

Transportation

Bus and train

; How much is a ticket to _____? : Quant val el bitllet per anar a _____? (''...'') ; A single ticket to _____, please. : Un bitllet senzill a _____, si us plau. (''...'') ; A return ticket to _____, please. : Un bitllet d'anada i tornada a ____, si us plau. ; Where does this train/bus go? : A on va, aquest tren/autobus? (''...'') ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : On es el tren/autobus que va a _____? (''...'') ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Aquest tren/autobus para a _____? (''...'') ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : Quan marxa, el tren/autobus que va a _____? (''...'') ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : Quan arribara aquest tren/autobus a _____? (''...'')

Directions

; How do I get to _____ ? : Com puc arribar _____ ? (''...'') ; ...the train station? : ...a l'estacio de tren? (''...'') ; ...the bus station? : ...a l'estacio d'autobusos? (''...'') ; ...the airport? : ...a l'aeroport? (''...'') ; ...downtown? : ...al centre? (''...'') ; ...the youth hostel? : ...a l'alberg de joventut? (''...'') ; ...the _____ hotel? : ...a l'hotel _____? (''...'') ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...al consulat d'Estats Units/Canada/Australia/Regne Unit? (''...'') ; Where are there a lot of... : On hi ha molts... (''...'') ; ...hotels? : ...hotels? (''...'') ; ...restaurants? : ...restaurants? (''...'') ; ...bars? : ...bars? (''...'') ; ...sites to see? : ...llocs per visitar? (''...'') ; Can you show me on the map? : Pots indicar-me al mapa? (''...'') ; street : carrer (''...'') ; Turn left. : Tomba a l'esquerra. (''...'') ; Turn right. : Tomba a la dreta. (''...'') ; left : esquerra (''...'') ; right : dreta (''...'') ; straight ahead : endavant (''...'') ; towards the _____ : cap a _____ (''...'') ; past the _____ : despres de _____ (''...'') ; before the _____ : abans de _____ (''...'') ; Watch for the _____. : Vigila el/la/els/les _____. (''...'') ; intersection : interseccio (''...'') ; north : nord (''...'') ; south : sud (''...'') ; east : est (''...'') ; west : oest (''...'') ; uphill : cap amunt (''...'') ; downhill : cap avall (''...'')

Taxi

; Taxi! : Taxi! (''TAHK-see'') ; Take me to _____, please. : Porta'm a _____, si us plau. (''...'') ; How much does it cost to get to _____? : Quant costa anar a _____? (''...'') ; Take me there, please. : Porta'm alla, si us plau. (''...'')

Lodging

; Do you have any rooms available? : Teniu alguna habitacio disponible? (''...'') ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : Quant costa una habitacio per una/dues persona/persones? (''...'') ; Does the room come with... : L'habitacio te... (''...'') ; ...bedsheets? : ...llencols? (''...'') ; ...a bathroom? : ...lavabo? (''...'') ; ...a telephone? : ...telefon? (''...'') ; ...a TV? : ...televisio? (''...'') ; May I see the room first? : Puc veure l'habitacio, abans? (''...'') ; Do you have anything quieter? : No hi ha res mes silencios? (''...'') ; ...bigger? : ...mes gran? (''...'') ; ...cleaner? : ...mes net? (''...'') ; ...cheaper? : ...mes barat? (''...'') ; OK, I'll take it. : D'acord, l'agafo. (''...'') ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : Em quedare _____ nit(s). (''...'') ; Can you suggest another hotel? : Em podeu suggerir un altre hotel? (''...'') ; Do you have a safe lockers? : Teniu caixa de seguretat? (''...'') ; Is breakfast/supper included? : L'esmorzar/ el sopar estan inclosos? (''...'') ; What time is breakfast/supper? : Quan s'esmorza/se sopa? (''...'') ; Please clean my room. : Si us plau, netegeu la meva habitacio. (''...'') ; Can you wake me at _____? : Em podeu llevar a les _____? (''...'') ; I want to check out. : Vull marxar. (''...'')

