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The Ultimate Barcelona Pronunciation Guide

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Barcelona is one of the most visited destinations in Spain and Europe – its detailed and unique architecture, its vibrant atmosphere, and its culture make it a bucket list city.

If you’re learning Spanish or simply want to know how to pronounce Barcelona correctly among Spaniards, in this guide, you’ll learn the correct pronunciation, the nicknames of Barcelona because the city is called other ways too, and some essential Catalan words to help you navigate through the city.

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Barcelona pronunciation guide

Firstly, Barcelona isn’t the most difficult city to say in Spanish, so that’s a good start. You can’t compare the pronunciation of Barcelona with Valladolid and Badajoz pronunciations.

If you want to pronounce Barcelona as a Spaniard, you will attempt to make the “C” sound which can be similar to “the” in English. Therefore, you would say “Bar-the-lo-na”.

However, Barcelona is pronounced differently in Catalan. If you want to say it as a Catalan person, you don’t need to attempt to make the “C” sound, which might be easier for you. The Catalan pronunciation would be “Bar-se-lo-na”. You’ll probably come across many Andalusians that say it the way Catalans say it.

On another note, it’s good to know that the letters B and V are used interchangeably by many Spaniards. The sound of both letters is so similar that it’s hard to tell the difference. This is why how you say the letter B shouldn’t concern you much.

When it comes to spelling, it’s essential to know which Spanish words are written with B or V.

Check out this video for a pronunciation guide from a Spaniard:

Barcelona pronunciation by Cristina Reina

Etymology: what does Barcelona mean?

Are you wondering what the word Barcelona means?

Well, there are many theories behind the name Barcelona, but the truth is that none of these has been verified.

Some sources suggest that the name of the city originated after Hamilcar Barca, a Carthaginian general who founded the city before the 3rd century B.C. At the same time, others believe that the name comes from an ancient coin inscription.

During the Middle Ages, Barcelona was known as Barchinona, Barçalona, Barchelonaa, and Barchenona.

The nicknames of Barcelona

You’ll be surprised to hear that Barcelona has a few names or nicknames. 

One of the nicknames of Barcelona is Barca, and this is probably the most known name internationally because of football. Barcelona football club is colloquially called Barca. 

Another variation of Barcelona is Barna, a common way to call the locals. 

Last but not least, BCN refers to Barcelona’s main airport (Barcelona-El Prat Airport), but other people use it as an abbreviation of Barcelona too. 

8 Essential words in Catalan

Catalan, alongside Spanish, is the official language of Barcelona and the county of Catalonia. This language isn’t only spoken in Catalonia but in the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, some parts of Southern France and Sicily.

During your time in Barcelona, you’ll hear Catalan most time, with the exception of Spaniards from other parts of the country that are on a trip to Barcelona.

If you plan to visit or live in Barcelona is a good idea to know some essential words in Catalan.

Here is a list of basic words you might want to use to impress the locals:

  • Hello – Hola
  • Good morning – Bon dia
  • Good afternoon – Bon tarda
  • Good evening – Bona nit
  • Thank you – Gracies or merci
  • Please – Si us plau
  • Nice to meet you – Moit de gust
  • Bye – Adeu

Interesting things to know about Catalan

➢ Catalan language has more similarities with Italian and French than with Spanish.

➢ Catalan has several dialects: Alguerese, Balearic, Valencian and more.

➢ Nearly 9 million people speak Catalan, and Spain is where the language prevails.

➢ Catalan wasn’t always recognised as a language and was banned during the Spanish War and Franco’s dictatorship. Catalan officially became a language in 1979.

Conclusion on how to pronounce Barcelona

Pronouncing Barcelona isn’t as difficult as pronouncing other cities in Spain, but if you remember to pronounce it as “Bar-the-lo-na” or “Bar-se-lo-na”, you won’t have any problems.

Do you have any questions about Spanish? Drop me an email or leave a comment. I’ll be happy you help you.

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Frequently asked questions about Barcelona pronunciation

Is Catalan easy for English speakers?

It really depends on the person! If you speak other Romance languages like French or Italian, you might find Catalan easy. Otherwise, you might struggle with the language.

What is the hardest Spanish accent to understand?

Andalusian is the most difficult Spanish accent in Spain. This accent has many unique sounds and words or expressions that are only unique to the county or even the Andalusian city.

Other pronunciation guides

  • The Correct Pronunciation of Seville (By an Andalusian)

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Cristina Reina is the founder and writer of My Little World of Travelling. She loves sharing local tips about her hometown, Malaga, Costa del Sol and beyond. She helps travellers from all around the world plan their trips to Spain and have more authentic experiences.

