Speak Spanish!

Learn Spanish, make new friends

Seville, Spain
Seville, Spain

About this site

The aim of Speak Spanish! is to provide a high quality language resource for those who wish to learn how to speak Spanish.

It is part of the Speak Languages! network of websites.

If you have any comments or suggestions, or spot any mistakes however small, please send them to info@speaklanguages.co.uk — we appreciate your feedback.

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Speak Spanish! offers a wide range of materials to help you learn Spanish.  Pick up some basic phrases or expand your vocabulary – many more features coming soon!

Phrases
Spanish phrases sorted into useful everyday topics.
Shop
Language learning courses and software to buy online or download.
Vocabulary
Spanish vocabulary divided into themed vocabulary lists.
Contact us
Full contact details and site credits.

About the Spanish language

Spanish is spoken by about 350 million people worldwide as a first language, with a further 70 million speaking it as a second language.

It is the main languge of Spain, and is also spoken as a first language in most countries in South and Central America (excluding Brazil), North America, and some other countries around the world.

So why learn Spanish?

Travel
As one of the world's major languages, a knowledge of Spanish is almost essential for the traveller in South America, especially outside the major cities. Also Spain itself has many places of interest where a knowledge of the language would make a visit more enjoyable.

Literature
Spain has some of the richest literature in the world which is best enjoyed in the original to be fully appreciated. The so-called "golden age" of Spanish literature is the seventeenth century with writers such as Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and Calderón.

Easy to learn
Spanish is relatively easy to learn. The pronunciation takes some mastering but is regular in the sense that, once having learnt how to pronounce a certain sound, it can be applied consistently to other words. A knowledge of other Romance languages such as French, Italian, or Portuguese gives an obvious advantage as much of the vocabulary is similar.



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