Countries where Spanish is the Official Language

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Countries where Spanish is the Official Language

by Maria on August 20, 2010

in Spanish Language

Spanish is spoken by 500 million people all over the five continents, but how many countries have it as their official language?
Spanish is the official language of the following 20 countries (they can be seen in the map on the left. Click on it to enlarge it):

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“You are welcome” in Spanish

by Maria on August 15, 2010

in Say it in Spanish

How do you say “you’re welcome” in Spanish?
In response to somebody telling you “thank you” -”gracias” in Spanish- you’d say

de nada   or
no hay de qué
 
Both are used in everyday speech, and are appropriate for any situation, formal or informal.

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Spanish Language in the US

by Maria on August 11, 2010

in Spanish Language

80 percent of the people taking our Spanish Course come from the US. Not surprising, given that Spanish is already the second most common language in the United States.
According to the 2007 American Community Survey, conducted by the US Census Bureau, Spanish is the first or second language of over 45 million people in the [...]

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The Cervantes Institute

by Maria on July 28, 2010

in Learning Spanish

If you’re learning Spanish as a second language, here is a resource you can’t miss.
The Cervantes Institute, or Instituto Cervantes in Spanish, was created by the Spanish Government in 1991. It is the largest organization in the world responsible for promoting the Spanish language and the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.

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Celebrating the Spanish Language

by Maria on June 23, 2010

in Spanish Language

Thousands of people studying Spanish all over the world joined the more than 350 million native Spanish speakers on June 19th to celebrate the Spanish language.
El día E (the Spanish Language Day) was established by the Instituto Cervantes two years ago, to commemorate and celebrate the relevance of Spanish as an international language.
As part of [...]

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