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Catalan is the main language in Girona.
Catalan is the main language in Girona. Lots of the grammar and vocabulary is similar to Spanish.


==Free Catalan resources==
==Free Catalan resources==
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===Voluntariat per la Llengua===
===Voluntariat per la Llengua===


A free language buddy program to practice Catalan.  
A free language partner program to practice Catalan. You meet your language partner once a week, and they speak Catalan with you, to help you practice.
 
Steps to take part:
*Go to https://www.vxl.cat/fes-te-vxl
*Click on Fes-te Aprenent
*Enter your NIE number or passport number
*Fill in your details and click Desa (Save)
 
[[File:Vxl website aprenent signup form.png|thumb|800 px|center|Webpage to sign up for a Catalan language partner]]
 
You can ask to be given a different language partner at any time.<ref>https://www.vxl.cat/ja-soc-vxl/carta-de-compromisos</ref>
 


===Informal Catalan conversation group run by Marc===
===Informal Catalan conversation group run by Marc===
There is a free Catalan conversation group that meets on Saturdays at La Taverna. The group is run by a Catalan called Marc. The Instagram is [https://www.instagram.com/conversa_catala_girona| @conversa_catala_girona]. Message Marc via Instagram to ask to become a member of the WhatsApp group
[[File:Conversa-catala-girona.png|thumb|400 px|right|Marc's Catalan practice group]] There is a free Catalan conversation group that meets on Saturdays at La Taverna. The group is run by a Catalan called Marc. The Instagram is [https://www.instagram.com/conversa_catala_girona| @conversa_catala_girona]. Message Marc via Instagram to ask to become a member of the WhatsApp group

Latest revision as of 13:55, 11 April 2025

Catalan is the main language in Girona. Lots of the grammar and vocabulary is similar to Spanish.

Free Catalan resources[edit]

Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística (CPNL)[edit]

Free Catalan courses are available up to C1 level through the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística (CPNL). These courses include both intensive and non-intensive options, as well as online classes.

Voluntariat per la Llengua[edit]

A free language partner program to practice Catalan. You meet your language partner once a week, and they speak Catalan with you, to help you practice.

Steps to take part:

Webpage to sign up for a Catalan language partner

You can ask to be given a different language partner at any time.[1]


Informal Catalan conversation group run by Marc[edit]

Marc's Catalan practice group

There is a free Catalan conversation group that meets on Saturdays at La Taverna. The group is run by a Catalan called Marc. The Instagram is @conversa_catala_girona. Message Marc via Instagram to ask to become a member of the WhatsApp group