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In Galicia two languages are spoken, Galician and Spanish. Unlike other parts of Spain with two languages, most people do speak Galician. The situation in Coruña is the opposite however with most people using Spanish. In general, some Spanish will be helpful to you. Educated and younger people are able to use both languages correctly but even if they don't, this won't cause you any trouble.
Coruña is called "A Coruña" in Galician, "La Coruña" in Spanish, "A Corunha" in Portuguese, "La Corogne" in French, "Corunna" sometimes in English.
"A" or "La" is the article "The" and it is translated in Spanish as it is the common use after too many years to count, and as "a" is also a preposition in Spanish, making it confusing. Just like in New York Spanish-speaking people always say "Nueva York", or like London becomes "Londres" in French and Spanish, "Londra" in Italian, or like Helsinki is officially named Helsingfors in Swedish, in this city (CORUÑA) however, this simple issue pushes unfortunately many, many people's buttons. To avoid any controversy, just say "Coruña".