Listen to some Romance Languages

Portuguese (Portugal)



Portuguese (Brazil)



Castellano (Spain)



French



Romanian



Catalan



Galician



Romansh



Italian

Sample Text in Romance Languages

«All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.»
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Spanish / Español:
«Todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos y, dotados como están de razón y conciencia, deben comportarse fraternalmente los unos con los otros.»

Portuguese / Português:
«Todos os seres humanos nascem livres e iguais em dignidade e em direitos. Dotados de razão e de consciência, devem agir uns para com os outros em espírito de fraternidade.»

French / Français:
«Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité.»

Italian / Italiano:
«Tutti gli esseri umani nascono liberi ed eguali in dignità e diritti. Essi sono dotati di ragione e di coscienza e devono agire gli uni verso gli altri in spirito di fratellanza.»

Romanian / Român:
«Toate fiinţele umane se nasc libere şi egale în demnitate şi în drepturi. Ele sunt înzestrate cu raţiune şi conştiinţă şi trebuie să se comporte unele faţă de altele în spiritul fraternităţii.»

Catalan / Català:
«Tots els éssers humans neixen lliures i iguals en dignitat i en drets. Són dotats de raó i de consciència, i han de comportar-se fraternalment els uns amb els altres.»

Galician / Galego:
« Tódolos seres humanos nacen libres e iguais en dignidade e dereitos e, dotados como están de razón e conciencia, díbense comportar fraternalmente uns cos outros.»

Occitan / Occitan:
«Totei leis umans nàisson libres. Son egaus per la dignitat e lei drechs. An totei una reson e una consciència. Se dèvon tenir freirenaus leis uns 'mé leis autres.»

Romansh / Rumantsch:
«Tuots umans naschan libers ed eguals in dignità e drets. Els sun dotats cun intellet e conscienza e dessan agir tanter per in uin spiert da fraternità.»

Romance Languages

The Romance Languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all the languages that descend from Latin.
The six most widely spoken Romance languages are: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian and Catalan. But there're many other Romance languages, like Galician, Occitan, Romansh, and so on.

Spanish (Castilian): It's spoken as first language by 329 million people all over the world and it's the official language of several countries and states, just like:
- Spain
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Venezuela
- Chile
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Bolivia
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
- Puerto Rico
- Uruguay
- Panama
- Equatorial Guinea
It's also widely spoken is some region of the USA and other countries.

Portuguese: It's spoken as first language by a total of 200 million people. It's the official language of several:
- Portugal
- Brazil
- Mozambique
- East Timor
- Angola
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
- São Tomé & Príncipe
It's also spoken in Macau (People's Republic of China) and there's a significant number of Portguese speakers in countries like Andorra, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Venezuela, South Africa and so on.

French: It's spoken as first language by 110 million people all over the world and it's the official language of:
- France
- Belgium (allong with Flemish)
- Luxembourg (allong with Luxembourgish and German)
- Switzerland (allong with German, Italian and Romansh)
- Monaco
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Canada (allong with English)
- Madagascar
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoir
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
- Senegal
- Mali
- Rwanda
- Guinea
- Chad
- Haiti
- Burundi
- Benin
- Togo
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Gabon
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Vanuatu
- Seychelles
And it's also widely spoken in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Mayotte, and so on.

Italian: It's spoken as first language by 70 million people and it's the official language of:
- Italy
- San Marino
- Vatican
- Switzerland (allong with German, French and Romansh)
There's a significant of Italian speakers in France, USA, Canada, Germany and so on.

Romanian: It's spoken as first language by 24 million people and it's the official language of:
- Romania
- Moldova
It's also spoken in the region of Vojvodina (Serbia) and some regions of Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary and so on.

Catalan: It's spoken as first language by 9.2 million people and it's the official language of Andorra and some regions of Spain: Catalonia, Valencia, Balearic Islands and so on. It's also spoken in the French region of Eastern Pyrenees department and in the Italian city of Alghero.

Galician: It's spoken as first language by 3 million people in Galicia (Spain) and some regions in South America.

Occitan: It's spoken as first language by 1 million people in Occitania (Southern France), Occitan Valleys of Italy, Monaco and Aran Valley of Spain.

Romansh: It's spoken as first language 35,095 people in Switzerland, more exactly in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons).