Language History
The Spanish language derived from Vulgar Latin around 2000 years ago when it originated in the Iberian Peninsula. The region, which later became known as Hispania, was conquered by Islamic groups from Northern Africa called Moors. Arabic and a related dialect called Mozarabic was then widely spoken in Hispania before Christian kingdoms reconquered Moorish Spain, reclaiming the country as well as the language. Vulgar Latin became dominant and in the 1200’s, the standardized Spanish language was formed, based on a dialect called
Castilian. This dialect gained wide acceptance in Spain, becoming the written and educational standard in the country until this very day.
Source: alsintl.com
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| Name | Origin in Classical Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Almohada | miẖaddah | Pillow |
| Mazmorra | maṭmūrah | Dungeon |
| Barrio | barrī | Neighbourhood |
| Aceituna | zaitun | Olive |
| Alcalde | qāḍī | Mayor |
| Azúcar | sukkar | Sugar |
| Hazaña | ḥasanah | Achievement |
Puerto Rico, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay & Venezuela.
| English | Peninsular Spanish (Spain) | Mexican Spanish (Mexico) | Rioplatense Spanish (Argentina) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Coche | Carro | Auto |
| Suitcase | Maleta | Petaca | Valija |
| Shirt | Camisa | Playera | Remera |
| Pen | Bolígrafo | Pluma | Lapicera |
Population: 46,070,146
Internet Users: 40,148,353
Penetration: 87.1%
As of 2017. Source: www.internetworldstats.com
Spanish is one of the top 10 languages for mobile app localization.
| Country | Total Spanish Speakers | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 110,637,916 |
| 2 | U.S.A | 50,700,000 |
| 3 | Spain | 46,456,779 |
| 4 | Colombia | 45,4 16,736 |
| 5 | Argentina | 40,655,093 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 28,70 7,328 |
| 7 | Peru | 25,804,803 |
| 8 | Chile | 17,127,711 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 14,024,376 |
| 10 | Guatemala | 12,408,479 |
| Total Spanish Speakers | 517,423,452 |
Within the next 50 years, Spanish is expected to be the first language of 50% of U.S population.
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In Spanish, words always have gender and plural suffixes according to the core of a sentence:
In the following example, the core of the subject is “houses” in plural. “Houses” is plural and feminine in
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“These (plural) red (singular) houses (plural) are (plural) similar (singular)”
“Estas (plural, feminine) casas (plural, feminine) rojas (plural, feminine) son (plural) parecidas (plural,
feminine).”
• Identify your target market – there are several regional
versions of Spanish and each one has variations in its
grammar, formalities and words.
• Spanish translations automatically become 30% longer and lengthier than its English
source text.
• Most nouns in Spanish such as objects and places have genders. E.g. objects that
end in -a are feminine, while those ending in -o are masculine.
• There are 6 different spellings for verb tenses while adjectives usually come after the
noun.
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