I´m not talking about the language.
Is it correct to use Spanish too when you are talking about a person who lives in Spain insted of Spaniard?
Thanks for your help!!
2006-11-28 05:17:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Hi,
I guess the correct term when referring to people from Spain would be to call them Spaniards. But I think its also ok to use 'the Spanish' when referring to them collectively.
:-)
2006-11-28 05:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by anthropsych26 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Spaniard (usually male) lives in/ comes from / Spain or has a Spanish heritage.
A person is Spanish if they live in etc
The difference is that Spaniard is a noun whilst Spanish is an adjective.
Common usage usually implies that a 'Spaniard' has very close ties to Spain i.e. lives there or considers Spain to be their home, whilst a person who is Spanish usually lives anywhere and may simply have Spanish parents.
Well, that's my interpretation, anyway!
2006-11-28 13:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by Hilary Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spaniards come from Spain, therefore they are Spanish. Spanish is used to describe any thing from Spain, person or object, whereas a Spaniard can only be a person.
2006-11-28 13:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by gorgeousfluffpot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spanish is an adjective. Spaniard is a noun. A Spanish person is a Spaniard.
2006-11-28 13:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Singular Spaniard plural Spanish.
2006-11-28 13:36:05 · answer #5 · answered by Spanner 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You could say the peroson is either spanish or a spaniard, it is both the same although spanish is more commonly used tha spaniard
2006-11-28 13:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by queen_e_91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the last person who was trying to make it clear to me they were of spanish descent used the word spaniard. it sounded like they thought it was important.
2006-11-28 13:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spaniard...Spanish is the language
2006-11-28 13:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by onottopilot 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think both. Spaniard sounds more official. I doubt it matters.
2006-11-28 13:20:49 · answer #9 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spanish is a language.
2006-11-28 13:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by antonioavilakiss 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