Many people who propose to move to Catalonia from other places It is not clear if Catalan is really so common there, or if it will be essential to work, study or simply integrate into society. This doubt keeps many in suspense, but thanks to content creators this uncertainty ends up dissipating. Are Those who share their experiences very continuously, which means the best possible help for those who will be new in the city. An example of these fictitious heroes is that of A Latin American who has been living in the city for a long time.
This is Augusto, also known as @Augussssto, A young Argentine who is currently residing in Barcelona. Among its main contents you can find His experiences as a person born in Argentina living in Spainasó as the best tips; Testimonies and analysis of their trips and their works, such as going to cover the Copa América 2024 of male soccer; or personal reflections and stories, all with a very direct style.
“Many people came and spoke to me in Catalan”
The content that now concerns is that of the uses that are given to Catalan in Spain, more specifically in Catalonia, and what is it like to learn for a person who was not born here. As soon as you start the video, it begins expressing how it has been, for him, to learn to know and use this co -official language. Assures that “Many people came and spoke to me in Catalan”something that understood perfectly from the first moment because it is something totally normal.
Augusto received this way of communicating in the best possible way and, following there, “I never told anyone to speak to me in Spanish”. All this is because it seems “First, a matter of respect and, second, for a matter that it served me a lot to learn”argues. In addition, it also contributes that it is very simple to understand, since “If they came and told me something in Catalan, with two or three words I managed to understand a prayer”.
“Sometimes I didn’t understand what they told me”
All this was the pretext to make the decision of “Study it a bit because It is not such a complicated language“. To demonstrate to his audience if Catalan is truly so frequent or not in Catalonia, he launches the following: “If your question is whether it is used a lot, the truth is that it is used a lot, more than one believes, it is used quite”. In fact, he points out that it is perfect for people who have a specific job.
“If you work for the public, it will be very good for you to learn”announces while repeatedly maintains that it has not been so complicated to study it. Of course, like everything in this life, there must always be some kind of complication, something that Augusto has happened to Augustus. “One of the things I had to learn were the numbers, for example. Sometimes I didn’t understand what they told me”develops.
“It’s another language and it will come good that you learn it”
Exposes the following situation: “For example, if they were telling me a DNI or a phone number, I often didn’t understand it. So, I screwed into learning that but they are too basic things too”. Far from more grammatical aspects, Augusto is clear about what he would do in case a tourist who travels to Barcelona is again and will stay for a long period of time hosted here.
“If you are coming here and you are wondering if Catalan is necessary, I would recommend you to learn it,”sentence. Of course, he also explains that there is the option of, at least, trying to understand it because it will be something of the most beneficial one. “If you don’t want to talk, understand him, try to understand it well because he will help you a lot”. Finally, it ends by concluding that “It’s another language and It will come good that you learn it“.