{"id":84611,"date":"2017-03-30T18:23:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T16:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=84611"},"modified":"2021-07-26T15:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T13:04:00","slug":"learn-spanish-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Ways to Learn Spanish in Barcelona &#8211; For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you\u2019ve arrived in beautiful Barcelona ready to start your Spanish adventure but you don\u2019t know how to speak the language \u2013 don\u2019t worry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst it may be tempting to panic and book yourself onto a pricey, intensive Spanish&nbsp;course, this isn\u2019t the only way!<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learning the language needn\u2019t cost a fortune! From meetups to&nbsp;Spanish speaking&nbsp;exchange, here are some savvy ways you can&nbsp;<strong>learn Spanish for<\/strong> <strong>free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So keep reading this article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> to know more if you&#8217;re interested!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-100575529-13075473\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-100575529-13075473\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#Where_to_learn_Spanish_in_Barcelona_for_free\" title=\"Where to learn Spanish in Barcelona for free\">Where to learn Spanish in Barcelona for free<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#Spanish_unlimited\" title=\"Spanish unlimited\">Spanish unlimited<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#No_Comprendo\" title=\"No Comprendo\">No Comprendo<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#Alandum\" title=\"Alandum\">Alandum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#Join_a_language_exchange_group\" title=\"Join a language exchange group\">Join a language exchange group<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#Duo_Lingo\" title=\"Duo Lingo\">Duo Lingo<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/#Full_immersion\" title=\"Full immersion\">Full immersion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_learn_Spanish_in_Barcelona_for_free\"><\/span>Where to learn Spanish in Barcelona for free<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spanish_unlimited\"><\/span>Spanish unlimited<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The online platform from <strong>Spanish Unlimited<\/strong> is a very easy way to learn Spanish for free whatever your level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It offers <strong>free Spanish courses<\/strong> with video lessons, vocabulary games, Spanish jokes, recipes and other fun ways that will all help you improve your Spanish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84612\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84612\" class=\"wp-image-84612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/woman-hand-desk-office-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"female student studying\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-84612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/4-apps-to-help-you-learn-spanish\/\"><strong>Spanish<\/strong><\/a> already, you can take their free online test to see where your current level is at, to start your studies at the right level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You\u2019ll see noticeable and quick improvements after regular practice \u2013 all you need to do is sign up!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Check out ShBarcelona&#8217;s rental apartments<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Comprendo\"><\/span>No Comprendo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>No Comprendo<\/strong> is another fantastic and <strong>free online Spanish course<\/strong>, particularly for beginners, full of learning tools and useful resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Choose between following a course lesson by lesson or search for a particular lesson or subject such as sports, nature, film, music, food, fashion and clothes to make your learning specific to you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_106407\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106407\" class=\"wp-image-106407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/school-4863198_640.jpg\" alt=\"learning a language\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-106407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alandum\"><\/span>Alandum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alandum<\/strong> is an <strong>online resource<\/strong> that can help you learn Spanish for free in a number of different ways; from events, meetups, teachers and academies and even connecting you to host families whom you can stay with if you want full immersion for the first few weeks you are here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simply search by location and the language you want to learn and it will find language events, language schools and people in your area who are keen to meet and practice Spanish with you (in exchange for English).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-meetups-in-barcelona\/\">Best Meet Ups in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84614\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84614\" class=\"wp-image-84614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pexels-photo-29781-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"lady working on laptop and phone\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-84614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Join_a_language_exchange_group\"><\/span>Join a language exchange group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learning a language on your own can be a challenge, which is why joining a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/intercambio-learn-spanish-the-fun-and-cheap-way\/\">language exchange group<\/a><\/strong> on sites like <strong>Meetup.com<\/strong> is brilliant to connect you to like-minded people who are also looking to learn and swap language skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only will you get the chance to have fun, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/families-meetup\/https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/families-meetup\/\">meet new people<\/a><\/strong> and practice speaking Spanish but you can also start to understand colloquial sayings, body language, and culture that you wouldn\u2019t necessarily get to hear about learning online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meetup&nbsp;has a lot of free language exchange groups, all you need to do is sign up and go along!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stay in Barcelona for several years<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-100575529-13075473\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-100575529-13075473\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duo_Lingo\"><\/span>Duo Lingo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Duo Lingo<\/strong> is a <strong>free app<\/strong> that you can download onto your phone so you can learn Spanish for free wherever you are and on-the-go!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The app splits its free Spanish course down into themed units such as&nbsp;work, education, sports and increases in difficulty as it tracks your progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The focus here is not on grammar, but on making the learning process as simple and quick to use as possible with keywords for daily scenarios.&nbsp;Commit to 20 minutes a day and you can finish all the lessons in around 3-4 months!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84615\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84615\" class=\"wp-image-84615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pexels-photo-30503-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"people in restaurant having conversation\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-84615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_immersion\"><\/span>Full immersion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last but not least, although it may be an obvious one, it\u2019s easy to overlook the benefits that immersing&nbsp;yourself in the language can bring to your understanding and communication skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Listen to <strong>Spanish radio<\/strong> <strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/open-air-music-barcelona\/\">music<\/a><\/strong>, read <strong>Spanish magazines<\/strong> (a lot of hairdressers, nail salons and cafes will have them available for customers) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/language-bookstores\/\">books<\/a>,<\/strong> watch <strong>Spanish films<\/strong> and cook from <strong>Spanish recipes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All these are simple, easy ways you can engage with the language and what\u2019s more, you are learning Spanish for free!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favourite way of learning a new language?<br \/>\nTell us about other free Spanish courses you know of!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"84611\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; 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