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+Lesson 1: D'on ets? - Where are you from? (Next)catalàEnglishHola! D'on ets?1
ɔlə! don ets?Hello! Where are you from? (from-where you-are?)Sóc2 de Barcelona. I tu?
sok də bərsəlonə. i tu?I'm from Barcelona. And you?Jo sóc de Londres. Sóc anglès.3
ʒɔ sok də londrəs. sok ənglɛsI'm from London. I'm English.
NOTES
1: ets means you are when speaking informally to peers, family, and children. It is from the verb ser or ésser, to be.
2: sóc means I am and is also from ser or ésser. The word jo, I is usually omitted except for contrast or emphasis.
3: anglès, English (nationality) is the masculine form. Notice stress falls on the last syllable anglès. When the speaker is female, she will say sóc anglesa. Be sure to pronounce è as the sound in the English word pet, the so-called "open e".
Translation Exercise
Hola! Ets anglès?
Ets de Barcelona?
Jo sóc anglesa, i tu?
D'on sóc? Sóc de Londres.
D'on ets tu?
Exercise Answers
Hi! Are you English?
Are you from Barcelona?
I am English, and you?
Where am I from? I'm from London.
Where are you from?