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Aquí todo el mundo habla español.

Aquí todo el mundo habla español.
Here everyone speaks Spanish.
From Lesson 83:Impersonal statements (se)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Aquí todo el mundo habla español.

Since this lesson is about the impersonal "se," could we say "Aquí se habla español" instead?
Yes! Aquí se habla español means "Spanish is spoken here." Using todo el mundo (everyone) is simply another natural way to express a similar general statement, shifting the focus slightly to the people doing the speaking rather than just the language itself.
Why does this sentence use todo el mundo to mean "everyone"? Doesn't that literally mean "all the world"?
Yes, literally translated, todo el mundo means "all the world." However, in Spanish, this is the standard, everyday phrase used to mean "everyone" or "everybody."
If todo el mundo refers to multiple people, why is the verb habla singular instead of the plural hablan?
Even though it refers to many people, the core noun in the phrase is mundo (world), which is grammatically singular. Because of this, you must use the singular "he/she/it" form of the verb (habla). It is very similar to how we say "everybody speaks" in English, not "everybody speak."
Why isn't the word español capitalized in this sentence?
Unlike in English, Spanish does not capitalize the names of languages, nationalities, or days of the week unless they happen to be the very first word of a sentence.

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