How I learned MEXICAN SPANISH 🇲🇽 and how you can too | study resources, music, podcasts & movies

🇲🇽 learn Mexican Spanish (and 8 other languages) on LingoPie: learn.lingopie.com/ElysseDaVega
guys, I'm finally revealing my Mexican Spanish secrets... (AKA mostly free resources online that anyone can find and use)
why i switched spanish dialects (and why you should too): • why i switched spanish...
Movies:
Y tu mamá tambien, Amores perros, La dictadura perfecta, Roma, El baile de los 41, Las elegidas, Güeros, Ya no estoy aquí, Las tres muertes de Marisela Escobedo
Practice with natives:
italki: www.italki.com/
Apps mentioned: HelloTalk, Tandem, Interpals, italki community tab
Social media:
Memelas de Orizaba: / memelasdeorizaba
@Mextalki: / mextalki
Spanish with Zaloa: / spanish_with_zaloa
Color a la Mexicana: / coloralamexicana
Easy Spanish (MX Videos): • Spanish from Mexico
Spanish Around: / @spanisharound
Bora Falar Espanhol: www.youtube.com/@BoraFalarEsp...
De mi rancho a tu cocina: / @demiranchoatucocina
Los que llegaron: • Los que llegaron
Podcasts:
No Hay Tos: open.spotify.com/show/24Zc3LP...
How to Spanish Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/2KYyAGS...
Radio Ambulante: open.spotify.com/show/0J74zdN...
Se Regalan Dudas: open.spotify.com/show/0KUjSzq...
My Spanish playlists:
General Spanish: open.spotify.com/playlist/1zo...
Mexican music: open.spotify.com/playlist/6t2...
Mexican news:
El Universal: www.eluniversal.com.mx/
La Jornada: www.jornada.com.mx/
Pie de Página: piedepagina.mx/
0:00 how I used to speak Spanish
2:03 What's your starting point?
2:55 Don't rely on a book.
3:40 the BEST Mexican movies
4:40 LingoPie!
6:44 how to practice with natives
7:53 social media (except it's Mexican)
9:44 podcasts in Mexican Spanish
11:26 the BEST Mexican music
12:52 keep up with Mexican news
13:38 and that's it!
#learnspanish #polyglot #mexicanspanish

[@bradyisbeast12]

No hay tos and HowToSpanish literally taught me the language cannot recommend them enough

[@elyssespeaks]

they’re both amazing!

[@HowtoSpanishOfficial]

Gracias! Y gracias por recomendarnos Elysse 😊

[@billymidzi2867]

Do you speak fluently?

[@bradyisbeast12]

@@billymidzi2867 yep! Although I definitely did things besides just the podcasts. Although they were my core

[@pancakes4875]

@@bradyisbeast12what else did you do please xx

[@YuukiTheZombie]

Gracias a los interesados por aprender mi bello idioma y por aprender sobre mi país 🇲🇽

[@mars-jr5uu]

Hii

[@-S0DI-Sodi-]

Your lucky

[@mars-jr5uu]

@@-S0DI-Sodi- I like youu

[@-S0DI-Sodi-]

@@mars-jr5uu oop thx but 👍

[@hugodrt4070]

Viva el español de España tío

[@franciscoacr]

Yo, un mexicano: mmm que video tan interesante, vamos a aprender a hablar español mexicano 🤓☝🏻

[@imtrying-_-3431]

Do you have any other resources that you can share from your own experience?

[@testingsomething5280]

​​​@@imtrying-_-3431he's a resource

[@Riku456]

Sí! Soy aprender a hablar español mexicano :D 😂😂😂 pero soy todavía un principiante. 😭 yo no poder hablar español y no poder escribir español 😢pero estoy llegando. Deséame suerte 😅 por cierto usé un poco de traductor de google

[@franciscoacr]

@@Riku456 Suerte 👍🏻 Si necesitas ayuda no dudes en preguntar jaja.

[@Riku456]

@@franciscoacr Claro! Mucho gracias ☺️:D

[@diederdas27]

I was having trouble deciding which dialect of Spanish to focus on (I’m very very beginner lol) and this video has solved that problem for me, tysm!

[@elyssespeaks]

I also want to make a more general “what dialect should you learn” video, look out for that one too!!:)

[@lisaahmari7199]

Cuban Spanish is also very beautiful. There was an old talk show called Christina on TV in the 90's and I could understand her very well, even when I was first learning. It is a very clear Spanish that she speaks.

