Talk out loud with Valeria, an AI coach from Mexico City, or Profe Ernesto from Guadalajara. Order a café de olla, take a taxi from the airport and learn when to say ¿mande?, with gentle corrections in your ear. Five minutes at a time, hands-free.
¿Qué onda? ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana?
What's up? What did you do this weekend?
Fui a Coyoacán y tomo un café de olla.
I went to Coyoacán and have a café de olla.
¡Qué padre! Yo lo diría así: «tomé un café de olla». Dilo tú.
How cool! I'd say it like this: “I had a café de olla.” Your turn.
Pick a friend to chat with or a teacher who goes slower. Both speak Mexican Spanish, and you can swap coaches anytime.
Mexico City
Warm and funny, with natural Mexico City Spanish: ¿qué onda?, ¡qué padre!, ahorita. She asks about your life, tells you about hers and keeps the conversation going.
«¡Hola! Soy Valeria. ¿Qué onda? Hoy vamos a practicar un ratito, ¿va?»
Hi! I'm Valeria. What's up? Let's practice for a little while today, OK?
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Patient and clear, a little slower, with a Mexican accent from Guadalajara. He uses usted with you so you practice the polite form, and teaches one thing at a time.
«Hola, soy el profe Ernesto. ¿Cómo está? Hoy vamos a practicar un ratito, ¿le parece?»
Hello, I'm Profe Ernesto. How are you? Let's practice a little today, all right?
Valeria and Profe Ernesto are AI voice coaches, not real people. Their backgrounds are made up so the conversation goes both ways, and no human is listening.
Your coach uses them in conversation and gets you saying them out loud. Every variety of Spanish is real Spanish; these are just the ones people use in Mexico.
Mexico City, Oaxaca, Guadalajara or the coast. Rehearse the quick, spoken moments before you go: ordering, directions, small talk with the driver.
«¿Me da dos tacos al pastor, por favor?»
Talk with the people in your life who speak Mexican Spanish, in the everyday words they use at home, not just smile and nod.
«¡Qué gusto conocerlos por fin!»
Love a good mercado, Day of the Dead or a family recipe? Learn to ask about it, and understand the answer.
«¿Qué lleva el mole?»
Headphones in, phone in your pocket. No typing, no flashcards: you speak, Valeria listens and answers.
Valeria asks about your day, or plays a role, a barista or a taxi driver, and waits until you've finished your thought.
Keep going for five more minutes. When you slip, you'll hear «Yo lo diría así…» and you try again.
Ready to stretch? Go for one longer conversation and see how far your Spanish goes.
After every conversation you get a written recap: the verbs you used, the fixes to say again (Dilo otra vez) and a challenge for next time. Your mistakes come back later in a quick spoken review.
A few of the lessons on your learning path, adapted to Mexican Spanish. Each one has five target words that light up as you say them.
At a café in Coyoacán: ¿me da un café de olla?, coffee simmered with cinnamon and piloncillo, plus pan dulce from the display case.
Lunch at a fonda in Mexico City: the comida corrida (soup, rice, a guisado), an agua fresca and ¿me trae la cuenta?
A fruit stand at the Mercado de la Merced: kilos, prices, what's ripe (maduro) and a taste before you buy.
A taxi from the Mexico City airport: the address, the fare and a little small talk: ¿primera vez en la Ciudad de México?
Check in at a small hotel in Oaxaca: your name, how many nights, breakfast and the wifi password.
Greetings the way friends say them, ¿qué onda?, ¿qué tal?, nos vemos, and how to answer back.
Try Valeria and Profe Ernesto with 20 free voice minutes, no credit card. Mexican Spanish is included in every plan, free or Pro.
Founding member: $69/year, locked in for as long as you stay subscribed. Only for the first 200 members. Choose the yearly plan and use code FUNDADOR at checkout.
$0no card
No credit card needed.
$99/ year
Just $8.25 a month, billed once a year.
$19.99/ month
Flexible. Cancel anytime.
Prices in USD. Taxes may apply. Pro renews automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime from your account. Voice minutes reset each month; see the Terms.
No, your coach is an AI, not a person. Valeria and Profe Ernesto are AI voice coaches, powered by advanced AI voice technology. Their backgrounds are made up so the conversation goes both ways, and no human is listening in. That also means you can make as many mistakes as you like, at any hour, with zero judgment.
Like any AI, your coach can occasionally get something wrong. If an explanation sounds off, ask again or check it in the reading tools.
Yes. The grammar is the same everywhere, and Mexican Spanish is widely understood across Latin America, in Spain and in the US. A few everyday words change from country to country (camión for bus, platicar for chat), and your coach will tell you when a word is especially Mexican.
Yes, anytime. Go to Ajustes (settings) and choose another Spanish or another coach: Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Spain or neutral Latin American. It's the same plan and the same price whichever Spanish you pick.
Yes. When you start you choose beginner, intermediate or advanced, and your coach adapts: slower, simpler Spanish and English help for beginners; richer topics and fewer hints as you improve. Just say «más despacio» or «¿en inglés?» whenever you need to.
A phone with an up-to-date browser (iPhone or Android), headphones with a microphone (any earbuds work), and an internet connection. You can add Paseo to your home screen so it opens like an app. No app store needed. It also works on a laptop.
Free: all the books, the daily news, the music lessons and the learning path, plus 20 minutes of conversation with your coach so you can try it. No credit card.
Pro adds voice minutes every month: 300 on the monthly plan (about 10 minutes a day) or 200 on the yearly and founder plans (about 7 a day), with teacher mode, recaps and spoken review. Choosing your Spanish is included in every plan.
Yes. Cancel from your account settings in the app at any time. You keep Pro until the end of the period you've paid for, and you won't be charged again. The free voice minutes don't need a credit card, so there's nothing to cancel if you're just trying it.
Same app, same price. Switch anytime in Ajustes.
Five minutes, headphones in, one real conversation with Valeria and Profe Ernesto. Your first 20 minutes are free, no credit card.
