{"id":9624,"date":"2024-02-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/?p=9624"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:13:19","slug":"days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-catalan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-catalan\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons in Catalan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Do you know how to say the days of the week in Catalan? How about the months? The seasons? Learn all these and more in this blog post, including where these words came from and some extra time phrases that might come in handy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days of the week in Catalan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>Catalan<\/strong><\/td>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Monday<\/td>dilluns<\/td>inherited from Latin di\u0113s L\u016bnae<\/em> (day of the moon, Monday)<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>dimarts<\/td>inherited from Latin di\u0113s Martis<\/em> (day of Mars, Tuesday)<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>dimecres<\/td>inherited from Latin di\u0113s Mercuri\u012b<\/em> (day of Mercury, Wednesday)<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday<\/td>dijous<\/td>inherited from Latin di\u0113s Jovis\/Iovis<\/em> (day of Jupiter, Thursday)<\/td><\/tr>
Friday<\/td>divendres<\/td>inherited from Latin di\u0113s Veneris<\/em> (day of Venus, Friday)<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>dissabte<\/td>inherited from Latin di\u0113s Sabbati<\/em> (day of the Sabbath, Saturday)<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/td>diumenge<\/td>inherited from Late Latin di\u0113s Dominicus<\/em> (Sunday, literally ‘day of the Lord’)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As with many other Romance languages, the days of the week in Catalan are generally derived from Latin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, two of the Catalan days of the week deserve special attention because of their interesting evolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first is dissabte<\/em> (‘Saturday’), which comes from the Latin di\u0113s Sabbati<\/em>, or ‘day of the Sabbath’. The Latin is derived from the Ancient Greek word s\u00e1bbaton<\/em>, which in turn came from the Hebrew word shab\u00e1t.<\/em> Shabbat is the name given in Judaism to the day of religious observance that begins Friday before sunset and ends on Saturday evening after nightfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a similar way, the Catalan word diumenge<\/em> (‘Sunday’) comes from the Late Latin di\u0113s Dominicus<\/em>, meaning ‘day of the Lord’. It was given its name by the Christian faith, replacing the earlier pagan di\u0113s S\u014dlis<\/em>, meaning ‘day of the sun-god Sol’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the Catalan words for Saturday and Sunday obliquely reference two different faiths!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Months in Catalan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The months in Catalan also have a mix of different roots. They include different stages of Latin (Vulgar Latin is the name given to the Latin spoken by everyday people), Old Catalan, and Old Occitan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English<\/strong><\/td>Catalan<\/strong><\/td>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
January<\/td>gener<\/td>inherited from Vulgar Latin ienu\u0101rius<\/em>, from Latin i\u0101nu\u0101rius<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
February<\/td>febrer<\/td>inherited from Late Latin febr\u0101rius<\/em>, from Latin febru\u0101rius<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
March<\/td>mar\u00e7<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan mar\u00e7<\/em>, from Latin m\u0101rtius<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
April<\/td>abril<\/td>inherited from Latin apr\u012blis<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
May<\/td>maig<\/td>inherited from Latin m\u0101ius<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
June<\/td>juny<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan juny<\/em>, from Latin i\u016bnius<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
July<\/td>juliol<\/td>from a semi-learned alteration of Old Catalan jullol, juyol<\/em>, itself a modification of juyl<\/em> (to differentiate it from juny<\/em>), from Old Occitan, from Latin i\u016blius<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
August<\/td>agost<\/td>inherited from Vulgar Latin agustus<\/em>, from Latin augustus<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
September<\/td>setembre<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan setembre,<\/em> from Latin september<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
October<\/td>octubre<\/td>borrowed from Latin oct\u014dbrem<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
November<\/td>novembre<\/td>borrowed from Latin novembrem<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
December<\/td>desembre<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan dehembre, deembre<\/em>, from Old Catalan decembre<\/em>, from Latin decembrem<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There’s a good reason why some of these names have come from Old Occitan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the end of the 19th century, Catalan was considered a dialect of Occitan. The distance between Catalan and some Occitan varieties (such as Gascon) is similar to the difference between different Occitan varieties, and today, Catalan and Occitan are each other’s closest relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seasons in Catalan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You might see some more obvious relationships to Latin here (especially if you speak some Spanish!), but some of these season names might look a little different at first glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English<\/strong><\/td>Catalan<\/strong><\/td>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
spring<\/td>la primavera<\/td>inherited from Late Latin pr\u012bma v\u0113ra<\/em>, derived from Latin pr\u012bmus<\/em> (first) + v\u0113r<\/em> (spring)<\/td><\/tr>
summer<\/td>l’estiu<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan estiu<\/em>, from Latin [tempus] aest\u012bvum<\/em> (literally ‘summertime’)<\/td><\/tr>
autumn, fall<\/td>la tardor<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan tarda\u00f3<\/em>, from Latin tard\u0101ti\u014dnem<\/em>, from tardus<\/em> (‘late’)<\/td><\/tr>
winter<\/td>l’hivern<\/td>inherited from Old Catalan ivern<\/em>, from Latin h\u012bbernum [tempus]<\/em> (literally ‘wintry time’)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other Catalan time phrases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some more words and phrases that you might find useful if you want to talk about when things are happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English<\/strong><\/td>Catalan<\/strong><\/td>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
day<\/td>el dia<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
night<\/td>la nit<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
week<\/td>la setmana<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
month<\/td>el mes<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
year<\/td>l’any<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
day before yesterday<\/td>abans d’ahir<\/td>abans de<\/em> (‘before’) + ahir<\/em> (‘yesterday’)<\/td><\/tr>
yesterday<\/td>ahir<\/td>from a<\/em> (‘to’) + Old Catalan hir<\/em>, from Latin her\u012b<\/em> (‘here’)<\/td><\/tr>
today<\/td>avui<\/td>from a-<\/em> + vui<\/em>, the latter from Latin hodi\u0113<\/em> (‘on this day’); you might also hear hui<\/em>, vui<\/em> or avuy<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
tomorrow<\/td>dem\u00e0<\/td>inherited from Late Latin d\u0113 m\u0101ne<\/em> (‘early in the morning’)<\/td><\/tr>
day after tomorrow<\/td>dem\u00e0 passat<\/td>day after tomorrow<\/td><\/tr>
el mat\u00ed<\/td>morning<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
la tarda<\/td>afternoon<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
el vespre<\/td>evening<\/td>ultimately from Latin vesper<\/em> (‘evening, vespers’)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Did you enjoy learning how to say the days of the week, months of the year, and seasons in Catalan? Let us know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the Catalan words and phrases in this post can be found in the Calendar topic on our app. Learn Catalan with uTalk<\/a>, and you’ll learn around 2,500 useful words and phrases that are helpful for any occasion. Play games, score points, and most importantly, have fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy language learning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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