Castellano is the another way to say the spanish language in spanish.
Espanol It depends. The official language of Spain is "castellano", or Castillian. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, of the province of Castile, led the fight against the Moors, who were in Spain from 711 - 1492. After the expulsion of the Moors, "castellano" became the dominant dialect and is what we now call Spanish. Most Latin American countries, feeling no attachment to Castile, do not call their language castellano; they call it espanol. Interestingly, Chileans also call the language "castellano."
The official language of Spain is Spanish (Español), sometimes called Castillian (Castellano).In addition, recognized regional languages with some form of local official status include:AragoneseAsturianBasqueCatalan (also called Valencian)GalicianOccitan
In Argentina, Spanish is referred to as castellano (unlike Mexico and Central America, where it is called español).
Sort of true.What English speakers call "Spanish" is referred to by BOTH the terms Español, AND Castellano throughout most of Spain; both terms refer to the same language - which is distinct from several other languages spoken in Spain including Galician, Basque, and Catalan.
Some countries call it español. Others call it castellano.
The language originated in España, therefore they called the language español.Translated to english, that's Spain, and Spanish. They match by their root.Actually, the language spoken in most of Spain is Castillian, or "castellano", because of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Castile, who led the fight against the Moors. After the Moors were finally expelled from Spain after having been there from 711 - 1492, castellano began to be used over other dialects, and is now what we call Spanish, or español.To avoid a fragmentation, the Real Academia Española has merged the concepts "español" and "castellano", as synonyms when referring to the language.
Spanish is also called Castellano because of a region of Spain called "Castilla" where Spanish language started around 800 C.E. Many Spaniards from other parts of Spain such as Galicia, Asturias, Basque Country, Valencia, the Balaeric Islands, and most certainly Cataluña take offense to the idea that their endemic languages are not considered "Spanish" because they are part of Spain and are just as old as Castillian (Castellano).
Spanish is the official language of Nicaragua. Infantil is Spanish for infant.
The type of Spanish spoken in Madrid is called Castilian. Castilian is the purest form of the Spanish language. It also is the spoken language in northern Spain.
As far as I know there is no language called Mexican. The official language in Mexico is Spanish and eggs in Spanish is... los huevos
Romance languages are widely the most spoken languages in Spain. However Spanish also called Castilian is the only language that has official status in Spain and is spoken throughout the whole country. In 2005 about 89% of Spaniards spoke Spanish.
Yes, most of the footballers in Argentina speak Spanish, which is called "Castellano" in Argentina.