Two Correct Forms

Foundations

Both forms are correct. The examples use one, and you should recognize the other.

How It Works

The classical norm allows some variety inside Languedocien. Each pair below is correct. The course writes the first form in its examples, so you read one form while you learn and still recognize the other.

MeaningCourse formOther correct form
you wantvòlesvòls
I knowsabisai
I am hungryai famai talent
no longerpas maipas pus
done, madefachfait
to beèsserèstre

The second form is not a mistake. You will see it in print: vòls is even more common there than vòles, and èstre is written next to èsser.

A real mistake looks different. A French form such as le or a Catalan form such as molt is wrong in Occitan, even when the sentence looks close.

Examples (5)

  1. Vòles un cafè?

    Do you want a coffee?

    The form this course writes.

  2. Vòls un cafè?

    Do you want a coffee?

    The same question with the other correct form.

  3. Sabi pas.

    I do not know.

    The form this course writes.

  4. Sai pas.

    I do not know.

    The same sentence with the other correct form.

  5. Ai talent.

    I am hungry.

    Talent is another word for hunger, and it is also correct. The course writes ai fam.

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Two Correct FormsFoundations

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Two correct forms are a choice inside Languedocien, so learners first need to know which variety the course teaches.

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