Learning Castilian vs. Latin American Spanish - Which is BEST? - How to Learn Spanish

[@LewisOsborne]

I’m learning Castilian because I’m from London and Spain is so close... there’s also many Spaniards here to practice with ✌🏻

[@ElGringoSam]

And who doesn’t love a good tapas? 🤤 Keep it up!

[@joaquincastello6174]

@@ElGringoSam kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5W2qJiMndl7haM

[@joaquincastello6174]

@@ElGringoSam Do you understand the difference......castilian spanish is the proper spanish.

[@sergiantonisilvaylerin6592]

5️⃣🖐️ = THinco... Sí es 🇬🇧... 😜😉 Saludos/Greetings Lewis

[@bernovanp6836]

Same from Leicester Castillian because I'm going to Spain

[@nelleyvargas3759]

I personally like Spanish from Spain. I’m from the Philippines

[@ElGringoSam]

In my opinion it does sound more romantic, thanks for watching!

[@nathanielklingensmith3364]

I learned Mexican Spanish because I live in Texas. Now I am married to a Mexican!! I would say if you are anywhere in the south of the United States then focus on Mexico Spanish

[@ElGringoSam]

I would totally agree! How fortunate to have a Spanish-speaking spouse!

[@twistedsky_97]

Message of this video: learn the version of Spanish you want and run with it, you’ll eventually have conversations with everyone else anyway

[@ElGringoSam]

Bingo!

[@zalaegerszeg9527]

I really fell in love with Castilian Spanish when I went to Spain (from the USA). I am looking to immigrate there someday as well.

[@ElGringoSam]

I only had the chance to spend a few days in Mallorca, but it was enough for me to want the same! You'll love it!

[@superd2234]

I'm from Spain and I never went to Mallorca🤣. By the way the word "gringo" it's pretty weird for us, the Spaniers, we usually say "Estadounidense" or "Americano"

[@dannyjorde2677]

@@superd2234 Muchos españoles sí que dicen la palabra gringo también.

[@superd2234]

@@dannyjorde2677 Si cambias la palabra "muchos" por "algunos" es cierto. Se dice bastante más Americano o Estadounidense que Gringo.

[@dannyjorde2677]

@@superd2234 No. Lo dicen muchos, no solo algunos. Aunque técnicamente lo que más se dice es "guiri". Pero esa palabra hace referencia a cualquier extranjero, no solo a los estadounidenses.

[@jeanclaudejunior]

My favourite is Castilian Spanish because I'm not far from Spain. Hi from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭

[@S4nt14g0Castellanos]

it makes sense because i think you learned british english

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@@S4nt14g0Castellanos I was born in the UK

[@pscaravelli]

I’m learning Castilian for a couple reasons: firstly because my late grandmother’s family is from Toledo, Spain, and secondly because I didn’t wanna learn just some generic Latin American Spanish and not know where my accent or expressions were coming from. My partner is from Costa Rica and yet he fully supported my choice of going with what felt right for me. Also, Portuguese being my mother tongue (I’m originally from Brazil) learning Spanish has been a walk in the park so far. I literally do it on my commute to and from work!

[@ElGringoSam]

Paula I am so jealous of that advantage! I am just now starting to learn Portuguese (3 weeks in) and knowing Spanish has been a huge help but I can’t imagine how much more beneficial it would be if it was my native language. keep it up!

[@byronchandler5000]

I'm comfortable with both Castilian and Latin American Spanish, especially with the pronouncing differences, like for example, juice is zumo in Castellano, and jugo in Latino.

[@ElGringoSam]

I’ve been watching a ton of Spanish Netflix lately and although I’m surrounded by Norteños (Mexico) I think I currently prefer the Castilian accent! My favorite accent is still out of Argentina though 😍

[@Heisen0102]

Great video as always! I’m from the UK but im learning Spanish from Mexico, mainly because I’d love visit there one day and also eventually other Latin America countries 😊

[@ElGringoSam]

That's reason enough!

[@joaquincastello6174]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHfEo6xvmp6dpZI Can you feel the diference..This is real proper spanish from Spain.

[@ivanjimenez1686]

latin american spanish and northamerican english are the modern languajes the olds are from europa

[@robnorris4770]

I’m focusing on Mexican Spanish, like you, but I started with Castilian Spanish (with a Scottish accent) because I liked Coffee Break Spanish podcasts. After a while, the differences will become trivial, like American vs England vs Scottish vs Irish vs Australian English. Just an accent with a few word differences here and there.

