Spanish language in Latin American countries??
1. Are the Spanish accents in South American countries all different? Say, if the two countries are neighbors - like Colombia and Venezuela - are the accents of the two countries kind of similar or noticeably different? 2. Can Spanish speakers tell apart where the person is from by his/her accent? I mean, can they detect whether he/she is from Peru or Ecuador by his/her accent? 3. Can you guess which country she is from? http://media.putfile.com/Espanol-93
Do all Latin American countries speak Spanish?
There are many languages used in Latin America According to Wiki, the major languages are: Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua, Mayan languages, Guaraní, French, Aymara, Nahuatl, Italian, German, and others. There are many native languages as well as European languages: Here's a language map http://www.coinedblog.com/2013/07/other-...
Before the Spanish invasion, did all the countries in Latin America have their own proper official language?
I've seen Spanish films (or Castellano films, whatever) from Spain, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and also some Venezuelan and Colombian soap operas. They all speak Spanish with various accents (which is fascinating by the way). I often wonder if the Spanish didn't invade these countries, what language would everybody there speak today? And my country has been under the British, Dutch and Japanese rule for 490 years, still, we didn't lose our national language and it stays as beautiful as ever (albeit some borrowed words from Dutch and English). So how did all the Latin American languages became extinct?
Why do most Latin American countries speak either Spanish or Portuguese?
Colonization of Latin American countries was a business enterprise.The Tordesillas treaty split the land between the Spaniards and the Portuguese. It was expensive to occupy, but profitable to make business with the occupiers.The British were happy enough collecting interest on the loans made by the occupiers of the land. They ran the slave trade routes where colonizers bought labor. (There is a contested island in Argentina also.)The Dutch tried to occupy part of what is now Northeastern Brazil, but they were defeated by the Portuguese.The French conquered parts of the Caribbean and some small countries in the north of South America.Germans and Italians came later, as guests.
Does every country in Latin America speak Spanish?
Most of them do, but not all of them. Brazil – the largest country in Latin America – is a Portuguese-speaking country. Paraguay has two official languages: Spanish and Guaraní, the latter being an indigenous language that is still widely spoken in the country. English is spoken in Belize, Dutch is spoken in Suriname, and French is spoken in French Guiana. Since English and Dutch are Germanic rather than Romance languages, I wouldn't necessarily consider Belize and Suriname to be part of Latin America (although they are indeed part of the Americas).
Why do most Latin Americans speak Spanish?
Because most Latin American countries were Spanish colonies, except for Brazil, which was conquered by Portugal, and some French dependencies. As a result, Spanish is spoken from the Antarctica up to the United States, spanning half of South America, most of Central America and the Caribbean, as well as part of North America (Mexico and some U.S. states/territories where it is spoken by a sizeable minority).The kingdom of Spain ruled over most of these territories from the end of the 15th century down to the 19th century. Cuba was the last Spanish colony to gain independence in 1898.(Picture of the Spanish Empire. Former Spanish colonies in the Americas are colored red. Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0).The premodifier “Latin” for Latin America can be a bit misleading. It is used to refer to those countries in which a Romance language is (officially) spoken. Since these languages can trace their roots back to Latin, the term Latin America (and not the odd Romance America) was adopted. According to Wikipedia, “Spanish and Portuguese are the predominant languages of Latin America. Spanish is spoken as first language by about 60% of the population, Portuguese is spoken by about 34% of the population and about 6% of the population speak other languages such as Quechua, Mayan languages, Guaraní, Aymara, Nahuatl, English, French, Dutch and Italian.”
What are examples of Latin America Spanish speaking countries?
Here are a few examplesChileArgentinaColumbiaPeruVenezuelaParaguayUruguayMexicoCosta RicaEquadorI hope this helps.Stevewww.stevenfrenchlanguages.com
Is spanish in Spain pronounced differently than spanish in Latin America?
Your right spanish in Spain is very different.Just like English from England and American english.
Why do the majority of South American countries have Spanish as their most spoken language?
That's because the Spanish had colonised South America and many natives were enslaved by them. Hence, after the Spanish had left South America,many natives had learnt Spanish.Thus,many South Americans speak Spanish.