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
  
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
  
National Language
Spain
  
Spain
  
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
  
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
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
French Language
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hola
  
hola
  
Thank You
Gracias
  
Gracias
  
How Are You?
Cómo estás?
  
Cómo estás?
  
Good Night
Buenas Noches
  
Buenas Noches
  
Good Evening
Bonne soirée
  
Bonne soirée
  
Good Afternoon
Buenas Tardes
  
Buenas Tardes
  
Good Morning
Buenos Días
  
Buenos Días
  
Please
Por Favor
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
triste
  
triste
  
Bye
adiós
  
adiós
  
I Love You
Te Quiero
  
Te Quiero
  
Excuse Me
Discúlpeme
  
Discúlpeme
  
Dialect 1
Mexican Spanish
  
Mexican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Mexico
  
Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
105,000,000.00
  
5
105,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 2
Cuban Spanish
  
Cuban Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Cuba
  
Cuba
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
8
11,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 3
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Puerto Rico
  
Puerto Rico
  
How Many People Speak
3,900,000.00
  
9
3,900,000.00
  
9
How Many People Speak?
489.00 million
  
3
489.00 million
  
3
Native Speakers
410.00 million
  
2
410.00 million
  
2
Second Language Speakers
89.50 million
  
9
89.50 million
  
9
Native Name
Español
  
Español
  
Alternative Names
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
French Name
espagnol; castillan
  
espagnol; castillan
  
German Name
Spanisch
  
Spanisch
  
Pronunciation
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
210 BC
  
210 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Signed Forms
Signed Spanish
  
Signed Spanish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
es
  
es
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
spa
  
spa
  
ISO 639 2/B
spa
  
spa
  
ISO 639 3
spa
  
spa
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1288
  
stan1288
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-b
  
51-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional, Synthetic