LANGUAGES OF SPAIN

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Language An official language of Spain is Castilian Spanish. There are also many dialects in various regions of Spain, with differences in pronunciation and writing.

Dialects: Castilian, the basis of the literary language Galician, referring to Portuguese Leonese Aragonese southern Regions of Spain

Distribution Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries worldwide. There are approx. 405 million people speaking Spanish as a native language, making it the second most spoken language by number of native speakers. Total number of Spanish speakers is between 470 and 500 million, and it’s the third most spoken language. Internet usage statistics for 2007 show Spanish as the third most commonly used language on the Internet. Map showing the amount of Spanish speaking people in different countries Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries worldwide. There are approximately 405 million people speaking Spanish as a native language, making it the second most spoken language by number of native speakers in the world. Total number of Spanish speakers is between 470 and 500 million, and it’s the third most spoken language. Internet usage statistics for 2007 show Spanish as the third most commonly used language on the Internet. DISTRIBUTION

Amount of Spanish speaking people in different countries Darker tone of red symbolises bigger amount, lighter – smaller amount.

Basic phrases in Spanish Hello! - Czesc – Hola! Good Morning! - Dzien dobry – Buenos días – (before 2 a.m) Good Afternoon - Dzien dobry – Buenas tardes – (after 2 a.m. before 9 p.m) Good Evening - Dobry wieczór - Buenas noches – (after 9 p.m) Bye - Do widzenia – Adiós Yes - Tak- Sí No - Nie – No OK? – Vale? Sorry - Przepraszam - Perdón Thank You - Dziekuje - Gracias Please - Bardzo prosze - De nada How are you - Jak sie masz ? - Cómo esta? What time is it? - Która jest godzina ? - Qué hora es?\Tienes hora? My name is.. - Nazywam sie Me llamo.... May I? - Moge ? - Puedo?

Sources: oty_w_jezyku_hiszpanskim.html nguage

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