Where did the Spanish language originate? Mexico. South America Italy Iberian Peninsula

D. Iberian Peninsula

What century did the Spanish language develop? A. 9th century B. 20th century C. 18th century D. 5th century

A. 9th century Starting developing in the 9th century but became more modern in the 15th century

Which of the following words did we borrow from the Spanish language? spaghetti armadillo C. crepe D. bratwurst

B. armadillo

What language family does Spanish belong to? Romance Celtic Germanic Hellenic

A. Romance Celtic? Germanic? Hellenic?

Celtic (Ireland Scotland, Wales Germanic (English, German, Dutch) Hellenic (Greek)

What other languages are in the same family as Spanish? Italian French Portuguese All of the above

D. All of the above, along with Latin, Catalan, Sardinian, Romanian and Occitan

How many people speak Spanish in the U.S? 25 million 205 million 35 million 75 million

C. 35 million people primarily speak Spanish at home

How many people speak Spanish in the world? 1 billion 800 million 400 million 200 million

What are top 5 languages in the world? C. 400 million What are top 5 languages in the world?

Top 5: Chinese Spanish English Hindi-Urdu Arabic