Catalan Word of the Day
llibre
/LYEE-bre/ • noun — 28th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: book (a written or printed work consisting of pages bound together)
Examples
- Estic llegint un llibre molt interessant.
(I'm reading a very interesting book.) - On has posat el llibre de català?
(Where did you put the Catalan book?) - La biblioteca té molts llibres d'història.
(The library has many history books.)
Synonyms
- volum
- obra
Llibre is the common word for 'book' in Catalan. It's masculine (el llibre, els llibres). Common verbs with it include 'llegir un llibre' (to read a book), 'prestar un llibre' (to lend/borrow a book), and 'comprar un llibre' (to buy a book). Pronounce the initial 'll' like a palatal 'lli' (similar to 'ly' + vowel) and stress the first syllable: LYEE-bre.
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