Publisher's Synopsis
21 million students learn Spanish around the world. Discover how to become one of them.Do you love the sound of "Despacito" except you don't even know what the words you are singing actually mean?It might be less innocent than you think.Did you know:
- With 329 million native speakers, according to Ethnologue, Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the world after English.
- By 2050, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish speaking country, according to the Association of Spanish Language Academies.
- Spanish and English share a lot of words because they come from the same language family.
- How to avoid the most common embarrassing mistakes made by non-native speakers
- Immerse yourself in the language and find out which kind of Latino/a you are
- Colorful, memorable Spanish sentences you will steal everyone's hearts with
- How to make a lot of new Spanish friends on your journey
- Why being born in a Spanish speaking country doesn't make you "Spanish"
- The 21 Spanish speaking countries, their nationalities and accents
- All you need to know about "Hablando Español"
- The principle of "once you can spell it, you can say it"
- How to make sure you get the best price on the Sunday market
- How to never ever get lost on your journey through South America, Europe or the Caribbean