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Get fluent in Spanish, little by little.

Learn Spanish with speaking practice in real moments, not tests and drills.

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A street in Mérida

En la parada del camión

Mérida · with Don Isauro

  • ✓Ask him what time it is
  • ✓Ask him if this bus goes to the centro
  • Ask him how much the ticket is

Buenas tardes. Hace mucho calor, ¿verdad?

Sí, mucho. ¿Esta camión va al centro?

Correction

¿Este camión va al centro?

Camión is masculine, so it’s este.

Sí, este camión va al centro. Pasa cada quince minutos.

¿Cuánto cuesta…
Hint

You learn to talk by talking. We make it easy to start.

1

Real moments

Order tacos, chat with a neighbor, catch a bus. Short scenes with one person and a few simple goals, so you always know what to say next.

2

Never get stuck

Ask for a hint whenever you need one, or ask your tutor what anything means. English is fine when you can't find the word.

3

Gentle corrections

Every mistake gets a quick fix right in the conversation, with the words that changed highlighted, so you learn it in the moment.

4

Little by little

Bite-sized lessons on the tricky parts, custom podcast episodes, and a journey that grows with you.

Getting ready for a trip? Start with our Spanish phrases for your trip to Mexico. Want the full picture? See how Spanish conversation practice works.

Here's how a scene works

Scenes are short. Here is what happens inside one.

En la parada del camión

Mérida · with Don Isauro

  • Done: Ask him what time it is
  • Ask him if this bus goes to the centro
  • Ask him how much the ticket is

Step into a real moment

Order tacos, chat with a neighbor, catch a bus. Each scene has one person and a few simple goals, so you always know what to say next.

Buenas noches. ¿A dónde vamos?
Quiero ir al Zócalo, por favor.
Spoken · 0:03

Pronunciation

86/100

Zócalo

Stress the first syllable: ZÓ-ca-lo. The accent mark tells you where.

Answer out loud

Speak your reply, or type it when you'd rather. Spoken answers get a pronunciation score and a tip on the word that needs work.

¿Qué le sirvo? Tenemos tacos de pastor, de suadero y de chorizo.

Hint

He’s asking what you’d like. Tell him how many tacos you want, and which kind.

Quiero tres tacos de pastor, por favor.

I’d like three al pastor tacos, please.

Never get stuck

Ask for a hint whenever you need one, and use the suggested reply if you like. English is fine when you can't find the word.

En el mercado

Oaxaca

¿Cuánto cuesta los mangos?

Correction

¿Cuánto cuestan los mangos?

With more than one thing, the verb changes too.

Gentle corrections

Every mistake gets a quick fix right in the conversation, with the words that changed highlighted, so you learn it in the moment.

Why Latin American Spanish?

The Spanish most people actually speak.

Most native speakers live in Latin America, and Mexico is home to more of them than anywhere else. Learn the Spanish they speak, and you’ll be understood wherever Spanish is spoken.

9 in 10native Spanish speakers live in the Americas. Latin American Spanish is what you'll hear most, in the US too.
1 in 4native Spanish speakers is Mexican, more than any other country. That's why our scenes are set there.
EverywhereUnderstood from Bogotá to Barcelona, just as American English is in London.

Take a look around

En la taquería · Oaxaca

¿Qué le sirvo? Tenemos tacos de pastor, de suadero y de chorizo.

Hint

He’s asking what you’d like. Tell him how many tacos you want, and which kind.

Quiero tres tacos de pastor, por favor.

I’d like three al pastor tacos, please.

Use
Escribe tu respuesta…
Hint

A hint whenever you're stuck

Turn getting stuck into a learning opportunity

Valeria

Your tutor · Ask anything

What’s the difference between dura and tarda?

Dura is how long something lasts: La película dura dos horas.

Tarda is how long it takes to happen: El camión tarda mucho en llegar.

Ask Valeria…

Your tutor breaks it down for you

Ask Valeria to break down anything that's confusing you, whenever it comes up.

Fundamentals · Lesson

Gender, articles and agreement

Every noun has a gender

Things too, not just people. The ending usually tells you which:

  • el libro the book-o: usually masculine
  • la mesa the table-a: usually feminine
  • la canción the song-ción: always feminine

Short lessons on the tricky parts

Simple narrated lessons explain it clearly

Your podcast · 9 min

Useful Spanish for Travel

Based on our conversations about travel

Host Use tarda for how long something takes to happen.

Man El camión tarda mucho en llegar.

Host “The bus takes a long time to arrive.”

3:429:10
1×❚❚15s ↻

Podcasts made for you

Custom episodes are generated just for you throughout your journey.

Progress

Scenes completed

18

2 today

Lessons completed

7

1 today

Scores

Effort72 +8
Fluency64 +11
Pronunciation81 +5

See yourself improve

Your effort turns into fluency, not XP.

Questions about Poco a poco

What happens when I click "Continue with Google"?

You sign in and save your spot on the waitlist. Poco a poco opens November 16.

When does Poco a poco open?

November 16.

What is the Founding Member offer?

50% off your first year, for the first 500 people to join.

Which Spanish does Poco a poco teach?

Latin American Spanish, the Spanish most native speakers use. Our scenes are set in Mexico, and you'll be understood wherever Spanish is spoken.

What if I get stuck in a conversation?

Ask for a hint whenever you need one, or ask your tutor Valeria what anything means. English is fine when you can't find the word.

What's included?

Short conversation scenes in real moments, hints, gentle corrections in the conversation, a tutor for questions, bite-sized lessons on the tricky parts and custom podcast episodes.

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Poco a poco: little by little, you’ll get there.

Opens November 16. Founding Members get 50% off their first year, for the first 500 people to join.