Basic Nouns

1. l'aiga

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; la elides to l' before a vowel. The final -a is read /ɔ/

2. lo manjar

   Food

   Usage

   A general word when you are looking for something to eat

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; identical to the verb manjar (to eat), made a noun by the article

3. l'argent

   Money

   Usage

   The basic word for money in payments and exchange

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; lo elides to l'. It also means "silver"

4. los comuns

   Toilet

   Usage

   The polite word when looking for a toilet

   Grammar Note

   Used in the plural only; avoid vulgar words

5. un mocador de papièr

   Tissue

   Usage

   For asking for a paper tissue

   Grammar Note

   mocador (handkerchief) + de papièr (of paper); masculine noun. Composed

6. lo remèdi

   Medicine

   Usage

   For asking for medicine at a pharmacy or hotel

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun meaning "remedy"; it ends in -i, not -e

7. lo bagatge

   Luggage

   Usage

   For luggage at airports, stations and hotels

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; spelled bagatge, not French bagage

8. la clau

   Key

   Usage

   For asking for a room key or saying you lost it

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun

9. lo bilhet

   Ticket

   Usage

   For buying a train or entry ticket

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; lh is read /ʎ/. It also means "banknote"

10. lo passapòrt

    Passport

    Usage

    Asked for at borders and check-in

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; ò is an open o and the ending is -pòrt, not French -port

11. lo telefòn

    Phone

    Usage

    For a mobile or any telephone

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun ending in -òn, unlike French téléphone

12. lo cargador

    Charger

    Usage

    For asking to borrow a phone charger

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun from cargar (to load, charge); the form matches Spanish but it is an Occitan word

13. la gara

    Station

    Usage

    For asking about the train station

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; spelled with final -a, unlike French gare

14. l'espital

    Hospital

    Usage

    When you need a hospital for illness or injury

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; lo elides to l' before a vowel

15. la polícia

    Police

    Usage

    For calling or looking for the police

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun with an accent on í; spelled differently from French police

16. la botiga

    Shop

    Usage

    For looking for or pointing at a shop

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; g is /ɡ/, and the ending is -iga unlike French boutique

17. la cambra

    Room

    Usage

    The basic word for a room at a lodging

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the Languedocien form is cambra, not the Gascon cramba

18. lo camin

    Road

    Usage

    For a road or path; a town street is carrièra

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; "street" is carrièra

19. la familha

    Family

    Usage

    When talking about family

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; lh is read /ʎ/. Equivalent to French famille

20. lo nom

    Name

    Usage

    When giving your name

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, spelled like French nom

21. lo cap

    Head

    Usage

    To describe pain or a position of the head

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; "headache" is mal de cap. cap also appears as "not any"

22. los uèlhs

    Eyes

    Usage

    To describe eye trouble

    Grammar Note

    Plural of the masculine noun uèlh; lh is read /ʎ/

23. las dents

    Teeth

    Usage

    To describe tooth pain

    Grammar Note

    Plural of the feminine noun dent; the final -s is pronounced

24. la garganta

    Throat

    Usage

    To describe a sore throat

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the common form garganta is used here

25. lo ventre

    Belly

    Usage

    For stomach ache: Mal de ventre means a stomach ache

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, spelled like French ventre

26. l'esquina

    Back

    Usage

    To describe back pain

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; la elides to l' before a vowel

27. lo pè

    Foot

    Usage

    To describe a foot problem

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the plural is pès

28. la man

    Hand

    Usage

    To describe a hand injury or action

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun, like French main; plural mans

29. lo pitre

    Chest

    Usage

    To describe chest pain or breathlessness

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun for the chest area, not the breast

30. lo camion dels pompièrs

    Fire engine

    Usage

    For calling or pointing at a fire engine

    Grammar Note

    Literally "the firefighters' truck"; del and dels contract de + lo and de + los. Composed

31. lo consolat

    Consulate

    Usage

    When you must reach your country's consulate, e.g. after losing a passport

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, spelled consolat unlike French consulat

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