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Why learn Spanish?

Why learn Spanish?. Spanish, Spanish everywhere. There will continue to be an enormous increase in Spanish language usage in the U n i t e d S t a t e s. There are over 41 million Spanish speakers in the U n i t e d S t a t e s. 1. Mandarin Chinese (1.1 billion speakers)

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Why learn Spanish?

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  1. Why learn Spanish?

  2. Spanish, Spanish everywhere. There will continue to be an enormous increase in Spanishlanguageusage in the United States.

  3. There are over 41 million Spanishspeakers in the United States.

  4. 1. Mandarin Chinese (1.1 billion speakers) 2. English (983 million speakers) 3. Hindustani (544 million speakers) 4. Spanish (527 million speakers) In Europe, Spanishis the second most spoken language, after English. With more than 300 million speakers, Spanishis the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world.

  5. OnlyMandarin,EnglishandHindihave more speakers than Spanish. If you count only native speakers, SpanishoutranksEnglish.

  6. Spanish is an official language on four continents…

  7. The sheer number of Spanishspeakers and their rate of growth makes learning Spanisha smart choice.

  8. LearningSpanishis actually preventive medicine! Speaking two languages reduces your chances of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease.

  9. Bilingualismenhances mental abilities in both childrenand olderadults. Studying languages can improve your memory and slow age-related decline in mental acuity.

  10. Studying another language makes you smarter! Yourcritical thinking skills improve as you learn to view things through a different lens. Learning a second language stimulates creativity!

  11. Learning Spanish will enable you to better communicate with Spanish speaking employees or co-workers. For many, learning Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity. Think of the impact in business when you can speak the native language of 300 million native speakers of Spanish.

  12. Having Spanish fluency on your resume will give you an advantage over your competitor. In North America, Hispanic consumers are the fastest-growing market segment.

  13. Knowing Spanish is helpful if you work in healthcareoreducation. The building trades are employing more and more Spanish speaking workers.

  14. If you are bilingual, you will have more career choicesthan your monolingualcounterpart.

  15. Today, nearly all areas have an Hispanic population. Spanish speakers are no longer on just the border states and big cities.

  16. Knowing Spanish will completely transform your travel experience. An incredible adventure awaitsthe traveler who speaks Spanish.

  17. If you only speak English, you will visit only tourist attractions where everyone speaks some English.

  18. When you travel to a Spanish-speaking country, knowing the language will allow you change from observer to participant.

  19. You can help Spanish speakers who don't speak English… …and English speakers who don't speak Spanish. Knowing how to speak Spanish will enable you to help others.

  20. There are people in Spanish-speaking nations in serious need.

  21. Learning Spanish will prepare you for taking the next step,

  22. --- actually going there and… …making a difference!

  23. Spanish is a "Romance" language. It is derived from Latin, the language of the ancient Roman Empire.

  24. Since many English words are also of Latin origin, when you learn vocabulary in Spanish you will simultaneously be expanding your English vocabulary.

  25. Spanish grammar is similar to English, as well as different. This will raise your awareness of English grammar.

  26. Because Spanish is nearly phonetically perfect, you can look at almost any word and know how to pronounce it. Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn.

  27. If you learn a third language, such as French, Italian, Portuguese or Romanian, already knowing Spanish will be a huge advantage because these languages, too, are Romance Languages.

  28. Learning Spanish will allow you to better appreciate Hispanic cultural contributions. Developing a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture is becoming more and more important.

  29. Goya Velasquez Rivera Spanish influence on the fine arts has been substantial. Picasso Dali

  30. And…gastronomy!

  31. One feels a great amount of pride and accomplishment when you’ve work hard to learn a foreign language. Learning Spanish can be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do.

  32. Whether your motivations are practical, intellectual or sentimental, learning Spanish is something that will benefit you for the rest of your life!

  33. Yohabloespañol.

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