What are the 4 main languages spoken in Spain?
What are the 4 main languages spoken in Spain?
- Spanish official; spoken throughout the country.
- Catalan / Valencian, co-official.
- Basque, co-official.
- Galician, co-official.
- Aranese (i.e. Gascon / Occitan), co-official.
- Asturleonese language (Asturian and Leonese), recognised but not official.
- Aragonese, recognised but not official.
Which languages are spoken in Spain?
Spanish
Spain/Official languages
Is Spain English friendly?
Spain, much like many other European countries, speaks English as a second language and has over 11 million English-speaking residents. However, there are times when English speakers need to be careful and can’t just add ‘-ado’ at the end of a word and expect it to become Spanish!
Why is Spain bad at English?
According to experts, the poor result is explained in part by the size of Spain, its relatively low GDP per capita and the number of people who speak Spanish worldwide. Unlike other countries, the number of Spaniards who can speak English has scarcely changed in the last 10 years.
Where is the Aranese language spoken in Spain?
Aranese, co-official in Catalonia. It is spoken mainly in the Pyrenean comarca of the Aran Valley (Val d’Aran), in north-western Catalonia. It is a variety of Gascon, which in turn is a variety of the Occitan language.
Where is the Fala language spoken in Spain?
A Galician-Portuguese -based dialect known as Fala is locally spoken in an area sometimes called Valley of Jálama/Xálima, which includes the towns of San Martín de Trevejo ( Sa Martin de Trevellu ), Eljas ( As Elhas) and Valverde del Fresno ( Valverdi du Fresnu ), in the northwestern corner of Cáceres province, Extremadura .
Are there any Romance languages spoken in Spain?
With the exception of Basque, which is a language isolate, all of the vernacular languages spoken now in Spain are Romance languages, within the family of the Indo-European languages.
What are the official languages spoken in Spain?
The languages that have co-official status in the country of Spain are as follows: Catalan. Galician. Basque. Aranese.