Speaking
Conversational Spanish
Stop translating in your head. Four weeks of speaking-first lessons that turn textbook Spanish into natural, fast conversation.
About the Course
Conversational Spanish is all output. Every lesson is a speaking workout built around real situations, high-frequency phrases and the fillers native speakers actually use. You will train the reflexes that let you respond without freezing or reaching for a dictionary.
What you’ll learn
- React and reply without pausing to translate in your head.
- Use natural fillers, softeners and reactions like a native.
- Keep a conversation going with follow-up questions.
- Tell stories and give opinions in the past and future.
- Understand fast, colloquial speech and regional expressions.
- Handle disagreements, small talk and phone calls smoothly.
- Build the confidence to speak first instead of waiting.
Course program
6 modules · 18 lessons
Module 1 Rompiendo el hielo / Breaking the ice
3 lessons- Small talk startersOpeners that keep things flowing.
- Keeping it goingFollow-up questions that never dry up.
- Fillers & reactionsSounding natural with eh and vale.
Module 2 En sociedad / Socialising
3 lessons- Making plansInviting, arranging and confirming.
- At a partyIntroductions and mingling.
- Opinions & agreementCreo que… and estoy de acuerdo.
Module 3 Historias / Telling stories
3 lessons- Past narrationPretérito vs imperfecto in real speech.
- AnecdotesBuilding to a punchline.
- Reacting to stories¡No me digas! and beyond.
Module 4 Debate y opinión / Debate
3 lessons- Giving argumentsBecause, however, on the other hand.
- Disagreeing politelySoftening a difference of opinion.
- PersuadingConvincing a friend to your side.
Module 5 Situaciones reales / Real situations
3 lessons- On the phoneCalls, voicemails and messages.
- Complaints & problemsSorting out an issue calmly.
- NegotiatingPrices, favours and compromises.
Module 6 Fluidez / Fluency booster
3 lessons- Idioms & slangEveryday expressions that land.
- Speed & rhythmSpeaking without long pauses.
- Roleplay marathonA recorded, unscripted conversation.
Your teacher
Lucía Herrera Campos
Conversation coach specialising in fluency and confidence
Lucía is a Sevillana conversation coach who believes fluency comes from talking, not from textbooks. She creates a relaxed, judgement-free space where students finally stop translating in their heads. Her lessons are full of real slang, laughter and the confidence to keep the conversation going.
Student reviews
★★★★★“After years of ‘book Spanish’ I can finally just chat. Lucía unlocked it.”
★★★★★“The roleplays are so much fun I forget I’m practising. My fluency shot up.”
★★★★★“Loved the slang and reactions module. I sound way more natural now.”
Who is this for
- Intermediate learners who understand more than they can say.
- Anyone who freezes or over-translates when speaking.
- Travellers and expats who want to sound natural, not textbook.
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