Abans de la reunió, vull imprimir l'arxiu i guardar el document en una carpeta.

Because abans de is the normal Catalan pattern for before when it is followed by a noun.

• abans de la reunió = before the meeting
• abans de dinar = before lunch
• abans de sortir = before leaving

So the preposition de is required here.

A useful contrast:

• abans de + noun / infinitive
• abans que + conjugated verb

For example:

• abans de la reunió = before the meeting
• abans que comenci la reunió = before the meeting starts

Yes. Reunió is a feminine noun, so it takes la in the singular:

• la reunió = the meeting
• una reunió = a meeting

Its plural is:

• les reunions = the meetings

Many Catalan nouns ending in -ió are feminine, so this is a useful pattern to notice.

This is because of elision. In Catalan, the article el usually drops its vowel before a word beginning with a vowel or silent h:

• el arxiu → l'arxiu
• el amic → l'amic
• el hotel → l'hotel

So l'arxiu simply means the file.

The same thing happens with la in many cases:

• la amiga → l'amiga

Because after vull (I want), Catalan uses the infinitive of the next verb.

So:

• vull imprimir = I want to print
• vull guardar = I want to save
• vull menjar = I want to eat

This works much like English want + to + verb, except Catalan does not use a separate word for to here.

So literally:

• vull imprimir = I want print

but in natural English we translate it as I want to print.

Because both verbs depend on vull.

The structure is:

• vull imprimir
• i guardar

That means:

• I want to print
• and (I want to) save

Catalan does not need to repeat vull if both actions are part of the same idea.

So this sentence is equivalent to:

• vull imprimir l'arxiu i vull guardar el document en una carpeta

But the version without repeating vull is more natural and efficient.

Catalan often uses the infinitive without an extra word equivalent to English to after another conjugated verb.

Examples:

• vull imprimir = I want to print
• puc venir = I can come
• he de marxar = I have to leave

So English to is often just built into the Catalan infinitive structure rather than appearing as a separate word.

Because Catalan often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb form vull already tells you the subject is I.

So:

• vull imprimir = I want to print

You can say jo vull for emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Jo vull imprimir l'arxiu, però ella vol enviar-lo.

That means I want to print the file, but she wants to send it.

But in a neutral sentence, leaving out jo is completely normal.

They are related, but not always exactly the same.

• arxiu often means file, especially a computer file
• document means document

In many computer-related contexts:

• arxiu can refer to the digital file as an object in the system
• document can refer more to the content you are working on

In real usage, the distinction can blur a bit, but this is the general idea.

So in this sentence, the speaker is talking about printing the file and saving the document in a folder.

Because en is the normal preposition here for in / into a folder.

• guardar el document en una carpeta = save the document in a folder

In computing and general usage, en is very common with locations or containers:

• en una carpeta = in a folder
• en un fitxer = in a file
• en una caixa = in a box

English sometimes uses in and sometimes into, but Catalan often uses en for both kinds of ideas in this sort of sentence.

Because Abans de la reunió is an introductory time phrase placed at the beginning of the sentence.

The comma helps separate that opening phrase from the main statement:

• Abans de la reunió, vull imprimir...

This is similar to English:

• Before the meeting, I want to print...

The comma is very natural here, especially in writing.

Yes. Catalan word order is somewhat flexible, though some versions sound more neutral than others.

The given sentence is very natural:

• Abans de la reunió, vull imprimir l'arxiu i guardar el document en una carpeta.

You could also say:

• Vull imprimir l'arxiu i guardar el document en una carpeta abans de la reunió.

This puts the time expression at the end instead of the beginning. Both are correct.

The version with Abans de la reunió first gives a bit more emphasis to the time.

Not exactly. In Catalan, ll usually represents a palatal sound, traditionally like the lli sound in some pronunciations of million, though pronunciation varies by dialect.

So vull is not pronounced exactly like English vull would be.

Also, final -ll can sound different depending on the dialect. In some varieties, it may sound closer to a y-like sound; in others, it may be more clearly lateral.

If you are a beginner, the main thing is:

• treat ll as a special Catalan sound
• do not pronounce it exactly like ordinary English l + l

Very often, yes. Guardar is the standard everyday verb for to save in computing:

• guardar un document
• guardar un arxiu

You may also see desar in some Catalan-speaking areas, especially in software interfaces or formal standards. Both can mean to save, but guardar is extremely common and widely understood.

So for a learner, guardar is a very useful and safe choice.

It can mean both.

• physical folder for papers
• computer folder on a device

Context tells you which meaning is intended. In this sentence, because we have imprimir, arxiu, and document, it strongly suggests the computer meaning:

• una carpeta = a folder on a computer

So this is very natural digital vocabulary.