Warm-up hellos
Everyone says hola, their name and where they are from. Thirty seconds each, no pressure, lots of smiles.
Sat, Dec 5 · 2–4 PM
Say hola to your first real conversation
A speaking-first Spanish workshop for complete beginners: order a coffee, buy fruit at the market, meet someone new, ask the way. Short travel moments, lots of talking, zero grammar lectures. Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, ₱2,500. Join the list to hear the venue and how to confirm your seat.
- Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 2–4 PM
- ₱2,500
- Adults 18+
- No Spanish needed to start
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Illustrative imagery
Travel moments
Six moments you could talk your way through
These are the scenes we would build the sessions around: small, real and useful on day one of a trip. Pick the ones you care about in the form.
Un café, por favorAt the café
Greet, order, add a detail, say thank you. The whole exchange fits in one breath.
¿Cuánto cuesta?At the market
Ask what something costs, ask for a kilo, understand the answer, pay with a smile.
- Mucho gusto
Meeting people
Say hello, say your name, ask theirs, say it was a pleasure. Confidence starts here.
¿Dónde está…?Finding your way
Ask where something is and catch "left", "right", "near" and "far" in the reply.
La cuenta, por favorAt the table
Share small plates, ask for the bill, raise a glass. The friendliest Spanish there is.
Uno, dos, tresNumbers and small talk
Count to ten, tell the time roughly, talk about the weather and where you are from.
Ideas only. The scenes on offer, and how many fit in a session, are confirmed to waitlist members.
Try it right here
Order your café con leche
Tap a greeting, pick a drink, add a detail, and read your order out loud. Then flip a few phrases you will hear on any trip. No sign-up needed for this bit.
A playful text-only rehearsal, not a lesson. Spellings are standard Spanish; the way a session teaches them is confirmed to waitlist members.
You
Hola, un café con leche, por favor.
Barista
¡Claro! Aquí tiene.
Of course! Here you are.Hello, a coffee with milk, please.
1 · Start with a greeting
2 · Pick your drink
3 · Add a detail (optional)
por favor Every order ends with por favor. It is the most useful word you will learn.
Browser voice; quality varies by device.
An illustration of the kind of exchange we have in mind, not a recording of a real café.
Flip the phrases you will actually use
How a session might flow
Five easy beats, your pace
Indicative The format is still being finalised. Think of this as the spirit of a session, not a fixed timetable.
The scene of the day
One travel moment, for example the café. You hear it, you see the few phrases that carry it, you say them out loud.
Practice in pairs
Swap roles with a partner: you order, they serve; then the other way round. Cards on the table if you need them.
A culture bite
A few minutes on the world behind the words: a song, a dish, a custom, a word that travelled to the Philippines.
Take-home phrases
You leave with a short list you can say, not a worksheet. How it is shared is confirmed to waitlist members.
The session runs 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, December 5. The outline is indicative; what is included is shared with people on the list.
Speaking first
Talk on day one, tidy up later
Most of us learned a language at school by starting with the rules and never quite reaching the conversation. The idea here is to flip that: start with the handful of sentences a traveller needs, say them until they feel natural, and let the grammar arrive when it is useful.
That is why every session is planned around a scene rather than a chapter. You are not studying Spanish; you are ordering a coffee, buying oranges, meeting someone, finding the plaza.
Spanish is a kind language to start with: it is spelled the way it sounds and it has only five vowel sounds. The format is still being shaped; join the waitlist and you will hear the dates and details before anyone else.
Say it badly today. Say it better tomorrow.
On the table
What we typically have
This is a typical set-up, not a promise. No textbook is assumed. The confirmed list, and anything you might bring, is shared with waitlist members once dates are announced.
- Phrase cardsScene by scene
- Pocket notebookFor your own words
- Scene propsMenus, baskets, a map
- Name cardsSo everyone is on first names
- PencilsShared
- Coffee and waterTo be confirmed
A little sabor
The world behind the words
Spanish is spoken across more than twenty countries, and the words come with music, food and a way of taking time over a table. Each session is planned to carry a small taste of that, not a lecture.
You already know more than you think. Everyday Filipino words such as kumusta, mesa, silya, kutsara and the days of the week came from Spanish, so the first lesson is partly a reunion.
Which accent you will hear depends on who teaches: Spain and Latin America differ a little, the way British and American English do. We will tell waitlist members once the facilitator is confirmed.
Kumusta came from ¿cómo está?
Postcards we imagine
Coffee, oranges and first words
Illustrative imagery AI-generated pictures of the kind of moments we have in mind. They are not photos of real attendees or a real venue.
Questions
Good to know
Who is it for?
Adults 18+ who have little or no Spanish and want to speak from the first session. If you did some Spanish years ago and lost it, you are welcome too.
Do I need to know any Spanish?
No. The sessions are planned to start from zero: hello, your name, a coffee. Everything is said out loud before it is written down.
Will there be grammar?
A little, when it helps you say something. The idea is speaking first; grammar is explained where it unlocks a phrase, not as a separate lesson.
Spain Spanish or Latin American Spanish?
The phrases we plan to use are understood across both. Which accent you hear depends on the facilitator, and that is confirmed to waitlist members.
How long and how many sessions?
The first session is Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM (2 hours). Whether more sessions follow is shared with people on the list.
Do I need a book or an app?
No textbook is assumed. Phrase cards and a small notebook are typically on the table; anything you might bring is shared with waitlist members.
I am shy about speaking. Is that OK?
Yes. Pair practice is planned to be low-key, with short exchanges and no performing in front of the room unless you want to.
Is it for kids or teenagers?
The workshop is planned for adults aged 18 and above.
When is it, and how much?
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, as a single 2-hour session. The price is ₱2,500. The venue and how to confirm your seat are shared with people on the list.
What happens to my data?
It is used only for the waitlist and updates about this workshop, in line with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173). It is not sold, and you can ask to see or delete it at any time.
Saturday, December 5 · ₱2,500
Save your spot, say hola
Spanish for Beginners is on Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, ₱2,500. Tell us a little about you and we will write with the venue and how to confirm your seat. Joining the list is free and does not hold a seat yet.
- Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Price: ₱2,500
- Venue shared with waitlist members
- Adults 18+ (planned)
¡Hola! You are on the list.
Spanish for Beginners runs on Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, at ₱2,500. The venue and how to confirm your seat are shared with people on the list. Imagery is AI-generated and illustrative; the outline is indicative.