[@ElGringoSam]

The Coffee Break Spanish podcasts are awesome! You might be too advanced for the Duolingo Podcast by now, but have you ever checked those out? You are so right about the differences, with time it's more of an observation than a struggle.

[@robnorris4770]

@@ElGringoSam yes, I listen to the Duolingo podcasts, and now I understand almost everything in them. El Gran Robo Argentino series was particularly interesting. Now I’m convinced that the “La Casa De Papel” TV series was inspired by that caper.

[@ElGringoSam]

@@robnorris4770 I really enjoyed La Casa De Papel!

[@joaquincastello6174]

@@ElGringoSam That´s spanish from Spain....The best you can learn.

[@myself7232]

um u should try colombian spanish because it sounds more clear and it is more smooth i guess

[@attattatt]

I'd say my focus is Mexican spanish but I've been listening to only a Spain spanish podcast for the last 3 months bc the guy cracks me up.

[@ElGringoSam]

Well hey, that's reason enough! I'd say all input is good input. Even if you are typically surrounded by the Latin accent, it's gonna be awesome when you meet a Spaniard and you can identify the accent difference immediately!

[@josephmessina4832]

en mi opinión, en los estados unidos es más importante para aprender el español de méxico, colombia, y argentina. pienso este porqué hay muchos inmigrantes de estos países y pienso que es muy importante a aprender su forma de la idioma. pero si eres de europa, aprende castellano. lo depende en qué parte del mundo que vives. (is this all correct? i’m still learning)😂

[@ElGringoSam]

Tienes razon, si esta bien!

[@juanguevara5581]

Dirígete como español latino ;)

[@ericksantamaria1461]

? ?? .Solo acertaste en México , porque Estados Unidos 🇺🇲 tiene mayor inmigrantes procedentes de : -México🇲🇽 (desde California hasta Texas ) . -Cubanos🇨🇺 en Miami . -Puerto Riqueños 🇵🇷y Dominicanos🇩🇴 en NY . -Peruanos 🇵🇪en New Jersey . Los Argentinos 🇦🇷en su mayoría migran a Europa (España🇪🇦 e Italia🇮🇹) porque muchos pueden obtener la doble nacionalidad por sus padres/abuelos .

[@nicholascauton9648]

I sometimes unknowingly mix up Mexican Spanish and Castilian Spanish. I have some coworkers and distant friends who are Mexicans but a lot of the shows and movies I’m exposed to are Castilian Spanish. I know it’s not exactly ideal to do that but because I’m not necessarily full aware of the differences save for the seseo stuff, this is why I sometimes can get mixed up between the two. The reason why I’m learning Spanish however is because there is an effort going on in the Philippines (my parents and wife’s home country) where they are slowly reintroducing and reintegrating Spanish back into official level. It’ll take a long while to make it happen but it’s expected to happen within the next decade or so. And I personally want to contribute to that effort. Edit: I think it’s especially beneficial for Filipinos to learn how to speak Spanish. While I don’t deny English is one of the most important languages in the world these days, Spanish comes very close especially for those Filipinos who want to flock to the U.S. It is rather ironic that the Philippines has been straying away from the Spanish language while the U.S. has been always promoting Spanish due to the influx of Latinos flocking to the country for the same reason Filipinos do.

[@DaAlvaro]

i am filipino and i speak a little

[@elliottmartinez17]

If you live in the usa or in the west, mexican Spanish is the best, if you live in Europe or in the east, Castilian Spanish is the best. Just depends where you live.

[@ElGringoSam]

Agreed 🇲🇽 🇪🇸

[@hindj9142]

i'm learning Castilian dialect simply cuz i found an app thats very great for learning Spanish and they only teach it in Castalian lol

[@ElGringoSam]

That's reason enough! Once you start to master Castilian Spanish you will find yourself easily understood with Latin speakers anyway. Keep it up! 🇪🇸

[@mohamedkamara8225]

What app is it ?

[@dannyjorde2677]

Castilian is not a dialect, thou!

