Visiting Barcelona. Is there any point learning Spanish as they are Barsques?

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confucious says

IT IS NOT BASQUE COUNTRY IT IS CATALONIA AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE

jamand

Concentrate on your English first

They speak good English in Barcelona - you won't have a problem - just make an effort to speak Spanish and you won't go far wrong - they appreciate the effort of at least trying

nowjoey79

They speak Catalan, actually. They speak three languages: Spanish, Catalan and English, at least people that u meet in restaurants or other public places, people that u deal with when organising hotels etc. I think its worth learning Spanish though, cos its not so difficult and its good to know a language anyway. Dont get discouraged when u go to Barcelona and, although u'll make an effort to say a couple of words in Spanish u will normally get a response in English. This is what I experienced, anyway. And enjoy Barcelona, cos its amazing!! Stay close to Las Ramblas, cos this is when everything is happening.

Raymo

They speak Spanish but their first language is Catalan ( a sort of French/Spanish/Romance language). I learned a little Spanish for my visit and they knew what I was saying.

Joan el guiri

'I've heard the Barcelona people called worse!

The Basques live in the north on the Bay of Biscay, near the French border. Their main cities are San Sebastian and Bilbao.

Barcelona is is in the north east on the Med. and is the the Catalan stronghold.
The most spoken language here is Spanish, although Catalan is officially equal and has precedence.
So swot up your Spanish and learn 'good morning' and 'thank you' in Catalan!

Al Zymer

Catalan is their revived no.1 language, since the Franco era finished. They expect Catalans to use it. As a foreigner, you would be understood, and excused, for speaking Spanish, and/or English.

chicababe231

Barcelona is part of CataluÃ±a and they speak Catalan. They also speak Castillano (Spanish) and quite a few people speak English. Basque is from Pais Basco/Vasco which is further north, along the northern coast of Spain. If you make the effort to speak Castillano (Spanish) no matter where you are, you will find that the majority of people will understand you. Please make the effort to speak the language, a little can go a long way.

Orla C

They don't speak Basque, they speak Catalan!

lucifer_sam_48

they speak both...plus good english....
learn a bit it always goes down well with the natives.

Brittney V

yes, it's best to learn a new language.

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