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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).
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|