[@Mikebigmike94]

ive only been learning spanish for 10 month but i can pick up a lot of what they say on youtube vlogs, i watched one guy and i thought i forgot spanish overnight.. turns out he was from chile aha i didnt have a clue what he was saying

[@ElGringoSam]

Don't let that discourage you! When I started watching KZbinrs in Spanish I liked to watch Luisito Comunica because he has a bunch of videos of him comparing things like "Street food VS. 5 Star Restaurants" and "1st class vs. coach." It's a really engaging way to learn!

[@Mikebigmike94]

@@ElGringoSam thank you! I’ve been watching him recently and I’m starting to pick up on a lot of things he’s saying 👍

[@emilianofuentes4129]

I am Mexican and I will put the pros and cons about learning my form of Spanish: Pros and cons about learning Latin American Spanish: PROS: 1. Latin American Spanish (all the dialects of Spanish spoken in Latin America) is the most spoken form of the Spanish language (around 90% of Spanish speakers are from Latin America). 2. There are more resources to learn the different dialects of Latin American Spanish than there are to learn Castilian Spanish. 3. A lot of systems, apps, programs, software or other content uses Latin American Spanish by default. 4. Latin American dub is better than Castilian dub (some people can think differently, but almost every Latin American, me included, think that way and we avoid watching movies with Castilian dubbing since we don't like it at all). 5. No matter what dialect of Latin American Spanish you learn, we will understand almost everything you say and we will distinguish what county is your accent from (except some phrases or words that re unique to some regions of some country). CONS: 1. Latin American Spanish is not a dialect of Spanish per se, but is a set of varieties or different dialects of the same language. 2. When learning Latin American Spanish you have to focus on and choose the dialect of one country specifically to learn it, because Spanish is not the same in all of Latin America and there're lots of different accents, words, phrases, idioms, etc., even in one single country. Something you can do is to learn the standard version of the dialect of the country you chose (the one that's used in news, TV programs, dubbing, songs, etc., in that country). 3. Even we native speakers have problems when we forget the spelling of a word, especially if we can't remember if it has "s", "c" (before "e" and "i") or "z" (since they sound the same ), and we have to search the internet or the dictionary to check the spelling. 4. We often use a lot of slang, such as words, phrases, idioms or expressions that beginning non-native learners often don't understand. According to me, we do it more than the Spaniards. 5. Our insults, swear words and bad words in general tend to be more explicit and vulgar than the Spanish ones, and we tend to use them a lot and very often. We Latin Americans love to swear and we do it very well.

[@ElGringoSam]

Woah thanks for posting, you have a lot of good points here! I always focused on Latin American Spanish, but as I have advanced in level I can obviously communicate with speakers from Spain. The most difficult part of this language (as a whole) is the slang used across all accents and regions. I understand that in English we have our far share of slang, especially in the UK, but it seems so much more daunting in Spanish! 😅

[@emilianofuentes4129]

@@ElGringoSam Yeah, the same happened to me. I have allways had focused on American English but, since my level increased, I can now communicate with the British or Aussies as well. To me the most difficult feature of English are phrasal verbs. I have allways had trouble with them, but I'm on my way to learn more and more with the time. Thanks for motivating other people to learn Spanish! Greetings from Mexico.

[@sergiantonisilvaylerin6592]

I will always remember, years ago, me 🚗 on the streets of Pittsburgh (PA) , and the TOMTOM tells me:"A los 100 m, gire a la derecha en la siguiente CUADRA" : QUÉÉÉ??? 😲😂😜(At 100 meters, turn right at the next Block) in 🇪🇸 = Block 🏢 :Manzana🍏 and Cuadra : Stable🐴

[@sergiantonisilvaylerin6592]

The funny thing is, I'm from Barcelona, ​​I also speak Catalan, in Catalan we say ILLA (🏝️ Island of houses) or BLOC😄(= pronunciation)

[@ElGringoSam]

Haha, sometimes Latin Spanish and Castilian Spanish seems to have more differences than similarities!

[@TheEarthRealm]

I'm focusing on Castellano, because of their superior anime and videogame dub work- which are very important tools that I use to learn languages. :-) And also for the ceceo.

[@TheEarthRealm]

Though, oddly enough- my bf is from Peru...

