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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.
 
If you already know Spanish, then learning Catalan is relatively straightforward because lots of the grammar and vocabulary is similar.


==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:
Steps to take part:
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[[File:Vxl website aprenent signup form.png|thumb|800 px|center|Webpage to sign up for a Catalan language partner]]
[[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

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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