🇨🇴 What Language Do They Speak in Colombia?
The short answer
Colombia speaks Spanish, and the Bogotá variety is often praised as one of the clearest, most neutral accents in the Spanish-speaking world — a big reason learners love practising with Colombians.
Worth knowing
- ●Around 65 indigenous languages are also spoken, from Wayuu in the north to Amazonian languages in the south
- ●Colombian Spanish famously favours usted even among friends in some regions
- ●The Caribbean coast speaks much faster and drops syllables — same country, very different sound
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