Spanish Courses in Panama | Spanish in Central America

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All of our Spanish Courses at a glance!

Different Spanish classes designed for different needs...

Get 25% - 50% OFF Get 25% - 50% OFF when you book by AUGUST 1, Afrikan Emancipation Day.

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It's your last chance to learn Spanish in Panama with us, because in 2022 we fully transition to 100% Online Spanish.

We need a Safe Landing, or even better, to Stay Grounded, because this is an Emergency!

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🚨 In 2020 we declared a CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY because 🌎 🌍 🌏 It's CODE RED FOR HUMANITY!!! ❌ ❌ ❌

We need a Safe Landing, or even better: to Stay Grounded!

🌀 In 2022 Habla Ya transitions to 100% Online Spanish Lessons so it's your last chance to learn Spanish in Panama with us: get 25% - 50% OFF when you book by Monday August 1, Afrikan Emancipation Day:

25% OFF ONSITE GROUP CLASSES and PRIVATE LESSONS...
40% - 50% OFF ONLINE LESSONS...

👉 CLAIM DISCOUNT HERE!

🦠 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we're currently only offering ✅ Online Spanish Lessons and ✅ Spanish classes in a TRAVELING CLASSROOM instead of at the school, delivering a teacher directly to you in a COVID safe way wherever you are, be it your hotel, home, park, on tour, at the beach or in any other place where social distancing is comfortably and safely possible. CONTACT US TODAY!

🌎 FOR THE LOVE OF OUR BLUE PLANET AND ALL LIVING THINGS:
🙏 PLEASE 🛑 DON'T ✈ FLY TO LEARN SPANISH...

💻 LEARN SPANISH ONLINE!


🚨 On October 7th 2020 we declared a CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY because we're facing an 😱 existential threat as Planet Earth is on track for a 🌡4°C increase in average global temperatures by the end of this century, which means 💀 BILLIONS OF HUMANS DYING along the way if we don't CHANGE COURSE NOW!

🌱 LEARN WHY HERE...

🤔 So instead of 🛫 flying to learn Spanish 🛬 — it's not really essential travel, specially in the midst of the ongoing 😷 COVID-19 PANDEMIC — pumping even more C02 into the atmosphere that will end up crashing our common home, impacting countries in the tropics first, 🎧 LEARN SPANISH ONLINE 💻 from the comfort, convenience and safety of your office or home!

📍 If you do find yourself in the vicinity of any of our locations — 🌄 Boquete, ⛱ Bocas del Toro and 🌇 Panama City — we'd love to have your as our student. CONTACT US AND MAKE IT HAPPEN...
Travel to us in eco-friendly ways and get automatic access to a 👯 50% DISCOUNT!!!

🚦 Now... do you want to do something about the Climate and Ecological Crisis?
GO HERE FOR INSPIRATION...

🙏 And finally one last plea to help us ensure a just transition for our staff and Spanish teachers: please don't fly to learn Spanish because you can do it online without destroying our future as there's no Planet B regardless of what Elon Musk wants you to believe; besides dreaming of Mars, he also wants you to buy electrical cars as if that's the solution to this Planetary Crisis... spoiler alert: it's not!

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Online Spanish Lessons


Rates for online Spanish lessons goes from $15 to $30 per hour

You can have from a minimum of 4 and up to 30 hours of Online Spanish Tutoring per week.

Rates for Online Spanish Lessons go from $8.75 to $30 per hour.

The more hours purchased, the lower the rate per hour.

Former Habla Ya students, who have coursed at least 60 hours of Spanish lessons at our Spanish Schools in Panama have access to a 15% discount off the below rates (cannot be combined with other discounts).

Spanish students who intend to study at Habla Ya in the future, may also have access to the 15% discount as long as they book and pay for their Spanish course in Panama in advance (cannot be combined with other discounts).

🌀 In 2022 Habla Ya transitions to 100% Online Spanish Lessons so it's your last chance to learn Spanish in Panama with us: get 25% - 50% OFF when you book by Monday August 1, Afrikan Emancipation Day:

25% OFF ONSITE GROUP CLASSES and PRIVATE LESSONS...
40% - 50% OFF ONLINE LESSONS...

