Entries by Wagner Freer

List of countries where Spanish is an official language

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  The following is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories where Spanish is an official language, the national language, or the de facto official language. Spanish as the official language or national language Spanish is the majority language in 21 sovereign states and several dependent territories, totaling around 440 million people. In these […]

¡Ay bendito! The No. 1 song in America is sung in Spanish

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By Ana Johnson, CNN – June 2, 2017  Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee perform ‘Despacito’ with contestant Mark Isaiah in ‘The Voice’ finale. (CNN)A wall may go up between the United States and its Spanish-speaking neighbor to the south, but nothing can stop the success of the nation’s current No. 1 hit song, which is […]

Reasons to Learn Spanish

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Out of all of the other languages, why is it important to study Spanish? Why not go for Russian, French, or Italian as they appear to so good these days, mainly if you are a US citizen. However, due to the increasing number of Latin Americans, the ability to converse in a language that is […]