Everyday life as a couple
Everyday conversations, making plans together, and talking about family, work and your day.
Spanish for Relationships
Speak their language. Be part of their world.
Learn the Spanish you need to communicate naturally with your Spanish-speaking partner, connect with their family and feel more at home in their culture.
- For partners & spouses
- Family conversations
- Everyday Spanish
- Cultural understanding
Stop needing your partner to translate the family dinner.
You and your partner may communicate perfectly well in English. Then you sit down with their family, and the conversation switches to fast, natural Spanish: jokes, stories and several people talking at once.
You smile, follow what you can and wait for your partner to translate. This programme gives you the Spanish to take part yourself, so you can talk to their parents, follow the conversation and feel part of the family rather than a guest at the table.
Who it is for
For anyone whose partner’s world speaks Spanish.
- Boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés and spouses of Spanish speakers
- People who speak English with their partner, but not with the family
- Anyone preparing to meet the parents or visit their partner’s home country
- Couples building a life between two languages and cultures
From meeting the family to everyday life together
Learn the Spanish that brings you closer.
Messages and texts
WhatsApp conversations, abbreviations and the way people really write to each other.
Feelings and affection
Expressing feelings naturally, and how terms of affection are actually used.
Meeting the parents
First impressions, talking to your parents-in-law and showing respect in the right way.
Family dinners and gatherings
Following fast group conversations and joining in, without waiting for a translation.
Humour and informal Spanish
Understanding jokes, informal expressions and the way the family really speaks.
Disagreeing respectfully
Expressing a different point of view kindly, with your partner or within the family.
Culture and visits
Cultural differences, family customs and visiting your partner’s home country.
Why The Spanish Desk
Lessons built around your real life, not a textbook.
- A native Spanish teacher with nearly 12,000 hours of online teaching
- Lessons adapted to your partner’s country: Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina or elsewhere
- Practice for the real situations you face: the family dinner, the phone call, the trip home
- Flexible one-to-one lessons online, at times that suit you
Lessons and prices
Start with a 25-minute assessment, then continue with 50-minute lessons online.
- Initial assessment, 25 minutes£10
- Single lesson, 50 minutes£35
- 10-Lesson Programme£320
- Small-group lessons, per personfrom £15
Questions
Is this a dating or flirting course?
No. Spanish for Relationships is for people who are already in a relationship with a Spanish speaker and want to communicate naturally with their partner, their family and their friends.
Can you adapt the lessons to my partner’s country?
Yes. We focus on the accent, vocabulary and expressions used in your partner’s country, whether that is Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina or elsewhere.
I am a complete beginner. Is this for me?
Yes. We start with the conversations you will have first, such as meeting the family and everyday life together, and build from there.
Can my partner join a lesson?
Yes, if you would both like to. Some learners invite their partner to an occasional lesson to practise real conversation together.
Start with an initial assessment
25 minutes for £10. We check your level, understand your goals and recommend a plan.
Book your £10 assessment