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About Spanish

 

Spanish is the native language of almost 400 million people and the oficial language in 21 countries:

 Argentina

   Ecuador    Panama   
 Bolivia    El Salvador    Paraguay  
 Chile    Equatorial Guinea    Peru  
 Colombia    Guatemala    Puerto Rico  
 Costa Rica    Honduras    Spain  
 Cuba    Mexico    Uruguay  
 Dominican Republic    Nicaragua    Venezuela  

Spanish has two main dialects: Castilian and Andalusian; and the less common ones  Galician and Basque.

 

Regional variations are considerable from country to country. All of the regional dialects are derived from Castilian. There are enormous variations for the different target audiences in Spain, Mexico, and South and Central American countries. For translations there is a neutral Spanish that has regional vocabulary and syntax minimized.

Although there are differences between Castilian Spanish and Latin American Spanish – particularly relating to pronunciation – they do not prevent mutual intelligibility.

Latin American regional dialects are derived from Castilian but differ from it in  phonology.

 

Learn more about Spanish around the world http://www.alsintl.com/languages/spanish2.htm

 

There are also large Spanish-speaking communities living in the USA.  

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