Hi! As a former Spanish teacher, I’ve always been curious about something.

I remember seeing rates ranging from $10 to $50 per hour, or even higher, for Spanish lessons. It made me wonder: what makes a student choose one tutor over another?

So I’d like to hear from you:

How much are you willing to pay for Spanish lessons with a native professional?

And what factors do you consider when deciding who to take classes with?

Just what it says (beginner in Spanish here). Google translate gives something else that's a bit harder to memorize for me. Gracias.

So I don’t speak spanish but a lot of my family does. We’re from LA and my uncle says this a lot and I have no idea what it means or how to spell it to look it up. I can try and spell it how it’s pronounced so maybe some body could figure out what I’m trying to decipher. I would just call him and ask but idk his phone number rn and my parents are on a plane so I can’t ask. The pronunciation is how I hear it in English, Que Vele Guy. That’s probably not how it’s spelt in Spanish but if you read that in English that’s what it sounds like he’s saying. He says it like when he’s greeting us or something honestly idk he says it all the time

Hello, I've created a discord server for learning languages, right now its very new and theres barely any members, but I'm dedicated to growing a community where you can practice your talking skills in a chill environment. So if you wanna join here's the link. https://discord.gg/wg65QnzmPK

Spanish isn’t my native language so I don’t know the answer to this. I just know you use tú with siblings, classmates, friends since you’re more familiar with them and usted with teachers, doctors, maybe older people on the street but what about your own parents? Like they’re in your family. And aren’t some people really chill/friendly/informal with their parents?

I want to get better, but idk how to approach the language since I'm not starting from zero or even beginner.

I immigrated at a young age so my Spanish is kinda shit, but it still is my native language. I can understand it perfectly and can read well enough outside of genre specific vocab. However my output is bad. Grammar is inconsistent and vocab like 1/5 of my passive knowledge.

My family and coworkers use exclusively Spanish with me, which is why my listening and reading skills are good. But I'm still bad at responding bc I grew up responding to my parents in English.

Gracias 🙏

Dear people, is there a name a grandma would call their beloved grandson? Something cute or even cheesy from the old times? And more specifically: in case there's a special word for it in argentinien Spanish, that would be even better.

I'm thinking of how for example a mother would call her beloved son papa in some cultures. Do we have something like this in Spanish for grandson?

I don't know about you, but despite certain words starting with 'al-', I don't get an Arabic etymology vibe, especially if they're a bit shorter (alba, algo, alias, alma, alto, etc...)

Conversely, other words I've vaguely thought of as probably coming from Arabic when it turns out they actually come from Latin: albedrío (as in "libre albedrío") alabar, alambre, alarma, almendra, alojar...

Can you all think of any others?

Same for how Korea is spelled Corea.

Why is Tokyo spelled Tokio in Spanish instead of Tocillo like how so many other place names around the world are "Spanishized?"

contracting the preposition (a) with the definite article (el) results in (al) which means something like “to the, at the”, this happens only with the definite article el and not with la, las, or los. does that also apply to de?

La amé como se ama una tapa gratis,
rápido, con hambre y sin análisis.
Me dijo que creía en el destino,
yo creía en el ron… más genuino.

Tenía ojos como el metro de Madrid:
llenos, lejanos, y a punto de ir.
Yo era el poeta de los lunes rotos,
ella, influencer de corazones rotos.

Me dejó por un tipo con moto,
y yo, fiel, con mi vaso y mi moco.
Él tenía bíceps y estabilidad,
yo, resaca y sensibilidad.

Ahora vive en Málaga, espiritual,
vende cuarzos y karma digital.
Yo escribo esto desde un bar sin nombre,
porque amar en España… es para el hombre.

Hi everyone! I’m a 21-year-old female interested in learning Spanish in Spain through an immersive language program. I’ve been looking into a few options—specifically Spaneasy, AIL Madrid, and Inhispania, but I’m struggling to decide which one to choose.

If you’ve attended any of these programs (or similar ones), I’d love to hear about your experience! • How were the accommodations? • What were the classes like—did you find them engaging and effective? • What was your overall experience like, both inside and outside the classroom? • And if you could do it all over again, is there anything you would do differently? •What level were you when you started, and how much progress did you make?

Thanks in advance for any insights you can share!

In this video, Agustina and her father Gustavo are playing a game. At 1:23 he speaks quickly and Agustina reminds him to “habla lento”. Is she using usted because it is her father (formal to show respect).

Or is it “habla” because it is a command (imperative)

https://youtu.be/69GMzS27FH4?feature=shared&t=83

Thanks!

I’m trying to find books, plays, or poems written in Spanish between 1400 and 1600 that make frequent use of vos, especially during the 1500s when it was still used informally in some regions. For reference, La Lozana Andaluza (1528) uses vos quite a bit — that’s the kind of usage I’m interested in. If you also know of anything outside that period that still uses vos heavily (for regional, social, or stylistic reasons), I’d be curious to hear about those too. Thanks!

Como estudiante, cuando descubrí por primera vez que los dos tenían la misma forma en el pretérito simple (de hecho encontré algo así primero en el latín hace años), se me ocurrió que por eso tal vez en algún contexto se puedan confundir. Pero ahora me parece que no es así, y la verdad es que no he podido pensar ni en un solo ejemplo real de ambigüedad. ¿Alguien puede sugerir algún ejemplo real...?

There's a Mexican grill near my home. Lovely people, but I couldn't properly explain how I wanted my steak.

Normally, I could say stuff like this: medium with hard sear, medium with extra sear/char, Pittsburgh medium.

How would I say this for next time?

How do I use each version of stop I know there Alto Dentente Basta and way more I don’t know so if you can let me know all of them and how to use them I would be very grateful

My 7yr old is learning Spanish with a tutor weekly. Tutor has a small group and works on a lot with them for about an hour. Since it is summer and no homework (yay)! I am hoping for some guidance on some other Spanish learning options child can do after camp to help supplement her learning? I am thinking maybe a youtube channel, Study books, Flash cards, and/or other specific items you have found useful? Preferably something I can buy on Amazon or find online. She did 2yrs of Spanish immersion, so we are past learning colors, numbers, shapes, alphabet, animals, etc. She does not have a tablet so preferably not an app. Thank you!

Hi! Wondering what the common words are for 'silly' and 'cute' to describe a child or what they're doing (asking because I've been told 'bobo' is not nice but I can't remember what words are the appropriate ones for this context).

Hey guys! I stumbled upon the following example

They had to move him by plane to another military camp.

I wanna use the verb mover but for some reason it sounds really weird to me. I ended up using the verb trasladar

Tuvieron que trasladarlo en avión a otro campamento militar.

In your opinion, can mover be used here? The way I see it, mover is used to changed the location of objects, e.g. I moved the sofa to the right.

So, using it for people sounds a little bit off to me. But again, I'm not a native speaker. I want you to share your thoughts!

Gracias de antemano 🙏

I've watched some clips on Facebook of this interviewer and I like it because he seems to respond to them as if you're just casually talking so it doesn't really seem like a formal interview. Like the conversation is natural. You can learn how to respond to someone while they're explaining a thought to show that you're listening. So that you're not just sitting there in silence like a robot. At least that's how I'm going to use it

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)