Live the language - Barcelona

[baronrajo]

@segafer: I have totally opposite experience. I am a foreigner in Barcelona (its been a year by now), and I am able to learn Castellano (and Catalan as well). I have no problems with speaking and using it. Barcelona and people here are very friendly. And of course, I you live in a city for a longer period of time, you will notice it pitfalls like in any one else. So far me gusta mucho Barcelona :) Name of the streets are native, but type of the streets are in Catalan, which is not a problem

[segafer]

It is a fantastic city, but where Castellano is not spoken! I'm a native Castellano speaker and I found many problems in Barcelona. Even McDonalds has the menu in Catalan, and ALL sings in the street are in Catalan. If any store put a sign on the street in castellano, they are fined by the Generalitat. It's NOT the place to learn Castellano.

[dwinkinney37e]

Your video is a favorite on Canada

[irwinchurch25]

Your vid is popular on Morocco

[Lizarduy]

El vídeo es increíble, yo he estado estudiando ingles con EF en Inglaterra y puedo garantizar que no hay ciudad en Inglaterra como Barcelona.

The video is amazing, I've been studying English with EF in England and England does not have a city like Barcelona ... the climate is incredible, people are friendly, I recommend all students who want to learn Spanish to visit Barcelona.

[Bitbit8]

Before making videos you should be informed a little bit about the places you show. You seem not to have much culture regarding this video.

The own language of Barcelona is catalan, not spanish.

Would you do a video of New York in spanish? A lot of people in the city knows it and even speaks it, I lived there for a year and without knowing english I could do everything! But the language of NY is english my dear friends...

What a pitty to watch that video in spanish...and what a lie!

[neon9999]

@Bitbit8 No siguis tocacollons, home.

[estudio100rafa]

no Spanish (Castellano) in Barcelona you fools.. its CATALAN!

[EF]

@estudio100rafa @estudio100rafa - Yes Catalan is the native language of Catalunya but according to Wikipedia, more people know how to speak Spanish (Castellano) than Catalan in Catalunya: 99.7% speak Spanish (Castellano) and 78% speak Catalan. Both languages are official languages in Catalunya.

If a foreigner wants to study Spanish in Spain, Barcelona is an incredible city to visit - one of the greatest cities in the world. Plus they get to learn some Catalan too! :-)

[estudio100rafa]

@EF statistics dont mean much, Catalonian people know Spanish (Castellano) this doesn't mean the prefer speaking it, my native language is Spanish (Castellano) and when I studied there I had a hard time communicating, one phrase I remember I was told when I tried to buy bread, the clerk answering to me in Catalan which I didn't understood so I asked him: ¨Español por favor¨ a bit angry he replied: ¨El Catalan es Español, lo que tu quieres es Castellano!¨ so.. thats Barcelona. Forget statistics.

[EF]

@estudio100rafa - Yes as a Spanish person you may get that attitude, but as a foreign student people don't expect them to know catalan, so if you are a foreign student, people accept that you speak in Spanish (Castellano) and are happy to talk with you. I have been in Barcelona more than 10 times and I never had any proplem speaking Spanish (Castellano) with the locals. But thanks for the insight as a local! Matt @EF YouTube Team

[estudio100rafa]

@EF Actually I´m Mexican :)

[EF]

@estudio100rafa - Okay! At EF we have lots of students from Mexico (but not studying in Spain of course). Have a great day! /Matt

[Mllturro97]

@EF About your statistics.. yes, it's true. But that's because Catalonia was subject to a militar dictatorship headed by Franco who forced Catalan people to speak Spanish and banned completely the use of Catalan language. ;)

[EF]

@Mllturro97 - yes, of course you are right about that. I only said that for foreigners Barcelona is a great city to visit, and it's possible to speak Castellano for them. Best Matt @EF YouTube Team

[nevaliashka5]

¡Gracias! que hablan ruso? porque yo no sabe mucho español ..

