Catalan (Spain (Valencia))→English

Translate Catalan (Spain (Valencia)) to English the way locals mean it.

In Valencian Catalan, words such as hui and xe, along with softeners and idioms, can make a message sound more familiar, indirect, or cautionary than a literal textbook reading suggests.

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What locals actually say

Xe, hui no puc, que vaig de bòlit.

Mate, I can't today, I'm snowed under.

Xe is a distinctly Valencian conversational interjection, while hui means today and anar de bòlit means to be rushed off your feet, not to go spinning like a top.

Si vols, ja quedem un altre dia, però no t'assegure res.

If you like, we can meet another day, but don't count on it.

Si vols literally means if you want, but here it softens a non-commitment, and no t'assegure res signals that the offer is deliberately vague.

Està prou bé, però jo de tu no m'hi clavaria.

It's okay, but I wouldn't get involved if I were you.

Prou bé usually means fairly or good enough rather than very good, and no m'hi clavaria is an idiom meaning I would not get involved or take the risk.

Açò quant val? No duc prou diners damunt.

How much is this? I don't have enough cash on me.

Açò is the Valencian demonstrative for “this”, while dur diners damunt is a colloquial Valencian way to say you have money on you.

Per a anar a l'estació, passeu eixa rotonda i després gireu a mà esquerra.

To get to the station, go past that roundabout and then turn left.

Eixa is the Valencian demonstrative for “that”, and per a + infinitive is a characteristic Valencian usage expressing purpose.

Diumenge fem arròs al forn, que a casa ens ix de categoria.

We're making baked rice on Sunday, and it turns out brilliantly at our place.

Ix is the Valencian form of “comes out” from eixir, preferred over the more general surt, while de categoria signals enthusiastic colloquial praise.

La meua germana menuda viu a Alcoi, però ve a vore'ns sovint.

My younger sister lives in Alcoy, but she often comes to see us.

Meua and vore are recognisably Valencian forms of “my” and “to see”, signalling Valencian possessive and verbal usage.

Quina basca fa este matí! Baixem a la platja o què?

It's so muggy this morning! Shall we head down to the beach or what?

Basca is a Valencian colloquial word for oppressive heat or mugginess, and este is the Valencian demonstrative for “this”.

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How Catalan (Spain (Valencia)) differs

Valencian standard (AVL): este/eixe demonstratives, -ara subjunctives, hui for today; Valencian institutional conventions.

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