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
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Spain
  
India, Pakistan
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
French Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hola
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Gracias
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Cómo estás?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Buenas Noches
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Bonne soirée
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Buenas Tardes
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Buenos Días
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Por Favor
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
triste
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
adiós
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Te Quiero
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Discúlpeme
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Mexican Spanish
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Mexico
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
105,000,000.00
  
5
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Cuban Spanish
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Cuba
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
8
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Puerto Rico
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
3,900,000.00
  
9
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
489.00 million
  
3
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
410.00 million
  
2
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
89.50 million
  
9
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Español
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
espagnol; castillan
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Spanisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
210 BC
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Spanish
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
es
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
spa
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
spa
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
spa
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1288
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-b
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional