Vinga, mou la fitxa.

Come on, move the game piece.

Breakdown of Vinga, mou la fitxa.

• la fitxa: the game piece
• moure: to move something
• vinga: come on; let's go

Questions & Answers about Vinga, mou la fitxa.

What does vinga add to the sentence?

Vinga is an interjection. In this kind of sentence, it works like come on, go on, or all right, then in English.

It adds encouragement, impatience, or urgency. So Vinga, mou la fitxa sounds more lively than just Mou la fitxa.

You will also hear vinga in many other everyday situations, where it can mean things like come on, let’s go, okay, or enough now, depending on tone and context.

Why is it mou and not mous?

Because mou is the affirmative imperative form for tu of the verb moure.

• mous = you move / you are moving (present indicative)
• mou = move! (command to one person, informal)

So in a command, Catalan uses mou, not mous.

A useful comparison:

• Mous la fitxa. = You move the piece.
• Mou la fitxa. = Move the piece.

What verb is mou from?

It comes from moure, meaning to move.

This verb is not fully regular, so its forms are worth learning:

• infinitive: