Introducció!
Welcome to Catalan stories for English speakers!We will take a look to a few things you should remember (or know) about Catalan that will affect these stories!. Like in Spanish, subject is not mandatory and it is usually excluded: 
Jo sóc la MartaSóc la Marta La paraula "jo" l'he pogut omitir sense cap problema! The translation for the article THE depends on the gender of the word: Female words use the article LA and male words use EL. La sardina, el cafè In Catalan, however, when the word starts with a vowel or h+vowel, it is always* (l') There are a few exceptions with certain female words, but it is not important now. L'ona, l'ànec The Catalan alphabet has some special letters: Ç, which makes the sound /s/ Caça, abraçada, Barça. L·L which makes a geminated /l/ sound. Col·laborar, il·legal. Per caçar cal col·laborar. I hope you are ready to jump straight into the stories, have fun! Introducció!
IntroduccióIntroduction!!
Welcome to Catalan stories for English speakers! We will take a look to a few things you should remember (or know) about Catalan that will affect these stories!. Like in Spanish, subject is not mandatory and it is usually excluded: JoI sócam la MartaMarta Sóc(I) am la MartaMarta The translation for the article THE depends on the gender of the word: Female words use the article LA and male words use EL. La sardinathe sardine, el cafèthe coffee In Catalan, however, when the word starts with a vowel or h+vowel, it is always* (l') There are a few exceptions with certain female words, but it is not important now. The Catalan alphabet has some special letters: Ç, which makes the sound /s/ CaçaHunt, abraçadahug, BarçaBarça (A football team). L·L which makes a geminated /l/ sound. Col·laborarto collaborate, il·legalillegal. PerFor caçarto hunt calit is necessary col·laborarto collaborate.