Speak Spanish like a Colombian
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The Spanish that wins the locals over
Six modules take you from breaking the ice to handling anything Colombia throws at you — socializing, dating, slang, and the practical, everyday Spanish textbooks skip.
Intro to Colombian Spanish
The accent, the quintessential words, and how to study to get fluent fast.
The art of small talk
Start, sustain and wind down a conversation — no awkward silences.
Killing off gringo-isms
Swap clunky literal translations for the smoother way locals say it.
At your leisure…
Free time, friends, dancing and going out — the social side of Spanish.
The world of Colombian dating
Flirting, charm and talking about your private life with friends.
Taking it to the next level
Humor, proverbs, exaggeration and cursing — the trickiest bits, nailed.
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Notes from Colombia
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Writing Spanish Work Emails Like a Pro
The Spanish you’ll come across in the workplace is as different from the textbook version of the language as it is from the sort you’ll hear used on the street. You’ll need to get used to littering your work emails with the kind of long, flowery and ever-so terribly polite expressions that the locals enjoy.
How to Improve Your Accent in Spanish (and Stop Sounding Like a Gringo)
When Spanish words are pronounced by a native speaker, the language has a certain musicality that gives it a real charm. But, as foreigners, our efforts to replicate these sounds are often nothing short of a complete disaster. We butcher the accent and destroy what should be a quite beautiful tongue.
Colombian expressions explained: ‘Pelar el cobre’
Inspired by a recent reader query, I thought I’d add some new posts explaining more advanced local expressions, which you may come across after talking with Colombians for a longer period. One is “pelar el cobre” or “mostrar el cobre“, which is broadly similar in meaning to the English “to show one’s true colours”.