Is it true that the pronunciation of Spanish changed because a king had a lisp? So Barcelona became “Barthelona”. If so, which king was it? | Notes and Queries

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Is it true that the pronunciation of Spanish changed because a king had a lisp? So Barcelona became “Barthelona”. If so, which king was it?

Robert Smith, Zilina, Slovakia

  • I heard this rumour too but also heard a conflicting one that the lisp comes from the same tendencies in Arabic and originates in the Moorish occupation of the Iberian peninsula.

    I also believe that the lisp is only commonplace in Castillian Spanish, so while a Madridillo might pronounce it Barthelona, in Barcelona itself the c would be pronounced as an ‘s’ rather than a ‘th’.

    Seth Chanas, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • If that were so, wouldn’t we be off to Thpain?

    Stella Alvarez, London, UK

  • The story about the lisping king is widely told, but cannot be genuine, because if it were, ‘s’ would be lisped as well, but only ‘c’ and ‘z’ are.

    Colin Fine, Bradford, UK

  • Castilian Spanish of the Middle Ages had originally two distinct sounds for what we now think of as the “lisp”: the cedilla, and the z as in “dezir”.

    The cedilla made a “ts” sound and the “z” a “dz” sound. Both in time were simplified into the “lisp”, or what Spaniards call the “ceceo”.

    Incidentally, this case replicates the two sounds represented by “zz” in Tuscan Italian – “ts” in “pizza”, “dz” in “azzuro” – which, in the Modenese dialect, are both pronounced like English “th”.

    John Bennett, Glasgow, Scotland

  • The reason why people in Barcelona pronounce it “Barselona” is that they speak Catalan, not Castillian. Catalan does not have the “c” pronounced as “th”. Amazing.

    Lau, Brussels, Belgium

  • I don’t know about Spanish, but I seem to remember my Ancient History textbook saying that Alcibiades was so influential with the young of Athens that they took up his lisp, thus changing forever the pronunciation of Attic greek. (The attic equivelent of estuary english, or “Yo, dude … “?)

    Lane Blume, Marrickville, Australia

  • A friend of mine is from Barcelona and he speaks Catalan but he pronounces it with a ‘th’ sound not ‘s’. Maybe his Spanish teacher at school was from another part of Spain!

    Corrie, London, England

  • How is it that the Latin American countries do not use the “th” sound when they can only have been taught the Spanish language by Cortez and his friends? This would imply that Cortez himself did not use the “th” sound nor probably those of his aquaintance even in fact those at the Spanish court.

    Michael Baines, Cardiff, Wales, UK

  • King Alfredo.

    William Petitte, Fairfield Ct.

  • There is no such thing as a “spanish lisp” if there was there would be no ‘s’ in the spanish language.This is an ignorant assumption made by southern americans because they are not able to speak the language properly. C and Z are the equivalent to the english ‘th’ while s is S and pronounced as S…such as Salamanca. South Americans speak with the ‘s’ sound for ‘Z’ and ‘C’ because of change in the language, just like Americans speak differently from the British. This is an urban legend, and a shame to the spanish language, which is castillian.

    Andres, Greenwich United States

  • My son visited Barcelona and said everyone from that area that he heard said Barcelona with a th sound. Supposedly because a young Dauphin had a lisp and wanted everyone to sound like him. Ebiza also has a th sound to replace the Z sound. But who knows what the origin is for sure.

    F Hastings, Woodstock , Vt USA

  • This is ridiculous to think. The lisp is due to a certain dialect, just like there are a variety of dialects in every language. If people just changed the way they spoke so they wouldn’t insult the king, why would the lisp continue after the king died? And how would it be socialized into their children? Seeing as they wouldn’t have to lisp unless the king was around. It’s just one of those silly stories to make an entertaining origin of something that’s really not all that strange or interesting.

    Daniel, Ontario United States

  • Here in the US, we’ve seen radical pronunciations of countries, continents–even some of Earth’s well-established peoples by US Presidents — then universally imitated by the entire North American population. Obvious examples would be Ronald Reagans Granada to “grah-nay-dah”; George W. Bush’s Iraq to “eye-rack” and Muslimphobia rants about the “eye-ranians”

    We here immediately follow our leader’s pronunciations, quickly and unapologetically repeating these “official” pronunciations en masse – from mass media to Mass at church.