[@LookAtHa]

To answer your question on hearing the difference: I heard it immediately lol. I'm from Alabama and we have a large Hispanic population in my area. The initial clip was definitely giving España which sounds so different to my ears than what I'm used to hearing which is mainly Mexican Spanish.

[@CharlesWinnip]

I would recommend Juan Villoro's talk on Mexica City's culture.

[@s8ofi]

great videoo 👏🏻 thanks for the recommendations 🌟🌈

[@Haileyrodriguez288]

I feel like I’m getting much closer to improving on my Spanish because of you.❤

[@fershowfershow3164]

Tú eres la viva imagen de que podemos hablar como nativos y que nos pregunten si en verdad lo somos jajaja me encanta tu español nunca me cansaré de decirlo es que es impresionante aunque yo no soy mexicano si se nota que tienes influencias de su forma de hablar y en algunas ocasiones me encuentro a gente diciendo he incluso tu lo comentaste en el video de que porqué aprendiste con el acento mexicano y en ocasiones discuto con ellos diciendo que no importa que acento hayas elegido si encontraste tu acento favorito o el que te adaptaste más rapido no hay problema de todas formas todo aquel que hable español te entenderá pero los chil.... bromas jajaja los quiero a todos

[@lizlara6512]

quede con la boca abierta nena!!!!! YOU SPEAK IT SO FLUENTLY

[@myuniyt]

EEEEEEKKKKK I needed this 🤩

[@espanolconvishus7247]

Thank you for the social media recommendations! I've been learning Spanish for around 2-3 years and I'm at a point where I've stopped trying to learn and want to become more immersed in the language so that I can practice. Thankfully I'm already following No Hay Tos and How to Spanish on Spotify so that's a great start.

[@andrewvillalobos5686]

This is really encouraging advice. Thank you so much!

[@TheSuperVideoRey1]

Puro pa'delante compa Elysse.

[@dr.julianataylor4312]

because u love it- your heart is in it! FEELINGs

[@brandonb3174]

Yo leo los artículos de Rafael Ramos sobre el fútbol Mexicano porque dice muchas verdades y su control del lenguaje es de lo mejor que he leído

[@omglyssa4475]

Tandem is amazing for me!! Definitely helped me talk about all sorts of topics and all the vocab needed

[@Cathildreth]

Your video is so inspiring! I just started learning Spanish and Turkish. I am super super beginner and I love your passion for learning languages! By the I am learning Colombian Spanish!😂

[@anezkaturkova]

Hey Elysse, another nice little cozy video🥰👍🏻 I was wondering, if you wouldn't do a video about some fun resources, that you use to study German passively 🤔 pretty much like you recommend in this video. Podcasts, movies, series etc. Maybe I'm just not thorough enough but I just can not find any immersive series in German... 😂

[@codehandsomee]

Thank you for this video! I've been wanting to learn Spanish to speak to my family, especially my grandma but schools only ever taught Spain Spanish 😅 so watching this is helpful on where to start and hopefully surprise everyone!

[@360_dugie5]

Gracias maestra, estoy leyendo Historia Breve en este momento.

[@alaynaalaras562]

ahh thanks so much for these kind of videos! :)) I got inspired to switch to Mexican Spanish from ur first video and i’ve been having so much fun figuring out new parts of my personality and reconnecting with friends from Mexico 🥹

[@elyssespeaks]

that’s so amazing, heavy on the part about discovering yourself more!!

[@akatsukidarwin5557]

Hablas super bien jajajaja, me encanta como usas palabras muy mexicanas. Gracias por aprender español ❤

[@spiritualphenomenon2413]

I really like you videos I just started to try learning two weeks ago , it’s very tough . I thought about giving up multiple times but ig it’s going to be a new years res lol

[@Hannas_hiatus]

Yo what how did it take me so long to find this video that was so helpful thank you. Trying to get to Mexico this year

[@saqt9160]

Muchas felicidades Eli 🎉 te empece a seguir en 2020 y siempre me han gustado tus videos un montón yo aprendí inglés con ellos 😅 y me da mucho gusto que te intereses en nuestra versión del español. Síguele echando huevos y mejorando ese español mexicano , saludos desde Guanajuato 👋

[@elyssespeaks]

ahhh que chido que puedas aprender idiomas hasta mientras miras mis videos!! gracias 💜

[@Soymarkvarela]

amazing video, one thing that helped me a lot to learn how to pronounce words better is learning the phonetics,

[@JesusIsraelPM]

Estaba buscando un canal para aprender ingles y llegue a este, que es lo contrario 😅. Hablas muy bien español. Excelente acento. 👌

[@neo8494]

Hi! Love your videos!