[EF]

@nevaliashka5 - They speak Spanish & English, and if you go over to the school there may be some other Russian student who can help you translate. But your Spanish sounds good! :-)

[nevaliashka5]

@EF ahora voy a ir en EF.... yo la primera vez en Barcelona ..... Inglés no lo sé .... Tenemos muchos rusos no hablan Inglés

[EF]

@nevaliashka5 - Estoy seguro que podrás comunicarte en español con la gente de la escuela. Suerte! Matt @EF YouTube Team

[nevaliashka5]

@EF bueno y gracias.-))

[EF]

@nevaliashka5 - Hola! The EF Barcelona school is at Calle Balmes 155, and their phone number is 0932 020 208. best Matt @EF YouTube Team

[XAVI68S]

Barcelona is billingual (spanish and catalan), I'm from Barcelona.

[EdWardDelGiorgio]

de hecho en barcelona podría ser más fácil aprender catalán ke castellano...

[Lizarduy]

@EdWardDelGiorgio seamos serios jaja , la mayoría no va para aprender

[vickyblossom]

Best city in the whole world!!!! I want to stay here forever .....

[JacquesGaluf]

BEST CITY IN THE WORLD!

[nevaliashka5]

me puede decir dónde está? Me refiero dirección ..

[EF]

@nevaliashka5 - Hola/Hello! Do you mean the address of the EF school? It's in Calle Balmes (Carrer Balmes) 155! The school has recently moved and now the school is very nice & new. Best Matt @EF YouTube Team

[nevaliashka5]

@EF Calle Balmes (Carrer Balmes) 155-phone is? because a lot of them on the map ...

[EF]

@nevaliashka5 - hello again! Are you in Spain now? If you are interested in studying at EF Barcelona you can call any EF office to enroll. You can find all the EF offices in all countries on the main page of the @EF YouTube channel. But if you are already in Barcelona you can call teh school directly at 0932 020 208. But if you are in another country it's better to call the EF office in that country, to get help to arrange everything. Good luck! Matt @EF YouTube Team

[nevaliashka5]

@EF Hello!in January will be in Barcelona ... thanks for everything !!!

[matute512]

Y el Camp Nou?? y la Sagrada Familia? La Ciudad Gótica? se olvidaron de muchos lugares importantes....

[Ailike3]

Shouldn't this be in Catalan since its what they mostly speak in Catalonia? They should have done Madrid for Spanish.

[mgtosman]

Is this heaven? from an African brother 

[julia0911]

Alguien sabe donde esta la piscina al fin de la video ???

[EF]

@julia0911 - It's the public swimming pool in Montjuic (Montjuic mountain), it's the swimming pool from the 1992 Olympics!

[grazziefy]

Barcelona is Catalunya!

[TheModerngirl8]

@grazziefy

its spain .

[MrAlekzz]

Great video! but there are so many things could be more obvious or less complicated, like COCODRILO DE PLÁSTICO (plastic crocodile), that can be changed by SALVAVIDAS (life saver), and add things like ESTOY PERDIDA (I'm lost) or ¿DÓNDE ESTÁ EL BAÑO? (Where is the bathroom?). May sounds crazy but is SOOO frecuent and necesary

[BordeouxChalon]

Nice.

[oscarmontanayt]

Whats the song's name ?



[EF]

@oscarmontanayt - the song is called "Live the language" !

[Bowhayz]

I expect a lot of cute girls when I go to Barcelona now.

[ForeverXQ]

Yeah, nice video!

Well, I know some Catalan, but when I tried to speak it in Barcelona, it was a failure, because far from everyone could understand me. I think that Catalan is more typical for other places in Catalunya, especially in smaller cities and districts. Strangely, Barcelona and the near areas speak Spanish a lot more.

[BarcelonaLanguages]

Great video! Great City! Great place to come and learn Spanish AND Catalan!

[Ma2quared]

Well done with the videos guys, they're all beautiful. In terms of marketing they are fantastic, and you deserve every student that books a place as a result of them. One of the most alluring and charming promotions i've ever seen!

[EF]

@Ma2quared Thank you for your lovely comments! /Chris @ EF YouTube team.

