Spanish for Expats
Feel at home in Spain, not just on holiday
About this course
Moving to Spain means more than ordering tapas. This course helps you practise the conversations that make everyday life easier: calling a landlord, explaining symptoms, asking about documents and getting to know your neighbours. Whether you are planning your move or already living here, lessons focus on your immediate priorities and current level. We practise the language of appointments and paperwork, not legal, financial or medical advice.
Why invest in Spanish for expats?
Choose this course if you want to handle daily life with less dependence on translation apps or English-speaking help. Instead of a holiday phrasebook or a general grammar syllabus, you rehearse the situations you actually face in Spain with a native teacher. Bring an upcoming appointment or a conversation you found difficult, and turn it into practical speaking practice so you can approach your next interaction with more confidence.
Start with a free 15-minute chatWhat you will achieve
- Ask landlords about rent, deposits and repairs
- Describe symptoms and ask questions at medical appointments
- Ask what documents you need and clarify next steps
- Discuss bank accounts, bills and service problems
- Handle shopping, transport and everyday phone calls
- Start conversations with neighbours and make local friends
Curriculum
Housing & settling in+
- · Property viewings and questions for landlords
- · Rental vocabulary: deposits, bills and contract terms
- · Reporting repairs and arranging utilities or internet
Healthcare & pharmacies+
- · Booking and changing appointments
- · Describing symptoms and medical history
- · Asking about prescriptions and checking instructions
Paperwork & public offices+
- · Requesting appointments and understanding forms
- · Vocabulary for NIE/TIE and local registration (empadronamiento)
- · Asking which documents to bring and clarifying instructions
Banking, bills & everyday services+
- · Asking about opening a bank account
- · Discussing payments, direct debits and charges
- · Explaining a problem and making a polite complaint
Shopping, transport & phone calls+
- · Shopping at markets and asking about returns
- · Using public transport and asking for directions
- · Understanding phone conversations and asking people to repeat
Friends, community & family life+
- · Introducing yourself to neighbours and joining local activities
- · Making plans, small talk and everyday Spanish expressions
- · School conversations and workplace introductions, tailored to your needs