Spanish is an official language spoken in Spain, but it’s not the only one. Spain has three other officially recognized languages, and around 25% of the country’s population use a language other than Spanish as their first language, although they are all fully proficient in Spanish as well. Here’s a brief look at those languages:<\/p>\n
Euskara<\/strong>: is the most unusual language of Spain. It is spoken by the Basque people (an ethnic group in Spain and France). Around 600,000 speakers use Euskara as their first language. Here’s some basic vocabulary in Euskara.<\/p>\n Hello – kaixo Catalan<\/strong>: It is spoken not only in Spain, but also in parts of Andorra, France and Sardina, in Italy. About 4 million people use Catalan as a first language, and about the same amount speak it as a second language. Here’s some basic vocabulary in Catalan.<\/p>\n Hello – hola Galician<\/strong>: it is very similar to Portuguese, especially in vocabulary and syntax. People who speak Galician understand around 80% of Portuguese without effort. Around 4 million people speak Galician in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Here’s some basic vocabulary in Galician, with the Portuguese form included in parentheses.<\/p>\n Good morning \u2013 Bo dia \/ Bo dias. (Bom dia.) See you next time!<\/p>\n Adir Ferreira<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spanish is an official language spoken in Spain, but it’s not the only one. Spain has three other officially recognized languages, and around 25% of the country’s population use a language other than Spanish as their first language, although they are all fully proficient in Spanish as well. Here’s a brief look at those languages…<\/p>\n
\nGood morning – egunon
\nGood afternoon – arratsaldeon
\nGood evening – gabon
\nGoodbye – agur
\nSee you later – gero arte
\nPlease – mesedez
\nSorry – barkatu
\nThank you very much – eskerrik asko
\nYou’re welcome – ez dago zergatik
\nyes – bai
\nWhat time is it? – Zer ordu da?
\nno \u2013 ez<\/p>\n
\nGood-bye – ad\u00e9u
\nPlease – si us plau
\nThank you – gr\u00e0cies
\nSorry \u2013 perd\u00f3, ho sento
\nHow much?- quant val?, quant \u00e9s?
\nYes – s\u00ed
\nI don’t understand – No ho entenc
\nWhere’s the bathroom? – On \u00e9s el bany?, on \u00e9s el lavabo?
\nDo you speak Catalan? – Parles catal\u00e0?<\/p>\n
\nWhat\u00b4s your name? \u2013 Como te chamas? (Como voc\u00ea se chama?)
\nI love you \u2013 Qu\u00e9rote \/ \u00c1mote (Eu te amo)
\nThank you \u2013 Grazas \/ Graci\u00f1a (Obrigado)
\nWelcome \u2013 Benvido (Bem-vindo)
\nGoodbye \u2013 Adeus (Adeus, tchau)
\nNo \u2013 Non (N\u00e3o)
\nDog \u2013 Can (Cachorro, c\u00e3o)
\nNewspaper \u2013 Peri\u00f3dico \/ Xornal (jornal)
\nMirror \u2013 Espello (espelho)<\/p>\n