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Cultura: Chapter 1
Spanish is spoken in Spain, North America, Central America, and South America.
En veinte países, el español es la lengua oficial.
417 millones de personas hablan español.
Hay 311 lenguas que son hablan en los Estados Unidos. Some are Spanish, English, German, French, Arabic, and Italian. 62 languages are spoken in Mexico today. Some conclusions we can draw are that North America is an extremely diverse continent and that a large population speaks more than 1 language.
The different regions of the Americas are North America, central America, south America.
Hispanic- relating to a Spanish speaking country
Latin American- Central American, where Spanish is mainly spoken.
Latino- Person of Latin American descent (Mainly in North America)
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Cristóbal Colón en español es Cristóbal Colón.
11-A cognate is a word that sounds similar in a different language.
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Cultura: Chapter 1
Spanish is spoken in Spain, North America, Central America, and South America.
En veinte países, el español es la lengua oficial.
417 millones de personas hablan español.
Hay 311 lenguas que son hablan en los Estados Unidos. Some are Spanish, English, German, French, Arabic, and Italian. 62 languages are spoken in Mexico today. Some conclusions we can draw are that North America is an extremely diverse continent and that a large population speaks more than 1 language.
The different regions of the Americas are North America, central America, south America.
Hispanic- relating to a Spanish speaking country
Latin American- Central American, where Spanish is mainly spoken.
Latino- Person of Latin American descent (Mainly in North America)
Spanish- Someone who is related to Spain.
American-Someone who is related to the United States
Linguistic roots of the Spanish language are Portugese, French, and Italian. Some cultures that had a tremendous impact are the Iberian and Celtic


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