Cartagena people are very friendly and very open to talking to you in Spanish. It is funny that it is one of the most famous tourist places in Colombia, but they speak virtually no English. I really enjoyed jumping into the deep end and immersing myself in Colombia. I like what you say. I can be the same way. The more you relax the more you improve in your speaking.
I went to Colombia last November for 60days until this January. I regret that I din't study Spanish. I'd like to go to Colombia to study Spanish as a hobby but Bogota national university is still closing offline class of Spanish for foreigner. Anyway thank you for good information.
I visited Medellín after just six months of learning Spanish. I was supposed to go with a native speaker but... he got COVID days before our trip. I went alone and naturally I had several Spanish disasters in public because most people there not only don't know any English, but they don't know how to speak *simple* Spanish for tourists. For example when one cashier was giving me change, all she had to do was hold up a 500 peso coin and ask ¿Tiene? Instead she rambled on and on about why (I guess) it would help her give me less change if I gave her something. I did have some real conversions, the kind when I was shocked to have understood what the person had said and then I was twice as shocked to discover that I knew all the Spanish words and grammar to form a correct reply. Since then my Spanish has improved and I've been listening to Colombia radio stations on the Internet. Many stations like RVCN and RCN have phone-in shows late at night. These are perfect for learning conversational Spanish. The hosts (like William and Juan) have great radio voices and the people who call in usually speak slow and deliberately. Many of them aren't highly educated so they usually use simple common words. You also get to hear the wide variety of accents in Colombia (they always ask where the caller is from). While I understand about half of what I hear, I've gotten so used to the Colombian accents that I can't understand hardly anything the Mexicans say on my Telemundo TV station.
That’s interesting. I find the Mexican Spanish super easy to understand because of the way they speak and pronounce words, probably as easy to understand as the Paisa Colombian accent.
@@PeakBagger999 There are a lot of different accents all over Mexico. A year later I *still* can't understand the guy who does our local news on Univision.
Hola, Maria! Qué haces? Muchas gracias a té para esta video! Estudio castellano para uno año y tres meses. Disfrutó más mucho y disfruto ustedes videos también. I hope I said all of that correctly! Lol I just stumbled upon your videos a couple of weeks ago and have really enjoyed all that I have watched. I have personally found them very helpful and a lot of fun. Definitely more interesting than some of the other videos out there. And this particular video has inspired me to start planning a trip to Columbia soon. Hopefully in the fall! Gracias otra vez para los videos. También... tienes una sonrisa muy bonita. But I am sure you hear that all the time. Hope you have the best day ever. Nos vemos! 😉
Im in Dominican republic. I've been here 4 months. I've picked up some Spanish but I'm really struggling. Espanol here is fast and so much slang. Highly uneducated so the Espanol is very chopped. I'm not giving up but don't think DR is a good place for beginners. Not to mention many Dominicans are rude and are not open to speaking to greingos. Plus the begging here is ridiculous. Colombia here I come.
Wow this was a very impressive video!!! Maybe this is obvious to many but I was wondering, in the back mind, why my Spanish was in limbo living here in Orange County after moving from Los Angeles in Southern California. Now although we have an extremely high amount of Latino demographic in this region of the US, learning Spanish will absolutely impress NO Latino ( the majority are Americanized Mexican here.) So I always thought it was sort of a waste of effort to learn a language where I will responded to back in English by the Mexicans from California. However, I think you really gave me some insight on why this is so when you discussed early in your video about Costa Rica being a poor choice if you wanted to get more fluent and natural in Spanish due to the huge amount of American tourism influence. As for OC in Southern California, its probably immigrant shaming to speak any other language than English as to not be ridiculed for not being “American” enough- thats just how US culture is and always has been to foreign non White/Euro culture immigrants. Nevertheless, Im setting my sights on Colombia, a few neighbors south of Mexico. You have really sold me on how great a place Colombia is to explore, make friends, feel welcomed and of course being able to take my Spanish to the next level! Aplausos👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!!
Buen video!! Yo quiero viajar a Colombia algún día! Quiero visitar a Bogota y también El Cana Cristales , El Rio de los Siete Colores! Es un lugar lindo para turistas? Muchas gracias! 😊
We speak very fast! But as I said, any place you like is a good place to learn Spanish :) it's just that it's going to be a little more difficult to understand.
@@LingoMasterySpanish Hello Maria, I hope your doing well. I like your video and enthusiasm when explaining the Spanish language as is spoken in Colombia. I have many friends of Spanish ancestry Mexican, Central American mostly Nicaraguense, Panamanian, But my fiance is from Santa Marta y works en Barranquilla .I must say she and her Costeno familia have helped me learn Spanish alot more than the previous friends I have mentioned. I love the Costeno accent but yes sometimes I must ask mas lento. Great video and very truthful and informative.. Thank You Vey Much one question what type of accent would you place Cartagena? Costeno and a big mix of other locations in Colombia in my humble opinion
