what are we learning here castellano or espñol ?
what are we learning here castellano or espñol ?
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The terms "castellano" and "español" mean the same for most speakers, most of the time. Spain had many different dialects many centuries ago (before going to the Americas), and among all the dialects, the Castilian one (from a region called "Castilla") became the predominant one (in a way) because of its military power while fighting the Arabs that had conquered the peninsula before. Portugal split as a different country with its own "dialect" (nowadays a distinct language), while other regions of Spain with their own "dialects" (most of them languages nowadays) were incorporated as part of the kingdom of Spain, regulated by people whose "dialect" was originally Castilian. Eventually, the country and the official language (or, at least, common language) were called "España" and "español" respectively, but the original term "castellano" used for the language did not die.
Like it or not, all the modern forms of Spanish we know now, despite their radical departures from the original form, came from a dialect called "castellano". The constant debate regarding which one is the most appropriate term to use is an ongoing (and endless) debate that takes us nowhere.
Neither.
We learn Mexican here. 
Kidding, kidding, Mexican isn't a language. Castellano and Spanish are all one language. I hope this link helps you.
haha thank you , i was learning latin american spainsh with roestta stone , but here is way better 
un poquito de todo pero creo que mas bien es castellano
uhh so which is it then spanish in general as stated by glenzilly or mexican
There is some confusion created for English speakers learning Spanish regarding the difference between castellano and español as it is understood by Spanish speakers. When we use the English translation of castellano, Castillian, it normally implies only the Standard Spanish as regulated by the RAE, however Spanish speaking peoples use the term "castellano" to refer to Spanish in general and to distinguish it from other dialects and languages closely related to Spanish such as Rio Platanese (spoken in Argentina), Galician (spoken in northwest Spain and a blend of Spanish and Portuguese), and Catalan (spoken in eastern Spain around Barcelona, Valencia, Andorra, and the Balearic Islands).
If you follow the lessons and the rest of the learning materials on this site you will be exposed to Spanish that will be completely understood in all Latin American Spanish speaking countries and Spain in its written form.
Try this thread for more information:
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/6490/castellano-versus-espaol
