Andalusian Spanish is the one to learn if you're moving to southern Spain, such as Seville or Málaga, or studying there. About 8 to 10 million people speak it. Many apps teach the Spanish of Madrid or Latin America. In Andalusia, the s at the end of a word is often soft or dropped, and some speakers say ustedes where Madrid says vosotros. This page gathers resources for Andalusia. Our Spain Spanish guide covers Spain as a whole.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Spanish. You learn from Spanish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, that you're renting a flat in Seville, and she writes you a lesson at your level about meeting the neighbors. Friends in it might ask ¿Venís con nosotros?. Ask her about any line you don't follow.
Bubblegum focuses on reading and listening more than speaking, so for conversation, try a tutor or partner in Practice With People From Andalusia.
- Lessons are in Andalusian Spanish, with Spain's own words, like coche, móvil, and piso.
- Friends say vosotros to a group, and the lessons keep ustedes where a character would use it.
- Read and listen to news and stories in Spanish about things you care about.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, and you can export them to Anki.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Lessons are spelled in standard Spanish, and the audio doesn't copy an Andalusian accent. Listen to the podcast below to hear how locals really sound.
- Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read.
- Regenerative Review™
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Andalusian Spanish to Go is a podcast from Antonio, a Spanish teacher from Málaga, for intermediate and advanced learners. It is in Spanish, with a free transcript and glossary for each episode on Spanish with Antonio, and it has 135 episodes about the accent, slang, and culture of southern Spain.
Canal Sur is the public broadcaster of Andalusia. Its site has TV, radio, and video and audio you can play when you want. It's made for Andalusians, so it suits you once you can follow everyday Spanish.
Preply
Ask your tutor to role-play renting a flat or ordering at a bar, so you hear the speech you'll meet in Seville.
- Filter Spanish tutors by country of birth.
- Watch a tutor's intro video before you book.
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italki
On italki, tell your teacher which city you're moving to in Andalusia, so the examples fit your life there.
- A "Teachers from" filter on the Spanish teachers page.
- Book one-to-one video lessons.
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| App | Free? | What's Free |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Free version | Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. |
| Preply | Paid | You pay for each lesson, and each tutor sets their own price. If your first tutor isn't a good fit, you can try two more for free. |
| italki | Paid | You pay for each lesson, and each teacher sets their own price. Practicing with the community and taking the level test are free. |
| Tandem | Free version | Signing up is free, and Tandem reviews each new member first. Many features are free, and Tandem Pro gives you all of them. |
Try one lesson in your language before you pay.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Supported language pairs |
| Preply | 19 | App Store |
| italki | 19 | App Store |
| Tandem | 14 | App Store |
Which Andalusian Spanish app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Spanish, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with a tutor on italki or Preply if you'd like to talk from your first week, and add the Andalusian Spanish to Go podcast once you can follow everyday Spanish.
Is Andalusian Spanish different from Spain Spanish?
Yes, mostly in how it sounds. The s at the end of a word is often soft or dropped, and some speakers say seseo or ceceo for the z sound. In western Andalusia many people say to a group of friends, where other parts of Spain say . Writing stays standard Spanish, so what you learn from books works everywhere.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Bubblegum: Andalusian Spanish
- Wikipedia: Andalusian Spanish (8 to 10 million native speakers; seseo and ceceo; aspirated final s; ustedes in western Andalusia)
- Andalusian Spanish to Go (Apple Podcasts)
- Spanish with Antonio
- Canal Sur, the public broadcaster of Andalusia
- Tandem: Learn Spanish in Seville
- Tandem: Learn Spanish in Malaga
- Preply: Spanish tutors (country of birth filter)
- Preply: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- italki: Spanish teachers (Teachers from filter)
- italki: what is free
- italki: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Tandem: what is free
- Tandem: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Bubblegum
- Tandem