👉 CLAIM DISCOUNT HERE!
Rates for Private Lessons
Total Amount of Hoursmore hours means lower rate per/hour...
10 hours 30 hours 60 hours 90 hours 120 hours
$300 $750 $1295 $1695 $1995

50% OFF

= $150

 

25% OFF

= $375

 

25% OFF

= $647.50

 

25% OFF

= $847.50

 

50% OFF

= $997.50

 

Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax. If for any reason, during the first week of Online Spanish Lessons, you're not satisfied, we will refund the remaining amount of your program, no questions asked. After the second week, no refunds are given but credits can be saved for up to a year to use later on (but cannot be transferred). More information about private lessons can be found HERE.

FIND MORE ABOUT ONLINE SPANISH LESSONS... Rates for Group Lessons
TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOURSmore hours means lower rate per/hour...
10 hours 30 hours 60 hours 90 hours 120 hours
$125 $375 $695 $950 $1195

40% OFF

= $75

 

40% OFF

= $225

 

40% OFF

= $417

 

40% OFF

= $570

 

40% OFF

= $717

 

Group classes are Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays, 2 hours per day. Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax. If for any reason, during the first week of Online Spanish Lessons, you're not satisfied, we will refund the remaining amount of your program, no questions asked. After the second week, no refunds are given but credits can be saved for up to a year to use later on (but cannot be transferred). More information about group lessons can be found HERE.

SIGN UP NOW & REGISTER FOR ZOOM SKYPE SPANISH CLASSES...
When considering how many of hours to sign up for, take into account that each of our first three levels can be completed in an average of 60 hours of lessons each, our fourth and fifth in 100 hours each, and our sixth level in an average of 400 hours more (to be just like a native). We will always make a professional suggestion based on your Spanish level, on how far you want to advance and on how fast you want to get there. To see what you'll be able to do upon completing each level you can visit our level system section and if you know some Spanish, please remember to also complete our Online Placement Test.
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Group Spanish Lessons

In our Group 4 course there is a maximum of 6 students per group, although the average is between 3 - 4 students
4 hrs p/day, Max. of 6 Students p/class

Group 4 is the most popular Spanish course offered at Habla Ya Panama Spanish Language Schools in Panama City, Boquete and Bocas del Toro comprised of 20 hours of Spanish lessons each week in a small compact group. You'll have 4 hours of group lessons per day from Monday to Friday and there is an average amount of 3 - 4 students per class (the possible maximum is 6 classmates).

Groups are arranged according to students' Spanish level ensuring that your classmates will have a very similar degree of communicative proficiency. As groups are small, you'll always receive the personalized attention required to learn effectively and efficiently.

MORE ABOUT OUR GROUP 4 SPANISH COURSE...
Amount of weeks more weeks means lower rate per/week...
  Number of Weeks  
Type of Course 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Each Extra Week
Group 4
25% OFF
$250 $475 $695 $895 $1095 $1295 $1455 $1595 $1695 $1795 $175
$187.50 $356.25 $521.25 $671.25 $821.25 $971.25 $1091.25 $1196.25 $1271.25 $1346.25 $131.25
Group 4
PLUS 1
25% OFF
$350 $675 $995 $1275 $1575 $1875 $2135 $2355 $2575 $2755 $275
$262.50 $506.25 $746.25 $956.25 $1181.25 $1406.25 $1601.25 $1776.25 $1931.25 $2066.25 $206.25
Group 4
PLUS 2
25% OFF
$450 $875 $1295 $1695 $2055 $2395 $2695 $3025 $3295 $3555 $355
$337.50 $656.25 $971.25 $1271.25 $1541.25 $1796.25 $2021.25 $2268.75 $2471.25 $2666.25 $266.25

Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax. Group 4: 20 hours of group lessons p/week. Group 4 PLUS 1: 20 hours of group lessons p/week + 5 hours of private lessons p/week. Group 4 PLUS 1: 20 hours of group lessons p/week + 10 hours of private lessons p/week.