    It wasn’t Americans who invented the lisping leadership business, as somebody earlier suggested, because 98% of us here couldn’t find Spain on a map if our lives depended on it.

    Cary Harrison, West Hollywood, California, USA

  • Cary Harrison’s logic is precise. that is why all fellow denizens of the Bear Republic pronounce their home state as cal-ee-FOR-nee-ah. because people in north america all instantly change the way they pronounced words based on how politicians do, who whole invent new pronunciations just to show off how arrogant and stupid Americans are. i’m so glad Cary Harrison is around to illuminate the rest of the world to these dumb american ways.

    Jaroslav Hasek, Prague Czech, Republic

  • WOW. All of you have it wrong! Are you all guessing?

    Barcelona was once a big Greek colony. When they were romanized they spoke latin with a Greek accent. As you know, vulgar latin evolved into Spanish. The peoples in that area speak in that fashion because of their Greek linguistic heritage.

    Not everyone in Spain speaks this way.

    Ted Davis, Toronto, Canada

  • As has been pointed out by many people, the lisp story is a myth. It is not lisp. It is just the way the z, and the c when followed by an i or an e, are pronounced in the Spanish of Northern and Central Spain.

    As to the pronunciation of Barcelona, in Catalan it is pronounced almost the same as in English. The only difference would be the slightly different pronunciation of the l and the o.

    For those who have heard Catalan people pronounce it as “Barthelona”, that was probably because they were speaking Spanish: in the variety of Spanish spoken in Catalonia it is pronounced “Barthelona”. But if they were speaking Catalan then they were just pronouncing it wrong, because the “th” sound doesn’t even exist in Catalan. If they were speaking English, then this was probably due to a form of code switching: because Spanish is a more international language, some Catalans, consciously or sub-consciously, will pronounce words the Spanish way rather than the Catalan way because they think, usually mistakenly, that they’re making it easier for the foreign listener to understand.

    Timothy Barton, Sant Quirze del Vallès Catalonia

  • “If that were so, wouldn’t we be off to Thpain?”

    Actually, recalling the specific pronunciation of a Spanish friend of mine–we’d be off to Ethpain.

    Greg, Slough UK

  • why would we be “off to thpain”?? there’s no c in spain.

    the pronounciation of c before i or e confused me for years. having been taught to lisp the c in gracias, for example, i travelled to different parts of spain on 4 occassions and never heard a “lisp” once.
    its like any language, if you tried to explain local/regional dialects in britain to foreign speakers with rules it would be almost impossible!
    im off to thpain. i mean spain

    ryan, belfast n ireland

  • In Columbus first trip, sailors were volunteers from Andalucian prisons. Their way of speaking Spanish, supressing the letter “S” at the end of words and the “JOTEO” or pronunciation of middle “S” as a Spanish “J” sound, is what is known today as Caribbean accent. It spread all over the coast of Colombia and Venezuela, as well as in Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Some “Rs” are pronounced as the letter “L”.
    In later trips, adventurers and conquerors from the North of Spain brought their own accent. The “S” pronounced with the tip of the tongue raised and touching the upper teeth gum ridge is still common in the accent of Colombia´s coffee growing region. They are known in Colombia as “Paisas”.
    The letter “S” in neutral accent does not use the tongue at all.

    Rene Figueroa-Locutor, Bogota, Colombia

  • In a way the “lisping” of the letters c and z in Spanish in certain parts of Spain is a refinement in that it distinguishes their sound from that of the letter s making the language more “phonetic”.

    nora coryell, Jackson, USA

  • I believe the Greek answer fits best. If you look at the last letter in Spanish, it is zeta. In Madrid one would pronounce it theta. There is a Greek letter theta. Greeks settled the Italian peninsula and Spain (the Malicians and into later times). That th sound makes Spanish (in Madrid) the only truly phonetic Spanish. The Spanish further south do not use the th pronunciation. The Americas were settled by predominantly immigrants from Southern Spain, so of course they don’t have the th. (The Cubans have the closest to Andalucian as they drop their final s’s.) And the Argentinians were settled by many French and Italian speakers, so they say zho for yo and cazhes for calles. No dialetics are wrong. Just different. Isn’t variety the spice of life?

    Doug Jonsson, Portland, Oregon USA

  • Ryan, he meant that if it was a true lisp then all s sounds would be pronounced th. I.e.: the lisp is not selective based non letter arrangement but sound.