[@alphonsoelm5652]

Eres la razon porque escucho a How To Spanish. Despues que miré la ultima video que hizo, los busqué y ahora es mi podcast favorito. Así, muchas gracias!

[@mars-jr5uu]

Hii

[@elyssespeaks]

Son buenísimos en lo que hacen!!

[@dfwnorthwest]

Oh no, I just bought that book you mentioned in the beginning LOL. Ive been studying Spanish for about 2 years now, but it is primarily the Mexican dialect I want to focus on. I feel like I have a pretty good grasp of the grammear now, which I determined from the beginning was something I needed to understand. However, I still fumble & struggle at conversation and especially listening comprrehension. I found this video searching specifically for "mexican spanish". Lingopie looks very interesting, as I was getting frustrated watching old westerns in spanish, turning on the subtitles only to realize they were not correct half the time.

[@phgillon2614]

Elysse, merci mille fois! Il y a longtemps tu m'a inspiré à apprendre de nouveau les langues étrangères. Each language has got its specialities and limits hence why English is not enough. Decidí ir hasta el camino para aprender el dialecto español mexicano como adoro sus sonidos (menos rápido y más claro que el español de España). El mexicano tiene muchos modismos y expresiones coloquiales. Yo también dab en Tico español ...Mil gracias Elysse.🙏💚🇲🇽 Mexicooooooooo

[@taimheter]

That is nice ❤

[@raulbrasil5936]

Muito bom seus vídeos Deus abençoe sempre sua vida 🇧🇷

[@beargarcia9695]

Yo soy mexicana y me encanta tu español 🫰🏻🇲🇽

[@lyon5078]

Uma das melhores pessoas para poder se guiar em como aprender uma língua 🇧🇷

[@maffil356]

I watched a concrete finisher show his truck off and he had a song in the background....I found myself in love (the use of brass makes it magic for me) my voice is limiting me learning certain things though I'm from the middle of England (think Jon Snow only deeper) I've learned little bits and while I can feel the music id love to hear them yano....I've tried with other languages but this is next level I've been stuck on the same playlist for 3 days.

[@catsdrinkmilk_1]

thank you for this video because i've been wanting to learn spanish for nearly a year as i'm 13 currently because i am blaxican but i was not raised around spanish speakers because my grandfather never taught his children but i have been wanting to learn so i can speak to my mexican friends in spanish and my grandfather and other people of my mexican family. another motive is that my mexican friend's parents don't speak english so it isn't exactly fun needing a translator lol but i know it will take time but i am planning on divoting my entire high school years to learning spanish in between on finding a career and again muy gracias for the video and for inspiring me that i can still be fluent even though i wasn't raised with the spanish language (and it's embarassing saying you're black and mexican but when people ask you to speak spanish i only say i only know a little)

[@lavandergirl0209]

Volta com os videos mulher!!! Estou marantonando todos

[@dabreadwinna80]

Hi I am just learning but motivated this video helps to get going... im going to sign up for lingo pie

[@3SIDEGOOF]

THANK U YO LIKE FR

[@EduardoHerrera-fr6bd]

AWWH EL BAILE DE LOS 41 IS SO GOOOOOOOD (im from ecuador hiiii)

[@Countrygirl8019]

The great thing about Spanish is most of the common words can be universal. I am learning Mexican, Spanish, because my patients are majority Mexican, but I’m also learning universal Spanish for all Spanish-speaking cultures just in case I encounter Spanish speakers from other countries, since I am in healthcare, and I do tend to travel love your video ❤

[@jorgegonzales9815]

What in the world is "universal Spanish." Mexico is the largest Spanish speaking country. Mexican Spanish is based on Extremadura, Andalucía and La Mancha regions of Spain Spain Spanish mixed with Nahuatl and slang. A unique and new Spanish for the world.

[@kamalapisi]

@@jorgegonzales9815 I’m pretty sure they meant like Puerto Rican Spanish, Honduran Spanish, Dominican Spanish etc..

[@ava54962]

OKAY I couldn't even focus on the video cuz your eyelashes are so pretty omg girl what mascara are you using 👀

[@lilithhowll]

Hablas muy bonito español!!

[@ohyescharlie2454]

This has come at such a strange time for me. I have been studying mexican spanish for about 3 years, but I was a b1/b2 rutt. And I started working with some spanish people so now I hear european spanish everyday and I was considering changing. Or learning both. I do know.

