Which is the most popular Spanish dialect?

Question

Is there one dialect that is best understood by the sapnish spaeking world?

Answer 1

Hi, Krisha. Welcome to the forum.

Well, I don't speak "sapnish" but I can advise you to mimic and practice your spoken Spanish with a variety of people, e.g., a Colombian friend, a teacher from Spain, a tutor from Mexico, etc. This way you'll get a well-rounded view of the different accents, which makes it easier to understand all spoken Spanish (except Caribbean, that's just impossible. Jeje).

¡Buena suerte!

It's not impossible to understand Caribbean Spanish. I bet someone born in Mexico could do it with just a few years of practice. :-) - KevinB, Apr 22, 2011

Answer 2

As far as I know all languages have a "broadcast standard" that pretty much everyone in that region can understand. It's what T V and radio news people use. In England it's called B B C English. There are equivalents in America, Mexico, Spain, Japan, etc. While B B C English might sound "foreign" to an American, it's easily understood.

I've found the same with Spanish. If you listen to news broadcasts from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, etc., they all sound somewhat different, but they're all easily understood compared to listening to random strangers on the street. In other words, it's not as important which "dialect" you adopt, but how well you pronounce and enunciate it. If I were to pick one it would probably be to mimic a newscaster from Mexico D F.