To learn Spanish, I wouldn't recommend going to the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, etc.) Your Spanish will come out garbled and missing half the sounds it's supposed to have.

it's like British English and American English. there are different words, meanings, slang and pronunciation.

Second part Other tip: Just one country of LA has a little difference about verbs conjugation compared with all others LA countries, Argentina: I have: Yo tengo You have: Vos tenés He has: Él tiene She has: Ella tiene We have: Nosotros tenemos You have (plural): Ustedes tienen They have: Ellos tienen A more evident difference English: Tell me Spain: Decidme (note the letter "d") LA: Dime Argentina: Decime English: Speak to her Spain: Habladle LA: Háblale Argentina: Hablále It´s important you understand all kind of spanish are perfectly understandably for any spanish speaker. Which one to choose. Depend of your interests. If you want to travel to America, it's gonna be better to learn LA spanish. And because there are many more countries "LA spanish" speakers in the world. Other advice: There are countries where is better to learn spanish compared to others. I don´t recomend Argentinian spanish, because they have a way to conjugate is only used in Argentina. Chile is OK, but we use a lot of slang. A LOT. If you want to live in a LA country to learn spanish, Chile is perfect because we have a more developed country, safe and clean. My recomendation, just thinking about pronounciation, is Costa Rica and Mexico. A very clear spanish. Hugs!!!! (In my opinion the most important difference is the slang and the accent)

Hi, I'm from Chile (spanish native speaker) and I've been in Spain many times. Basically are the same. Just 2 letters are pronounced different: "z" and in some cases "c". In Spain "z" is like "th" in english. Example: think In Latin America "z" is like "s". The letter "C" in spanish has two different pronounciation. It depends of the sorrounding letters: Ca: Ka (same in LA and Spain) Ce: In LA it sounds like an "S". In Spain it sounds like a "z" (th sound) Ci: In LA it sounds like an "S". In Spain it sounds like a "z" (th sound) Co: Ko (same in LA and Spain) Cu: Ku (same in LA and Spain) The last part of a conjugated verb is different too. And the personal pronouns (I don't know the expression, but I mean I, you, he, she, we, they) LA: I: yo You: Tú (o Usted if you want to show respect or formality) He: Él She: Ella We: Nosotros You (plural): Ustedes They: Ellos Spain: I: Yo You: Vos He: Él She: Ella We: Nosotros You (plural) Vosotros They: Ellos Some verbs conjugation are a little different: Example: Verb To have (present) LA I have: Yo tengo You have: Tú tienes (o Usted tiene) He has: Él tiene She has: Ella tiene We have: Nosotros tenemos You have (plural) : Ustedes tienen They have: Ellos tienen Spain I have: Yo tengo You have: Vos teneis He has: Él tiene She has: Ella tiene We have: Nosotros tenemos You have (plural): Vosotros teneis They have: Ellos tienen.

yes tehre are much differences... well alot off diferences!!! because it.. if you are learning espanish you must know well.. which espanish you are learnign!!! or you will get many conffusions laters.....ok:)