[@ElGringoSam]

Everyone has their reasons! And as you master Castellano, your understanding of the Peruvian intricacies will strengthen. Vale! 🇪🇸

[@codyscamino3534]

I live in Australia which is nowhere near any Spanish speaking country 🤣 but because I like the way the accents of South America sound a bit better, I'm trying to go for a Paisa accent (and doing poorly 🤣).

[@ElGringoSam]

I applaud everyone learning Spanish in a country with few native speakers, bravo! I love the south American accents, I think if I had to choose a favorite I'd pick Argentina but the Colombian accents are up there!

[@acrguitar]

Kudos to those who can actually make an educated choice, because I’m in the boat of ‘please help me understand as much plain ol’ basic Spanish as possible please thank you k’

[@ElGringoSam]

🤣 If it makes you feel any better, that's a very necessary step! Keep plugging away and soon enough you'll start to notice differences in accent.

[@toluhearst9236]

The primary language dialect I'm focusing on I got from Rosalia, is Castillian Spanish from Spain

[@larrylittrell225]

I have a Colombian tutor and want to visit many places in South America :)

[@ElGringoSam]

That's reason enough! The furthest south I have made it is Panama, but I have some big plans in the next couple years to run alllll over South America!

[@myself7232]

oooo colombians have the best and easiest spanish

[@jakelennon6054]

I'm focusing on Mexican as well. I like seeing you communicate with other spanish speakers though.

[@ElGringoSam]

Well strap in, because I have some big (and fun) ideas in the pipeline of life conversations with Spanish speakers!

[@afieldaz6350]

Mis acentos favoritos en español son el "Rioplatense" (Argentina y Uruguay) y el castellano de Madrid. Y en ingles me gusta mucho el acento Britanico. Por otro lado los acentos que me dan risa son el andaluz de sevilla y en ingles el texano "cowboy". Saludos desde Chile ✌

[@ElGringoSam]

Saludos! 🇨🇱Mi acento favorito es de Argentina! Y en Ingles es dificil de decir... Mi madre es Britanica, y he visitados muchos veces, pero creo que prefiero el acento de Australia.

[@ZiXYOWO]

@@ElGringoSam cual en Argentina tenemos 23 acentos :v

[@argenisjonathanrojasbedoll1365]

irónico que un sudamericano escriba tejano con equis y méxico con jota

[@JoeB1946]

Mexican Spanish for me.

[@eustaquioportugal3007]

*Hispano-European Spanish vs Hispano-American Spanish*

[@AnAdorableWombat]

I want to learn castilian Spanish. If I'm going to learn Spanish, I'm learning from the roots!

[@DaAlvaro]

I am learning Castilian because i am a Spaniard and people say i am not Hispanic also i am learning catalan because Barcelona

[@CharliesSpanishJourney]

This might be one of the reasons it’s taking me longer. My wife is from Columbia but I still haven’t chosen a specific country to learn from. We live in Texas so Most of my in person practice is Mexican but my italki tutors are From Venezuela and Ecuador 🤗. At this point I’m hooked on learning and won’t stop until I’m completely fluent no matter how long it takes. Love the content Sam 🙌

[@ElGringoSam]

I WISH my significant other was a Spanish speaker! To be fair, she minored in Spanish in college and can understand quite a bit.. she just doesn't speak much. I've never told you this Charlie, but I've used you as an example quite a few times when people(gringos) overhear me speaking Spanish and tell me they want to learn but don't know where to start. Your progress from your first few videos to your last few is amazing.. keep it up!

[@CharliesSpanishJourney]

@@ElGringoSam Thanks Sam that means a lot to me. 🙏

[@eustaquioportugal3007]

*Ibero-European Spanish vs Ibero -American Spanish*

[@TheEarthRealm]

1:30 - Well, we might as well go ahead and say that Portugal is another part of Spain, and that the Portuguese language is another one of those languages from Spain, lol. 💁🏿‍♂️

[@ElGringoSam]

I met a Spaniard who told me Galician has some pretty close ties to Portuguese, but after diving into Brazilian Portuguese I’m worried that if I look at European Portuguese or any of the Spain dialects it will inevitably make my Spanish worse! 😱

[@TheEarthRealm]

@@ElGringoSam Same! I feel they're too similar, and that I'll get them confused or mixed up. 😅

[@dannyjorde2677]

The majority of English speakers are Americans, so it's more common for them to learn Latam Spanish for obvious reasons. But that doesn't mean you can't learn Castilian Spanish vocabulary! People will understand you either way. I, for instance, am aware of the expressions in both American English and British English. Never make excuses for not learning more, that's my advice.

