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What is the Spanish accent that sounds Italian?

What is the Spanish accent that sounds Italian?

Cocoliche is an Italian–Spanish mixed language or pidgin that was spoken by Italian immigrants in Argentina (especially in Greater Buenos Aires) and Uruguay between 1870 and 1970. In the last decades of the 20th century, it was replaced with or evolved into Lunfardo, which in turn has influenced Rioplatense Spanish.

What country speaks best Spanish?

Colombia
Colombia Tied with Mexico for the purest Spanish in Latin America, Colombia is an obvious choice for the best Spanish speaking country for language study. Plus, it’s home to Shakira and her hips don’t lie.

How do you speak with an Italian accent?

When speaking in an Italian accent, you need to make sure you do not speak your r sounds guttural like a French or German accent. Instead you will need to keep your tongue against the roof of your mouth as you press air through so that you will get a rolling r more like a Spanish accent. 3

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What are the similarities between the Italian and Spanish languages?

There is pretty much universal agreement on this from both Italians and Spaniards so it is fair to say the spoken similarity between the two languages is quite high. Of all the Romance languages, they are two that are more closely related, though Italian is perhaps closer still to French in some ways.

Can Italians and Spaniards understand each other?

Italians and Spaniards can generally understand each other as long they speak slowly and clearly. The languages have around 82\% similarity in words, along with identical word order in sentences and similar vocabulary and grammar.

What are some examples of false cognates between Italian and Spanish?

Here are some false cognates between Italian and Spanish. Topo – means “mole” in Spanish but “mouse” in Italian. Tiempo – means “weather” in Spanish; tempo means “time” in Italian. See the embedded video above plus here for some more false cognates between the two languages.