california: I have a friend living in Spain who was wondering if it was possible to navigate around California without speaking a word of English. Is it true most non-Hispanic Californians have accustomed themselves to learning basic Spanish words and phrases? Or, are they simply annoyed when you shoot them a question in Spanish? Which regions are more Hispanophone? Well, he does speak English very well. But, if Spanish is much more commonly understood, it could be fun getting on by just that.|||Most of the time, at least in southern California, you aren't farther then one block from someone that speaks Spanish and is willing to help you so indirectly you could survive in Cali. Most non-Hispanics have gotten used to Spanish and there are a lot that would be willing to use their Spanish to go out of the way and help you. But a little warning there are, and i say this from experience, some people that will refuse to talk to you even if they know what your saying just because your not american. The more Hispanic regions are southern California, and in southern California Santa Ana and the surrounding area (Santa Ana is south of LA).|||in california, latinos speak spanish, as well a some anglos. however you will need to speak english in much of the state and with most anglos, african americans, and asians.|||He'd have to speak a hybrid that we call "Spanglish" ; the dominate language in California is still English.