Spanish language

Countries where Spanish has official status.
Countries and U.S. states where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 25% or more of the population.
Countries and U.S. states where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 10–20% of the population.
Countries and U.S. states where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 5–9.9% of the population.
Spanish or Castilian (Spanish: español or castellano) is a language. It's one of the most spoken languages in the world (with English and Chinese).
It came from Latin and is considered a Romance language.
The Spanish alphabet uses 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, with the addition of ñ "eñe", for a total of 27 letters. In Spanish, the acute accent (´) is sometimes used with vowels (á, é, í, ó, ú).
Vocabulary guide
Numbers
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| one | uno | OO-noh |
| two | dos | DOHS |
| three | tres | TRES |
| four | cuatro | KWAH-troh |
| five | cinco | SEEN-koh |
| six | seis | SAYS |
| seven | siete | SYE-teh |
| eight | ocho | OH-choh |
| nine | nueve | NWE-be |
| ten | diez | DYES |
Conversation
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello. | Hola. | OH-lah |
| What is your name? | ¿Como te llamas? (literally "What are you called?") | KOH-moh te YAH-mahs |
| My name is... | Me llamo... (literally "I'm called...") | meh YAH-moh |
Colors
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| white | blanco | BLAHN-koh |
| red | rojo | ROH-hoh |
| blue | azul | ah-SOOL |
| green | verde | VERR-deh |
| brown | marrón | mah-ROHN |
| yellow | amarillo | ah-mah-REE-yoh |
| black | negro | NE-groh |
Days of the week
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | domingo | doh-MEEN-goh |
| Monday | lunes | LOO-nes |
| Tuesday | martes | MAR-tes |
| Wednesday | miércoles | MYERR-koh-les |
| Thursday | jueves | HWEH-vehs |
| Friday | viernes | VYER-nehs |
| Saturday | sábado | SAH-bah-doh |
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