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Spanish Fun Facts For Beginners

So you’ve decide to learn Spanish and you’re now at the beginner level.

While you’re learning your verbs and grammar, also discover the lighter, more quirky side of Spanish by checking out some of our fun facts about the language.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners Fun Facts

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Feminine nouns mostly end in A, although "el Cometa" (the comet) is a masculine noun.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Dog is "perro" in Spanish. So, a hot dog is "perro caliente!”

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

The little cap (or tilde) on top of the letter N in Spanish is not an accent. In fact, Ñ is a separate letter, only used in Spanish (e.g. in the word “español”).

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Masculine nouns mostly end in O, although "la mano" (the hand) is feminine.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language on earth, with Spanish second and English third.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Spanish derives from Latin, dating back to the Roman conquest of Iberia.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Brazil is not a Spanish-speaking country. They speak Portuguese.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Nueve means nine in Spanish.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Although strange, the word mañana means both tomorrow and morning.

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Spanish Trivia Quiz for Beginners

Siesta means afternoon nap in Spanish. This was once a great custom all over Spain.