5 Interesting Facts about Spanish Language Translation It is a universal fact that Spanish language has been the spoken language in more than 40 counties across the globe. There are about 400 million speakers of this romantic language. It stands second when it comes to the most spoken languages in the world. There are several reasons why Spanish language is being studied, learnt, or wanted all over the globe. The longest word in Spanish Language is regarded as ‘esternocleidomastoiditis’ which has 25 letters in it. Today let us have a look at some of the interesting facts on Spanish language translation. 1. The tenses of Spanish language1 There are about 32 tenses in Spanish language. They can be segregated as 5 tenses in 4 aspects known as indicative tenses which give you 20 tenses. Further when 3 tenses in 4 aspects are done in subjective tenses, they accumulate to 12 tenses. This is the reason why Spanish Language Translation needs precision and expertise to do so. 2. The origin of Spanish Language2 The language is an adaptation of the spoken Latin dialect during the fifth century. The development of the Spanish language started taking place between 13th to 16th centuries. 3. The United Nations official language Amongst the six official languages of United Nations, Spanish language finds its place amongst the 6000 + living languages.3 The United Nations use these languages at the meetings. The representatives at the UN are expected to speak in any of the six languages, the translation of which is done with the other five languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Russian). In a nutshell, the UN requires a Spanish Language Translation so that the documentation of the meetings and proceedings can be done. 4. Spanish words are used in English language too There are many words in English language that has been derived from Spanish origin. The words are used as it is and is pronounced with great pride. To name a few
Montana – the root word being ‘montaña’ meaning ‘mountain’ Buena Vista – meaning ‘good view’ El Paso – implies “the pass” Desperado – originated from the word ‘desesperado’ hints at “desperate”) Sierra – implies “mountain range” Patio – signifies “inner courtyard” Cargo –derived from cargar means “to load”
5. The usage of vowel ‘e’4
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https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Spanish/Tenses
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Spanish_language
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www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/fire/naclo/pages/Ling/Fact/num-languages.html
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http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/learning_module/grammar.htm
Spanish language has a liking towards the vowel ‘e’. You will notice most of the words have an ‘e’ letter in them. Such as – Buenos días- Good morning Cómo está usted?- how are you? Qué hora es?- what time is it? Quièn?- Who el passaporte- passport bañera- bathtub With the growing demand of various services and job opportunities, Spanish language has sown the seeds of prosperity. All over the world, there are Spanish language translating services and Language Translation Company India you will find many. Star Group of Translators is one such renowned name in the industry. This language has a rich grammar and conjugations. The language is also known as one of the romantic languages, you ought to fall in love with a language such as this.