Comments on: I want to visit Spain but I only speak Mexican/US Spanish. Will I be understood?

By: Joan el guiri

Joan el guiri — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:04:34 +0000

Yes. I had no trouble in Mexico.

By: salachic

salachic — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:23:10 +0000

Yes, aside from the accent, there are only a few minor differences. For example juice in Mexico = el jugo but in Spain they say el zumo (lisping, pronounced el thumo). Things like that have a way of working themselves out. You’ll get a long just fine, just like lots of other people that speak latin american spanish hand have either traveled in Spain, or moved there!

By: thiswarismadness

thiswarismadness — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:36:30 +0000

Spanish is Spanish but to be certain that you will be understood get a small dictionary at the Airport

By: dochartaigh2008

dochartaigh2008 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:15:45 +0000

Of course you will. It is similar when an American and Briton talk to each other, there maybe different words they use or how they may say something. The Spanish Castillians use the formal a lot more than Latin American Spanish. Like others said, just lisp when you speak. This is only for words that contain a soft c, or z. Corozon sounds like cora-thone, and gracias like grathias. My suggestion is find the Pedro Almodovar film Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown and listen to the way they speak.

By: chicnlips2012

chicnlips2012 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:06:01 +0000

If not ………..relax …….in about 90% of the world English is the second langage……………

By: Daniel C

Daniel C — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:49:37 +0000

You’ll be fine; it’s just a dialect to them. The difference is roughly the same as American vs. British English.

By: airbob61@verizon.net

airbob61@verizon.net — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:36:52 +0000

Of course you will, just as you would be able to understand a Brit, Aussie or Kiwi speaking different accented English.

By: Rich V

Rich V — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:12:10 +0000

Youll be fine, just speak with a lisp and you will fit in.