The best places in Spain to learn Spanish - Intermediate Spanish

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[@brianlundlarsen3725]

I managed to live in Barcelona for almost two years, had a private Spanish tutor, went to intensive group classes and learnt almost nothing. The tutor and classes mostly focused on conjugations that I not only hated trying to learn, they were also useless in daily life as no one had time to stand around while I mentally looked up conjugation tables and would either switch to English or just plain walk away, before I could say or understand anything. On a good day, I could order another beer, but if the waiter replied with a question about what type, I wouldn't understand. Today, I've done almost 150 hours of Dreaming Spanish and while I'm still just at the beginning of intermediate, I have improved unbelievably, compared to all the traditional methods. I can understand my neighbours when I meet them on the stairs (after asking them to speak slowly to me) and I actually now start hearing spanish words and sentences when I walk on the street, before it was just unintelligible background noise. Can't wait to continue this journey to higher levels. Thank you Pablo and team.

[@michaelmccanna2935]

He Vivido en Zaragoza por un año y creo q es un bien lugar a aprender Español. Es un cuidad muy grande pero hay nadie ahi que pueden hablar en Ingles. Viva los Maños!

[@awbinn3377]

Pues, soy de Polonia y el único país donde puedo ir para practicar mi español es España. No tengo dinero para viajar a América. Pero no pasa nada. ME simplemente ENCANTA España! Increíblemente bonito país y la gente tan amable. Acabo de volver de Valencia donde estuve dos semanas increíbles. Practicando mi español todo el tiempo. No puedo esperar para viajar allí de nuevo.

[@zoetekauw9647]

I just today returned from a two-week holiday in Andalucia (visiting Malaga, Almeria, Granada, Cordoba, Ejica, Sevilla & Ronda) and must say I found the Spanish very similar to how Pablo, Alma and Sandra speak. People do drop their S's at the end, but they still speak with the ceceo, which I believe is not the case in Latin America. As long as people spoke slowly, I found it relatively easy to follow (me being at intermediate level).

[@user-ej8ux7dd8e]

Soy japonés. Iré a León la semana que viene 😁😁 Muchas gracias por tu mensaje 🙏🙏

[@bbjkrss]

I've studied in Spain a few times, twice in high school, when we stayed in Madrid, and once in college when I spent 3 months in Granada. For a college student, I think Granada is a great place to study! It's very easy to get around on foot, and there is so much history and beautiful architecture to see (especially the Alhambra!), and like Pablo says, you're near the coast so you can visit the Mediterranean easily, as well as the mountains. I didn't find the Andalucian accent to be terribly difficult to understand compared to Madrid, so I think if you have some experience with Spanish under your belt already, definitely give it a try if you have the means to visit!

[@JonathanRamirez-sp4qq]

I have lived in San Sebastian for 1 year now which is fantastic but the main language is Euskera and it's quite expensive. We are planning to move to leon as it's cheap to live, the main language is castellano, the climate is good but not too warm and it's close to the mountains in the north of spain.

[@judithgallegos1748]

Estoy de acuerdo con todos tus consejos. Me fui a España en 1966 con la idea de quedarme unos cuatro meses. Me gustó tanto que me quedé durante cuatro años. Tuve la oportunidad de vivir en casa de una familia española. Me casé con un madrileño y criamos a cinco niños en España. Vivimos en Madrid, Valencia, Zaragoza, Málaga, Cartagena, y en varios pueblos. Ahora vivimos en EE.UU. y nuestra nieta va a estudiar durante un año en Madrid que es donde tiene su universidad en EE.UU. un programa. Ella habla el castellano bastante bien. Ojalá pueda encontrar a una familia española en lugar de una residencia estudiantil. Mi esposo y yo llevamos 52 años casados.

[@unknownentity9468]

si no te importa, ¿cuál fue tu experiencia de vivir en España durante la dictadura de Franco?

[@juicyjfan]

Great work as always 👍🏿

[@gillianburles8650]

Thanks & Gracias! perfect timing as I've been wondering about this!