[@ElGringoSam]

I obviously focus on Latin Spanish but the more I learn the easier it is to understand Spaniards too. Netflix is a big help because they have loads of content local to SPain!

[@trippontwowheels]

How do these two compare to Pig Latin?

[@ElGringoSam]

Of course that depends as well, are we talking about Contemporary Pig Latin or Traditional? Contemporary is more widely used because of it's roots from Olde English and Vulgar Latin, but I think learning Traditional has more long-term benefits. 😆

[@adonismapother]

Hello and greetings from the United States🇺🇸 One thing is for sure that I prefer Castilian Spanish 🇪🇸 because I can understand a little bit on what there saying and I been practicing my vocabulary words also but what pisses me off is that my friends are trying to show me the correction of Spanish which is Latin but that I can’t understand on what there saying and it’s very hard to hear on what there saying, for example let’s say Onion in Castilian Spanish is Capolla but in Latin Spanish they say something else which I don’t know what they say it over there but I’m on the process of working on my Castilian Spanish and good job on the video friend keep up the good work

[@ElGringoSam]

Thanks for watching! I have been watching loads of Spanish Netflix and it's all all exclusively out of Spain so it's GREAT listening practice!

[@ivanovichdelfin8797]

En español, incluído España, "Onion" es "CEBOLLA"

[@etin1555]

Hey Sam I'm from el Salvador I just subscribed

[@ElGringoSam]

Hello, saludos! 🇸🇻

[@angel.millan]

Castilian es el nombre original de la lengua.

[@teteparra]

Latin American Spanish is Castilian. Castilian is the name of the dialect. While there are regional differences with accents, pronunciation, and slang, the differences are not significant enough for the Spanish taught in Latin America to be considered a different dialect.

[@dannyjorde2677]

Indeed. There is no "Castilian Spanish". There is the original Spanish, and then the different dialects that derived from it

[@imi3996]

That title is incorrect. In Latin America we speak Castilian, not Spanish. And, vice versa, they speak Spanish in Spain.

[@eustaquioportugal3007]

*European Spanish vs American Spanish*

[@dannyjorde2677]

Advice for those who want to learn Castilian Spanish and practice the language in the country: Avoid the southern regions. The accent there is very rough and is far from the "proper" phonetics of the language, and you will only be more confused.

[@ilovelegos2000]

Thanks for this! I'm so used to latin American Spanish but really want to learn castillian spanish as I'm on a trip in malaga spain

[@manuelsanchezdeinigo3959]

Español de Nuevo México ¡Que Viva! 🇮🇱🇪🇸🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@bailarinadeilusion87]

Me encanta tu contenido, new subscriber! Por cierto.. creo que el español mexicano, peruano y colombiano son los mas sencillos y faciles de entender realmente

[@ElGringoSam]

Ah Gracias! Tienes razon, el acento Colombiano es uno de mis favoritos!

[@kingdra-winston3500]

do you live in wichita? I like kansas and have been there twice

[@ElGringoSam]

Yes I do! What brings you to Kansas?

[@kingdra-winston3500]

@@ElGringoSam i have family from there i live in new york but i went to visit texas and kansas

[@elyrivera6165]

I moved from Boston to Nebraska 3 years ago . I love the Midwest accent and expressions. I think is the best accent.

[@ElGringoSam]

@@elyrivera6165 I understand the midwest American accent is among the most neutral. For that reason there a lot of big news agencies and national call centers in this part of the country. 😃

[@elyrivera6165]

@@ElGringoSam right ! I love it bro

[@thelwulf5501]

Castilian is the best. That’s like deciding whether or not Queens English is more proper than Alabama English 💀💀💀

[@ElGringoSam]

That's fair 🇪🇸

[@liveandinstereo]

You're categories are a little off. In order to understand the differences in Spanish in America, you have to first understand the differences in Spanish in Spain.

[@oscarflores5112]

No, it’s not you., It’s them. I’m a native Spanish speaker and also have a hard time understanding them. Lol.

[@ElGringoSam]

Oh thank God, that makes me feel better 😂

[@argenisjonathanrojasbedoll1365]

*Hispanic American Spanish