Could you please Describe Spanish? What characteristic do you thing, makes it unique and different?

Question

They told me that it was more poetic, expressive and passionate than the others but what do you think?

Answer 1

Spanish is a very rhythmic and elegant language (when used properly) however phonetically simple (the sounds of the vowels are always the same) it is far more difficult to master than English. I heard somebody once said. "German is the language of the philosophers, Italian and French are the languages of love, and Spanish is the one you use to talk to God."

Answer 2

Huh? Describe Spanish? Well like all "romance languages" its a corruption of Latin in reality...the locals in Spain degraded Latin over the centuries, then the Moors added something to it and then Carlos V added his lisp to what today is considered "Castilian Spanish."

I speak it read it and write a little of it. It is a pretty language--I think prettier than most romance languages--French does not hit my ear right, the Italian national dialect sounds more like French to me.

It is an easy language to learn, smaller vocabulary and a very regular grammar--most verbs change the same way, although unlike English the nouns have gender which means there are 6 endings for most--feminine, masculine, neuter, singular and plural for each. It is much easier to learn than English--English has a basic germanic grammar, that has been corrupted over time and its tenses are imperfect, its nouns no longer have gender in most cases. It is highly irregular by comparison with Spanish. But, its irregularity and large vocabulary make it more flexible than Spanish for conveying ideas and creating words for new concepts.

Spanish, like most of the romance languages, does not have near the vocabulary that English has--English has many more words than any romance language--because English is a language that borrows from everywhere else, including the romance languages--there are many French words in English due to its history for example.

I think Spanish people are more emotional and passionate, but I don't see the language as more expressive or passionate--in fact sometimes it relies on some very awkward words to convey ideas--English is much better at subtle differences and shades of meaning.

Answer 3

I think the thing that makes the Spanish language unique is the use of feminine and masuline terms within the language. You have to know whether the word you are saying is male or female. Example: La Puerta (the door is feminine) El Carro (the car is masculine). I think this makes Spanish a very romantic language. It does suck however when people use it in slang. Totally kills it!

Answer 4

I have studied spanish for 5 years (Master's degree) and have passed a good span of time with spanish speaking people in India.
A few things which fascinate me in spanish language are:
►It's an ideal language for poetic expressions.
►It has defined conjugations of verbs like our classical Sanskrit language.
►Unlimited similes.
►Very few irregular verbs.
►Easy to read and pronounce like my mother tongue Hindi.
►If we drop the technical vocabulary and foreign words of english language, then I think, Spanish language would be the best language in the world.
......and last but not the least
► The diminutives-They are used for almost everything thus diversifying the meanings of a word manifold. My name is Ashok but the spanish speaking people call me with love Ashoquito, Ashokito or Ashoquin etc. and I like it.

Answer 5

I actually agree with what others have told you. It's a lyrical language..one of the Romance languages. For me it was much easier to pronounce than French. I like the way when we break something, in Spanish is that it broke itself! haha. Not really taking responsibility for the breaking. It's a great language.

Answer 6

there´re a lot of differences, that´s why makes Spanish so difficult to learn for some non native speakers. I speak both Spanish and English, and i tell you English is more easy. I also tutor Spanish to non speakers, and the most difficult part for them is verb conjugation, there approximately 25 different conjugations in Spanish, also there are a lot of words. If you want to learn to speak it and write it, you should have someone to practice with, books in Spanish and a tutor who can help you...Good luck...Buena Suerte... :)

Answer 7

Spanish comes more from Latin and Roman languages than English, German, and many other European languages do. English, a harsh language derived from Germanic tribe mutterings and random Latin words than someone thought sounded good enough, doesn't flow as well as Spanish and is a lot more complicated to learn.

¡Yo prefiero español!

Answer 8

I like the vowel endings on most Spanish words. Also the penultimate stress on most words as well as the classy way people's surnames are written.

Answer 9

I think it's a pretty language. Some languages sound harsh...like german and dutch for example, but spanish is really romantic sounding I think.

Answer 10

i have spoken spanish since i was a bay and it is avery expressive language and it opens adoor to other languages like italian [its very similar]