Differences in Spanish
What are the main differences between Spanish from Spain and Spanish from other countries like Cuba?
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Here are some differences: (Note: Spanish from Spain is often differentiated from Latin American Spanish. There are even different Spanish courses depending on which you would like to learn/ will need. For the sake of simplicity in this post, I'll refer to Spanish from Spain as Castilian Spanish (I am not sure if that is the correct term), and Spanish used in Latin America as simply Latin American Spanish.)
-In Spain, they use the pronoun "vosotros" and its conjugation for second person plural, whereas many Latin American countries use the pronoun "ustedes" and its conjugation.
-In Castilian Spanish, sometimes words are pronounced differently. For example, in Castilian Spanish, the "c" and "z" are sometimes pronounced as a "th" sound. i.e. "estacionamiento"(parking) = esta-THion-a-miento
-In certain Latin American countries (such as Puerto Rico), they pronounce the "ll" as a "j" sound, whereas in other Latin American countries and Spain, it often makes a "y" sound. i.e. Llamar (to call) = "jamar" or "yamar"
-Many Latin American countries' Spanish is influenced by the indigenous people's language. For example, Puerto Rican Spanish has different words, derived from the Tainos' language, that are not in Castilian Spanish. i.e. in Puerto Rico, bananas are "guineos", but in other places they're just "bananas."
Those are just a few examples and my lame man's explanation. Hope that answered your question.
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I think the differences are similar to the differences in English....Southern US A and Norhtern US. Irish, Australian, English etc.
In terms of spaniush, spain use you plural alot more than others
