Where on Earth can we hear Spanish?

We all know that Spanish is a widely spread language in the world. Do we really know how powerful it is? Let's find out on which continents and in which countries Spanish is spoken!

Firstly, South America is a continent dominated by the Spanish language. It is an official language in almost all of the countries there except Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname. The Spanish speaking countries of South America are: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The second continent with a significant number of Spanish speakers is North America. Mexico is the country of the biggest number of Spanish speakers in the world. However, in the United States there is also a huge community that speaks Spanish as their first language and as their second language. Some of them live in the territory that was part of Mexico in the past, others are new immigrants. It’s estimated that by 2050 Spanish may become the majority language in the United States!

What is more, relatively small countries from Central America where also Spanish is spoken are: Guatemala ,Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Cuba and Dominican Republic.

Finally, in Europe Spain is the birthplace of Spanish, or rather Castilian, as this language is usually called in Spain. It’s one of several official languages in this country and many of Spanish people are bilingual.

Are there more countries in the world where you can hear the Spanish language? Yes! Did you know that in one African country it is spoken as well? That country is Equatorial Guinea and Spanish is one of the official languages there.

It’s worth underlining that Spanish is getting more and more popular among students who choose it as foreign language to learn. It’s gaining popularity and the number of Spanish speakers is increasing every year. Maybe this is a good reason to start learning it.😊

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