Spanish (castellano or español) is the third most-spoken language in the world. Originating in Spain where it is also known as Castilian, and spoken by most residents there, with slightly different pronunciation from the rest of the world’s Spanish speakers, as well as a few minimal vocabulary differences.

It is also spoken in Mexico and all of Central and South America except Belize, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and the Falkland Islands. In the Caribbean, Spanish is also spoken in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Although the Philippines and Guam are former Spanish colonies, relatively few learned how to speak Spanish, and even fewer do so today. See the Filipino phrasebook and Chamorro (Guam, etc.) phrasebook. Spanish is a first language for many people in the United States, especially in California, Texas, South Florida, and elsewhere the Southwest.

A Western Romance language, Spanish is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the other romance languages to a wide extent, such as Portuguese, Catalan, French, Italian and Romanian. English and Spanish share variants of approximately one third of their words (via Latin), although the pronunciation tends to be very different.

Spanish Phase Guides:

• Spanish: Money
• Spanish: Eating at Restaurants
• Spanish: Bars & Pubs
• Spanish: Shopping
• Spanish: Driving
• Spanish: Dealing with Authority
• Spanish: Bus & Train Phrases
• Spanish: Colours
• Spanish: Time Days & Dates
• Spanish: Numbers
• Spanish: Dealing with Problems
• Spanish: Basic Phrases
• Spanish: Pronounciation
• Spanish: An Introduction to the Spanish Language