We're not a Spanish academy. We're where you LIVE Spanish before you need it.

Simulators that train you for the real moments. A community that makes you speak every week. And when you're ready — a week in Colombia to live it all for real.

Maria Charry, founder of Spanish But Real

The person you're dating just sent you a voice note.

The waiter is speaking too fast.

Your new friends are laughing at a joke you didn't understand.

And suddenly all those grammar lessons don't feel so useful

That's because you don't need more lessons. You need reps. Here's how we give you them — in three steps:

SIMULATE SPEAK LIVE IT

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SIMULATE

The Spanish Simulators

La Historia (you matched with Dani — the playable love story, with the Playbook and the culture manual included) — $40, one time. La Aventura (your whole trip, playable — Mexico, Colombia & Spain, real native voices) — $19.99, one time. Train the moments before they're real. Mistakes are free here.

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SPEAK

The Community · $29/mo founding

Live conversation rooms with Profe María twice a week, modules on real daily-life Spanish, and both simulators included. Small founding cohort — speaking rooms only work small. Founding members lock $29 for life.

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LIVE IT

Immersion Week in Colombia

Six days surrounded by Spanish. Not in a classroom — in markets, kitchens, mountains and nights out in Bogotá. The graduation trip for everything you trained.

The Simulators

Sometimes you don't need a complete language program. You need Spanish for a specific goal.

Spanish for Travel

Spanish for Travel

Simulator + Ebook

$19.99 USD

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You matched with Dani 🇨🇴

THE RELATIONSHIP SIMULATOR

You matched with Dani 🇨🇴

Simulator + Playbook + Ebook

256 paths. 4 endings. Real Colombian voice. A chemistry meter that remembers what you said three chapters ago.

Includes the Playbook (+100 compliments in Spanish) and How to Date a Latina.

$40 · one time · founding price

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The 30-Day Spanish Confidence Challenge

The 30-Day Spanish Confidence Challenge

$13.99 USD

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Founding cohort — opening soon

Speak Spanish every single week. With María. For real.

Two live conversation rooms a week (small groups — everyone talks), modules on the Spanish of daily life, and both simulators included. This is the room where the freeze goes to die.

Get founding access — opening soon

The details

$29/month · founding members keep that price for life · limited to the first cohort (speaking rooms don't work crowded — that's the whole point)

Immersion week in Colombia

Stop Studying Spanish. Start Living It.

Imagine spending a week surrounded by Spanish. Not in a classroom. In real life.

Medellín

Medellín

Cartagena

Cartagena

Palomino

Palomino

Bogotá Colombia

Our next immersion week

Bogotá

2 dates available

  • July 20 – 25, 2026
  • August 24 – 29, 2026
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Bogotá Immersion Week

Six days you'll tell stories about

Walk through La CandelariaDay 11

Walk through La Candelaria

Colonial streets, street art and the heartbeat of Bogotá — guided in Spanish.

Cook with a Colombian momDay 22

Cook with a Colombian mom

An afternoon in a real Colombian kitchen, learning recipes that have crossed generations.

Sunset from MonserrateDay 33

Sunset from Monserrate

3,152 meters above the city. The view, the silence, and your first long conversation in Spanish.

A night out, Bogotá styleDay 44

A night out, Bogotá style

Great food, music, and the kind of social Spanish you'll never learn from a textbook.

Coffee + TejoDay 55

Coffee + Tejo

Taste world-class Colombian coffee, then play Colombia's national sport (yes, it involves gunpowder).

Escape to the countrysideDay 66

Escape to the countryside

A full day at a finca: fruit, food, pool, nature, and unscripted conversations with locals.

Maria Charry, founder of Spanish But Real

"That's why I teach Spanish the way it was meant to be learned: through real conversations, meaningful connections, cultural experiences, travel, and the everyday situations that turn a language into part of your life."

MARIA CHARRY — Founder, Spanish But Real

Personalized Spanish Coaching

María C. — Professional Spanish tutor · From Colombia 🇨🇴

I've helped 150+ CEOs, entrepreneurs, and professionals gain the confidence to speak real-world Spanish through immersive, personalized lessons focused on business, travel, culture, and authentic conversations

María's highlights

EngagingEncouragingStructuredGoal-Focused

Lesson rating

5.0😊

Reassurance

5.0💬

Clarity

5.0🎯

Progress

5.0✏️

Preparation

👁 Based on 37 anonymous student reviews

Perfect for

🧳Travelers
🌐Expats
💼Professionals
💻Digital nomads
💗People with Spanish-speaking partners
😕Anyone tired of traditional language classes
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What Makes My Method Different?

  • Ordering coffee
  • 🤝Making friends
  • ❤️Going on dates
  • 🧳Traveling
  • 💼Networking
  • 💬Having meaningful conversations