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Caballero
July 06, 2011, 08:16 AM
Is it ¿Cómo se dice ___ en castellano? or ¿Cómo se dice ___ en el castellano?
Rusty
July 06, 2011, 08:24 AM
With or without the article (or without the prepositional phrase altogether - It's assumed you want to know how it's said in Spanish).
powerchisper
July 06, 2011, 03:40 PM
Se dice "en castellano".

Si se dice "en el castellano" se puede entender como un lugar , un bar ...etc.
Luna Azul
July 11, 2011, 02:12 AM
Se dice "en castellano".

Si se dice "en el castellano" se puede entender como un lugar , un bar ...etc.

I agree.
pinosilano
July 20, 2011, 06:43 AM
Is it ¿Cómo se dice ___ en castellano? or ¿Cómo se dice ___ en el 'idioma' castellano?

Could be?
chileno
July 20, 2011, 06:55 AM
Could be?

Por supuesto. El contexto es todo. :)
Caballero
July 20, 2011, 09:00 AM
What is the rule for when it is necessary to put an article before the name of a language?
AngelicaDeAlquezar
July 20, 2011, 09:12 AM
The only case I can think of right now, is when the language is the subject of the sentence: :thinking:

El español se habla en veinte países. -> Spanish is spoken in twenty countries.
El alemán es un idioma muy difícil. -> German is a difficult language.
Me gusta mucho el francés. -> I like French very much.


In other cases, the article is omitted.

John no habla español. -> John doesn't speak Spanish.
Mary se expresa muy bien en alemán. -> Mary expresses herself pretty well in German.
Tenemos un examen de italiano. -> We'll have a test of Italian.
¿Sabes inglés? -> Do you speak English?
Estoy aprendiendo chino. -> I'm learning Chinese.
Este libro está escrito en griego. -> This book is written in Greek.
...
Luna Azul
July 20, 2011, 05:50 PM
I agree with Angelica.
chileno
July 20, 2011, 08:52 PM
The only case I can think of right now, is when the language is the subject of the sentence: :thinking:

El español se habla en veinte países. -> Spanish is spoken in twenty countries.
El alemán es un idioma muy difícil. -> German is a difficult language.
Me gusta mucho el francés. -> I like French very much.


The Spanish language is spoken in twenty countries.

The German language is (very) difficult.

I like very much the French language.

Just using your examples, Angélica, for Caballero.

:)