Catalan is the language of Catalonia, the area around Barcelona in Spain. It grew out of Latin, like Spanish and French, but it is not a dialect of Spanish, though many visitors treat it as one.

Catalan 加泰隆尼亞語 is the language of Catalonia是加泰隆尼亞的語言, the area around Barcelona in Spain加泰隆尼亞是西班牙巴塞隆納周圍的地區。 It grew out of Latin它是從拉丁文演變出來的, like Spanish and French就像西班牙文和法文一樣, but但 it is not a dialect of Spanish它不是西班牙文的方言, though不過 many visitors treat it as one許多遊客會把它當成方言看待。

People there often grow up with both Catalan and Spanish. You will also hear close forms of it in Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, a corner of southern France, and even one town in Sardinia.

People there often grow up with both Catalan and Spanish當地人常常從小就同時學加泰隆尼亞語和西班牙語。 You will also hear close forms of it你也會聽到很接近的形式 in Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, a corner of southern France, and even one town in Sardinia在瓦倫西亞、巴利阿里群島、安道爾、法國南部的一個角落，甚至薩丁尼亞島的一個小鎮。

Though actually, some people in Valencia insist their language is Valencian, not Catalan; linguists often group them together, and the naming is a political fight as much as a language one.

Though actually不過事實上, some people in Valencia insist their language is Valencian, not Catalan瓦倫西亞有些人堅持他們的語言是瓦倫西亞語，不是加泰隆尼亞語; linguists often group them together語言學家常把兩者歸為一類, and而 the naming is a political fight as much as a language one命名這件事既是語言問題，也是政治問題。

Catalan also names a person from that culture. In English it takes a capital C.

Catalan also names a person from that culture Catalan 也用來指來自那個文化的人。 In English在英文裡 it takes a capital C字首要大寫C。