{"id":5169,"date":"2014-06-08T16:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=5169"},"modified":"2014-06-08T16:30:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T14:30:28","slug":"speaking-catalan-language-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/speaking-catalan-language-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking the Catalan Language in Barcelona – Don’t They Speak Spanish?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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One thing that surprises most tourists when they are staying in Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>, is the fact that most locals tend to speak the Catalan language<\/strong> and not Spanish.<\/p>\n

Not only is Spanish not the majority spoken language in Barcelona, but it is one of four languages used in the region and considered official languages of Catalonia.<\/p>\n

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