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English grammar can hardly be called more complex than Spanish grammar
Today, the majority of its speakers live outside of Spain, with large numbers in [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It is one of the most-spoken languages in the [[world]]. It is spoken as a first language by about 350,000,000 people, or by 417,000,000 if non-native speakers are included. The Spanish language is the second-most common language in the [[United States]], as well as the second-most natively spoken language in the world, after [[Mandarin Chinese]].
Today, the majority of its speakers live outside of Spain, with large numbers in [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It is one of the most-spoken languages in the [[world]]. It is spoken as a first language by about 350,000,000 people, or by 417,000,000 if non-native speakers are included. The Spanish language is the second-most common language in the [[United States]], as well as the second-most natively spoken language in the world, after [[Mandarin Chinese]].
Main difficulties in learning Spanish for an English speaker:
1. In Spanish there are two verbs for "to be", "ser" and "estar"
2. The subjunctive is used a lot in Spanish but hardly ever in
1. In Spanish there are two verbs for "to be". "Ser" and "Estar"
2. The second difficulty is that the subjunctive is used a lot in Spanish but hardly ever in
English.
English.
3. All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine
3. All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine
4. Spanish has an informal and a formal form of address
4. Spanish has an informal (tú and vosotros/vosotras) and a formal form of address (usted and ustedes)
5. pronunciation of J, Ñ and R.
5. pronunciation of J, Ñ and R.
Easiest things about learning Spanish for an English speaker:
1. In English there are 13 vowel sounds in Spanish there are only five (a, e, i, o, u)
1. In English there are 13 vowel sounds in Spanish there are only five (a, e, i, o, u)
2. It is very easy to write in Spanish
2. Spanish ortography is largely phonetic
3. It is easy to make affirmative sentences, negative sentences and questions
3. It is easy to make affirmative sentences, negative sentences and questions
Many loan words enter Spanish from English, but there usually are proper Spanish words which the people can use instead.
Spanish is being contaminated by many words loaned from English, but there usually are many good Spanish words which the people can use instead.
==Distribution==
==Distribution==