Spanish/castellano/

I want to learn Argentine Spanish

Apps, tutors, private schools, or a public university — which one fits your budget, your lifestyle, and the errands you actually need Spanish for.

// what we help answer · las preguntas

The questions we help answer.

The short answer is here. The longer answer (specific to your situation) is what the call and written plan is for.

What options exist in Buenos Aires to learn Spanish?

What do they cost — free study or social groups versus paid schools? · Virtual or in person?

Four layers, roughly in price order: apps and podcasts you use alone; language exchanges and meetups; live tutoring, online or in person; and schools — the expat-oriented ones for short and medium stays, and a university program (the University of Buenos Aires runs one) for the long haul, which is often the best value.

Tutor, school, university course or an app — which fits my schedule, my budget and how long I'm staying?

Short stay: an expat-oriented school or a tutor plus one habit tool. Medium stay: a group school plus a tutor and regular conversation. Long-term: a university program for the structure, a tutor for the speaking gaps, and a routine that makes Spanish unavoidable.

How do I find a Spanish tutor who's right for me?

Start with referrals, local student groups or an online tutoring platform. Ask for a trial lesson: you want someone who teaches Argentine Spanish, gets you speaking, and works on the situations you actually face — not just a textbook. Agree on the price, schedule and cancellation policy before committing.

How do I find a translator — or someone to interpret a call?

For a call or appointment, look for an interpreter who can translate the conversation live. For official documents, check the receiving office's requirements before hiring a traductor público — a registered translator who certifies translations for official use. Send the documents for a quote and confirm the deadline and any certification steps before paying.

I can read Spanish and use an app, but freeze at the pharmacy or on a phone call. What actually helps?

Practice the situations you're getting stuck in: asking at the pharmacy, booking an appointment, calling the landlord. A tutor can rehearse those conversations with you, including fast local speech and phone calls without visual cues. Keep the app as a habit, add live speaking every week, and get help with high-stakes calls while you build confidence.

Where do I actually practice — exchanges, events, clubs?

Intercambios (language-exchange meetups) such as Mundo Lingo, an event series that meets weekly across neighborhoods, are the easy on-ramp. The better practice is anything recurring where Spanish is the default: a sports group, a dance class, a ceramics course, a coworking with an actual community.

// qué es esto

What this is. And what it isn't.

qué hacemos — y qué no

// what this is

Pick the mix of apps, tutors and classes that fits your budget, your schedule and your errands.

We help you choose between apps, tutors, schools and university programs for your level, budget, schedule and the errands you actually need Spanish for, and we can introduce you to a tutor we know. If we ever earn something from a recommendation — a tutor, say — we tell you before we make it.

  • ✓Apps, tutors, schools or a university program — which fits your level and how long you're staying
  • ✓One habit tool, one live speaking format and one place to practice, written into your plan
  • ✓An introduction to a tutor we know, if you want one
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// what this is not

Not the classes themselves.

We don't teach the classes, and we don't promise fluency by a date. We will tell you when the cheap option is the right one.

  • —Not legal representation in formal or contested cases.
  • —No guarantees on government approvals or timelines.
  • —We don't file applications on your behalf.
  • —We won't tell you what you want to hear.

HabitaAR helps with framing, sequencing, and practical coordination. When regulated legal, tax, immigration, healthcare, real-estate, or financial advice is needed, we may recommend an independent lawyer, accountant, doctor or licensed broker. Referrals do not guarantee availability, approvals, outcomes, or timelines. Read the terms.

// add-ons · cuando querés a alguien al lado

When you want a human next to you

Add-ons to the Plan, priced separately: in-person accompaniment to appointments, one of us on a call, and the coordination we take off your hands.

  • A tutor introduction

    An introduction to a Spanish tutor we've used or checked ourselves. Free — it's a referral, and you agree the rest with them.

  • A phone call with you on the line

    The prepaga, the landlord, the bank: one of us gets on the call with you and translates live while you stay the one talking. Useful long before your Spanish is.

Quoted per case, on the call — some by the hour. Anything we coordinate for you is billed at a price we state in writing beforehand.

// paso a paso

First a free call. Then a plan you can follow.

primero charlamos, después el plan

  1. free · gratis
    01
    /charlamos/

    A free 30-minute call

    Meet us. Ask anything. You tell us where you're stuck; we tell you honestly whether we can help and how we'd approach it. No prep, no pressure.

  2. part of The Plan
    02
    /te escuchamos/

    The intake session

    A long working session to get your full story. Where you are, what you've got, what's due when, what you live on — and the questions you didn't know to ask.

  3. part of The Plan
    03
    /tu plan por escrito/

    Your written plan

    What to do, in what order, what depends on what, and who to actually call. Built for your case. Yours to keep.

  4. part of The Plan
    04
    /seguimos/

    Follow-ups

    Follow-up calls to talk through your case and customized plan, and WhatsApp in working hours, Buenos Aires time. A local ally on your side until you're moving.

★ The next step · el siguiente paso

Stop reading.
Start moving.

Dejá de leer. Empezá a moverte.

Thirty minutes, free, in English or castellano. Meet us, hear how we work, decide nothing.

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30 MIN
GRATIS
what the call covers · qué cubre la charla
  1. Where you are
    dónde estás
  2. What's blocking what
    qué traba qué
  3. Whether we're the right people
    si somos los indicados
  4. What a plan would look like
    cómo sería un plan
  5. What it costs
    cuánto sale