MORE ABOUT OUR GROUP 4 SPANISH COURSE...
If you're looking for an even more intensive and personalized Spanish course, the Group 4 PLUS Course adds 1 or 2 additional hours of private Spanish lessons on top of the standard 4 hours of groups lessons you have each day from Monday to Friday. In these extra hours you can keep working on your conversational skills, review any material from your group class or just focus on any specific need you might have. A Group 4 PLUS Course could be a Medical Spanish Course, a Legal Spanish Course, a Spanish Course for Spanish Teachers you could prepare for the DELE Spanish Exam, or you could have a Business Spanish Course. The possibilities are endless: basically we can concentrate on anything else you might need.
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Private Spanish Lessons

Your Own Private Teacher, 2 - 6 hrs p/day
Private Lessons at Habla Ya Language Center in Boquete, Panama

Our One to One Private Spanish Courses in Panama consist of 2 - 6 hours of individual Spanish lessons per day. You can sign up for as little as 1 day of private classes or go for an ambitious 48 week Spanish program, splitting your time between our campuses in Boquete, Bocas del Toro and Panama City. The contents, schedule and start date for these private Spanish lessons are arranged to suit your individual needs (as long as there is availability).

We offer private Spanish lessons for language students of beginner, intermediate and advanced Spanish levels. These private Spanish lessons are offered to students of all ages.

Students looking for private Spanish lessons in Latin America generally need to learn Spanish more rapidly due to their time constraints, and therefore require a teacher who can completely focus 100% of his/her time within the class on their very specific learning needs. Private lessons are for you if you have a very particular learning style, limited time to learn Spanish, or need to focus on specific topics that are not part of our normal Group 4 course.

MORE ABOUT PRIVATE SPANISH LESSONS AT HABLA YA...
Amount of weeks more weeks means lower rate per/week...
  Number of Weeks  
Hours per Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Each Extra Week
10
25% OFF
$275 $495 $725 $950 $1155 $1375 $1555 $1695 $1855 $1995 $195
$206.25 $371.25 $543.75 $712.50 $866.25 $1031.25 $1166.25 $1271.25 $1391.25 $1506.25 $146.25
15
25% OFF
$395 $725 $1055 $1375 $1625 $1855 $2125 $2275 $2525 $2695 $265
$296.25 $543.75 $791.25 $1031.25 $1218.75 $1391.25 $1593.75 $1706.25 $1893.75 $2021.25 $198.75
20
25% OFF
$495 $950 $1375 $1695 $1995 $2275 $2595 $2795 $2975 $3195 $295
$371.25 $712.50 $1031.25 $1271.25 $1496.25 $1706.25 $1946.25 $1816.75 $2096.25 $2231.25 $221.25
25
25% OFF
$615 $1175 $1625 $1995 $2355 $2695 $2975 $3195 $3525 $3755 $365
$461.25 $881.25 $1218.75 $1496.25 $1766.25 $2021.25 $2231.25 $2396.25 $2643.75 $2816.25 $273.75
30
25% OFF
$725 $1375 $1855 $2275 $2695 $2975 $3325 $3725 $4155 $4475 $425
$543.75 $1031.25 $1391.25 $2021.25 $2231.25 $2493.75 $2793.75 $2793.75 $3116.25 $3356.25 $318.75

Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax.


MORE ABOUT PRIVATE SPANISH LESSONS AT HABLA YA...
A One on One Spanish Course in Central America may be the best solution if you have particular learning needs that you feel will not be met in a group. Some students just feel more comfortable with private Spanish lessons.
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Basic Spanish Classes for Travelers

1 - 5 Day Basic Spanish Crash Course
A Spanish for Travelers course will make your vacations a lot richer

This Spanish course is intended for both leisure and business travelers and tourists who wish to put themselves in greater control of their trip, their needs and their well being while traveling in Central and South America. We offer this intensive Traveler's Spanish Crash Course in Panama at all of our Spanish schools during a period of 1 - 5 days, having from 2 - 6 hours of Spanish lessons each day.

As this option is not always programmed in advance (many who sign up for this course are walk-ins), most students will have private Spanish lessons, though if you're vacationing with your partner or a group of friends, we can easily arrange Spanish lessons in a group for all of you as well.

