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1. SPANGLISH
Pohjois-Amerikassa englantiin sekoittunutta espanjaa kutsutaan nimellä "spanglish".

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2. ESPANJAN ERI VARIANTIT
Espanjaa puhutaan äidinkielenä 21 maassa, joista suurin osa sijaitsee Etelä-Amerikassa. Tutki kartalta seuraavien maiden México (& Oaxaca y zapotecas), Cuba, Chile ja Argentina erilaisia ääntämissääntöjä espanjan kieleen. Ääntämissääntöjen päällä on video, josta pääset tutustumaan kyseisen maan matkailuun. Eli lue läpi ääntämissäännöt ja katso videot. 

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3. ÄÄNINÄYTTEET ESPANJAN ERI VARIANTEISTA
Katsoo seuraava video, jossa kuulet ääninäytteitä eri maiden espanjasta. 
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4. Meksikon alkuperäiskansojen vihellyskieli
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6 Different Spanish Dialects From Around the World

Many people think that Spanish can be broken down into two categories: Spain Spanish and Latin American Spanish.

But oh, have we got a surprise for you! There are actually a lot of different Spanish dialects out there.

Now, don’t worry. As a Spanish learner, this doesn’t mean you need to be able to sound like a native in every single dialect. In fact, many native Spanish speakers will tell you that they can’t even understand other Spanish dialects because of the heaviness of the accents!

But, it is important to be aware that there are different Spanish dialects out there. Not only will this help you learn more about the Spanish culture as a whole, but it will also help you recognize situations in which you encounter someone who speaks an unfamiliar dialect.

So, which Spanish dialects do you need to be aware of?

Read on to learn about 6 different Spanish dialects from around the world.

1. Castilian Spanish

Castilian Spanish is perhaps the most widely-known of all the Spanish dialects.

With Castilian Spanish, there are actually different verb conjugations than other Spanish-speaking countries.

The main difference is that Castilian Spaniards use the vosotros verb form. Vosotros is a way of saying “you guys”, but in an informal way. You can basically think of it as the plural of “tu”.

And of course, with a new verb form comes a new conjugation. Let’s take the verb estar, for example. If you want to say, “How are you?” using the vosotros form in Spanish, you would say, “¿cómo estáis?”

Another major difference with Castilian Spanish is in their use of the imperfect subjunctive. As you might already know, the imperfect subjunctive is used to talk about uncertainty in the past.

In most Spanish dialects, you will see the -ra ending being used with the imperfect subjunctive. However, with Castilian Spanish, you will often see an -se ending.

For example, the imperfect subjunctive form of llegar in other dialects would be llegara, whereas in Castilian Spanish it would be llegase.

Learn more about this in this video below! You’ll learn some Castilian pronunciation! 
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2. Andalusian

After Castilian, Andalusian Spanish is the second-most spoken Spanish dialect in Spain.

The big thing to remember about Andalusian Spanish is that it is very fluid sounding, and it is much softer than other Spanish dialects.

This is because Andalusians tend to emit the consonants “r” and “d”. They also tend to drop or soften the sound of final consonants at the end of words.

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3. Rioplatense (Argentine)

Spoken in parts of Uruguay and Argentina, the Rioplatense dialect gets its name from the Río de la Plata, the river where the two countries border one another.

Because both of these countries saw a large influx of Italian immigrants in the 20th century, this dialect has a heavy Italian influence. For example, when saying goodbye, you will almost always hear people in these regions say “chau”, which is derived from the Italian word for goodbye, “ciao”.

In fact, both words sound the exact same. Another big distinction is that in place of the double l or y, the Rioplatense dialect will often substitute the sh.

For example, instead of saying, “¿Dónde están las llaves?” (Where are the keys?), you will hear, “¿Dónde están las shaves?”

You will often sometimes hear people in this region substituting tú for the word vos = el voseo. This can be especially tricky, as the word vos can sometimes have different conjugations. 

For example, “you feel” in “regular” Spanish is, “tú sientes“. But, in Rioplatense, it would be “vos sentís“.

El seseo= the combinations of ce, ci, and z they pronounse "s".

However, most people of the Rioplatense understand these differences, so if you are speaking to someone from this region, they should have no problem accommodating to your dialect.

Here is a video below that will give you some tips on using Spanish from Argentina!

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