{"id":54112,"date":"2018-08-28T08:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T07:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/?p=54112"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:47:35","slug":"list-of-spanish-speaking-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/blog\/list-of-spanish-speaking-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete List of Spanish-speaking Countries and Their Dialects"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you’re speaking good Spanish and you want to see a list of Spanish-speaking countries<\/strong> that you can visit? Lucky for you, there are many countries with Spanish as an official language. In fact, there are Spanish-speaking countries in three continents! You\u2019ve worked hard and used different ways to learn Spanish<\/a>. You deserve some adventure. Check out our list of Spanish-speaking countries below to get an idea of where and how you can use your new language skill!<\/p>\n

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Pack up your Spanish language skill and visit a country on our list of Spanish-speaking countries!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

List of Spanish-speaking Countries<\/h2>\n

Spain<\/em>
\nSpain is first on our list of Spanish-speaking countries<\/strong>. Basque, Galician, Catalan and Valencian are also official languages. Castilian Spanish is less formal than the Spanish of other countries. For example, the word usted<\/em><\/a> is used much less in Spain. That means there is one less conjugation to worry about when experiencing Spain<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Mexico<\/em>
\nMexico has the largest Spanish-speaking population<\/strong> in the world. They also have over 60 indigenous languages. In fact, Mexican Spanish contains many words from the Nahuatl language which aren’t in use outside of Mexico. American English words have also crept into Mexican Spanish, like the word \u201chot dog.\u201d Watch some Youtube videos or other resources<\/a> about Mexican Spanish before you visit!<\/p>\n

Argentina, Uruguay, Eastern Bolivia and Paraguay<\/em>
\nThe South American peoples of Argentina, Uruguay and Eastern Bolivia speak the same dialect of Spanish. It is called River Plate Spanish. Paraguayan Spanish shares many characteristics with this dialect, too. This accent may be hard to understand because it has an Italian intonation. Italian immigrants had a great influence on the language of the area. They even use some Italian words in this dialect of Spanish. This Spanish-speaking region<\/strong> uses the pronoun vos<\/em> instead of t\u00fa<\/i>. Make sure to practice your conjugations before taking off!<\/p>\n

Chile<\/em>
\nChilean Spanish is very similar to Argentine Spanish. They also use vos<\/i> here instead of t\u00fa<\/em> for conversations in close relationships. However, foreigners are warned not to use this pronoun in Spanish in Chile<\/strong> until they\u2019re familiar with it. It is easy to cause offense and insult by misusing pronouns here.<\/p>\n

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A woman and a llama wear traditional Chilean textiles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Western Bolivia and Andean Venezuela<\/em>
\nIf you keep your vacation in the coastal zone of these countries, you\u2019ll be able to practice your Spanish easily. Lima was the capital of the Spanish Empire for 200 years, so Peruvian Spanish is considered very \u201cpure.\u201d Where Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and Columbia touch the Andes mountains, indigenous languages such as Quechua influence the Spanish dialect<\/strong>. Here, people are friendly and exchange Spanish greetings<\/a> with strangers.<\/p>\n

Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua<\/em>
\nThese Central American Spanish-speaking countries<\/strong> have different cultures, but the Spanish of Central America is more or less the same. These countries use some local vocabulary which differs slightly. All of Central America uses the word plata<\/em> to mean “money.” People in these countries use usted<\/em> to speak with strangers. Pay close attention to your pronouns when meeting new people.<\/p>\n

Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Northern Venezuela and Panama<\/em>
\nThe dialect from the Caribbean Spanish countries on our list of Spanish-speaking countries<\/strong> is called Caribbean Spanish. It is similar to the Spanish of the Canary Islands. This dialect uses pronouns in a different way. Spanish speakers in Spain usually don’t use pronouns in their sentences. In Caribbean Spanish, they keep the pronouns in the sentence. For example, \u201cEst\u00e1s leyendo\u201d becomes \u201cT\u00fa est\u00e1s leyendo.\u201d Don’t forget to add in those pronouns!<\/p>\n

Equatorial Guinea<\/em>
\nSo far, this list of Spanish-speaking countries<\/strong> only includes countries in the Western Hemisphere. However, Equatorial Guinea also speaks Spanish as their official language. The Spanish spoken here is the closest to Castilian Spanish. If you studied at a language school in Spain<\/a>, you should have no problem. Keep your eye open for small differences, like the use of ustedes<\/em>. They also skip using the articles here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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