Our Basic Spanish for Travelers Crash Course is intended for those students who do not know any Spanish. If you're traveling in Panama and already know some Spanish but you want to improve upon what you've picked up during your Latin American travels or learned at other Spanish schools in Central America then you can join our Group 4 Course or have Private Spanish Lessons. It all depends on what you want and how long you plan to stay around.

BASIC SPANISH FOR TRAVELERS COURSE IN PANAMA... Rates
  Mini Group Lessons Private Lessons
4 Hours $75 $125
25% OFF = $56.25 25% OFF = $93.75
10 Hours $175 $275
25% OFF = $131.25 25% OFF = $206.25
15 Hours $225 $395
25% OFF = $168.75 25% OFF = $296.25
20 Hours $305 $495
25% OFF = $228.75 25% OFF = $371.75

Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax.


BASIC SPANISH FOR TRAVELERS COURSE IN PANAMA...
Panama, "The Bridge of the World" has direct flights to every single popular tourist destination in Central and South America and this is why many start their Latin American vacations in Panama learning Spanish.
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DELE Exam Preparation Courses

Prepare and Pass your DELE Test
Dele Exam Preparation Course at Habla Ya Language Center in Boquete, Panama

DELE is the Official Test of Spanish as a foreign language and stands for "Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera", or "Spanish as a Foreign Language Diploma". The DELE Spanish Test is the most widely recognised certification for non-native Spanish language speakers. The DELE Cervantes Diploma is of great international value for those who want to work in a Spanish speaking country, company, or are going to study at a Spanish speaking university in Spain, Central or South America.

Habla Ya Spanish Schools in Boquete and Bocas del Toro, Panama are amongst the select group of accredited DELE Examination Centers in Latin America by the Cervantes Institute of Spain, the worldwide authority for teaching Spanish as a foreign language. You can prepare for the DELE Exam at any of our Spanish schools (including our school in Panama City) and then take the DELE test in Bocas del Toro or Boquete.

At our Spanish language schools in Panama, candidates are prepared by having 20 - 30 hours of Private Classes per week or there is also the option of joining our Group 4 PLUS Course in which case you'll have 4 hours of general Spanish each day, and then you can devote 1 or 2 extra hours per day to prepare for the DELE in a private class.

The length in weeks of each DELE preparation course in Central America is determined by each student's current Spanish level and by the specific DELE diploma that the candidate intends to obtain (A1 DELE, A2 DELE, B1 DELE, B2 DELE, C1 DELE or C2 DELE). Each candidate is required to submit a Placement Test and is orally interviewed upon arrival.

One of the main advantages of preparing for the DELE exam at Habla Ya Spanish Schools is that our Spanish levels, course syllabus and methodology were designed taking into account the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and thus our level system and course syllabus completely match the DELE examination levels.

As of today, every single student that has prepared their DELE Test at our Spanish school, has successfully passed their DELE Exam and obtained their DELE Cervantes Diploma. We have prepared students for all of the DELE levels.

MORE ABOUT OUR DELE TEST PREPARATION COURSE... Rates for DELE Preparation Course through Private Lessons
Amount of weeks more weeks means lower rate per/week...
  Number of Weeks  
Hours per Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Each Extra Week
10
25% OFF
$275 $495 $725 $950 $1155 $1375 $1555 $1695 $1855 $1995 $195
$206.25 $371.25 $543.75 $712.50 $866.25 $1031.25 $1166.25 $1271.25 $1391.25 $1506.25 $146.25
15
25% OFF
$395 $725 $1055 $1375 $1625 $1855 $2125 $2275 $2525 $2695 $265
$296.25 $543.75 $791.25 $1031.25 $1218.75 $1391.25 $1593.75 $1706.25 $1893.75 $2021.25 $198.75
20
25% OFF
$495 $950 $1375 $1695 $1995 $2275 $2595 $2795 $2975 $3195 $295
$371.25 $712.50 $1031.25 $1271.25 $1496.25 $1706.25 $1946.25 $1816.75 $2096.25 $2231.25 $221.25
25
25% OFF
$615 $1175 $1625 $1995 $2355 $2695 $2975 $3195 $3525 $3755 $365
$461.25 $881.25 $1218.75 $1496.25 $1766.25 $2021.25 $2231.25 $2396.25 $2643.75 $2816.25 $273.75
30
25% OFF
$725 $1375 $1855 $2275 $2695 $2975 $3325 $3725 $4155 $4475 $425
$543.75 $1031.25 $1391.25 $2021.25 $2231.25 $2493.75 $2793.75 $2793.75 $3116.25 $3356.25 $318.75

Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax.