    Thee ya.

    jordi, bangor uk

  • To Andres Greenwich why would you be such a pompous ass to say that it’s ignorant Southern Americans that propagate that rumor when I’ve heard it from people as far as Canada? Not very nice Andres

    Brad, New Orleans USA

  • Canadian Comedian Russll peters has the same king story in his show, its awesome and incredibly funny here is the link

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1isS8irYrew

    Edgar, Toronto, Canada

  • That’s wrong, we have our own language in Catalunya(whence barcelona region forms part).

    Our language is Catalan
    and we pronunciate Barcelona as
    /Barsalona/
    and in Spanish language (the second language of our regions)is pronuncied as:

    /Barthelona/

    Arnau, Barcelona Catalunya

  • Visca Barcelona

    Bob, Manchester Chorkor

  • You guys need to stop spreading urban legend and just look in Wikipedia (Spanish phonology) which has well documented linguistic sources. C was pronounced ts and a was pronounced dz; these became th in Madrid but s in Andalusia (southern Spain). Most settlers in The Americas came from Southern Spain so in the Americas c z and s are all pronounced s.

    Brian, Atlanta USA

  • No matter what the topic, you can count on a comment by a self-flagellating American– with Europeans later piling on. So Michael Harrison assumes 98% of Americans have no idea where Spain is, and he interprets simple mispronunciation as Islamophobia. I guess we dare not ever mention that Muslims are responsible 99% of the world’s terrorism–how politically incorrect would that be?

    Ed Anderson, Philadelphia USA

  • John Bennett is right, just think of how you pronounce pizza in English.

    However, not all of Spain uses that pronunciation, particularly north central Andalucía as well as the Canary Islands.

    Most immigrants to the Americas (although not all) came from those two areas.

    Also, “th” was only becoming standard in Spain at the time Spanish immigration to the Americas first began.

    The end of the story being, it just didn’t catch on here.

    Sam Smith, New York, US

  • My 10th grade Spanish teacher studied Spanish at the University of Madrid. Since that university was her place of study, she taught us to speak Castillian Spanish (using the lisp with C’s, and Z’s).

    My dad was in the Air Force, and when I was 18, received his orders to PCS to Torrejon AFB, Madrid. I know from living there that they do speak with a lisp because of a former king. It is only this form of Spanish that uses this lisp (the Madrid area). Other parts of Spain don’t use the lisp when pronouncing C’s, and Z’s.

    Kris, Anchorage USA

  • “Cary Harrison’s logic is precise… because people in north america… invent new pronunciations just to show off how arrogant and stupid Americans are.
    …these dumb american ways.”

    Coutesy of: Jaroslav Hasek, Prague Czech, Republic

    Interesting Jarolsav. If such comments were made about Israelis or Kenyans one might think you were xenophobic, spouting hate speech. Perhaps it’s worth consideration that some of the top universities in the world reside in the States and world leaders in technology, science, art and many other fields just happen to be citizens of a country that makes up a mere 5% of world population.

    Perhaps Jarolsav has been watching too much television, which seems to have a fairly one-way lens, focusing and judging the US abroad. How convenient and timely. Mainstream media spreads the worst of US culture like manure across the continents for the gullible like Jarolsav to consume. Traveling 20 years ago, a fair number of Europeans were unfortunately ignorant enough to think the US was some form of the television show Dallas. You are what you eat Jarolsav. What is your experience? -Hollywood movies, a trip to New York, better yet… Miami!

    If you think you know someone Jarolsav, or someplace, or say a people based on experiences that are not your own, you are likely sadly misinformed. Or it may be a matter of, “the company you keep. ” I’m wondering if this is the case for you?

    By the way, it’s a true fact, King Pedro I de Castilla had a lisp. But, by good fortune for the King, the natural progression of the “th’s” linguistic evolution preceded the King by a mere generation. Voila! So there, perhaps now everyone can be content. Except Jaroslav of course… Poor Jarolsav, I’m sure he is quite upset that an arrogant and dumb American solved the issue for him.

    Betty, Podunk USA

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Còmics, art, cooking, films, book…

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My language learning goals

Fluidez

My favorite topics of conversation

Còmics, art, cooking, films, books

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…

My goals in language learning

Fluidez

002 Spanish

English

Catalan

LEARNING

French

Russian

Persian

I want my partner to be

Dunno, everyone’s got stuff to sa. ..

