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15 Most Spoken Dialects of Spanish You Should Learn!
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15 Most Spoken Dialects of Spanish You Should Learn!

Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world, being spoken by roughly 580 million people. With that many speakers, it's not hard to believe that there are hundreds of dialects of Spanish spoken all throughout the world! For the most part, these dialects are only spoken by a few hundred people in remote parts of majority Spanish-speaking countries, yet a few of these are spoken by hundreds of thousands, if not millions. of people... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Castilian Spanish 14. Andalusian Spanish 13. Canarian Spanish 12. Filipino Spanish One of the main reasons Spanish is so well spoken today is thanks to its old colonial empire, which it used to spread its language and culture. Whilst it's most famous 11. C...
15 Puerto Rican Slang Words to Sound like a True Boricua!
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15 Puerto Rican Slang Words to Sound like a True Boricua!

Puerto Rican slang is some of the most diverse, original and interesting slang on the planet. It is also one of the most widely used, being used not only on the island of Puerto Rico, but also all throughout the US! As of the time of writing, Spanish is one of the world's most spoken languages, being spoken by around 580 million. Of that 580 million, six million speak Puerto Rican Spanish, mostly in Puerto Rico. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Boricua - Puerto Rican In several other languages' slang, there is a slang way of describing what nationality you are. In Australia, it's Aussie. In New Zealand, it's Kiwi. Whilst in Canada, it's Canuck. For Puerto Ricans? The term they often use to describe themselves is boricua. The term itse...