Spanish for the moments you want to live.
Listen, speak, and make real connections through guided beginner practice, interactive story simulators, personal coaching, and immersion in Colombia.
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Your first real conversations
Spanish for Real
Know what to say. Practise saying it.
Order your first coffee. Introduce yourself. Ask for help when the words come too fast. Practise everyday conversations with Colombian voices and a model answer to hear before you speak.
- 18 everyday situations. Follow a story through 9 guided modules.
- Feedback you can use. See which words were recognized and what to try again.
- Pick up where you left off. Saved progress and useful phrases to revisit.
Listen
Repeat
Reply
Revisit
$39.99 USD · one-time payment
Includes 2 ebooks: a 40-page pocket guide and an 18-page speaking workbook.
Meet someone new
You have just arrived in Colombia. Camila welcomes you and asks your name.
CAMILA
¿Cómo te llamas?
What is your name?
Your model answer
Me llamo Alex. Mucho gusto.
My name is Alex. Nice to meet you.
Listen first. Repeat with help. Then make the answer your own.
Hear the Colombian voices →Your practice goes with you
Your Real-Life Spanish Pocket Guide
40 pages · included
Speak, Remember, Repeat
18 pages · included
The person you're dating just sent you a voice note.
The waiter is speaking too fast.
Your new friends are laughing at a joke you didn't understand.
And suddenly all those grammar lessons don't feel so useful
Knowing the words is a start. Practising them in context helps you use them when the moment comes. Here are three ways to bring Spanish into your life:
SIMULATE → SPEAK → LIVE IT
SIMULATE
Self-paced practice
Start your first conversations with Spanish for Real, or practise specific moments through La Historia and La Aventura. Build useful responses before the conversation is real.
SPEAK
The Community · $29/mo founding
Live conversation rooms with Profe María twice a week, modules on real daily-life Spanish, and both story simulators — La Historia and La Aventura — included. Small founding cohort. Founding members lock $29 for life.
LIVE IT
Immersion Week in Colombia
Six days surrounded by Spanish. Not in a classroom — in markets, kitchens, mountains and nights out in Bogotá. The graduation trip for everything you trained.
Find your way into Spanish
Choose guided beginner speaking practice, a story simulator for a specific moment, or a confidence-building challenge.
Start with your first conversations
Spanish for Real
Guided listening and speaking across 18 everyday situations, with Colombian voices, saved progress, review, and two included ebooks.
$39.99 USD · one-time payment
THE RELATIONSHIP SIMULATOR
You matched with Dani 🇨🇴
Simulator + Playbook + Ebook
256 paths. 4 endings. Real Colombian voice. A chemistry meter that remembers what you said three chapters ago.
Includes the Playbook (+100 compliments in Spanish) and How to Date a Latina.
$40 · one time · founding price
Start the story →
Founding cohort — opening soon
Speak Spanish every single week. With María. For real.
Two live conversation rooms a week (small groups — everyone talks), modules on the Spanish of daily life, and both story simulators — La Historia and La Aventura — included. This is the room where the freeze goes to die.
The details
$29/month · founding members keep that price for life · limited to the first cohort (speaking rooms don't work crowded — that's the whole point)
Immersion week in Colombia
Stop Studying Spanish. Start Living It.
Imagine spending a week surrounded by Spanish. Not in a classroom. In real life.
Spanish in real life
Bogotá
Explore the Bogotá immersion experience, from markets and kitchens to mountain views and real conversations.
Explore the itinerary →Bogotá Immersion Week
Six days you'll tell stories about
Swipe to explore all six days →
Day 11Walk through La Candelaria
Colonial streets, street art and the heartbeat of Bogotá — guided in Spanish.
Day 22Cook with a Colombian mom
An afternoon in a real Colombian kitchen, learning recipes that have crossed generations.
Day 33Sunset from Monserrate
3,152 meters above the city. The view, the silence, and your first long conversation in Spanish.
Day 44A night out, Bogotá style
Great food, music, and the kind of social Spanish you'll never learn from a textbook.
Day 55Coffee + Tejo
Taste world-class Colombian coffee, then play Colombia's national sport (yes, it involves gunpowder).
Day 66Escape to the countryside
A full day at a finca: fruit, food, pool, nature, and unscripted conversations with locals.
"That's why I teach Spanish the way it was meant to be learned: through real conversations, meaningful connections, cultural experiences, travel, and the everyday situations that turn a language into part of your life."
MARIA CHARRY — Founder, Spanish But Real
Personalized Spanish Coaching
María C. — Professional Spanish tutor · From Colombia 🇨🇴
I've helped 150+ CEOs, entrepreneurs, and professionals gain the confidence to speak real-world Spanish through immersive, personalized lessons focused on business, travel, culture, and authentic conversations
María's highlights
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Perfect for
What Makes My Method Different?
- ☕Ordering coffee
- 🤝Making friends
- ❤️Going on dates
- 🧳Traveling
- 💼Networking
- 💬Having meaningful conversations
Who is Spanish for Real for?
If you know a little Spanish but finding the words feels hard, this is for you. Listen first, practise with help, and build confidence for everyday conversations.
Do I have to speak immediately?
No. You listen to the Colombian model first, then repeat and reply when you are ready.
What is included?
You get 18 situations across 9 modules, saved review, a 40-page pocket guide, and an 18-page speaking workbook.
Will my progress resume?
Yes. Your saved practice and phrases to revisit are available when you return through My practice.
What kind of speaking feedback will I get?
When a voice check succeeds, you see the words recognized and suggestions for your next attempt. It checks your words, rather than scoring your accent or pronunciation.
Is this the same as 1:1 coaching?
No. Spanish for Real is self-paced guided practice. Coaching is personal live support with María.