Spanish Accents and Dialects Around the World
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Dalton Brewster See all items with this value
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Spanish Accents and Dialects Around the World See all items with this value
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Caribbean Spanish Accents
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic have unique Spanish dialects, but they’re all categorized as Caribbean Spanish.
If you think other native speakers speak quickly, Caribbean Spanish takes it to a whole new level. For example, the “d” at the end of the word is completely dropped turning mitad or “half”, into mita. In a similar way, para, which means “for”, becomes pa’. Also, the “s” is quite slippery as it is frequently missed off not only the start and end of words, but also the middle. For example, estoy aquí en la estación, or “I’m here in the station”, is pronounced es ehtoy aquí en la ehtació.
Spanish in Northern Latin America
In this section, I am referring to Spanish spoken in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia. These dialects are often considered easier to understand, and the Colombian accent has been called the “most neutral Spanish accent.” That’s because in this region, people speak Spanish more slowly and don’t cut words. See all items with this value
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic have unique Spanish dialects, but they’re all categorized as Caribbean Spanish.
If you think other native speakers speak quickly, Caribbean Spanish takes it to a whole new level. For example, the “d” at the end of the word is completely dropped turning mitad or “half”, into mita. In a similar way, para, which means “for”, becomes pa’. Also, the “s” is quite slippery as it is frequently missed off not only the start and end of words, but also the middle. For example, estoy aquí en la estación, or “I’m here in the station”, is pronounced es ehtoy aquí en la ehtació.
Spanish in Northern Latin America
In this section, I am referring to Spanish spoken in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia. These dialects are often considered easier to understand, and the Colombian accent has been called the “most neutral Spanish accent.” That’s because in this region, people speak Spanish more slowly and don’t cut words. See all items with this value