spanish

Everyday

1. Spanish means from Spain or to do with Spain, its people or culture. tree →
2. Spanish is the language spoken in Spain and in most countries of Central and South America, like Mexico and Argentina. tree →
3. The Spanish are the people of Spain. tree →
4. The Spanish Main was the old name for the Caribbean coast of Central and South America, which was ruled by Spain and was a haunt of pirates. tree →

In the lessons

In school many pupils learn Spanish as a foreign language, especially in the USA, where many people speak it at home. In geography, Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world. In history, Spanish explorers sailed to the Americas. Phrases: «speak Spanish», «Spanish class», «Spanish omelette», «a Spanish guitar».

Examples

• We are learning Spanish at school. tree →
• «Hola» means «hello» in Spanish. tree →
• My friend's family speaks Spanish at home. tree →
• Spanish is spoken in Mexico, Spain and Argentina. tree →
• We had a Spanish omelette for tea. tree →
• The Spanish flag is red and yellow. tree →
• My aunt plays the Spanish guitar. tree →
• Paella is a famous Spanish dish. tree →
• Mullins and Alf Mason and many another ruffian long known and feared on the Spanish Main. tree →

Note

Always write it with a capital S: «Spanish», because it comes from the name of a country (Spain). A person from Spain is «a Spaniard» or «a Spanish person». Not everyone who speaks Spanish is from Spain; most Spanish speakers live in the Americas.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah note compares Hebrew letters to Spanish sounds. Jewish scholars of Spain, the Sephardim, were important in studying Hebrew grammar. In the primary lessons: In school many pupils learn Spanish as a foreign language, especially in the USA, where many people speak it at home. In geography, Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world. In history, Spanish explorers sailed to the Americas. Phrases: «speak Spanish», «Spanish class», «Spanish omelette», «a Spanish guitar».

Examples

• The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.] Taw-Thaw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Always write it with a capital S: «Spanish», because it comes from the name of a country (Spain). A person from Spain is «a Spaniard» or «a Spanish person». Not everyone who speaks Spanish is from Spain; most Spanish speakers live in the Americas.