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What we call 'Spanish', Spanish people would generally call Castilian ('castellano') to differentiate it from other regional Spanish dialects
Spanish comes second behind English as the most spoken language in North America
Spanish is the most used Romance language: around 364 million people speak Spanish around the globe
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Querido James,
He llegado bien. El avión llego a la hora prevista aunque hubo turbulencias durante el viaje. En el aeropuerto me estaban esperando Julia y la pequeña Sara, que ha crecido mucho desde la última vez que la vimos. Tardamos media hora en coche hasta su casa, y al poco rato llegó Pepe. No hace ni dos horas que he aterrizado y ya he podido disfrutar de la comida española.
El tiempo es fabuloso. Hace calor y esta tarde iremos a la playa a darnos un baño. Además, Sara me ha dicho que tiene una nueva cometa, y después Pepe y yo navegaremos un rato en la barca. Pero primero vamos a reposar la comida y dormir una siesta.
No han parado de preguntarme por tày cuando vienes. Ya les he contado que en esta época del año tienes mucho trabajo, pero aún asÃÂ, han insistido mucho en la idea de que intentes venir a pasar el fin de semana que viene.
PodrÃÂamos hacer una excursión a unas cuevas que hay cerca de aquÃÂ, según me ha explicado Julia. El resto del tiempo lo podemos pasar en la playa, tomando el sol y poniéndonos morenos. ÿQue te parece la idea?
Realmente me gustarÃÂa que pensaras en la posibilidad de comprarnos aquàuna casa. El lugar es muy tranquilo y agradable. Todas las casas tienen jardÃÂn, piscina y garaje. El pueblo es pequeño, pero eso lo hace más agradable.
Julia me ha dicho que en el puerto hay varios restaurantes donde se come un pescado y marisco deliciosos. Y cuando venÃÂamos del aeropuerto hemos recorrido el paseo marÃÂtimo con el coche y he visto que hay muchas heladerÃÂas y ââ¬Åchiringuitosââ¬Â.
Me encantarÃÂa que estuvieras aquàconmigo. Te llamaré esta noche para contarte mas cosas.
PD No te olvides de llamar a tu hermana para preguntarle el número del fontanero.
Besos,
Jane
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