¡Hola, !

We recently took our Spanish learning outside the classroom for a fantastic lunch at Tricolor York, an authentic Colombian restaurant. It was the perfect opportunity to socialise, connect, and put our language skills to the test with native speakers, just like in the real Spanish speaking world!

The atmosphere was excellent, and the company was truly lovely. To make the experience fully immersive, I asked the wonderful owners to speak to us in Spanish. Everyone did an amazing job ordering and chatting in Spanish while enjoying delicious traditional dishes like arroz con pollo, arepas, ceviche, empanadas, and a very refreshing jugo de guanábana. Take a look at the photos below to see some highlights from our afternoon!

Don't worry if you missed out this time. We prepare for these real-world social outings every single week during our group lessons, ensuring everyone feels confident and ready to speak. We are already planning our next social event, and I would love it if you could join us!

Hace poco llevamos nuestro aprendizaje de español fuera del ‘hall’ para disfrutar de un delicioso almuerzo en Tricolor York, un restaurante de auténtica comida colombiana. Una gran oportunidad para convivir, conocernos mejor y poner a prueba nuestro español, tal como lo haríamos en cualquier país de habla hispana.

El ambiente fue excelente y la compañía aún más. Para que la experiencia fuera totalmente inmersiva, le pedimos a los dueños del restaurante que nos hablaran solamente en español. ¡Todos lo hicieron genial! Desde pedir la comida hasta charlar entre todos en español mientras disfrutamos de platillos tradicionales, como el delicioso arroz con pollo, las arepas, el ceviche, las empanadas y un refrescante jugo de guanábana. ¡Echa un vistazo a las fotos para ver algunas de estas delicias y lo bien que lo pasamos!

No te preocupes si no pudiste asistir esta vez, pues nos preparamos para estas salidas sociales para practicar el ‘español de la vida real’ cada semana durante nuestras clases grupales, asegurándonos de que todos se sientan seguros y listos para hablar. Ya estamos planeando nuestro próximo evento social, así que si quieres asistir, solo responde a este mensaje y te apunto en mi lista. ¡Me encantaría que nos acompañes!

Nos vemos pronto 🍽️

Irma

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Dates for your diary - Apúntate este verano

3-week Challenge for False Beginners is coming up this summer!

🎯 I’m running my popular 3-Week Spanish Challenge for False Beginners again soon. This 21-day program transforms false beginners into confident speakers using practical, real-life words and phrases.

Space will be strictly limited to ensure everyone gets personal feedback.

📋 Do you want to go in my waiting list?

Join the waiting list

Beginners on Thursday mornings

🔰 Start your Spanish journey 🔰

My Spanish for Beginners weekly group helps you:

✅️ Master the basics from scratch

✅️ Build confidence in a relaxed, friendly group

✅️ Get cultural insights into the Spanish speaking world

Whether you're getting ready for a holiday or just want to meet new people in the city, join my group, I promise you'll learn while having fun (and a nice cuppa ☕).

Thursdays 9.30am-10.30am

at Foxwood Community Centre (Cranfield PIace, York, YO24 3HY)

This programme is offered on a pay as you go basis and priced at £12 per lesson. All materials and light refreshments included. Booking is essential.

Book your place

Beyond Beginners on Monday mornings Looking for Beyond Beginners to join us!

🌟 Take your Spanish to the next level! 🌟

My Spanish for Beyond Beginners group helps you:

✔️ Build confidence in speaking

✔️ Expand your vocabulary

✔️ Practise in a relaxed, friendly setting

Come along, it’s fun, flexible, and welcoming! ¡Te espero! 👋

Mondays 10.00am-11.00am

at Clements Hall York (Nunthorpe Road, York, YO23 1BW)

This programme is offered on a pay as you go basis and priced at £12 per lesson. All materials and light refreshments included. Booking is essential.

Book your place

Improvers on Tuesday mornings

🚀 Ready to bridge the gap between 'Fluent' and 'Native-level'?

My Spanish for Improvers group helps you:

☑️ Transition from just 'speaking' Spanish to start mastering it

☑️ Move from 'good enough' vocabulary to more sophisticated words to use in conversation

☑️ Be more spontaneous and eliminate the 'mental translation' delay

Come along, have fun in a warm and supportive space to keep your Spanish moving forward.

Tuesdays 10.00am-11.00am

at Clements Hall York (Nunthorpe Road, York, YO23 1BW)

This programme is offered on a pay as you go basis and priced at £12 per lesson. All materials and light refreshments included.

Book your place

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⏱️ The Golden Minute - El Minuto de Oro ⏱️

Record a voice note in your phone, only 60 seconds! Include what you've done on the day. Listening to your own voice helps you be more confident when speaking and identifying any opportunities to improve your fluency. You could always send it to me and I could help you learn how you did.

El "Minuto de Oro": Graba una nota de voz para ti mismo de solo 60 segundos contando qué hiciste hoy. Escuchar tu propia voz te ayuda a perder el miedo y a identificar oportunidades para mejorar tu fluidez. Y si te animas, puedes enviármelo y te diré qué tal lo has hecho, ¿qué te parece?

Phrase of the month: Echar un vistazo 👀

• Meaning: To take a look at something.
• English equivalent: To have a look; glance.
• Example: Echa un vistazo a las fotos, ¡están geniales! (Take a look at the photos, they're brilliant!)

Pro Tip: Even though the verb echar usually means to throw, in this context, it means to glance or look at something.

• ¿Qué significa? Mirar algo rápidamente.
• Equivalente en inglés: To take o to have a look at something; glance.
• Ejemplo: Echa un vistazo a las fotos, ¡están geniales!

Dato curioso: Aunque echar suele significar to throw, en este contexto se traduce como ver o mirar.

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p.s. share with your friends, family, neighbours, colleagues and everyone who has mentioned they'd like to learn Spanish!