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THE SPANISH LANGUAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST GLOBALLY USED LANGUAGES, ALONG WITH ENGLISH...

Spanish (Español) or Castillan (Castellano) was spoken by roughly 364 million people in the year 2000. The current estimation accounts for 400 million, making Spanish the most widely spoken and most widely studied Romance language.

Spanish originated as a Latin dialect in Northern Spain. Its use gradually spread inside the Kingdom of Castle, where it eventually became the principal language of government and trade. It was later brought to the Western Hemisphere and other parts of the world. In the last five centuries by Spanish explorers, colonists and empire-builders. Spanish is one of the six official working languages of the United Nations and is spoken in all Continents. Most extensively in North and South America , Europe and certain parts of Africa, Asia and Oceania. Within the globalized market, there is currently an international expansion and recognition of the Spanish language in literature, the film industry, television (notably telenovelas or soap operas and mostly music).

In the 20th century, Spanish was introduced in Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara and parts of the United States, such as Spanish in Harlem in New York City that had not been part of the Spanish Empire.

 

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

 Spanish is one of the official languages of the Organization of American States, the United Nations and European Union. The Majority of its speakers are located in the Western Hemisphere, and Spain.

U.S residents age 5 and older who speak Spanish at home number 31 million. In the United States, Spanish is spoken by three-quarters of its 41.3 million Hispanic populations. The continuous arrival of new immigrants enables it to resist the assimilation experienced by the languages of most previous immigrants.

In North America and the Caribbean, Spanish is also spoken by segments of the populations in Aruba, Canada (mainly in Toronto and Montreal), Netherlands Antilles (mainly on Bonaire, Curacao and St. Martin), Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (mainly on St. Croix).

In the United States of America we have 31,000,000 Spanish Speakers.

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 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU TO USE

Spanish English Yes No Hello How are you? (informal) Good Morning! Good afternoon/evening! Good night! Goodbye Please Thank you Excuse me I’m sorry Hurry! Because Why? Who? What? When? Where? How? How much? I don’t understand Help me Where is the bathroom? Do you speak English?

Español Inglés Sí No Hola ¿Cómo estás? ¡Buenos días! ¡Buenas tardes! ¡Buenas noches! Adiós Por favor Gracias Perdón Lo siento ¡Date Prisa! Por qué ¿Por qué? Quién ¿Qué? ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde? ¿Cómo? ¿Cuánto? No entiendo Ayúdame ¿Dónde está el baño? ¿Hablas Inglés?

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