German word

Spanisch

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃpaːnɪʃ/

Meaning

  • neuter nounSpanish

Example

Ich spreche kein Spanisch.

I don't speak Spanish.

Illustration for Spanisch (Spanish)

More examples

Kannst du das bitte auf Spanisch sagen?

Could you please say that in Spanish?

Core concept

A language spoken across Spain and much of Latin America, linking everyday conversations across the Atlantic.

Common phrases

  • Spanisch sprechen

    speak Spanish

  • ein bisschen Spanisch

    a little Spanish

  • auf Spanisch

    in Spanish

Similar words

Sprache: Words and grammar used for communication by a people or region.
Fremdsprache: A language that is not someone's native language and is learned or used abroad.

Definition in German

Spanisch ist die in Spanien und in vielen Ländern Lateinamerikas gesprochene romanische Sprache.

Word origin

German Spanisch is the substantivized form of spanisch, an adjective from Latin Hispanicus, which refers to Hispania.

Usage tips

  • As a language name, Spanisch is capitalized, but the adjective is lowercase: spanische Musik.

Related words

  • spanischsprachigSpanish-speakingadjective
  • Spanischkenntnisseknowledge of Spanishnoun

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