![Regional variations in Spanish [C2] — VocaVerb](https://vocaverb.com/wp-content/uploads/vv-cat-images/vv-cat-14948-es.png)
Think you know Spanish? This advanced crossword will take you beyond textbook Castilian and into the rich, diverse world of regional varieties: from Rioplatense lunfardo to Caribbean slang and Peninsular dialects. At C2 level, expect nuanced vocabulary, sociolinguistic concepts, and terms that only a true connoisseur of the Spanish-speaking world would recognize.
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 4. someone, indefinite person pronoun
- 5. Wants, third person desire marker
- 8. Regional language variations
- 9. Spanish-speaking person or community
- 10. Study of regional language dialects
- 11. How words are spoken in a region
Down
- 1. Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- 2. Always, at all times without exception
- 3. Relating to Spanish language culture
- 5. Imperfect subjunctive of querer
- 6. Then, temporal connector
- 7. Differentiation of c/z and s sounds
Answers
Show the answers
Across
- 4. someone, indefinite person pronoun → alguien
- 5. Wants, third person desire marker → quiere
- 8. Regional language variations → variaciones
- 9. Spanish-speaking person or community → hispanohablante
- 10. Study of regional language dialects → dialectologia
- 11. How words are spoken in a region → pronunciacion
Down
- 1. Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too' → tambien
- 2. Always, at all times without exception → siempre
- 3. Relating to Spanish language culture → hispano
- 5. Imperfect subjunctive of querer → quisiera
- 6. Then, temporal connector → entonces
- 7. Differentiation of c/z and s sounds → distincion
To go further on this topic: