Catalan B1
CEFR B1 · Intermediate
At B1 the imperfect (anava, era, vivia) sits beside the vaig past so you can set a scene and then say what happened in it, the simple future (aniré, farà) appears, and the present subjunctive begins after doubt and value judgements: no crec que vingui, és important que arribis puntual. You learn the ser / estar split in detail, the opinion frames al meu parer and em sembla que, and connectors like tanmateix, per tant and de fet, which let you talk about work, plans and city life at conversational length.
61 words · 3 units · 3 grammar points
What you learn at Catalan B1
Feina i estudis
Talk about your job, workplace, and studies; give reasons and opinions.
- I can describe my job and where I work
- I can talk about my working hours and salary
- I can talk about my colleagues and my boss
- I can describe meetings, tasks and deadlines
- I can talk about my studies and courses
- I can explain my educational goals
- Recall vocabulary from earlier lessons without being shown it first
- Prove the unit stuck before moving on
Plans, somnis i condicions
Talk about the future, express wishes, and use conditionals.
- I can talk about my upcoming plans
- I can express intentions using the future tense
- I can talk about my dreams and hopes
- I can express wishes with want/hope + verb
- I can talk about hypothetical situations
- I can use if-clauses with the conditional mood
- Recall vocabulary from earlier lessons without being shown it first
- Prove the unit stuck before moving on
Ciutat, societat i opinions
Get around the city, discuss society, and express opinions.
- I can ask for and give directions
- I can describe how to get somewhere in the city
- I can talk about social problems
- I can suggest solutions to improve society
- I can express and justify my opinion
- I can agree and disagree politely
- Agree and disagree politely in a discussion
- Concede a point before making your own
B1 grammar points
Catalan B1 vocabulary
The first 40 of 61, in frequency order.
| Catalan | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| l'experiència | experience (f.) | Ha estat una experiència única. |
| la relació | relationship (f.) | Tenen una bona relació. |
| la societat | society (f.) | Vivim en una societat diversa. |
| el medi ambient | the environment (m.) | Cal protegir el medi ambient. |
| l'economia | economy (f.) | L'economia ha millorat. |
| la política | politics (f.) | No m'interessa la política. |
| la diferència | difference (f.) | No veig la diferència. |
| l'avantatge | advantage (m.) | El gran avantatge és el preu. |
| l'inconvenient | drawback (m.) | L'únic inconvenient és el soroll. |
| la possibilitat | possibility (f.) | Hi ha una possibilitat real. |
| la decisió | decision (f.) | És una decisió difícil. |
| el problema | problem (m.) | Tenim un petit problema. |
| la causa | cause (f.) | Quina n'és la causa? |
| l'objectiu | goal, objective (m.) | El meu objectiu és clar. |
| el motiu | reason, motive (m.) | Quin és el motiu de la visita? |
| el resultat | result (m.) | El resultat ha estat positiu. |
| la qualitat | quality (f.) | La qualitat és molt bona. |
| la quantitat | quantity (f.) | Una gran quantitat de gent. |
| el canvi | change (m.) | Necessitem un canvi. |
| el dubte | doubt (m.) | Tinc un dubte. |
| el consell | advice (m.) | Et dono un consell. |
| la notícia | news (item) (f.) | Tinc una bona notícia. |
| desenvolupar | to develop | Desenvolupen una nova aplicació. |
| significar | to mean | Què significa aquesta paraula? |
| afirmar | to state, to affirm | Afirma que és innocent. |
| suposar | to suppose | Suposo que sí. |
| descriure | to describe | Descriu el que has vist. |
| comparar | to compare | Comparem els dos models. |
| distingir | to distinguish | No distingeixo els bessons. |
| evitar | to avoid | Evita els productes amb sucre. |
| permetre | to allow, to permit | No es permet fumar. |
| prohibir | to forbid, to ban | Han prohibit els cotxes al centre. |
| aconseguir | to achieve, to manage to | He aconseguit la feina. |
| fracassar | to fail | El projecte ha fracassat. |
| sol·licitar | to apply for, to request | He sol·licitat una beca. |
| dimitir | to resign | El ministre ha dimitit. |
| intentar | to try | Intento parlar millor. |
| decidir | to decide | Decideix tu. |
| compartir | to share | Compartim un pis. |
| millorar | to improve | Vull millorar el meu català. |