Hola, amigos y amigas.Did you know that you use Spanish almost daily? Were you aware that in the Philippines almost half of the vocabulary they use is Spanish?Today, we’re going to discover how the Spanish language<\/a> left its mark on languages around the world, exploring Spanish influenced languages. Let me show you the history and connections behind it while learning Spanish vocabulary. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n Spanish is the official language of 20 countries today (plus Puerto Rico, a dependent territory) and is spoken by 475 million native speakers<\/a> worldwide. It is the language with the second most native speakers in the world, after Chinese.<\/p>\n Spanish originated from colloquial Latin after the 5th century, when the Roman Empire fell, and it was a mix between that vulgar Latin and the languages that were spoken in the peninsula before the arrival of the Romans (Proto-Basque, Iberian, Lusitanian, Celtiberian, and Gallaecian). The language also got a lot of vocabulary from Arabic after the invasion of the Muslims in the 8th Century. Spanish also has a lot of words coming from Ancient Greek, because Latin had assimilated many Greek words.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s have a look at the Spanish that we find in other languages.<\/p>\n In the Philippines, they speak more than 120 languages, but the official ones are just two: Tagalog, or Filipino, and English. And Tagalog uses a lot of Spanish words.<\/p>\n Here are some words that sound exactly the same.<\/p>\n Among many other words.<\/p>\n Why is this? Because the Philippines were colonized by Spain for 300 years, and they were taught the language, the Christian religion, and the Spanish style of architecture.<\/p>\n It is interesting that Spanish last names are the most common in the Philippines: Dela Cruz, Garcia, Reyes, Ramos, Mendoza, Santos\u2026 and many more (Flores, Gonzales, Bautista, Villanueva, Fernandez, Cruz, De Guzman, Lopez, Perez, Castillo\u2026) This is because the Spanish colonial authorities recorded the names of the native Filipinos, and when they didn\u2019t have a surname, they made them choose one from a list of Spanish surnames.<\/p>\n There are also two creole languages in the Philippines that have many vocabulary and grammar influences from Spanish. Those are \u201cchavacano\u201d and \u201cchamorro.\u201d Chavacano is very similar to Spanish \u2013 I was really surprised when I heard it. <\/p>\n In the United States there is a big influence from Latin American countries. <\/p>\n To start, the west coast and south have plenty of Spanish place names such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Colorado, San Francisco, California, Arizona, Nevada\u2026 because they were all part of Mexico until they were ceded to the United States at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. So thousands of Mexicans living in the region suddenly became Americans, but they spoke Spanish. And the names of the cities remained. Also earlier, in 1819, Spain ceded their Florida colony to the United States.<\/p>\n And there are many Spanish words in English, many of them coming from Latin or Spanish foods or culture. <\/p>\n Tortilla, quesadilla, tequila, tapas, fiesta, siesta, matador, burrito, cilantro, or\u00e9gano, vanilla (which comes from vainilla), and taco \u2013 which by the way in Spain is also a slang word that means \u201cbad word.\u201d<\/p>\n No digas tacos (Don\u2019t say bad words, don\u2019t curse)<\/em><\/p>\n Other words you might hear are:<\/strong><\/p>\n Aficionado, amigo (friend), barrio, guerrilla (small independent group taking part in irregular fighting), patio, suave (in Spanish suave means soft), macho, maestro, cafeter\u00eda, bravo, gusto, adi\u00f3s (bye), lolita, jade, nada (nothing), plaza, galleon (gale\u00f3n<\/strong><\/em>, large sailing ship, and mosquito. Mosquito in Spanish comes from mosca (fly), adding the diminutive -ito because it is smaller than a fly. Mosquito \u2013 \u201clittle fly.\u201d And there are more, but you get it.<\/p>\n For example:<\/p>\n \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1 \u2013 Parea \u2013 from the Spanish ”pareja.’. In Greek it means ”company,’, but in Spanish it means \u201cpartner, romantic partner.\u201d<\/p>\n \u038a\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1 \u2013 Intriga \u2013 from the Spanish ”intriga.\u201d It means ”intrigue.\u201d<\/p>\n \u039c\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03bb \u2013 Mundial \u2013 from the Spanish ”mundial.\u201d In Greek it’s only used to refer to the World Cup, because in Spanish we call it \u201cEl Mundial,\u201d from \u201cLa copa mundial.\u201d But \u201cmundial\u201d in Spanish means \u201cworldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n \u03a4\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u2013 Tsiko \u2013 from the Spanish ”chico.\u201d In Greek it is used to refer to a young football player from a club’s academy. But \u201cchico\u201d in Spanish just means \u201cboy.\u201d<\/p>\n In Spanish, around 10% of our language derives from Ancient Greek. <\/p>\n You can also hear many of those words in other languages, like French, German, Dutch\u2026<\/p>\n Let\u2019s keep on with Spanish in other languages.<\/strong><\/p>\n We can also find Spanish now in Quechua, a language from the ancient Incan Empire that is still spoken in different places in Latin America, mostly around Cuzco, in Per\u00fa. As it is surrounded by Spanish speakers, it is normal that they mix in some Spanish vocabulary. Mostly for new words that come with modernization, it is normal that they assimilate the word that already exists in other languages. Did you know that poncho<\/em>, which was spread to other languages through Spanish, comes from Quechua?<\/p>\n Language is in constant evolution as long as people speak it, so probably the list will go further in both directions. Let\u2019s look forward to it. If you would like to know something specific about Spain or Spanish, please leave a comment below. \u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction Hola, amigos y amigas.Did you know that you use Spanish almost daily? Were you aware that in the Philippines almost half of the vocabulary they use is Spanish?Today, we’re going to discover how the Spanish language left its mark on languages around the world, exploring Spanish influenced languages. Let me show you the history […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":17321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":" Hola, amigos y amigas.We\u2019ll start with Filipino<\/span>.<\/h3>\n
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Let\u2019s go with English<\/span>.<\/h3>\n
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We also have a few Spanish loanwords in Greek<\/span>.<\/h3>\n
In French<\/span> you can also see in the dictionary:<\/h3>\n
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Did you know that you use Spanish almost daily? Were you aware that in the Philippines almost half of the vocabulary they use is Spanish?
Today, we're going to discover how the Spanish language<\/a> left its mark on languages around the world, exploring Spanish influenced languages. Let me show you the history and connections behind it while learning Spanish vocabulary. Let\u2019s go!<\/p><\/div>