Money

; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Accepteu dolars americans/australians/canadencs? (''...'') ; Do you accept British pounds? : Accepteu lliures esterlines? (''...'') ; Do you accept credit cards? : Accepteu targes de credit? (''...'') ; Can you change money for me? : Pot canviar-me diners? (''...'') ; Where can I get money changed? : On puc canviar diners? (''...'') ; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : Pot canviar-me xecs de viatge? (''Pot can bee AR ma - sheks de vee AT dje'') ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : On puc canviar xecs de viatge? (''...'') ; What is the exchange rate? : Quin es el canvi? (''...'') ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : On hi ha un caixer automatic? (''...'')

Eating

; A table for one person/two people, please. : Una taula per una persona/dues persones, si us plau. (''...'') ; Can I look at the menu, please? : Puc veure el menu, si us plau? (''...'') ; Can I look in the kitchen? : Puc veure la cuina? (''...'') ; Is there a house specialty? : Teniu cap especialitat de la casa? (''...'') ; Is there a local specialty? : Teniu cap plat tipic? (''...'') ; I'm a vegetarian. : Soc vegetaria. (''...'') ; I don't eat pork. : No menjo porc. (''...'') ; I don't eat beef. : No menjo vedella. (''...'') ; I only eat kosher food. : Nomes menjo menjar kosher. (''...'') ; Can you make it "lite", please? (''less oil/butter/lard'') : Pots fer-m'ho mes lleuger, si us plau? (''amb menys oli/mantega/llard'') ; fixed-price meal : menu de la casa (''mer-NOO-der-ler-KAH-zer'') ; a la carte : a la carta (''...'') ; breakfast : esmorzar (''...'') ; lunch : dinar (''...'') ; tea (''meal'') : te (''...'') ; supper : sopar (''...'') ; I want _____. : Vull _____. (''...'') ; I want a dish containing _____. : Vull un plat que tingui _____. (''...'') ; chicken : pollastre (''...'') ; beef : vedella (''...'') ; fish : peix (''...'') ; ham : pernil (''...'') ; sausage : salsitxes (''...'') ; cheese : formatge (''...'') ; eggs : ous (''...'') ; salad : amanida (''...'') ; (fresh) vegetables : verdura (fresca) (''...'') ; (fresh) fruit : fruita (fresca) (''...'') ; bread : pa (''...'') ; toast : torrades (''...'') ; noodles : fideus (''...'') ; rice : arros (''...'') ; beans : mongetes (''...'') ; May I have a glass of _____? : Em pots dur un got de _____? (''...'') ; May I have a cup of _____? : Em pots dur una tassa de _____? (''...'') ; May I have a bottle of _____? : Em pots dur una ampolla de _____? (''...'') ; coffee : cafe (''...'') ; tea (''drink'') : te (''...'') ; juice : suc de fruita (''...'') ; (bubbly) water : aigua amb gas(''...'') ; water : aigua mineral sense gas (''...'') ; beer : cervesa (''ser-BEH-zer''); (informal) birra ; red/white wine : vi negre/blanc (''BEE NEH-gra/BLANK'') ; May I have some _____? : Podries dur-me una mica de _____? (''...'') ; salt : sal (''SAHL'') ; black pepper : pebre (''...'') ; butter : mantega (''...'') ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server''): Perdoni? (''...'') ; I'm finished. : Ja he acabat. (''...'') ; It was delicious. : Estava delicios. (''...'') ; Please clear the plates. : Pots endur-te els plats. (''...'') ; The check, please. : El compte, si us plau. (''...'')

