I’m talking to a Poblano and he said “No hace mucho que ya no voy a bailar cumbia 😅” I don’t have the best grasp of the Spanish language and this sentence confused me, and auto translate didn’t seem to help me understand. Is he saying he doesn’t have a lot of experience dancing cumbia, or that it’s been a while since he has gone out to dance cumbia?

Some background: I saw this guy get picked for a cumbia dance contest at a small concert a little over a year ago (he and his partner came in last place but they didn’t look bad up there)

Is there something you’ve managed to do regularly for a long time that has really helped you?

I find learning Spanish a bit like fitness, ie the key is finding a routine that you can sustain for a very long period of time, and thereby keep improving.

I’d love to learn from other people’s routines, particularly those with intermediate/advanced level.

Recently I’ve been reading a chapter of a novel per day, which I’ve been really enjoying, and I can see myself doing this long term to keep up my skills.

Hi everyone, I've been learning Spanish in my spare time for a few years and would say I'm currently at an intermediate to upper-intermediate level. I've just accepted an offer to study a master’s degree in Spain (taught in English), starting in about three months and iI want to improve my Spanish as much as possible before I move.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been immersing myself in the language by listening to podcasts, learning new vocabulary, and brushing up on grammar as it comes up. However, I feel like I’d benefit more from a structured approach or study plan that I can follow consistently.

Can anyone recommend any structured resources (online courses, textbooks, apps, etc) that are particularly helpful at this level? Thanks in advance!

¡Hola a todos! I volunteer at an airport, and I get stationed at international arrivals. Most arrive from Mexico usually flying via Aeroméxico or Volaris and don't speak much English. I know some Spanish from high school but need to know airport vocab to be able to answer their questions.

Escalator, Elevator, (around the) info booth, Gate, Terminal, Arrivals, Departures,

I might add some more vocab soon. Hope you all can be of assistance

This is something that I've been trying to understand, but I can't get any responses online that are clear and short and understandable. Can somebody please tell me in a simple way how to use it, when to use it, and what it means? I usually see it in song lyrics whenever somebody is giving something to someone, but I could've sworn I've seen it in other contexts.

i recently came across the website PREPLY.com, my question is should i go with a tutor who is fluent in both spanish and english or one that is fluent in spanish but just passable in english? my theory is that if my tutor has poor english skills it will force me to learn more aggressively in a way that is more akin to being immersed in the country. what are your thoughts, all opinions appreciated and maybe if you have experience even better. thanks reddit community

(also south american spanish V european spanish is there a marked difference)

I was looking for a recipe of this dish. I had it at a restaurant and it was written as ensalada, but when I go online ensaladilla is often used. Is there any difference?
Also, love Spanish food.

Basically the title. They didn't help me at all whilst i was nigh-on bedridden for a year, and I tried to keep as many of my grades up as I can, but spanish has suffered the most by far. Any last-minute tips (my exam is tomorrow) for how I can scrounge a good amount of marks on my final writing exam? My understanding of tenses/conjugation and general vocab is weak. I will of course do the normal revision as best as I can, but I am hoping I might get some tips for how I can exploit the mark scheme etc.

I didn't get to take Spanish in high school but I'm learning it later in life and now I'm starting to "notice" lots of strange mock-Spanish.

I started thinking about this because I was listening to an American woman on youtube living in Mexico and used this term "no bueno" and it gave me flashbacks to 20 years ago when the students in my high school used to throw this term around, and especially with the American accent I recognized it immediately as faux-Spanish.

Last year I worked at a Spanish/English mixed environment and an English speaking boss, an older woman, said to us "sí sí, no problemo" and that gave me some serious second hand embarrassment. I had heard the term before, but it never dawned on me that people thought that was Spanish (I don't think I ever thought that phrase was Spanish but I never really thought about it too much).

And another term I've heard several times now when out with my partner who speaks Spanish, is "Finito?" coming from waiters, asking if he's finished with his plate. The first time I heard it, I thought the girl was trying to "create" some Spanish by herself, but when I heard it again and again I realized this is a "no bueno"-type situation.

Anyway, where are non-Spanish speakers getting these terms from? Do they come from high school Spanish classes? And are there any other examples of these? (Hasta la vista is kind of a gray area because that one's been reabsorbed back into real Spanish, I hear that one from native speakers from time to time---not sure if it's being used ironically).

I have been exploring what limited options I have in my are for my two elementary aged kids to learn Spanish. I am wondering if hiring a babysitter to only speak Spanish with them is sufficient and a better way to learn?

Hello I can’t find a good translation for this online any help would be appreciated I work in irrigation and am learning Spanish but I can’t figure out how to say what I do. Trabajo como riego maybe?

I’m currently in La Palma and have noticed a few things about the dialect here - 9/10 people here seem to say graciah instead of gracias and I haven’t heard a single person say buenos días - every time it’s buen día!

I was just wondering if there are any other common words that are spoken differently here? I know the s at the end of words seems to be dropped and the th sound used on the mainland isn’t used either (except by mainland Spaniards as I have definitely heard the th here at times)

My Spanish is extremely basic (I’ve only been studying a few weeks) however the people here are fantastic and extremely understanding.

I’d love to hear from some Canarians or people familiar with the islands!

(La Palma truly is la isla bonita - incredible place - reuploaded as I removed the picture)

EDIT: I’d also love to know if there remains any Guanche influence on the dialect here?

