I'm just starting to learn Spanish and I have a great difficulty distinguishing between the Castilian Spanish (the one spoken primarily in Spain) and the Latin American Spanish. Is there any way to distinguish between these? Google Translate doesn't allow you to specify the region (you can only c...

For example, if I wanted to say "It's horrible to hear that" would I say "Es horrible para oír eso" or "Es horrible oír eso"? And why?