[clarkmiles]

Barcelone est magnifique!

[ALBrazil23]

i moved to barcelona a few months ago and it's such a wonderful city.. everyone should come see it

[EvaFormiga]

Feu-ne n en català, si us plau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

El català és un tret identitari de Catalunya i de Barcelona, no ens oprimiu, no ens desmereixeu...PLIS : )

[LUKKA2020]

el gilipollas=fker

[reeft]

The girl is gorgeous

[19spain93]

♥

[MimiPhill]

Ive been to Barcelona,I fell in love. and this video proves that Im right if i say BARCELONA ES LA MEJOR

[MattyBRapper]

Yes! I think I'm lucky for live in Barcelona! It's an amazing city!

[Ri4LV]

this video made me fall in love with Barcelona, and im definitely going to this place any time soon!!

[AKGQWUO]

@Ri4LV you should, it's amazing!!!

[fhockey13]

they forgot camp nou! :D

[RuneExileRSPS]

Who's the woman?

[EF]

@RuneExileRSPS - the 3 girls are real EF students who were studying at EF Barcelona when we made the film. Best Matt @EF YouTube Team

[RuneExileRSPS]

@EF Ahh, well, very gorgeous..

[804608693]

shes hot

[superdtd69]

Me gustan mucho los distintos videos de "Live the language", aunque desafortunadamente debo decir que el que menos me ha gustado precisamente es el de español. Es el menos conmovedor, para mi gusto. Para empezar hubiese sido más interesante que hiciesen un video de Catalán con Barcelona como fondo y uno de español con cualquier otra ciudad en la que se hable español: BsAs, México, Santiago de Chile, Medellín, Carácas, etc. Como sugerencia: hagan uno de portugués! Pero en Brasil, claro!!

[Payuk]

You missed EL ESTADIO CAMP NOU XD

[haykverlokhaykoir]

en barcelona no se habla español.

se habla catalán.

menuda cagada.

está precioso, eso sí.

[EF]

@haykverlokhaykoir - you are right, Catalan is the native language in Catalunya. But many foreign students who want to learn Castellano/Spanish still like to go to Barcelona to learn it, because most people can speak it - and because it's such a fantastic city! :-) Matt @EF YouTube Team

[nevaliashka5]

@EF Hola. por favor dame la dirección de la institución .. Quiero saber.

[soxx4]

@EF it's a lot of pocket thieves though

[elnaquete]

@haykverlokhaykoir Claro, cuando juega la selección son españoles y el resto del año hablan en catalán...

[superdtd69]

@elnaquete Hola! Perdón que me meta, yo ni siquiera soy Catalán, pero he vivido allí y tengo muchos muy buenos amigos catalanes, y por lo que viví a muy duras penas cuando juega la selección se sienten un poco más integrados a españa, y eso apenas por el mundial del año pasado, que antes de eso qué va. Como sea creo que hubiera sido interesante que hiciesen un video "live the language" en Catalán con Barcelona como fondo. Saludos!

[UrbanFashionist]

@haykverlokhaykoir Eso no es cierto, se hablan las dos, y yo soy catalana de toda la vida. Depende de la persona y la familia!

[UrbanFashionist]

@haykverlokhaykoir Eso no es cierto, se hablan las dos, y yo soy catalana de toda la vida. Depende de la persona y la familia! Y por cierto, trabajo para EF

[gonzalop091]

@haykverlokhaykoir no se tu, pero yo vivo en Barcelona y hablo castellano.

[lufepigo]

@haykverlokhaykoir Si se habla el Español, porque es de españa, también se habla el catalán, pero la mayoría habla español. Ambas son lenguas oficiales

[lolaa475]

@haykverlokhaykoir En cataluña tambien se habla español (:

Mayoritariamente si es verda que hablan catalán , pero no todo el mundo . Incluso hay gente que no sabe hablar catalán alli !

[mccremona]

great use of typography and use of type in an advert

also great music and idea

what's the music called? it's by Magnus Lidehäll?

[mayuraflower]

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