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What languages are spoken in Puerto Rico?

What languages are spoken in Puerto Rico?

Spanish
English
Puerto Rico/Official languages

Does Puerto Rico have an official language?

After heavy resistance from the Puerto Rican people, officials declared Spanish the language of instruction, with English as a required subject. In the present day, Spanish and English are both official languages in Puerto Rico.

What type of Spanish does Puerto Rico speak?

Puerto Rican Spanish (español puertorriqueño [espaˈɲol pweɾtoriˈkeɲo]) is the Spanish language as characteristically spoken in Puerto Rico and by millions of people of Puerto Rican descent living in the United States and elsewhere.

Are there different accents in Puerto Rico?

Puerto Ricans sound very different depending on what part of the island they are from. This is like how in the US each state has it’s own accents but within each state there are also many accents depending on what part of the state you come from.

What are the top 3 languages spoken in Puerto Rico?

Spanish is the most popular language spoken in Puerto Rico. English and Spanish are the two most widely spoken languages in Puerto Rico, a US territory with a literacy rate of 99%.

How common is English in Puerto Rico?

According to U.S Census data and a 2017 Puerto Rican poll, approximately 50% of Puerto Ricans living on the island, either is fluent in English or have a basic level: 50% of Puerto Ricans speak English daily, but ONLY 5% speak it at home. 1/5 of Puerto Rico’s residents are either native English speakers or fully fluent.

Is there a difference between Mexican Spanish and Puerto Rican Spanish?

Puerto Rican Spanish is closer to the Spanish spoken in parts of Spain than Mexican Spanish which is influenced by their indigenous roots although it is spoken clearer. When Mexicans speak, it is melodious as if they are singing. They also differ in the kinds of food that they eat.

How do Puerto Rican say orange?

Naranja vs. In fact, the word naranja comes from the sanskrit word for orange, naranga.

Do Puerto Ricans pronounce Z?

The “S” sound: Puerto Ricans will either completely ignore the S sound or turn it into H sound (something that can be found in other caribbean accents such as Venezuelan Spanish). This change also applies for the Z sound. This phenomenon will occur when the S is in the middle of a word or at the end.

What’s up in Puerto Rican slang?

Acho/Chacho Just like most Spanish speaking countries, Puerto Ricans have a way of shortening words. So, if you are trying to say, “What’s up, dude?” you can say “¿Que tal, acho?” They are also used as fillers between thoughts and sentences when speaking. It’s similar to “well” in English.

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