what is more practical to learn, latin american spanish or european spanish?

2 Comments

1. Emily S says:

   November 15, 2009 at 1:12 am

   It depends on why you’re learning. They are not so different that if you learned one, you wouldn’t understand another. There is no "Latin American" Spanish. Each country has its own dialect. So just choose depending on how you’ll be using it. If you’re planning on moving to Spain, study Spanish from Spain. If you want to understand what your Colombian friends are saying, study Colombian Spanish. In the end, Spanish is Spanish, and once you know it, you’ll pick up the differences when speaking to people from different places. I studied it throughout high school and college with teachers/professors from Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic…you don’t really need to choose. Just learn the basics and go from there.
2. Elias Barnes says:

   November 15, 2009 at 1:12 am

   Depends where live presently. Im filipino and grew up with Salvadorans so I picked up the Salvadoran Dialect. What the first poster said is true. Just learn the basics and you can change it here and there depending what dialect you want to use.

   I also speak it with a slight american accent as Im ameican and speak English for the majority of my time.

   You will also start to pick up the accent of the spanish speakers you are most exposed to.