¡Vale! · Así se habla: the Spanish you’ll actually hear in Spain

Why ¡Vale!

The Spanish your course skipped

¡Vale! is for people who already speak some Spanish and still get lost when Spaniards talk among themselves.

The expressions you’ll hear every day
Slang, set phrases and turns of speech that come up constantly in Spain, in bars, among friends and at work, and rarely make it into a textbook.
What they really mean
Not just a translation: what each expression is doing, the tone behind it, and why the literal meaning often misleads.
When it’s safe to use them
Clear warnings on the expressions that can cause a problem, and who you can say them to.

Inside the app

Understand Spaniards as they really talk
Each scene is one conversation, recorded: read it and listen as it’s said, then see what you missed.
Real conversations, from bars to dates
Each unit is one conversation from everyday life in Spain: friends catching up, a night out, a flat viewing, a first date. Take them in any order.
Stuck? Flip to English and back
Explanations come in Spanish or English. Switch whenever you like; the Spanish itself stays put.
260+ slang expressions textbooks skip
Every expression you meet goes into a dictionary you can search, with what it means and how it’s used. Save the ones you want to keep.
What it means, and what it really says
Each one comes with its meaning, an example from the scene, and a warning where it can land badly.
Guess first. Then find out why.
Before the explanation, you guess what it means in the scene. Then you see why.
A new expression every day
One expression a day, with what it means, and a reminder at the time you choose if you’d like one.