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Spanish vs Spanish


Countries

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   

Total No. Of Countries
46   
1
46   
1

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

Alphabets in
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
22   
12
22   
12

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
489.00 million   
3
489.00 million   
3

Speaking Population
6.15 %   
3
6.15 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
2   
2
2   
2

Signed Forms
Signed Spanish   
Signed Spanish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Spanish and Spanish Language History

Comparison of Spanish vs Spanish language history gives us differences between origin of Spanish and Spanish language. History of Spanish language states that this language originated in 210 BC whereas history of Spanish language states that this language originated in 210 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Spanish and Spanish Language History.

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Spanish and Spanish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Spanish and Spanish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Spanish and Spanish language. Spanish word for "Hello" is hola or Spanish word for "Thank You" is Gracias. Find more of such common Spanish Greetings and Spanish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Spanish vs Spanish Difficulty

The Spanish vs Spanish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Spanish Alphabets and Spanish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Spanish and Spanish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Spanish and Spanish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Spanish is 24 weeks while to learn Spanish time required is 24 weeks.

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