Rates for DELE Preparation Course through Group 4 PLUS Course
Amount of weeks more weeks means lower rate per/week...
  Number of Weeks  
Type of Course 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Each Extra Week
Group 4
PLUS 1
25% OFF
$350 $675 $995 $1275 $1575 $1875 $2135 $2355 $2575 $2755 $275
$262.50 $506.25 $746.25 $956.25 $1181.25 $1406.25 $1601.25 $1776.25 $1931.25 $2066.25 $206.25
Group 4
PLUS 2
25% OFF
$450 $875 $1295 $1695 $2055 $2395 $2695 $3025 $3295 $3555 $355
$337.50 $656.25 $971.25 $1271.25 $1541.25 $1796.25 $2021.25 $2268.75 $2471.25 $2666.25 $266.25

Prices are in US Dollars. Please add 7% Sales Tax.


MORE ABOUT OUR DELE TEST PREPARATION COURSE...
Habla Ya Spanish Schools in Boquete, Panama City and Bocas del Toro, Panama, are ALL THREE Official Accredited DELE Examination Centers in Latin America by the Cervantes Institute of Spain, the worldwide authority for teaching Spanish as a foreign language. You can prepare for the DELE Exam at any of our Spanish schools and then take the exam either at Habla Ya Boquete, Habla Ya Panama City or Habla Ya Bocas del Toro. We assist candidates so that they can take their DELE Test before leaving our country and we also advise on dates to start their Preparation Course in order to successfully pass it, as well as selecting the most convenient examination date for each applicant. We are more than willing to help you set everything up, but you can also take the DELE Test when you return to your own country. We can also send you a list of examination centers near you or click here to find the nearest examination center to you. Some students prepare for the DELE Exam Abroad at Habla Ya Spanish Schools, and then take the exam once they are back in their home country. Contact us and we will guide you, help you plan, prepare and pass the DELE Spanish Exam!
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Additional Spanish Courses

Spanish Courses for Specific Professions
Personalized Spanish Courses in Panama

Spanish classes are always tailored to our students' individual needs but sometimes a student has a particularly specific need and requires to focus on a topic of a very specialized nature.

Just make a request on any specific topic or need and you'll get the Spanish Language Course that you're looking for! It could be a Medical Spanish Course, Legal Spanish Classes, a Spanish Course for Spanish Teachers, a Business Spanish Course, an Intensive Spanish Course, a Mini-Group for Couples or Friends traveling together, Spanish for construction, Spanish lessons with a specific specialized vocabulary or a Spanish language skill related to a specific field such as interpretation or human resources.

Junior Spanish for Kids or Teenagers
Personalized Spanish Courses in Panama

Families traveling or relocating to Panama can benefit from Spanish lessons for their young children as well as Spanish for Teenagers. Kids and young teenagers obviously need a separate Spanish Course from adults so we have special options available for them too.

Throughout the years we have literally had thousands of Spanish students so it's very probable that we have already had a Spanish student with similar needs to yours, and this means that you'll benefit from our experience!

SPECIALIZED COURSES (MEDICAL, LEGAL, BUSINESS, TEACHERS, ETC)... JUNIOR SPANISH COURSES (TEENS AND JUNIORS)... OTHER PERSONALIZED COURSES (MINI GROUPS, INTENSIVE, TO YOUR DOOR)...
We can also arrange Spanish lessons at your home, office or hotel in Panama City, Bocas del Toro or Boquete, Panama. We will send a teacher right to your door, perfectly prepared to teach a class in exact same way we do at our schools.
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