Catalanismos in Spanish | A Coffee Break with Pablo
Coffee Break Spanish
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4.4 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Are you ready for another espresso lesson with Pablo from Coffee Break Spanish? In this episode, we’ll have a look at catalanismos, words in Spanish that come directly from Catalan.
From the word capicúa to añorar 💭, and even the curious story behind esquirol 🐿️, you’ll discover how Catalan has shaped everyday Spanish vocabulary. Along the way, Pablo shares useful examples you can start using right away.
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| 0:00.0 | The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be |
| 0:06.8 | wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain |
| 0:13.0 | that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching |
| 0:18.7 | their peak in the afternoon. |
| 0:23.0 | Not in the mood for miserable weather? |
| 0:25.8 | Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express. |
| 0:28.7 | Sun Express, non-stop sunshine. |
| 0:33.5 | Hello, what how? |
| 0:35.6 | I'm Pablo of Coffee Break Spanis, |
| 0:39.0 | and I'm super content to be here one once. |
| 0:40.4 | A continuation, we're going to talk to Catalanismos. |
| 0:46.2 | Catalanismos. |
| 0:48.4 | But what are Catalanisms? |
| 0:51.5 | These are words in Spanish that come directly from Catalan, a language spoken in northeastern and eastern Spain in regions like Catalonia, Valencia, or the Balearic Islands. |
| 1:05.7 | So, prepareate because we're going. |
| 1:13.6 | Well, I'm sorry. Because we're Let's Well, I'm the Alicante and in Alicante |
| 1:16.6 | is |
| 1:17.6 | both Spanish |
| 1:19.6 | and Catalan. |
| 1:21.6 | My language |
| 1:22.6 | maternal is the |
| 1:23.6 | Spanish, |
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