Find out about the fascinating history of Spanish, its speakers, and how it has evolved from its origins into becoming a global language widely spoken across the world, through the series of short animations below, plus listen to how the Spanish language sounded over the course of history.
¡Adelante!
Before the Romans
Latin gets everywhere
Germanic Visigoth and Arabic influences
Spanish and other Romance languages
Spanish and the languages of the empire
Spanish and English
The history of Spanish in full
Listen to how the Spanish language sounded in the past
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How Spanish sounded across its history
Listen now to access more details of How Spanish sounded across its historyListen to a selection of texts from different periods of the history of Spanish and see how the language has evolved.
Level: 1 Introductory
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La historia del español en unos seis minutos
Watch now to access more details of La historia del español en unos seis minutos¿Cuándo se empezó a hablar español? ¿De dónde vienen palabras como siesta, cerveza o paella? ¿Qué lenguas han influido en el español?
Level: 1 Introductory
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Getting started with Spanish 1
Learn more to access more details of Getting started with Spanish 1If you want to learn a new language for work or for leisure, this free course will introduce you to one of the most widely spoken languages in the world – Spanish. Whether this is the first time that you are learning Spanish, or you have already picked up some words and phrases from travelling across the Spanish-speaking world, this course ...
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Getting started with Spanish 2
Learn more to access more details of Getting started with Spanish 2This free course is your next step to continue your journey learning Spanish, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. You should have some knowledge of Spanish, either because you have studied Getting started with Spanish 1 or because you have learned Spanish elsewhere. In this free course you will work with audio and ...
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Getting started with Spanish 3
Learn more to access more details of Getting started with Spanish 3This free course will take you some steps further in your journey toward learning Spanish. You should have some previous knowledge of Spanish, whether you have studied Getting Started with Spanish 1 and Getting Started with Spanish 2, or because you have learned Spanish elsewhere. This free course will allow you to practise some very useful ...
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Read now to access more details of Dancing to the rhythm of culturesSpain exhibits a vast array of traditional dances all over the country. This article looks at the Flamenco, religious dances and more...
Level: 1 Introductory
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