Spanish dialects?!?

Question

With time does it become easier to notice the different Spanish accents/dialects?? (Cuban, Mexican, Puerto rican etc) because at the moment they all sound the same to me, but fluent speakers of Spanish always say they can notice the difference.

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Answer 1

In terms of accents I think I can tell apart European and South American Spanish, & Argentinian sounds a little more like Italian for some reason, but that's about it. That said, to be honest I often find it hard to place English-language accents.

I guess it's easier to distinguish among accents nearer where you live. Thus I live near Glasgow, in Scotland, so can tell from which part of the City of Glasgow someone comes. I can also tell you if someone is from Aberdeenshire (which is much further north in Scotland), but I couldn't tell you if they're from rural Aberdeenshire or the City of Aberdeen, for example. I can tell if someone's from the West Country in England, but couldn't say if they're from Devon or Cornwall. Further afield, I can tell the difference between Northern and Southern Irish, but I couldn't differentiate among the various accents in each country. Then, when it gets to North America, obviously there's a north/south divide (inhabitants of the southern states have a characteristic, lovely 'drawl'), but I might not always be able to tell you if someone is from Canada or one of the northern states of the USA (unless they use words like 'aboot', in which case they're probably Canadian )...

That said, your question is about dialects as opposed to accents, and dialects contain particular regional words, so knowing some of these might help you.

A friend of mine claimed he could guess the city someone comes from based on their accent. Back then I thought he was exaggerating but nope, you guys really can do it. :) - Manity, Feb 17, 2015

Answer 2

Several dialects and unofficial languages are spoken in certain localities in Spain. All of them are Romance languages, except for the Basque.

Answer 3

Hay algunas diferencias distintas que lo ayudará a comprenderlos. Desafortunadamente, tiene que entrenarse el oido antes de que se pongan claras.

Answer 4

Even for Spanish speakers is difficult to distinguish them sometimes, so don´t worry about that

Aunque no soy hispanohablante nativo, el andaluz me está enloqueciendo. - PapoPaz, Feb 15, 2015

PapoPaz, si un día entendiera bien a los camposinos andaluzes , creo que entendería a todos los hispanohablantes. - annierats, Feb 15, 2015

Jaja, normalmente por ejemplo para un español es difícil distinguir si es una acento peruano, boliviano, panameño,etc...Pero es más fácil que podamos distinguir a un andaluz de un gallego o catalán. Como dice Falda-Escocesa es más fácil distinguir los... - SpanishSkypeorg, Feb 16, 2015

.... distinguir los acentos que tenemos más cerca. - SpanishSkypeorg, Feb 16, 2015

Answer 5

train your ears. listen to the differences, etc