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Which Spanish country has the best accent?
Colombia
Some people claim that for these reasons Colombia has the best Spanish accent. Others say that Peru and Ecuador have the best Spanish accent. The Mexican Spanish accent as heard during football games or news programmes is easily understandable.
Is Mexican accent hard to understand?
Once you learn Spanish, it’s not difficult to understand anyone who speaks with a Mexican accent. Also, if you understand the characteristics of accents in Spanish, you will have no problems.
Is it better to learn Latin Spanish or Spain Spanish?
The main advice is that if you are going to use Spanish in Europe, you should learn Spanish from Spain, and the opposite for Latin America. Some writers say that Latin American Spanish is easier for beginners, even some regions/countries within America (e.g. Central America, Colombia, Ecuador) are easier than others.
Does Spanish have different accents in Latin America?
Yes. There is enormous variety between the accents, dialects, and vocabulary sets of Spanish spoken in Spain, usually just called español verus Latin America, often referred to as castellano. To make things even more complicated, there are even further distinctions within Latin America, between socioeconomic classes, and within countries.
How do you identify someone with a Spanish accent?
The main way to identify someone from Spain almost immediately is by the famous Castilian accent, in which the letters Z (before all vowels) and C (before E and I) are pronounced with a “th” sound – meaning the word “zapato” actually sounds like “thapato.”
What is the most neutral sounding Spanish accent?
Some say that Argentinians have a “sing-song” accent, Colombian Spanish is the most neutral sounding, or that some countries drop an S at the end or in the middle of words. The more you are exposed to different accents, the easier they become to understand.
What words are used in both Spanish and Latin America?
Words like bistec, champú, cóctel are words that are commonly used in both Spain and Latin America. Before the Spanish arrived in South America, there were hundreds of different native languages it’s possible that many of these words were incorporated to the Spanish language of each particular country.