Learn Catalan - 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...
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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
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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!
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
S2. E26 - Què estàs fent? The Present Continuous - Intermediate Catalan
Bones! Com anem?
This episode dives into yet another tense in Catalan - the present continuous! This tense is used quite a lot in daily conversations mainly to talk about what you or som…
S2. E25. Pots parlar sobre les xarxes i la tecnologia? REVIEW - Intermediate Catalan
Group Lessons starting September 2025: Group Programmes
Beginners Course: Catalan for Beginners Course
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S2. E24. A favor o en contra de les xarxes/la tecnologia?
Group Lessons starting September 2025: Group Programmes
Beginners Course: Catalan for Beginners Course
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Buy us a coffee: Buy me a Coffee
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S2. E23. Humor a Internet - Ens petem de riure! - Intermediate Catalan
Hola! Com anem?
In this episode, we crack up while exploring Catalan memes, reels, and viral videos! Learn fun vocabulary and natural expressions to talk about digital humour, share joke…
S2. E22 - Les Xarxes Socials - Social Media - Intermediate Catalan
In this episode, we talk about how people communicate online today and go over essential Catalan vocabulary for social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. You’ll learn…
S2. E21 - La tecnologia - Com utilitzes la tecnologia? - Intermediate Catalan
Bentornats a un altre episodi!
This episode is all about how we use technology in Catalan. It's an introduction to talking about using different devices like phones, computers, laptops,…
S2: E20 - QUIZ. Review of l'Imperfet, Old Routines, Items in my Bag - Intermediate Catalan
Hola! We're here with episode 20 and it's another review episode of the last 4 lessons - you'll hear a lot of sentences in the Imperfect tense, and specifically relating to things you u…
S2: E19 - Com era la teva rutina? Describing past routines using the Imperfect - Intermediate Catalan
In this episode, we dive deeper into the imperfect tense by talking about what our school routines used to be like. You'll review common daily routine verbs, learn time expressions, and…
S2: E18 - What’s in the Bag?! School & Office Vocab + Prepositions - Intermediate Catalan
In this episode, we’re talking about school and office items and stationary in Catalan! Things like pens, notebooks, backpacks and more. You’ll also get some grammar practice with hi ha…
S2. E17 - L'Imperfet P2 - Plurals & Irregulars! - Intermediate Catalan
In this episode we dive deeper into the imperfect tense!
Make sure you listen to the last episode where we talked about the imperfect and the singular forms of common verbs before you li…
S2: E16 - The Imperfect Tense - Com era la teva escola? - Intermediate Catalan
Join us for this episode as we dive a little deeper into the Imperfect Tense in Catalan. We use this tense to talk about recurring actions in the past or to describe things in the past.
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S2: E15 - QUIZ! - Review of Eps 11-14 - Intermediate Catalan
Join Alex on a translation challenge!
We review the last 4 lessons on the perfect tense, superlatives and talking about mental health/hobbies.
There are 10 sentences to translate from Ca…
S2. E14 - The Superlative - The Best & Worst hobbies! - Intermediate Catalan
Hola! This episode is all about using the superlative in Catalan.
You'll learn how to say the most or the least of things, for example the most interesting, the least funny, the most fun…
S2. E13. El Perfet - Irregular Verbs & More Practice - Intermediate Catalan
Hola! Com va? This is part 2 on the perfect tense! Last lesson we learned the basic use and formation of the singular pronouns, this episode will focus on a lot of the irregularities wi…
S2. E12. Another past tense! El perfet - The Perfect Tense - Intermediate Catalan
Welcome back! Thanks for stopping by.
This episode goes into detail on how and when we use the perfect tense - another common past tense! We learned the perifràstic tense in season 1, bu…
S2. E11. Mental Health - La Salut Mental - Intermediate Catalan
Benvinguts a un altre episodi! Welcome to another episode!
We've previously talked about health, but focussed more on physical health and how to take care of your body, but taking care o…
S2. E10 - Review of 6-9 (Quiz & Dialogue on Food & Healthy Habits) - Intermediate Catalan
Ei! Com va?
This is a review episode where Alex and you are put to the test! Do you remember the language from the last four episodes on different food types and healthy/unhealthy lifest…
S2. E9. Giving Advice - Healthy & Unhealthy Habits - Intermediate Catalan
Ei! Com va? Bon any! (If you are listening just before or around the new year!)
This episode is a part 2 to the last episode where we talked about healthy and unhealthy habits.
We break d…
S2. E8. Health! La Salut! Healthy and Unhealthy Habits - Intermediate Catalan
Ei! Com va tot?
We are back with an episode talking all about health! How do you say you have healthy habits in Catalan? Or unhealthy habits? We'll also cover some more complex opinions …
S2. E7. Més menjar! More food! + Comparatives - Intermediate Catalan
Ei! Com anem?
This episode is packed with food and drink vocab, as well as learning how to give comparisons in Catalan - like more than, less than, as... as. We also recap common opinion…