Basic Travelers Spanish Crash Course: a Latin American Vacation Essential

Learn Traveler's Spanish in Panama

Being able to speak Spanish will make a huge difference...

Reasons for Travelers to Learn Spanish: if Central or South America is your destination, learning Spanish will dramatically improve your holiday experience.

Skills Gained in our Basic Travelers Spanish Crash Course: checkout what you'll learn in this 1 - 5 day course in 4 - 20 hours of basic Spanish lessons.

Start Dates for our Travelers Spanish Course: you can start this basic Spanish course whenever you want to (as long there is a teacher available for you!). We recommend having this course at the beginning of your Central and/or South America journey.

Rates for Spanish for Travelers: starting at only $50, the actual cost depends on the type of classes and on the amount of Spanish lessons you have.

If you are serious about learning Spanish and are looking for a more holistic approach you should consider our Group 4 Spanish Course or a Private Spanish Class. If you can study for more than a week, already know some Spanish and want to brush up what you've picked up during your travels or learned at other Spanish schools in Latin America, then our Group 4 Course or Private Spanish Lessons might be what you are looking for. It all depends on what you want and how much time you have. If you already know some Spanish we can easily arrange a One to One Spanish Class for less than a week. Please Contact Us to reserve a Spanish teacher or to enquire about availability.

Reasons to Learn Spanish for Central & South America Travelers

Being able to speak Spanish with the locals is one of the most important skills that any traveler in Latin America should have

A totally different experience!

If you really want to discover something amazing, get past the language barriers and embrace a culture and a way of thinking that is so far away from what you know, then learn Spanish!

The best part of traveling is the people: get to know them, be able to speak their language! Sight seeing can be interesting and ecotourism in Latin America is wonderful, but what about getting to know and understanding those who have shaped that reality surrounding you? If a landscape, a monument or an excursion can blow your mind away, imagine how meeting a person from a different culture can enhance your vision of the world.

Taking a Spanish course at the beginning of your trip will make your Latin American vacation an unforgettable experience. Speaking even a little bit of Spanish will make a huge difference! Think about what 1 - 5 days (4 - 20 hours) of Spanish studies can do for you. It is worth it!

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Basic Traveler's Spanish Skills

After this course you will be able to:

Be able to introduce yourself, greet people, excuse yourself and carry on with simple conversations.
Have a handful of basic & useful words, phrases & common expressions for everyday situations.
Learn how to make simple requests & questions to get information from locals, e.g. ask for directions.
Get what you want and need in restaurants, shops, bars, banks, local markets, hotels.
Learn basic Spanish vocabulary for health related, emergency, border, customs and police situations.
Be your own guide. Make your own travel plans: get the buses & taxis go where you want to go.
Handle currency, time & dates: numbers & amounts.
Learn idioms & get tips on the Central & South American culture and customs.

If you are serious about learning Spanish then you might consider signing up for several weeks in our Group 4 course. Our first three levels take an average of 60 hours of group lessons to complete so in only three weeks you will be able to complete at least one of our Spanish levels.

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Start Dates & Class Schedule of our Spanish for Travelers Course

Our Spanish for Travelers course is a flexible course that will adapt to your tourist's needs

We adapt to your travels

Our Spanish for Travelers Course adapts to your travel needs. If you let us know in advance, we can start your Spanish course in Boquete or Bocas del Toro on virtually any day in the morning or afternoon: it's your choice. If you need to take a Basic Spanish Course in a hurry and just have one day for language studies, then we can schedule five hours of private or mini group lessons either in the morning or afternoon.

If you are making your journey with a group of friends and plan to have Spanish lessons for the entire week from Monday to Friday we can schedule four hours of group lessons in the morning or in the afternoon and leave the other half of the day for you to explore Boquete or Bocas del Toro. Our team will be more than happy to assist you and help you plan all the ecotours that you would like to do in Boquete or Bocas del Toro, Panama.

You can always just show up at our door and request Spanish lessons but we cannot guarantee that we will have a group for you on that exact day or that we will have teachers available to give you Spanish lessons within the schedule that you are looking for. If you are traveling on your own and intend to have lessons within a group it will be easier if you enroll in our Group 4 Course and if you would like to secure a specific schedule for private or mini group lessons it will be easier if you Sign Up & Register in advance.

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Travelers Spanish for Central & South America Course Rates

Learning Spanish if you are traveling in Latin America is the best investment you can make as a tourist

From $55 for a half day course

The cost of a Travelers Spanish Course depends on the amount of hours you sign up for and if you have private lessons, mini group lessons (minimum of two and can begin on any day of the week) or group lessons.

Depending on availability, classes can be scheduled in the morning or afternoon in a 1 - 5 day time frame. Learning Spanish if you are traveling in Central & South America is the best investment you can make as a tourist: we guarantee it!

At Habla Ya we know that it's not easy to pay for something that you haven't seen, in a far distant country, miles and miles away: that is why you can PAY UPON ARRIVAL! No deposit required. But please remember to Sign Up & Register!

2012 Rates for our Spanish for Travelers Course

	Group Lessons	Mini Group Lessons	Private Lessons
4 hours	$55	$70	$85
10 hours	$135	$165	$195
15 hours	$195	$225	$275
20 hours	$255	$295	$355

2013 Rates for our Spanish for Travelers Course

	Group Lessons	Mini Group Lessons	Private Lessons
4 hours	$55	$75	$85
10 hours	$135	$175	$225
15 hours	$195	$225	$325
20 hours	$255	$305	$395

If you are traveling with a group we can arrange a Spanish for Travelers course for all of you. If you are traveling by yourself you will probably have to sign up for private lessons if you want to have a Spanish for Travelers course. Please Contact Us and we will let you know if there are any groups intending to have the same course on dates near to you but if you prefer a group we would highly recommend joing our Group 4 Course.

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Panamanian National Holidays

A Basic Travelers Spanish course can be arranged to start on any date except on public holidays. The following Panamanian national holidays are observed by our Spanish school.

2012
January	February	April	May	November	December
1 New Years Day 9 Martyrs Day	20 Monday Carnival 21 Tuesday Carnival	5 Holy Thursday 6 Holy Friday	1 Labor Day	3 Separation Day 4 Flag Day 10 Grito de la Villa 28 Separation Day	8 Mothers Day 24 - 25 Christmas Celebrations 31 New Years Eve

* Our School reopens on Wednesday January 2nd 2013

2013
January	February	March	May	November	December
1 New Years Day	11 Monday Carnival 12 Tuesday Carnival	28 Holy Thursday 29 Holy Friday	1 Labor Day	4 Flag Day 28 Separation Day	24 - 25 Christmas Celebrations