[@elyssespeaks]

it’s never too late to change if you want to :)

[@Caleito..]

Im native spanish speaker and acctually i can tell that you have improved a lot.

[@javierfish]

I love your Mexican accent. So cool

[@santamonica4995]

Me gusta escuchar Leyendas legendarias podcast

[@monp.4903]

Great job! You do sound Mexican!

[@cel44444]

THANK U FOR THIS VIDEO 🥺🥺 you are the best I really want to become fluent in Spanish this year and I’ve been trying to learn but I couldn’t find the best way to learn. This video was definitely super helpful!! I would love to be friends or connect with you, if possible!!

[@baecere2]

I've always wanted to do either Mexican or Chilean dialect both sound amazing

[@hmhauto3973]

I don't recommend Chilean haha sometimes don't understand them 😂 hablo nativo español.

[@baecere2]

@@hmhauto3973 Do you speak Mexican Spanish?

[@hmhauto3973]

@@baecere2 Salvadorean. Is almost the same.

[@WestCoastProf]

Thank you!I live 30 miles from the Mexican border. I have made the mistake of studying Iberian Spanish. I am starting from scratch. Thanks for the resources.

[@LeoTheToonBoy]

Yo estoy de Méjico! :D 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@ShoshanaBennett0]

Une question à te poser : C'est bien vrai que c'est possible d'apprendre un accent/dialecte d'une langue qui est parlée majoritairement dans un certain pays. Comment apprendrais-tu un accent régional/dialecte régional d'une langue, comme en français ? Moi je veux bien améliorer mon accent en français, en particulier l'accent de Bordeaux. Je connais pas exactement que je puisse maîtriser cet accent sauf que voyager ou vivre dans la ville pendant quelques mois. T'as quelques astuces à partager ?

[@Gutterball]

I have been studying Spanish largely from books and italki for 5 years on the books and 2 years in italki. So many online teachers profess COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT. Long and short, study above your level but understand. There is also the approach you seem to promote of using media movies, etc. Babies learn, not through books but through repetition and context. After endless study of grammer and the gringo accent, it dawns on my as you suggest to mimic the sounds of native speakers. Get out of the comfort zone and mimic the sounds I hear in movies.

[@SaadonAksah]

Nice 👍

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Im an argentinian spanish girlie but ill still watch ajajajka

[@elyssespeaks]

HAHAH i support it

[@juliettacorona137]

Hahaha wey te amo

[@alwaysme_t]

I never thought of what dialect I wanted to learn specifically. I guess that's why I get so many questions of where I'm from when I speak Spanish. Hmm this makes me really think of what dialect I want to speak. Thank you for making this video.

[@chrissystewart6268]

My goal learn spanish I wanted to be an interpreter I'd like to learn 🇲🇽🇲🇽 dialect

[@michie24]

Hi, new subscriber here. You're great! K, bye.

[@ChrystianRamirez]

And is real, you speak a very good Mexican Spanish. Ame el ¡ME VALE MADRE! jajajaja

[@MMOscar]

Conozco al creador de Memelas de Orizaba, le recomendaré tu canal....

[@ElJefe-qb8ik]

For me right now, finding other Mexicans near me that want to converse has been tough. I am cheap so Italki is cool but will try some of the YTs and Podcasts. Thanks!

[@theezioazper7650]

I'm Mexican So, If you want, I can practice my English with u, and you can practice your Spanish with me

[@ElJefe-qb8ik]

@@theezioazper7650let me know how you want to converse!

[@bellaisapepper]

I'm learning spanish to speak to family i recently got in contact with, it was embarrassing trying to talk to them over the phone. I felt horrible about it and decided this was my motivation

[@Pravin_Yeshua_BTC]

gracias. quiero aprender español salvadoreño.

[@miguelvaca6551]

Que cantante Mexicano te gusta escuchar ?

[@AlphaRG224]

Sorry I'm only 22 sec into the video but the way you USED to speak spanish is good enough for me. While there is a significant difference in the before and after speeches, your before is the level I wanna reach at the moment.

[@geneyave-jessico1214]

Christian Nodal's music was my deciding factor😂❤

[@jlnae]

Thank you for this. I used to speak really well when I worked in Reynosa. This time I’m planning on going back to live. I want to learn before I go.

[@emelkin]

Uy elegiste bien, la mejor opción si es la mexa 100%

[@dsbarclayeng1]

thanks for the advice. Too old to like that music, but the rest is all good.

