How mutually intelligible is the Spanish spoken in Spain with that spoken in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, etc.?
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How mutually intelligible is the Spanish spoken in Spain with that spoken in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, etc.? See all items with this value
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Juan Sarmiento See all items with this value
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We understand each other perfectly as long as we stay away from regionalisms and slang from our respective countries. Some accents are more tricky to non-native ears such as the Chilean one which Carlos Griell Ventosa showed some clips for, as well as accents from Caribbean regions (Dom. Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Northern Colombia, Venezuela).
The most difficult accents for me are always the ones from Spain. They usually seem to speak a mile-a-minute and when they talk among each other, I can have a really hard time trying to understand what they're saying. Sometimes I have difficulty keeping up with their television shows as well, especially when they engage in the use of their local slang while they're speaking a mile-a-minute. News are perfectly understandable for me. It might be a matter of not being used to their accent plus being completely unfamiliar with Spanish jargon. I can compare it to an American not used to hearing English, Irish or Australian accents. They would most likely encounter the same difficulty in comprehension whereas if these nationalities "standardize" their speech they can make themselves understood perfectly. See all items with this value
The most difficult accents for me are always the ones from Spain. They usually seem to speak a mile-a-minute and when they talk among each other, I can have a really hard time trying to understand what they're saying. Sometimes I have difficulty keeping up with their television shows as well, especially when they engage in the use of their local slang while they're speaking a mile-a-minute. News are perfectly understandable for me. It might be a matter of not being used to their accent plus being completely unfamiliar with Spanish jargon. I can compare it to an American not used to hearing English, Irish or Australian accents. They would most likely encounter the same difficulty in comprehension whereas if these nationalities "standardize" their speech they can make themselves understood perfectly. See all items with this value