西班牙语

• 拼音: Xī bān yá yǔ
• 汉字拆解: 西 = west; 班 = group/class; 牙 = tooth; 语 = language. 西班牙 is a phonetic transliteration of 'España'

含义

Spanish language. The Romance language originating from Spain, spoken across much of Latin America.

One of the most widely spoken languages in the world. In China, Spanish is increasingly popular as a second foreign language due to trade with Latin America. Also called 西语 for short in casual speech.

例句

1. 她大学专业是西班牙语，毕业后去了墨西哥工作。
2. 西班牙语是世界上使用人数第二多的母语。
3. 学了西班牙语以后，我发现它和葡萄牙语有很多相似之处。

用法指南

语境: education, language learning, international

语气: informative

正确说法

• 你会说西班牙语吗？(Can you speak Spanish?)
• 西班牙语专业很热门。(The Spanish major is very popular.)

错误说法

• 我说西班牙话 — 应该说'我说西班牙语'，语言一般用'语'不用'话'（除了方言）

起源与历史

Compound of 西班牙 (Spain, phonetic transliteration from 'España') + 语 (language). The transliteration dates back to early Sino-Western contact.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal