Practice speaking Spanish on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona
Barcelona · Spain · Passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona is Spanish practice in a city that also speaks Catalan. The signage will remind you. Your session with Sofia stays in Spanish. That split is useful if you're traveling here: you'll see both, and you still need Spanish out loud for a lot of daily talk.
PathGlot puts you on the real Passeig de Gràcia in Google Street View. You speak out loud. It is not for absolute beginners, and it is not a Catalan course.
Two free quests, no credit card. Runs in your browser.
A few minutes here with Sofia
You walk the modernista facades and Sofia asks what you notice, where you'd like to go, whether you want a coffee now or later. You answer in Spanish. The city's rhythm is different from Madrid's: a little more coastal, a little less capital.
If peninsular Spanish in the capital is what you want, Madrid is the sibling page. If you want Argentine Spanish, Buenos Aires lives on the Spanish language page. Barcelona is for people who will actually be here, or who want a second Spanish street that doesn't feel like Gran Vía.
A few minutes of asking and fumbling on this block beats another silent review of a grammar chart. The signs are real. Your voice has to be too.
Questions, answered
Will the guide speak Catalan?
No. Your PathGlot practice in Barcelona stays in Spanish. You'll still see Catalan on signs in Street View, which is honest to the city.
Should I practice in Madrid or Barcelona before a trip?
Either. Use Madrid for a capital, peninsular baseline. Use Barcelona if that's where you're going. Both assume you can already put a slow sentence together.
Is it free, and what does it cost after that?
You get two free quests and no credit card, in any language and city, and there is no clock on them. After that, plans start at $14.99 a month (or $10.00 a month billed annually), sized by how many quests you want each month. Explorer, the most popular plan, is $24.99 a month. You subscribe in the app when you're ready.
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Walk Passeig de Gràcia and talk
Sofia stays in Spanish. Two free quests, no credit card. Runs in your browser.
Two free quests, no credit card. Runs in your browser.