You're at a friend's party in Mexico City. Someone you haven't met sits down beside you. Listen the whole way through first — don't worry about catching every word.
You've sat down at a café in Mexico City and the waiter is coming over. This is the single most common conversation you'll have abroad.
You're lost in Madrid looking for a museum. The hard part isn't asking — it's understanding the answer. Listen for the direction words.
You've arrived at a hotel in Bogotá with a reservation. Colombian Spanish is often called the clearest — listen to how evenly she speaks.
You're in a shop in Seville and you've found something you like. Listen for the price — numbers spoken fast are one of the hardest things to catch.
You've woken up unwell in Mexico and gone to a pharmacy. In much of Latin America the pharmacist is the first person you talk to, not a doctor.
You're getting into a taxi in Buenos Aires. Argentine Spanish sounds different — listen for 'll' and 'y' pronounced like the sh in 'shoe'.
You're chatting with someone in Lima and the conversation turns to family. This is the universal small talk — it comes up everywhere.
You're buying fruit at a market in Mexico. Quantities and weights come up constantly — this is where kilo becomes your friend.
A friend in Santiago is trying to make plans with you. Chilean Spanish is the fastest in the region — this one is meant to be hard. Use the slow replay.