On October 15, 2026, Duolingo's list of courses had one Spanish course, taught from 27 languages, with no course named for Spain. Duolingo's blog says the course for English speakers teaches ustedes for "you all" and leaves out vosotros, because many more Spanish dialects use ustedes.
In Spain, friends say vosotros, as in ¿Qué queréis? ("What do you all want?"). The letters z, ce, and ci sound like the "th" in "think," and a friend might call you tío and say a plan is guay. For apps that teach every kind of Spanish, see our Spanish app comparison.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Spain Spanish. You learn from Spain Spanish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Spain Spanish lessons for your level, about whatever you like. Ask for a lesson about tapas with friends in Madrid, and you'll hear them say ¿qué pedís? Tap a word you don't know, or ask Poppy when to use vosotros or ustedes.
When you want to talk with someone from Spain, try a tutor or partner below.
- Spain Spanish is its own journey, and lessons are read aloud in a Spain accent.
- Verb tables show the vosotros forms and mark them as used in Spain.
- With Regenerative Review™, saved words come back in new lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't bring in your own articles or books.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
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Use Duolingo for the Basics
Duolingo
Duolingo's blog says people in Spain understand you when you say ustedes, so you can learn your first words and verbs there and add the vosotros forms later.
- Lessons are short.
- You don't pay for any Duolingo course.
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Words in Spain Spanish
uTalk
uTalk keeps Spain Spanish apart from its Latin American and Argentinian Spanish courses, so you hear one accent the whole way.
- Audio uses the Spanish pronunciation heard across Spain.
- It has more than 2,500 words and phrases.
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Drops
Drops plays like a quick game, with rounds of about five minutes.
- Drops has a Castilian Spanish course of its own.
- Each word comes with a picture to help you remember it.
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Practice With People From Spain
italki
Ask a tutor from Spain to use vosotros with you, so you get used to hearing it.
- Filter Spanish tutors by where they're from.
- New students can book three trial lessons for less than $5 each.
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How to Start With Each App
| App | How You Can Start |
|---|---|
| Duolingo | Duolingo costs nothing, and you can try Super Duolingo free for 14 days. |
| uTalk | Starter words are free, and the full course is a purchase or subscription. |
| Drops | Drops is free to download, and Premium has a 7-day free trial. |
| italki | Register free, then pay for each lesson. |
| Tandem | Many features are free, and you can add Tandem Pro. |
Common Questions
Which Spain Spanish app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Spain Spanish, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start on Duolingo for short lessons, and add vosotros later.
Does Duolingo teach vosotros?
No. Duolingo's blog says its Spanish course for English speakers teaches ustedes, and that people in Spain will understand you when you use it. You'll still hear vosotros all the time there, and its endings are -áis, -éis, and -ís, as in habláis.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Duolingo: course list (read October 15, 2026)
- Duolingo: Spanish course for English speakers
- Duolingo Blog: What Is "Vosotros" and When Do You Use It? ("Duolingo's Spanish course for English speakers teaches ustedes and not vosotros")
- Duolingo Blog: Spanish dialects (Spain Spanish: the th sound for z, ce and ci; vosotros; tío, guay, curro)
- Duolingo: current iPhone listing
- Wikipedia: Peninsular Spanish
- uTalk: Learn Spanish ("Spanish pronunciation used across Spain")
- uTalk: current iPhone listing (free starter words)
- Drops: Learn Castilian Spanish
- Drops: current iPhone listing (7-day free trial of Premium)
- italki: Spanish teachers
- italki: current iPhone listing (three trial classes for less than $5 each)
- Tandem: Learn Spanish in Madrid
- Tandem: Learn Spanish in Barcelona
- Tandem: current iPhone listing
- Bubblegum
- Tandem
Checked on October 15, 2026 against each app's own pages.
