SPANISH LANGUAGE

English has been a powerful language during the last 50 years, and its spread has been largely an economic one. But at South America grows in power, its becoming obvious that English speaking countries like the United States now have steady competition from both Spanish and Portuguese, both of which are growing as an economic language, especially within the United States.

Within the United States, almost 11% of the population speaks Spanish as their first language, and that percentage is growing. Due to immigration (both legal and illegal immigration) from Central and South America, Spanish is now the fastest growing language in the United States. It is estimated that by 2050, 30% of the United States will be speaking Spanish as a first language.

The top three languages of the world are as follows (in order of first-speaking population):

- Chinese Mandarin 13.69%

- Spanish 5.05%

- English 4.84%

Now I understand why my Girlfriend came to Colombia :

1) to learn Spanish

And

2) find the true love ................ Me :)

TE AMO EVA VOLLMANNOVA