Español at VSA
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Spanish i/ˈspænɪʃ/ (español), also called Castilian i/kæsˈtɪliən/ (castellano), is a Romance language that originated in Castile, a region of Spain. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world. Approximately 414 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it second only to Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide. There are more than 500 million Spanish speakers as a first or second language, and 20 million students of Spanish as a foreign language. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and it is used as an official language by the European Union, Mercosur, and the Pacific Alliance. Spanish is spoken fluently by 15% of all Europeans, making it the 5th-most spoken language in Europe, and a recent report by the Instituto Cervantes stated that, by 2050, the United States will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
In this section of the website you can find lots of resources to help you learn Spanish at VSA.
Spanish i/ˈspænɪʃ/ (español), also called Castilian i/kæsˈtɪliən/ (castellano), is a Romance language that originated in Castile, a region of Spain. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world. Approximately 414 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it second only to Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide. There are more than 500 million Spanish speakers as a first or second language, and 20 million students of Spanish as a foreign language. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and it is used as an official language by the European Union, Mercosur, and the Pacific Alliance. Spanish is spoken fluently by 15% of all Europeans, making it the 5th-most spoken language in Europe, and a recent report by the Instituto Cervantes stated that, by 2050, the United States will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
In this section of the website you can find lots of resources to help you learn Spanish at VSA.