Interesting facts about Spanish
Most romantic language
Spanish is one of the world's most widely spoken languages. It tops our list as one of the most romantic languages because of its passionate, emotive sound. The Spanish language originated from Latin, the language of the Romans. Because of this, Spanish is classified as a Romance language.
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Second most widely spoken language
There are 437 million Spanish native speakers compared to 335 million native English speakers. However, English is the most popular language for business and commerce
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Arabic has a big influence
Around 4000 words in Spanish are taken directly from the Arabic. This is 8% of the Spanish dictionary.
Spanish and English are from the Same Language Family
There are bunches of words which are similar in English and Spanish. Besides, the alphabet of Spanish and English are the same. So, it is easy to learn Spanish if you are a native English speaker.
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Spanish is third most used language on the Internet
7.9% of world users use Spanish on the Internet.
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Spanish is the second most studied language
Spanish is the second most studied language in the world. Almost 21 million people use Spanish as their second language. Around 18 million students are studying Spanish as their foreign language. Right now 6% of the worlds’ total population understand Spanish, it is forecasted that the number will increase by 10% in the near future.
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15.8% Countries Use Spanish as Their Official Language
You are probably aware that Spanish is also widely spoken in the Americas, but did you know that it is also the official language in Equatorial Guinea and 60 million speak it in the USA.
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Castilian is Another Name for Spanish
Castilian is the official name for the Spanish language, but there are also other languages spoken in Spain: Catalan (8%), Valencian (4%), Galician (3%), Basque (1%), etc.
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Spanish has a Phonetic Alphabet
In English, the word sounds vary depending on their position. But in Spanish, if you know the word you will know how to pronounce it and how to spell it. Which means, if you know the letter you will know how to pronounce and spell it properly.
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