Las salidas están aquí, aquí y aquí. (in English, exits are here, here and here)
If you've ever flown in a commerical airplane, I'm sure you've noticed the exit signs along with manty other things aboard the plane written in Spanish. That's because Spanish is spoken by more than 400 million people.
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the America after English, and most of the
English language vocabulary derives from Latin origins. What does this mean to you... Well, it means that you should get out there and learn how to speak Spanish. Learning Spanish can give you a better understanding of English, assist you in learning other languages and help you with traveling.
Why Spanish, and not another language --
1. Better understanding of English:
A. Since Spanish is also a Latin language, you will find as you study Spanish that you have a better
understanding of your native vocabulary. (English)
B. Spanish and English share Indo-European roots, so grammar is similar, allowing you to focus on
how the English language is stuctured when studying this language.
Like Spainsh and English, many other languages have Latin roots.
1. Spanish can assist in helping you learn other languages:
A. Leaning Spanish can give you a head start with learning other languages.
1. French and Italian are Latin-based languages as well.
2. It may even help with leaning German because that too is a Indo-European language.
Since Spanish can assit you with learning additional languags, traveling can be more fun.
1. Spanish can assit you with traveling:
A. Spanish is the third most spoken language in the World.
1. English, the first.
2. Chinesse, the second.
B. It's an offical language in four continents.
C. Knowing how to speak Spanish while on vacation in a Spanish speaking county will give you a
better understanding and experience of that countries culture.
Even if you don't travel outside of the States many people in America are speaking Spanish. Having this skill can also help you many things besides travel like work. If you work for a company that deals with various customers or people, you'll gain by knowing another language.
Quick review:
1. Learning Spanish can open the door to many oppurtunties such as:
understanding Enlish more, assist in learning other languages and with travel.
2. Next time you go flying, stop and read the signs written in both English and Spanish -- you never know when those words may help you.
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