The manual covers the main problems of variability, national-cultural specifics, intercultural communication of the Spanish language. Particular attention is paid to the current state of the Spanish language in Spanish-speaking countries. In order to more successfully assimilate the material, certain problems of the national cultural specifics of speech communication are presented in a comparative plan. The purpose of the manual is to expand and deepen the knowledge of persons engaged in Spanish in the aspect of intercultural communication. For students, graduate students, teachers of philological faculties and language universities, as well as for all those who are interested in Spanish studies.