[@whiterabit09]

Excellent video, thanks Pablo

[@roelwijte2346]

Que casualidad, hace dos días envié mi solicitud para estudiar en Salamanca por un año con Erasmus para mejorar mi español (y conocer a la cultura española por supuesto) y ahora has publicado este vídeo. ¡Espero que pueda ir allí, porque me parece una ciudad maravillosa!

[@jannaswigart4926]

Pues, me encantó mi experiencia en Sevilla! Bueno, estudié un semestre allí en 1999 así que hace muchos años. Pero aun así tengo recuerdos preciosos y una amistad preciosa con una mujer allí. Parte de mi corazón me quedó en España . Soy muy fan.

[@stuartpiercy3940]

Thank you for the video. I spent Christmas with extended family in Almeria in the South and then in Burgos in the North. I was quite surprised at how little English people spoke in both places. Previously I had the impression that more or less everyone in Spain spoke English well (I guess because I had only experienced tourist hot spots before) So I've been trying to learn Spanish since I returned and your channel is helping me so much. Thank you again.

[@aronfaithful6131]

You are good teacher

[@dima636363]

I loved Valladolid this winter. It was really nice and I’ve also seen King’s festival!

[@aBieBi1]

Hello! I’m considering Valladolid as a place to study Spanish. Are winters as freezing cold as I’ve heard?

[@kherbacheabdelkader5677]

Gracias 😍 soy nuevo aquí en Andalucía Please can you make for us some aspects related to the Andalucían dielect

[@ComprehensibleMandarin]

My first thought was "Pablo's house." Then I remembered you moved to Thailand!

[@SCc-bt5il]

Nunca he ido a España, pero después de ver tu vídeo, yo elegiría ir a Valladolid (porque no hay tanta gente que hable inglés) o a Andalucía, quizá a Sevilla. Me interesan los acentos diferentes de la región y también quiero conocer la cultura!

[@seanwithford7560]

Gracias por este video! Quisiera conocer mucho sobre otras paises que mas facil para aprender espanol, como Mexico, Colombia, Argentina. Yo creo que eso es un video muy practicar por tus estudiantes. A mi me gusta mucho tus contenido y aprendiendo cada dia, gracias!

[@rjdbcn9051]

has explicado mi problema! ¡Vivo en esta burbuja en Barcelona! Todos mis amigos hablan inglés... Vivo aquí desde hace 3 años y estoy atascado en el nivel B1/B2, ¡es un desafío! Pero no tengo problema en identificar las diferencias entre catalán y castellano, es fácil.

[@WolfgangDegreif]

Mi lugar favorito en España es Los Arqueros cerca de Marbella. A mi me encanta pasar mis vacaciones allí.

[@kinglin9837]

He vivido en un pueblo de Castellón por un año , y los locales hablan valenciano , así que no podía practicar mucho mi castellano ( también estaba muy tímido de hablar ), pero ahora vivo en Barcelona , aunque los locales hablan catalán , pero también aquí hay muchos extranjeros , ahora puedo comunicarme en español con extranjero , 😂 pero con los locales , todavía necesito mas practica..

[@nickjohnson3253]

I have been to language schools in both Valencia and in Tenerife. Both schools were excellent and I enjoyed the lifestyle in both, but English is very widely spoken, especially in bars, restaurantes etc. I hate it when they bring an English menu and have to ask them to speak Spanish. Tenerife is a nice place, especially during winter. I have booked another school in Santander in August. It looks really nice.

[@kangaroohunting2760]

I am in Sevilla an fell in love with the city and it's an amazing place to live. But yes I am struggling to understand Sevillanos...But it's a great place to learn Spanish

[@howellomaha]

I lived in Barcelona from 2016-2020 and would not recommend this city to learn Spanish. What he said is correct: the street signs, the shops signage is in Catalan. Even the little things to help you learn Spanish (going to the grocery store) are not as much fun because the display signs are in Catalan. The people speak Catalan and those that find out you are trying to learn Spanish immediately comment "You are going to learn Catalan too, right?!" And those that you try to practice with want to practice their English.

[@AfroLinguo]

I am always impressed by the fact that even though I don't speak Spanish, I still understand a lot of what you say due to my french proficiency. I want to start learning Spanish. What would you say are some of the things I must do now so that by summer, my spanish would have improved. Cuz I will be traveling to colombia

[@ba8898]

Use an app like duolingo or clozemaster to learn the basic vocab and do lots of listening of learner-level content. And use apps like Tandem and Hello Talk to find language exchange partners.