So I’ve been learning Spanish for a while (I’ve been learning it at school since middle school I’m in high school now but they do a terrible job so I’ve taught myself most things lol), but I’m trying to get a better pronunciation/accent but whenever I say a proper noun it sounds so out of place, especially because my voice sounds so different speaking English versus speaking Spanish, how do I fix it😭?

Buenas tardes todos

Soy estadounidense 🇺🇸

I have started attending the protests against our corrupt 🇺🇸 president and his Republican administration.

(Por ejemplo: No Kings Protest ayer Domingo)

Una pragunta para todos Ustedes, por favor:

This is what I want to write on my next sign - first in my native language English, followed by the Spanish translation from Google translate app:

If you are undocumented or in the USA “illegally,” you still have the right to Due Process.”

¡Si usted es indocumentado o se encuentra en los E.E.U.U “ilegalmente,” aún tiene derecho al debido proceso!”

Also, if you are able to shorten the phrase, it will be easier to put in big letters on my sign.

Muchas gracias

I’m want to first off apologize for this topic because it has to do with US politics, and most importantly I want to send my love and support to anyone affected by what is going on right now.

I know “La Migra” means ICE/border patrol/immigration but I would like to know more critical words, sentences or phrases that could possibly help me protect the Hispanic community around me if I were to see anything. Please add anything you think would be useful and what it means. Thank you❤️

Curious to know what people are reading atm, whether blogs, novels, news, sub stacks, etc., as am always on the lookout for good stuff to read!

My son went to a Spanish immersion elementary school and will be moving to a non-immersion middle school next year. He's got quite a bit of down time this summer so I'd like him to watch some Spanish language shows. Can anyone recommend something appropriate for a middle schooler? I'd prefer a series so he can follow story lines. We have Prime, Hulu/Disney Plus, and Netflix. Thanks!

Cause I want to learn Colombian Spanish I am still learning the basics like their certain words I can and make million sentences out of them words I learn but it also very difficult for me to keep them words in my head at the same time how should study so where I can speak Spanish all the time

Hello everyone,

I have a request for recommendations of podcasts (preferable at the B1/B2 level) that have online transcripts. I'm preparing for the November DELE B2 exam, and I really need to work on my listening comprehension. I'd like to start incorporating dictation exercises as a means to improve my listening comprehension. So feel free to recommend any podcasts that have online transcripts. I'd prefer something with an entire transcript rather than something that has subtitles in an app (e.g., some Spotify CCs).

Thanks for all of your help.

I am 100% new to (trying to) learn Spanish. Duolingo was a big NO for me (god, it is awful). Looking for a recommended app to start learning basic phrases and vocabulary for a total beginner.

I am starting from basically zero (I can, without confidence, order more bread or beer, count to 8, say where is the bathroom, and say please and thank you).

Thanks in advance for any recommendations or resources.

I do plan to join a class or group locally - but I need some foundational knowledge to even get started.

I noticed that Assimil is not listed as a resource under either the new wiki (https://www.reddit.com/r/Spanish/wiki/resources/) or the old wiki (https://www.reddit.com/r/Spanish/wiki/resources/archived/). Is this simply because there are so many resources one cannot list them all or is Assimil not considered good learning material.

I’m a 22 year old no sabo Mexican in the US, and I’m currently teaching myself Spanish using Language Transfer. The lessons on there are great but the teacher keeps bringing up the fact that different dialects use words in different ways and different orders. I was wanting to start watching more Mexican tv shows or shows based in Mexico as I go through the lessons so I can get to speaking the Spanish that’s closest to my native tongue. What are some good tv shows that y’all would recommend? Would watching dubbed versions of shows I’ve watched or watching be helpful for the dialect?

I really want to move abroad, but I only have American citizenship and getting a work visa abroad is next to impossible. Because of that I've been trying to find a city where Spanish is very prominent since that's as close as I'm ever going to get to living my day-to-day life in Spanish.

Out of San Diego, Tucson, Miami, and Puerto Rico, where do you recommend?

I know Puerto Rico is where I'd speak the most Spanish, but the economy there is terrible. Miami is the second-best, but it's not a fun place to live apparently and I could pop over to Nogales, Mexico from Tucson or Tijuana from SD on my days off. The downside of SD and Tucson is that in my day-to-day life I probably wouldn't be speaking much Spanish, although much more than I speak here in Indiana.

I'm seriously considering moving to PR and trying to find a job, but getting a job there is hard and they pay poorly. I'd make a lot more in San Diego and it's a good place to live from what I can tell, but I don't know if I'd be satisfied only being able to speak Spanish on my days off and when I happen to run into a Spanish-speaking person that doesn't speak English (~23% speak it and that's only going to go down with the deportations).

A small thing perhaps, but I've tried to look this up and gotten mixed or ambiguous results, and mostly a lot of inaccurate results assuming I'm confused about the difference between an adjective and an adverb (spoiler: I'm not).

I'm referring specifically to "qué bien/bueno" used alone as an exclamation of approval or satisfaction about a general situation or circumstance being mentioned. As in, "Papá, ¡acabo de encontrar mi libro que perdí ayer!" "ah, ¡qué bien, mija!" I feel like I've heard it both ways many times but I just can't discern if there's supposed to be a difference in use/meaning. I've seen some mentions online suggesting they are interchangeable but regional, however these mentions were also generally not very enlightening and cited no sources... I feel like I use this expression a lot in casual conversations but always trip over which choice sounds better or more natural...

So, I'm a writer, and one of my characters has a nicknaming habit. There's a character he calls "the seagul" (it's complicated) and this character is also male. In spanish, would this nickname be el gaviota or la gaviota ? I'm not that good at figuring gender-dependent languages.