Spanish with Alejandra is a partly free Spanish newsletter for beginner and intermediate learners (A2–B1). One real Latin American Spanish conversation a week by email, with the phrases your app skipped.
Checked October 2026 on the official site ·
About Spanish with Alejandra
Spanish with Alejandra is a weekly Spanish newsletter on Substack by Alejandra González, a teacher from Buenos Aires: each lesson is a real conversation between two people in neutral Latin American Spanish, the kind you would hear at a family dinner or in traffic, with the phrases explained and one local twist from a different country. Free subscribers get a conversation every week by email. Disclosure: the publisher of this site also publishes Spanish with Alejandra. It suits an A2 to B1 learner who can read some Spanish but loses people when they talk. It is not an app or a full beginner course.
Quick answers
| What is it? | A weekly email: one real conversation in neutral Latin American Spanish, with the phrases explained. |
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| Who writes it? | Alejandra González, a Spanish teacher from Buenos Aires. |
| Price | Free weekly conversation; the paid plan's price was not checked. |
| Your level first | Take the free 2-minute Spanish test: eight clips from slow to full speed. |
What you get
You can read a menu in Spanish. Then the waiter starts talking, and it's gone. Each lesson closes that gap with one conversation the way people actually speak, in Spanish that works from Mexico to Argentina, and one local twist as a bonus.
It sits next to the listening tools in Spanish listening practice and the shows in Spanish podcasts.
How it compares
| App | Price | Levels | Real-speed Spanish | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish with Alejandra | Free weekly conversation by email; paid plan price not checked | A2–B1 | Yes | One real Latin American Spanish conversation a week by email, with the phrases your app skipped. |
| Dreaming Spanish | Free plan; Premium €8.99/mo; Premium Double (Spanish + French) €12.99/mo (VAT incl.; USD not shown from our location)checked 2026-10-10 (app.dreaming.com/premium) | A1–C1 | Yes | The best way to train your ear for Spanish by level, entirely in Spanish; free plan, Premium €8.99 a month. |
| News in Slow Spanish | Full Access $22.90/mo (one edition) or $25.90/mo (Spain + Latino); Audio Only $6.90/mo or $7.90/mo; 7-day free trialchecked 2026-10-10 (newsinslowspanish.com/subscription-rates) | A1–C1 | No | Weekly news read slowly at three levels, in a Spain or Latin American edition; from $6.90 a month. |
| Hoy Hablamos | Free to listen; Premium $9.95/mo or $95/yrchecked 2026-10-10 (hoyhablamos.com/suscripcion-premium) | B1–C1 | Yes | An all-Spanish daily podcast for intermediate learners; transcripts with Premium. |
Prices as shown on the official site on the date given; they vary by country and change often.
Questions
Is Spanish with Alejandra free?
Yes: free subscribers get a real conversation every week by email. The paid plan's price was not checked.
Which Spanish does Alejandra teach?
Neutral Latin American Spanish, with tú and ustedes, plus one local twist per lesson from a rotating country.
Who runs Spanish with Alejandra?
Alejandra González writes it. The publisher of this site also publishes it; see About for the disclosure.
