SpanishDict.com teaches which type of Spanish? Catellion, Mexican, Guatamalen?

Question

Which type of Spanish am i learning on SpanishDict.com? What countries will I be able to communicate in?

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum

Your Spanish will be useful in any Spanish-speaking country. There might, on the other hand, be some differences, but not too great that it wouldn't be understandable. Paralee mentions if there are particular differences in her videos. The most common difference that I can come up with right now, is that the vosotros form is used normally only in Spain, while in Central- and South- America they use the ellos/ellas/ustedes form where a person from Spain would use vosotros.

• thank you for your response! - electraboo Feb 14, 2012
• You welcome :-) - inridk Feb 14, 2012

Answer 2

Hi, electraboo. Welcome to the forum. The Spanish you'll learn here is universal. You might not learn all the slang words for Columbia, Mexico, Argentina, or whatever country, but yes, you'll be able to communicate and converse with any Spanish-speaking person. All the countries you listed speak Spanish.

Answer 3

Hello electraboo,

I guess its the same as an English speaker from the US would be able to communicate with one from a commonwealth country or England, although we speak different versions of English and have different accents.

Most of the time Spanish anywhere is understood anywhere, with few colloquial differences. People will understand you, although they might use a different word to refer to the same thing.

E.g. Post vs Mail in English (You do know they mean the same right?)

Sellos vs Estampillas in Spanish (So does a Spanish speaker)

• Good analogy :) - Goldie_Miel Feb 14, 2012

Answer 4

All countries.

Answer 5

Also, in Spain soft C (in some cases) and Z (in all cases) is pronounced like TH. While in Latin American countries, soft C and Z are always pronounced as S.

Example:

Azul = ah-sool (in Latin American countries)

Azul = ah-thool (in Spain)