Spanish is the official language of Chile and is spoken by the majority of the population. Chilean Spanish has many regional variations and differences from the Spanish spoken in other countries, such as the use of voseo (the use of vos instead of tú) and the pronunciation of the ll and y sounds. Spanish is a Romance language that uses the Latin alphabet and has a relatively simple grammar system compared to other Romance languages. It has a rich literary tradition with notable writers such as Pablo Neruda and Isabel Allende.