My goals in learning a language

I am very interested in learning lenguages ​​so I don’t really have any specific goal, this is just personal growth

My favorite topics of conversation

Cinema, TV shows, literature, Internet, music, traveling, politics, general culture

I want my conversation partner to be

Dunno, everyone’s got stuff to say

My goals in learning a language

I am very interested in learning lenguages ​​so I don’t really have any specific goal, this is just personal growth

My favorite topics of conversation

Cinema, TV shows, literature, Internet, music, traveling, politics, general culture

You probably already know us from…

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Spanish

Portuguese

English

LEARNING

German

Swedish

Swiss German

My language learning goals

Deutsch…

My favorite topics of conversation

Travel

My language partner

People from 20 to 99.
German native

My language learning goals

Deutsch

My favorite conversation topics

Travel

My language learning partner

People from 20 to 99.
German native

KNOW

Spanish

Catalan

English

LEARN

Chinese (simplified)

Chinese (traditional)

Korean

My favorite topics of conversation

Music, politics, history, fashion, gende…

Ideal partner in the language community

Someone open-minded, willing to know new people and culture!

My goals in language learning

Be fluent

My favorite topics of conversation

Music, politics, history, fashion, gender

Ideal partner in the language community

Someone open-minded, willing to know new people and culture!

My language learning goals

Be fluent

KNOW

Catalan

Spanish

Russian

LEARN

Arabic

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Persian

Ideal partner and companion

Anyone interested in new cultur. ..

My goals in language learning

Speak and understand native people

My favorite topics of conversation

All topics, for example literature, history, cinema, photography, music, politics, languages…

Ideal partner and conversation partner

Anyone interested in new culture

My goals in language learning

Speak and understand native people

My favorite topics of conversation music, politics, languages…

KNOWS

German

Danish

Italian

STUDIES

Portuguese

My language learning goals

I’d like to practice and get fluent…

My favorite topics to talk about

We can talk about everything

Best language exchange partner

Openminded, interested in languages ​​and kind language learning

I’d like to practice and get fluent

My favorite topics to talk about

We can talk about everything

Best language exchange partner

Openminded, interested in languages ​​and kind

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Spanish

Catalan

English

LEARN

Chinese (simplified)

Russian

French

My favorite topics of conversation

Learning new thing…

I want the person I’m talking to to be

A Russian person who wants to learn Spanish, English or German! 🙂

My goals in language learning

Russian B1 😉

My favorite topics of conversation

Learning new things

I want my conversation partner to be

A Russian person who wants to learn Spanish, English or German ! 🙂

My language learning goals

Russian B1 😉

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Spanish

English

Italian

LEARN German

French

Catalan

My language partner

Someone friendly, funny, responsible and whom to take a. ..

My language learning goals

Earn fluency in Catalan, improve my French skills (too much time without speaking) and become mostly independent in German for basic issues

My favorite topics of conversation

Citylife, art, architecture, travelling

My language partner

Someone friendly, funny, responsible and whom whom to take a beer or go out besides learning a new language

My language learning goals

Earn fluency in Catalan, improve my French skills (too much time without speaking) and become mostly independent in German for basic issues

My favorite conversation topics

Citylife, art, architecture, travelling

KNOW

Spanish

German

French

LEARN

Russian

Swedish

Simplified Chinese

My language learning goals

Improve my russian, swedish and chines…

My favorite topics of conversation

Everything, I love movies.

Ideal partner in the language community

My language learning goals

Improve my russian, swedish and chinese

My favorite topics of conversation

Everything, I love movies.

Ideal partner in the language community

KNOWS

Spanish

Catalan

STUDIES

English

Korean

Simplified Chinese 6 My favorite topics of conversation

Psychology, trekking, travel, read, dance , asiatic culture, asian…

Ideal partner and conversation partner

People around the world (sorry if I do not answer or delay, I have many messages and a few free time and I try to have quality conversations when I speak with someone)

My goals in language learning

I want to improve my english, learn some new languages, and meet people from different countries, make friends, knowing different cultures….

My favorite topics of conversation

Psychology, trekking, travel, read, dance , asiatic culture, asian dramas, kpop, cinema, eat good food, do volunteer, help people, learn new things, meet interesting people. ..

Ideal partner and conversation partner

People around the world (sorry if I do not answer or delay, I have many messages and a few free time and I try to have quality conversations when I speak with someone)

My learning goals

I want to improve my english, learn some new languages, and meet people from different countries, make friends, knowing different cultures….

KNOW

Russian

LEARN

Spanish

English

Thai

Best language exchange partner

With good sense of humor, interesting, fun…

My language learning goals

I want to improve my english and spanish languages ​​and also I want to make a foreign friends 🙂

My favorite topics of conversation

Im a Russian girl with a latin soul I’m in love with Spain, also Barcelona. I very often visit to Barcelona, ​​so I wanna meet friends in this amazing city, skating, stretching (cuz im sport coach) and learn spanish language ❤️

Best language exchange partner

With good sense of humor, interesting, fun.

