Spanish Review

"....the limits of my language are the limits of my universe...." -Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein

- the more language you know the more access you have.

Can you name the other three languages that have more Speakers than Spanish?

-Mandarin -English -Hindi

Name the five WorldWide % of total Spanish Speakers:

1. Mexico --- 24.30% 2. Colombia --- 9.95% 3. United States --- 9.80% 4. Argentina ------- 8.99% 5. Spain ------------ 8.95%

Name the five WorldWide #s of total Spanish Speakers

1. Mexico ----- 109.95 million 2. Colombia ----- 45 million 3. United States ---- 44.3 million 4. Argentina --------- 40.6 million 5. Spain ------------- 40.5 million

Top 10 United States cities, where Spanish is spoken in greater number:

1. New York City 2. Los Angeles 3. Chicago 4. Houston 5. San Antonio 6. Phoenix 7. El Paso 8. Dallas 9. San Diego 10. San Jose

What will be the estimated Hispanic population to approach by the year 2050?

106 million

How many students worldwide are learning and speaking Spanish, as a foreign language?

20 million

How many countries is Spanish a mother tongue?

21

Estimate the number of Spanish speakers living in the United States:

38.3 million

Estimate the number of Spanish native-speakers worldwide?

400 million

___________________ enhances mental abilities in both children and older adults.

Bilingualism

Learning two languages can reduce your chance of developing:

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

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

English English

Which African country is a Spanish Speaking country?

Equatorial Guinea

"he who knows no foreign language, knows nothing of his own."

Johann Wolfgang

What country is Spanish mostly spoken?

Mexico

The overall percentage of the population growth will be among the Hispanic people:

Over 40%

Do you think we have more English native speakers or Spanish native speakers?

Spanish native speakers

If you are __________, you will have more ___________ choices than your _________________ counterpart.

bilingual career monolingual

The ________________________ are employing more and more Spanish speaking workers.

building trades

Paisanos

countrymen

The Spanish language is official in how many continents?

four (north america, south america, europe and africa)

What position would you rank Spanish, as a common spoken language worldwide?

fourth (based off population)

Knowing Spanish is helpful is you work in _________ or __________.

healthcare or education

Studying languages can improve your ____________ and _______________ decline in mental acuity.

memory and slow age-related

When you travel to a Spanish-speaking country, knowing the language will allow you change from ____________ to _____________.

observer to participant