hispanohablante
/ispanoablante/from spelling rules
The English phrase "spanish speaking" is translated into Spanish as hispanohablante.
hispanohablante is used to describe a person who speaks the Spanish language. It functions as both a noun and an adjective.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of hispano-, relating to Spain or the Spanish-speaking world and hablante, meaning speaker or one who speaks.
Which one should you use?
Use hispanohablante to specifically describe the ability to speak the language, whereas hispano refers more broadly to people of Hispanic descent or origin.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because it functions as an adjective, hispanohablante must agree in number with the noun it modifies. You should use hispanohablantes for plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/ispanoablante/
Did you know?
- The root hispano- comes from the Latin Hispania, the ancient Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula. This encompasses both modern Spain and Portugal, though only one of those countries is primarily hispanohablante.
- The term hispanohablante is frequently used by sociologists to bypass the racial or ethnic connotations associated with the word latino.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, people do not refer to themselves as 'hispanos' to describe their language, preferring to use the specific name of their country or 'hablante de español'.
Examples in context
- México es el mayor país hispanohablante.Mexico is the biggest Spanish speaking country.This sentence uses hispanohablante to describe a country.Tatoeba #5959892 by diegohn, translation #5990994 by johnisprobablybored
- He estudiado la lengua española y aprendido muchos hechos acerca de la geografía, la historia, y la literatura de los países hispanohablantes, pero hasta ahora nunca he tenido la oportunidad de hablar con gente de esos países.I've studied the Spanish language, and I've learned many things about the geography, history, and literature of Spanish-speaking countries, but until now, I've never had the opportunity to talk to people from those countries.This sentence uses hispanohablantes to refer to people from various countries.Tatoeba #1689361 by marcelostockle, translation #7633933 by kaesekaiser
- Hispanohablante no es una raza.Spanish-speaking isn't a race.This sentence uses hispanohablante to clarify that speaking a language is not a race.Tatoeba #11749840 by shekitten, translation #11748877 by shekitten
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Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are talking about their language classes.
- ElenaBusco un compañero hispanohablante para practicar.I am looking for a Spanish-speaking partner to practice with.
- AlejandroYo puedo ayudarte, Elena.I can help you, Elena.
- Elena¿Eres hispanohablante nativo, Alejandro?Are you a native Spanish speaker, Alejandro?
- AlejandroSí, nací en España.Yes, I was born in Spain.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
