Language in Mallorca
The official languages in Mallorca are Catalan (the Mallorcan dialect), and Castilian Spanish.
As well as the two official languages, due to the number of tourists on the island, a lot of the population also speaks English and German. Here's a list of useful words and phrases in Spanish (1st) and Mallorcan (2nd):
Greetings
- Hello
- Hola/Hola
- Goodbye
- Adiós/Adéu
- Good morning
- Buenos días/Bon dia
- Good night
- Buenas noches/Bona nit
- Please
- Por favor/Per favor
- Thank you very much
- Muchas gracias/Moltes gràcies
- You're welcome
- De nada/De res
At a Restaurant
- Ice cream
- Helado/Gelat
- Milk
- Leche/Llet
- Tea
- Té/Te
- Grilled
- A la parilla/Graellada
- Fried
- Frito/Fregit
- Salt
- Sal/Sal
- Pepper
- Pimiento/Pebre
- Onion
- Cebolla/Ceba
- Garlic
- Ajo/All
- Prawn
- Gambas/Gambes
- Vegetables
- Verduras/Verdures
- Fish
- Pescado/Peix
- Rice
- Arroz/Arròs
- Chicken
- Pollo/Pollastre
- Pork
- Cerdo/Porc
- Meat
- Carne/Carn
- Fruit
- Fruta/Fruita
- The bill
- La cuenta/El compte
Days of the Week
- Monday
- Lunes/Dilluns
- Tuesday
- Martes/Dimarts
- Wednesday
- Miércoles/Dimecres
- Thursday
- Jueves/Dijous
- Friday
- Viernes/Divendres
- Saturday
- Sábado/Dissabte
- Sunday
- Domingo/Diumenge
Numbers
- One
- Uno/Un
- Two
- Dos/Dos
- Three
- Tres/Tres
- Four
- Cuatro/Quatre
- Five
- Cinco/Cinc
- Six
- Seis/Sis
- Seven
- Siete/Set
- Eight
- Ocho/Vuit
- Nine
- Nueve/Nou
- Ten
- Diez/Deu
