Why study Spanish?

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2 min readSep 22, 2016

English is the most studied language in the world and that everyone knows. It is logical. Despite being the third native language most spoken in the world, English is the most used language in the business world.

What not everyone knows is that Spanish, according to figures from the Cervantes Institute in its 2015 report, is the second most widely spoken native language (after Mandarin Chinese) and that in the year 2030 Spanish speakers will be 7.5% of the world’s population. Today about 500 million people speak Spanish. That’s a lot of people!

Will we have to get used to words like Tango, Paella and Amigo?

Some of the reasons for studying Spanish

First.

As we already said Spanish is the second most spoken native language in the world and also the second most studied (after English). In countries like the United States and Britain, Spanish has gone on to become the most studied language. Surprised?

According to the report of the Cervantes Institute more than 21 million students study Spanish worldwide.

Second.

You like to travel? Spanish is the official language in more than twenty countries. Do you want to eat a paella in Madrid? You want to take a margarita on the beach in Cancun? Or dance the tango on a street in Buenos Aires? In all these places people speak Spanish.

Third.

You want to improve your career? Studies have shown that those who speak a second language are more likely to get promoted and get better salaries. Many businesses are not merely meetings in an office. A business lunch at a Mexican restaurant may be the best place to close a trade agreement. Speaking Spanish can open many doors in your career.

Fourth.

Spanish is easy to learn. Chinese, Arabic, Bengali. All of these require you to learn a whole new alphabet. Not to mention learning phonics. Spanish is easier and, without even knowing a word of Spanish, you would be able to read a text and pronounce each word properly.

It seems that studying Spanish is an increasingly stronger trend.

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