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Spanish is spoken by 500 million people, but the Spanish you need in Mexico City sounds nothing like the Spanish you need in Madrid or Buenos Aires. StreetTongue teaches city specific dialects, not generic 'correct' Spanish.

Available Spanish Cities

Choose your city to see essential phrases, pronunciation guides, cultural context, and neighborhood specific language tips.

Mexico City

CDMX Spanish

Mexico City Spanish is fast, slang heavy, and layered with Náhuatl. No textbook prepares you for ordering tacos at a corner taquería or navigating a market in Tepito.

20 phrases · Mexico

Barcelona

Barcelona Spanish / Catalan

Barcelona is bilingual: Spanish and Catalan. The Spanish spoken here has Catalan phonology, distinctive vocabulary, and a faster, more elided pace than Latin American Spanish.

16 phrases · Spain

Madrid

Madrileño Spanish

Madrid Spanish is fast, direct, and the closest thing to 'standard' Spain Spanish. The Castilian accent, the z/c 'th' sound, and the madrileño attitude are unmistakable.

16 phrases · Spain

Buenos Aires

Rioplatense (Porteño) Spanish

Porteño Spanish is uniquely Italian influenced, features the 'sh' sound for ll/y, and uses 'vos' instead of 'tú'. It sounds like nowhere else in the Spanish speaking world.

16 phrases · Argentina

Medellín

Paisa Spanish

Paisa Spanish from Medellín is the warmest, most melodic Colombian dialect: singsongy rhythm, unique slang, and one of the friendliest language cultures in Latin America.

16 phrases · Colombia

Why city specific Spanish matters

Most language apps teach "correct" Spanish: grammatically standard, textbook approved, understood everywhere. That's useful. It's also not what you need to sound like you belong somewhere specific.

The vocabulary changes by city. The pronunciation patterns change by region. The slang is completely different. And the cultural register (when to be formal, how to greet people, what's rude and what's warm) is entirely city specific.

StreetTongue is built city-first. Every phrase library, every pronunciation example, every cultural tip is specific to the city you're moving to. Not Spanish in general. Your city's Spanish.

Spanish questions

What is the difference between Mexico City Spanish and Spain Spanish?
Mexico City Spanish uses 'ustedes' for all plural second person (no 'vosotros'), drops the 'th' sound that Spain Spanish uses for c and z (the 'distinción' pattern), and has heavy Náhuatl vocabulary influence. Slang is almost entirely different. Someone trained on Spain Spanish will be understood in Mexico City, but will sound like a textbook.
Which Spanish city should I learn first?
Learn the city you're moving to. Mexico City Spanish, Barcelona Spanish, Buenos Aires Spanish, and Madrid Spanish all have meaningfully different vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural registers. StreetTongue has guides for all of them.
Why doesn't learning standard Spanish prepare you for street level conversations?
Standard Spanish is designed to be universally understood, not to sound local anywhere in particular. Real conversations in any Spanish city use city-specific slang, pronunciation shortcuts, and cultural references that no generic course covers. StreetTongue teaches the specific dialect of your city.
Does StreetTongue teach Catalan for Barcelona?
The Barcelona guide focuses on Barcelona Spanish (which has Catalan phonological influence) and includes essential Catalan phrases for daily life. For expats moving to Barcelona, understanding how Spanish and Catalan interact in daily conversation is essential.

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