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My interest in the Spanish Language began as a young child growing up in a mixed and extremely diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. I had neighbors from all different backgrounds but one that stood out to me was the Hispanic community. I would here Spanish at home, in school, in the stores, and even outside playing. So certain basic words and phrases became second nature. As we all know there are differences in dialect among the Spanish language stemming from different Spanish speaking countries and communities. As I grew older and moved to a different state I made new friends but tried to keep diversity in the people that surrounded me. Especially individuals of a Hispanic background because it was one of the languages that came easier to me because of some of the similarities it has to English and also because I already had my foundation.

In my experience when it comes to different dialects of Spanish they only differ on a minor level. If two individuals from different Spanish speaking countries were to attempt to engage in conversation they would naturally understand a good 75-80% of what is said and only get lost on certain words and phrases. It is my goal in this language manual to use mostly terms that are universal and can be used and understood across the board.