[@ArielBaloy]

Tengo una consulta, tengo la intriga de saber qué haces para vivir en diferentes partes.

[@braxeld4551]

Mexican Spanish has its pros more than cons. It’s the largest one with population, Becuase of that most of the media is base on that like movies and tv. Also Spanish music needs to go thru Mexico to be popular. And also for the Canadians and USA it’s right close to you.

[@danielgarrido4172]

Muy bueno tu español es genial.. I want to learn English and in my search I came here for someone to teach me and I will teach him Spanish?

[@mdsonuquraishi-2245]

Nice

[@mdsonuquraishi-2245]

Wwww

[@LeahFriedman-gj9qo]

Hi elyless

[@laurielozano6263]

You mentioned watching movies in Mexican Spanish…would it be at all beneficial to watch your personal favorite films with the language changed - example, Star Wars or Titanic? Or can that collide with Castilian Spanish? I’m very curious if that can have any benefit…?🤷🏻‍♀️ Thank you ❤

[@user-xe7sw2dh1f]

❤

[@shaetrotter9364]

If I’m a super duper beginner, only know some basics and can’t converse or understand Spanish yet, do you have other podcasts or apps that help to start learning the basics?

[@heyitsshadz]

No, dialect is everything. I've been learning Spanish on and off and also worked with colleagues from different Latin American countries, and there are lots of differences. BTW, I don't speak it fluently but I did learn it on and off and since I'm in the US, it's mostly Mexican Spanish I hear.

[@user-gq5us7jn6q]

I’m but this video help me a lot though

[@edwardbrown1811]

lee los libros de juan rulfo

[@Tuchy2091]

Hi love the video and info was wondering if you knew any good flashcards to get for Mexican Spanish. I want to look and I have a some on the way so anything that would work for kids would be great I’m very new to Spanish. My wife is Mexican and everything I find she says is Spain Spanish and not Mexican Spanish any help you can provide would be very appreciated

[@user-gq5us7jn6q]

Bro Eddie vr is my best bet now

[@nelsinicalvini3454]

Oye Elysse, en qué acento de EU me recomendarias enfocarme?

[@erospsicopompo]

Please PLEEEEEAAAAASE Make a similar video but for Argentinian Spanish

[@elyssespeaks]

I don’t speak Argentinian Spanish 🤷‍♀️ but aside from the specific resources I mentioned, you can apply a lot of these tips to ARG Spanish

[@halixmm]

do you think it's harmful when learning mexican spanish to watch your fave shows in english as the original language and read spanish subtitles? I'm not familiar with different dialects so idk to the degree that they differ but I'm guessing that the spanish subtitles are in a european dialect?

[@canalklyn5770]

Olá, eu sou do Brasil, meu nome é franklyn, estou aprendendo inglês sozinho, já consigo falar e entender um pouco, você poderia me ajudar com o inglês por favor?

[@mariadaniele1104]

i don’t see the link for why you change dialects in Spanish as someone who’s a native spanish speaker i was interested in your reason to switch

[@mariadaniele1104]

@@highkingmargo i know that but but i cant see the link

[@elyssespeaks]

Thanks for the reminder! it’s in the description now :)

[@mariadaniele1104]

@@elyssespeaks thanks

[@HeatherSantosGreere]

No joke! She does sound like a Mexican! My two sisters and I listened with our eyes closed and she sounds like a native Mexican!

[@calloo7843]

Chido

[@filmonmeshesha4420]

When I was in highschool I taken Latin American español but when I joined university i taken both different Spanish

[@dreamysol]

i needed this video so bad because i’m interested in learning mexican spanish so i’m grateful for the resources 🫶🏾

[@elyssespeaks]

ahhh awesome :) good luck!

[@katierandomly]

As am I! It’s so hard for me to speak because I’m not used to having conversation with anyone! Ugh! Lol

[@mdsonuquraishi-2245]

Cool

[@mdsonuquraishi-2245]

Rrr

[@Th3Vampir3Knight]

As someone for the US, I think Mexican Spanish would be the most useful for me to learn. However, I recently got into Rebelde Way, which is an Argentine show. Will it mess me up if I watch something from a different region?

[@shywol6044]

there’s mexican rebelde which created one of the most popular latin groups RBD. there’s also a recent remake of the show on netflix

[@McDevitt2000-hi6kq]

Hola, Elysse

[@bbrayy]

how did you actually learn spanish like what do you recommend to use i literally know nothing except hola

[@ericktellez7632]

Yo my mouth dropped, that accent was pretty much native.