My language learning goals

I want to improve my english and spanish languages ​​and also I want to make a foreign friends 🙂

My favorite topics of conversation

Im a Russian girl with a latin soul I’m in love with Spain, also Barcelona. I very often visit to Barcelona, ​​so I wanna meet friends in this amazing city, skating, stretching (cuz im sport coach) and learn spanish language ❤️

KNOWS

German

Spanish

English

LEARNING

French

My language learning goals

i’ve been learning0 books0 fine… 006 My favorite topics for conversation

dancing, food, travel, psychology, cultures, music, books, and almost everything else.

I want my interlocutor to be

someone who’s passionate about something, open minded, easy going, explorative and creative.

My language learning goals

i’ve been learning french for six years, reading books is fine but talking to people is so much harder and therefore i’d really love to find someone to help me with conversations.

My favorite topics of conversation

dancing, food, travel, psychology, cultures, music, books, and almost everything else.

I want my interlocutor to be

someone who’s passionate about something, open minded, easy going, explorative and creative.

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Olé languages ​​Spanish school in Spain (Barcelona)

School address:

Carrer Mallorca 201, 08036 Barcelona

The school is located in the very center of Barcelona, ​​in the Eixample area, just 15 minutes walk from Plaza Catalunya (Plaça Catalunya).

Founded: 2005

Faculty:

All teachers, without exception, are educated in the liberal arts, teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) or at least 10 years of experience.

Methodology:

School teaching is based on a practical, communicative approach. The courses use “immersion” as a teaching method. This means that from the moment you enter the class until the end of class, all instruction will be in Spanish.

School benefits:

  • Certificate. After graduation, you will receive a document confirming the level of knowledge.
  • Convenience. You can live in a student apartment, in a hostel or in a host family.
  • Qualified team. The Olé languages ​​school employs only certified philologists with extensive experience in this field.
  • An effective program that combines a communicative methodology and practical exercises.
  • Efficiency. The best Spanish language school in Barcelona allows you to quickly learn grammar, pronunciation and increase vocabulary due to the fact that all activities are held exclusively in Spanish.
  • Individual approach. The group “Spanish as a foreign language” has no more than 8 people.
  • Excellent equipment. The auditoriums are modern and renovated. All classes have air conditioning, computers with Internet access (including Skype and Messenger). Books and DVDs are provided to take home.

Programs:

  • Intensive course

    This Spanish course is the same for people of all ages who are ready to take 4 ac. hours a day and want to learn Spanish as soon as possible.

    The course is designed to achieve the main goal: to improve language skills. In addition to grammar and writing exercises, there are other activities on the course:

    • Reading newspaper articles followed by analysis and discussion.
    • Practicing telephone communication in Spanish.
    • Watching documentaries and feature films.
    • Debates on various topics
  • Intensive Spanish Course + Communication

    This course includes the Curso de español Intensivo as well as 5 communication lessons per week. Communication lessons are designed to improve conversational skills.

  • Semi-intensive course

    The Semi-Intensive course is 2 hours per day and is suitable for people who want to have more free time or who need to combine their studies with other activities.

  • Evening course

    This course is for people of all ages who want to study at least 4 lessons per week and combine their Spanish lessons with work or study.

    The purpose of these activities is to develop four skills: writing, speaking, reading and listening. You will also learn the grammar of your level.

  • DELE preparation course

    This course is for people who are preparing for the DELE 9 exam0003

    The course usually starts 4-5 weeks before the exam date.

Accommodation options:

  • Homestay:

    Homestay with native speakers play an important role in learning. The school always tries to make your stay at school safe and comfortable.

    Living with a Spanish family is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the life and culture of the Spaniards. You will have the opportunity to communicate with your family in Spanish, and of course you can enjoy the “family life” around you. Homestay accommodation will allow you to get the most out of your language courses.

    About life in a Spanish family:

    • A family may consist of parents with children or simply husband and wife. These families enjoy hosting our students, showing them around the city, and keeping in touch with them after they leave.
    • You can choose between breakfast and half board (breakfast and dinner)
    • Dinner local time! It may turn out to be a little later than you are used to. And, of course, Spanish cuisine. -You will have your own keys and you can come and go as you please.
  • Student apartment:

    If you choose student apartments, you will live with 4-5 students from the school.