{"id":945,"date":"2021-09-08T06:58:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T06:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcription-services-us.com\/blog\/?p=945"},"modified":"2021-09-08T06:58:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T06:58:38","slug":"list-of-spanish-speaking-countries-and-different-dialects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcription-services-us.com\/blog\/list-of-spanish-speaking-countries-and-different-dialects\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Spanish Speaking Countries and Different Dialects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s discuss in detail the Spanish speaking countries and the various dialects of the language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Globally, more than 450 million people speak Spanish as their native language. Furthermore, around 75 million people speak Spanish as their second language. Interestingly, in the US, Spanish is spoken as the first language by more than 43 million people. As a matter of fact, Spanish translation services<\/a> are very much in demand and these statistics prove it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s with Spanish & its dialects?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

History says that Spanish was brought to the Latin American countries in the 15th century when Christopher Columbus discovered these lands. Since then, various dialects of Spanish have evolved and spoken widely even today.
With that being said, here\u2019s giving you a brief overview of the countries where Spanish is spoken and the differences in the spoken variant.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish is the official language in how many countries?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are 21 Spanish speaking countries where Spanish is the official language. In these countries, Spanish is spoken as the main language by a major chunk of the population. Also, children are taught Spanish in schools and is the main mode of communication. Importantly, all the official documents are written in Spanish only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Spain\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mexico\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Dominican Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Colombia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Honduras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Argentina\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0– Paraguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Peru\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– El Salvador<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Venezuela\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nicaragua<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Chile\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Costa Rica<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Guatemala\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Panama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ecuador\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Uruguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Bolivia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Equatorial Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Puerto Rico<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different Variants (Dialects) of Spanish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dialects arise due to magnitude of the territory and different histories. Just like English, Spanish varies from country to country. Below are the three main different dialects of the Spanish language according to the geographic location. Have a look! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Spanish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spanish in Spain, the original, comes with a few distinct and unique characteristics. The identifiable \u2018lisp\u2019 of European Spanish is the easiest to notice. Technically, this isn\u2019t a typical lisp as there is no ‘S’ involved. A lisp, in this case, is the mispronunciation of the letter \u2018z\u2019 or \u2018c\u2019 when followed by \u2018i\u2019 or \u2018e\u2019 that makes it sound like a \u2018th.\u2019 You call this the \u2018ceceo.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mexican Spanish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Across Latin America and Mexico, the \u2018z\u2019 sounds almost like \u2018s.\u2019 It is similar to the sound of letter \u2018c\u2019 when it goes before an \u2018i\u2019 and \u2018e.\u2019 So, there is no lisping sound like European Spanish. For example, in Mexican Spanish, \u2018ustedes\u2019 is the plural for \u2018t\u00fa,\u2019 and \u2018vosotros\u2019 is in use in Spain. It uses a different form of the past tense, and the vocabulary is pretty different, too. For example, autob\u00fas in Spain becomes the camion in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean Spanish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean Spanish means different types of Spanish language that people speak in Cuba, Dominican Republic as well as Puerto Rico. People in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama speak different forms with distinctive pronunciation of the letter \u2018r\u2019. Thus, it sounds like an \u2018l.\u2019 Some words like \u2018usted\u2019 and \u2018t\u00fa\u2019 are used by people more frequently in comparison to other forms of Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Require Spanish translation services?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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