[@francismccan4522]

Just keep watching :)

[@kinjizakora1665]

Start reading Spanish grammar for beginners. Continue Spanish content you enjoy (like Dreaming Spanish for example). Also use duolingo or lingq as a guide for learning the basics.

[@AfroLinguo]

@@ba8898 thanks a lot. Will definitely try that out.

[@AfroLinguo]

@@kinjizakora1665 🙏🙏🙏

[@AntonioGiglio]

Mi attira molto Salamanca! Città di grande storia e cultura.

[@j32c42]

Vamos a visitar Santander en Abril. Nos quedaremos alli un mes y yo intento mejorar mi espanol. Es un buen sitio para aprender el idioma? Hace diez anos vivia en Arequipa en Peru. Es una ciudad hermosa y la gente arequipena habla espanol de manera muy clara. Pienso que es un lugar perfecto para aprender espanol en America Latina.

[@waterfallen53]

La verdad es que tiene razón. Estoy viviendo en Madrid y es muy fácil para sobrevivir sin español. Pero si quiere aprender es fácil

[@ottovonbismarck8460]

Qué piensas de Toledo?

[@Toby-ln7fn]

Would be nice to see a similar video in regards to Mexico...

[@toocat2000000]

All of Mexico . English isn't spoken most places outside of the Tourist centres .

[@ryancase3261]

I would love to see that video too. For any country in Latin America really. I've seen a lot of advice to stay in areas with a lot of tourists for safety reasons. I wonder if that changes what the advice would be.

[@jaysterling26]

Para mi Alicante y Asturias ( ¿simpáticos pero en el campo hablan más Asturiano?) o una ciudad en León, La Macha o Castilla. Una profesora me aconsejo que no vaya a Andalucía para aprender castellano porque el acento es demasiado fuerte por un principiante para entender ( es verdad) . ¡Pero tengas que visitarlo ( cómo el resto de España)! Cheers/Chao

[@MahatMagandi93]

Vivo en Almería y es un poco difícil para aprender aquí. La mayoría de los almerienses hablan con distinción o ceceo, pero bastante rapidez. El acento es muy fuerte en el habla cotidiana. Pero hay muchos aspectos positivos. No mucha gente habla inglés, y hay una playa!

[@kinjizakora1665]

Me gustaría vivir en Sevilla para mejorar mi español. En latin America, prefería vivir en Colombia o Panama.

[@owenthompson5214]

Hola puedo entender casi todo que dijó pero cómo entiendo cuando las personas hablan con más fluido

[@theodxs]

What about Bilbao?

[@littleo2429]

Hello! Can I say in spanish "tú sólo das dolor" meaning "you only give me pain"?

[@810_Delo]

To say "you give me" it's "me das" and you also might need to say el dolor.

[@littleo2429]

@@810_Delo thanks!

[@DreamingSpanish]

We recommend not trying to translate expressions from English into Spanish, but rather getting used to the way Spanish-speaking people communicate ideas directly by getting input in Spanish.

[@ronin667]

Catalunya es la Baviera de España

[@amarchese4]

es Ibiza un buen puesto para estudiar espanol_

[@peznino1]

Problamente no por que hay muchos guiris que habla solamente ingles y las accento de los locales is muy malo. I just started learning spanish so this is probably poorly written but hope you understood.

[@alwayslearning7672]

Definitely not Catalonia . There is too much Catalan spoken and you spend a lot of wasted time listening to Catalan and confusing it with Spanish. And Salamanca I heard was all English . So many foreign students go there. Best stay away from cities where there's a lot of international students.However, young Spanish students want to practice their English too which means you'll constantly be running way from the English language. Speaking English has real disadvantages if you trying to learn a foreign language. Small cities or big towns are best where you wont find too many people speaking English.

[@JosephOccenoBFH]

En Valladolid, hablan el castellano más castizo

[@alexandrosgkloumpos6779]

Use language-Reactor for English+Spanish subtitles :)