An Introduction to Occitan: From One Novice to Another (An Introduction to the Romance Languages) (Volume 6)

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 5 2. Pronunciation 8 3. The Classroom 9 4. Greetings and Farewells 13 5. Introductions and Possessive Adjectives 16 6. Family 20 7. Professions 22 8. Countries and Cities 24 9. The Body 28 10. Clothes, Colors and Describing People 29 11. Days, Dates and Numbers 35 12. Telling Time 40 13. Activities and Places 41 14. The Home 45 15. Animals and Nature 46 16. Food and Drink 48 17. Basic Grammar 51 It has been my aim in writing this book to present a basic, general Occitan; that is to say, I have endeavored to avoid usage of regional dialects (of which there are at least six). However, novice that I am, there may likely be some regional terms found in this text which may pertain to a certain Occitan dialect, and that was not intentional on my part. Even so, I feel that this book is worth the little money I am charging for it (i.e. at least in the Kindle version; this paperback version is necessarily more expensive for logistical reasons) for those who want a good basic introduction to this language, and do not want to delve into a more advanced study at this juncture. Following you will find some pronunciation pointers which I hope you find helpful! Bon astre! (Good luck!)