Catalan for Beginners - The Lazy Linguist Podcast

About Catalan for Beginners - The Lazy Linguist Podcast

Hola! We are Alex and Christina, a couple from the UK. Christina is a languages teacher originally from Catalonia and is teaching Alex Catalan right from the basics up to intermediate and hopefully advanced level! We are documenting the journey through these podcasts, so if you are also learning Catalan this will help you learn along with us... . Please get in touch and let us know if you are also learning Catalan! Instagram - @lazylinguistcatalan ... Facebook page - The Lazy Linguist Podcast... We also have a Patreon where you can access bonus content, detailed lesson notes and transcripts to consolidate your understanding and help you make faster progress with your Catalan. You can find it at www.patreon.com/thelazylinguist ... In future there is potential to make episodes for Spanish and French learners too, so please let us know if you would be interested in that!

Publisher

Christina and Alex

Category

education · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jan 2023

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 95 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   My head hurts! Indirect object pronouns in Catalan - Intermediate Catalan - E42

   Host Maria Roca breaks down indirect object pronouns in Catalan, helping learners master their usage with practical examples and body-related vocabulary.

2. 

   20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Els Mobles / Furniture, It & Them (Direct Object Pronouns) - S2E41

   Host Maria Vila teaches listeners how to use Catalan direct object pronouns like 'it' and 'them' with everyday furniture examples.

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   10 May 2026

   Quiz! Can we talk about chores and the environment using the imperative and demonstratives? 🤔 - Intermediate Catalan - E40

   Send us Fan Mail In this review episode, we test your Catalan skills with a translation quiz based on the last four lessons. You’ll practise vocabulary and structures related to household chores, the environment, and everyday actions. We also revisit key grammar points, including the imperative for giving commands and demonstrative adjectives like “this” and “that.” Listen, translate, and see how much you can remember! Support the show Catalan for Beginners Course: Catalan for Beginners Cours...

Inside a recent episode

Els Mobles / Furniture, It & Them (Direct Object Pronouns) - S2E41

Published 20 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Un lit is a bed. L'armari. What is l'armari? It is the wardrobe. Then we've got la prestageria. Do we know what this is? It's a bookshelf or bookcase, I guess you could say. Yeah, like shelves in general. Well, you would say els prestatges for shelves, yeah? Un prestatge, but then it's una prestatgeria, yeah? La prestatgeria for kind of a whole unit, yeah? A whole bookcase. Llavors tenim la lámpada. Hopefully an easy one. The lamp, yeah? Then we've got el mirall. El mirall is... The mirror. La catifa. La catifa is the rug. OK, una catifa. To be honest, this one I don't use very often. Some people may be in some parts like Barcelona, at least where I'm from. tend to maybe use the Spanish-ism like alfombra. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

269 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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Quality

41

Social presence

91

YouTube

63

Engagement

92

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