Travel
One language covers most of a continent. Brazil is the main exception. In Spain you will also meet Catalan on signs in Barcelona and the Balearics.
Aprender espanhol
Espanhol de Hola a frases do dia a dia, com degraus QECR e palavras faladas.
- Speakers
- About 560 million total; most of them native
- Where it sits
- Spain, most of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea, Puerto Rico
- In the app
- Spain Spanish, es-ES audio
Onde se usa
Spanish is official in Spain and in most of Latin America — Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guatemala, Cuba, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, plus Equatorial Guinea in Africa. Puerto Rico uses it with English. Mexico has more speakers than Spain. In the US, Spanish is not official at federal level but it is the second language of daily life in large parts of the southwest, Florida, and New York. Catalan, Basque, and Galician are co-official in parts of Spain; Barcelona is not Spanish-only.
- SpainOfficial. Also Catalan, Basque, and Galician in their regions.
- MexicoOfficial. The largest Spanish-speaking country by population.
- ColombiaOfficial. Bogotá Spanish is often used in Latin American media.
- ArgentinaOfficial. Rioplatense Spanish uses vos, not tú, in everyday speech.
- Peru & ChileOfficial. Andean and coastal Spanish differ; both are Spanish.
- Cuba & Dominican RepublicOfficial. Caribbean Spanish drops some consonants; still the same language.
- United StatesNot federal official. Everyday language in large parts of California, Texas, Florida, New York.
- Equatorial GuineaOfficial with French and Portuguese. The one African state where Spanish is a national language.
Para que serve
Work
US employers in healthcare, retail, and logistics often want Spanish. Latin American trade and remote work go through it too.
Everyday life
Film, music, and football commentary from Madrid to Buenos Aires. You do not need a second Romance language to follow most of it.
Cidades onde de facto o vai usar
Spain and Latin America do not sound the same. Visit at least one of each if you can. The words overlap; the rhythm does not.
Madrid
Spain
Castilian Spanish, the vosotros forms textbooks love. A clear place to hear the app's variety in the street.
Barcelona
Spain
Catalan is co-official and on most signs. Spanish still works; it is not the only language in the room.
Seville
Spain
Andalusian Spanish swallows some sounds. Useful after Madrid if the textbook felt too neat.
Mexico City
Mexico
Faster than classroom Spanish. Nobody uses vosotros. Street food and metro announcements will do more than another list.
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Vos and a distinctive ll/y. Tango tourism is real; so is office Spanish that does not sound like Spain.
Lima
Peru
Coastal Spanish, with Quechua and Aymara in the Andes behind it. A different mix than Mexico or Argentina.
Bogotá
Colombia
Often held up as a relatively clear Latin American standard. Altitude, rain, and a lot of office Spanish.
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean Spanish. Consonants disappear at the ends of words. Still Spanish; your ear needs time.
Que variedade a app lê
Audio is es-ES (Spain). Latin America uses ustedes where Spain uses vosotros, and Argentina's vos will not match the lesson. People still understand Spain Spanish. This page does not pretend the app is a DELE course or a Latin American track.
Para quem
Se quer espanhol para viagem, trabalho ou conversa. Não afirmamos um curso DELE oficial.
Na app
Escolhe espanhol como idioma de aprendizagem. A pronúncia é es-ES. Nível, objetivo e tempo diário guardam-se por idioma.
Algumas palavras
| Spanish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hola | Hello |
| Me llamo... | My name is... |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? |
| Encantado | Nice to meet you |