Bars

; Do you serve alcohol? : Teniu alcohol? (''...'') ; Is there table service? : Hi ha servei de taules? (''...'') ; A beer/two beers, please. : Una cervesa/dues cerveses, si us plau. (''...'') ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : Un got de vi negre/blanc, si us plau. (''...'') ; A pint, please. : Una pinta de cervesa, si us plau. But in Catalan speaking Spain it is better to ask for a ''quinto'' (20 cl), a ''mitjana'' (33 cl) or a ''canya'' (tap beer). ; A bottle, please. : Una ampolla, si us plau. (''...'') ; _____ (''hard liquor'') and _____ (''mixer''), please. : _____ amb _____, si us plau. (''...'') ; whiskey : whiskey (''...'') ; vodka : vodka (''...'') ; rum : rom (''...'') ; water : aigua (''I-gwah'') ; club soda : club soda (''...'') ; tonic water : tonica (''...'') ; orange juice : suc de taronja (''...'') ; Coke (''soda'') : coca-cola (''KOH-ka-KOH-la'') ; Do you have any bar snacks? : Teniu alguna cosa per picar? (''...'') ; One more, please. : Un altre, si us plau. (''...'') ; Another round, please. : Una altra ronda, si us plau. (''...'') ; When is closing time? : A quina hora tanqueu? (''tankeu'')

Shopping

; Do you have this in my size? : Teniu aixo en la meva talla? (''...'') ; How much is this? : Quant costa aixo? (''...'') ; That's too expensive. : Es massa car. (''...'') ; Would you take _____? : Agafaries _____? (''...'') ; expensive : car (''...'') ; cheap : barat (''...'') ; I can't afford it. : No puc pagar-ho. (''...'') ; I don't want it. : No ho vull. (''...'') ; You're cheating me. : M'estas timant. (''...'') ; I'm not interested. : No hi estic interessat. (..) ; OK, I'll take it. : D'acord, me'l quedo. (''...'') ; Can I have a bag? : Em pots donar una bossa? (''...'') ; Do you ship (overseas)? : Feu enviaments (a l'estranger)? (''...'') ; I need... : Necessito... (''...'') ; ...toothpaste. : ...pasta de dents. (''...'') ; ...a toothbrush. : ...raspallde dents. (''...'') ; ...tampons. : ...tampons. (''...'') ; ...soap. : ...sabo. (''...'') ; ...shampoo. : ...xampu. (''...'') ; ...pain reliever. (''e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen'') : ...calmant. (''...'') ; ...cold medicine. : ...medicina per el refredat. (''...'') ; ...stomach medicine. : ...medicina per l'estomac. (''...'') ; ...a razor. : ...una fulla d'afeitar. (''...'') ; ...an umbrella. : ...un paraigues. (''...'') ; ...sunblock lotion. : ...crema protectora pel sol. (''...'') ; ...a postcard. : ...una postal. (''...'') ; ...postage stamps. : ...segells. (''...'') ; ...batteries. : ...piles. (''...'') ; ...writing paper. : ...paper per escriure. (''...'') ; ...a pen. : ...un boligraf. (''...'') ; ...English-language books. : .. llibres en angles. (''...'') ; ...English-language magazines. : ...revistes en angles. (''...'') ; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...diari en angles. (''...'') ; ...an English-Catalan dictionary. : ...diccionari angles-catala. (''...'')

Driving

; I want to rent a car. : Vull llogar un cotxe. (''...'') ; Can I get insurance? : Puc obtenir una asseguranca? (''...'') ; stop (''on a street sign'') : para (''...'') ; one way : un sentit (''...'') ; yield : cedeix el pas (''...'') ; no parking : no aparcar (''...'') ; speed limit : limit de velocitat (''...'') ; gas (''petrol'') station : benzinera (''...'') ; petrol : benzina (''...'') ; diesel : gas-oil (''...'')

Authority

; I haven't done anything wrong. : No he fet res de dolent. (''...'') ; It was a misunderstanding. : Ha estat un malentes. (''...'') ; Where are you taking me? : On em porteu? (''...'') ; Am I under arrest? : Estic arrestat? (''...'') ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : Soc un ciutada America/Australia/Britanic/Canadenc. (''...'') ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : Vull parlar amb l'ambaixada/el consulat America/Australia/Britanic/Canadenc. (''...'') ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : Vull parlar amb un advocat. (''...'') ; Can I just pay a fine now? : Puc simplement pagar una multa ara? (''...'')