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13 Dec 2018
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How should i call my female catalan teacher?
Senyora or senyors + her first name or family name?
I don't know if she is married.
How should i call my female catalan teacher?
Senyora or senyors + her first name or family name?
I don't know if she is married.
Senyora or senyors + her first name or family name?
I don't know if she is married.
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- Catalan
- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US) Near fluent
I think is better Senyora(if she's married) or Senyorita (if she doesn't) + her first name. But, at least, where I live we don't use Senyora/Senyorita, we only use the first name. It feels like you're comfortable with her.
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- Catalan
- Spanish (Spain)
Hi! Senyora or senyoreta are old fashioned ways to talk with a teacher. nowadays only children usually use that expression, for example: "Senyoreta Anna, sóc el Pau".
but if you are a adult, only using her first name is ok.
- Catalan
- English (US)
- Spanish (Spain)
I would say “senyoreta” , it’s more respectful since “-eta” means younger or smaller. So, senyoreta + her first name
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What's the difference between senyorita and senyoreta?
- Catalan
- Spanish (Spain)
@Hasisi
"Senyorita" isn't correct, it comes from the Spanish where it is "señorita", so it is what we call a "barbarisme" that is when someone uses incorrectly an expression or word from another language. In Catalan it normally happens with Spanish, so the correct word in Catalan is "Senyoreta"

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