Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Spain
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
South Africa
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
French Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Gracias
Thank you
How Are You?
Cómo estás?
How are you?
Good Night
Buenas Noches
Good Night
Good Evening
Bonne soirée
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Buenas Tardes
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Buenos Días
Good Morning
I Love You
Te Quiero
I love you
Excuse Me
Discúlpeme
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Mexican Spanish
American English
Where They Speak
Mexico
United States of America
Dialect 2
Cuban Spanish
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Cuba
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Puerto Rican Spanish
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Puerto Rico
United Kingdom
Native Name
Español
English
Alternative Names
Castellano, Castilian, Español
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French Name
espagnol; castillan
anglais
German Name
Spanisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Not Available
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Origin
210 BC
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Spanish and Spanish
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Standard English
Signed Forms
Signed Spanish
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
stan1288
stan1293
Linguasphere
51-AAA-b
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic