One-on-One Spanish.
Designed for you.
Private sessions with a native Costa Rican teacher, built around your goals, your schedule, and your level. No generic curriculum. No wasted time. Just real progress — from your very first lesson.
Everything you need
to actually speak.
Every private lesson at SpanishFluent is a complete, focused experience — not a generic class adapted from someone else’s curriculum.
Built specifically for your level and goals before your first session. Updated every lesson based on your progress.
60 minutes via Zoom, one-on-one with Gabriela. Real conversation, real feedback, real time.
A written summary of everything covered, sent to you by email after every class so you can review at your own pace.
Real language — the accent, slang, and cultural context that no textbook or app can teach you.
Available across US and European time zones. Morning, afternoon, or evening — you choose what works for you.
Book one session at a time. No subscription, no contract, no minimum. Stay as long as you are making progress.
Who is this
lesson for?
Private Spanish lessons at SpanishFluent work for students at every level and with every goal. Here are the people who benefit most.
💼 Executives & Professionals
Preparing for business in Latin America, managing international teams, or simply gaining the language edge your competitors don’t have. Lessons focus on meetings, negotiations, and professional communication.
🌴 Travelers to Costa Rica
Going beyond the phrasebook — ordering like a local, having real conversations, understanding the culture behind the language. Even 4–5 sessions before a trip makes a dramatic difference.
👨👩👧 Parents & Families
Enrolling children and teenagers in engaging, age-appropriate sessions that build genuine confidence and fluency from an early age. Family sessions available too.
🏡 Expats & Long-Term Residents
Breaking through the plateau after years of being surrounded by Spanish but never quite reaching fluency. Sessions target the specific gaps holding you back.
How it
works.
Getting started is simple. There is no placement test, no enrollment form, and no commitment beyond your first session.
Send an email to gabriela@spanishfluent.com or use the contact form. Gabriela will confirm a time that works for your schedule within 24 hours.
Before the first lesson, Gabriela takes 5 minutes to understand your current level, your goals, and what has or hasn’t worked for you before. This shapes everything that follows.
Live on Zoom, focused entirely on you. You will leave knowing things you can use the same day. Session notes arrive in your inbox within a few hours.
Most students book one or two sessions per week. There is no pressure and no minimum. You decide how fast you want to progress.
Ready to speak Spanish
with confidence?
Book your first private session today. One hour with Gabriela is all it takes to see the difference a native teacher makes.
Book a Session — $50/hr Get Tico Talk — $4.99Questions about
Private Lessons
Everything you need to know before booking your first session.
Each private Spanish lesson at SpanishFluent costs $50 per session. Sessions last 60 minutes and are conducted via Zoom. There is no enrollment fee, no subscription, and no minimum number of sessions. You book and pay per lesson.
No prior knowledge is needed. Gabriela teaches students from complete beginners with zero Spanish experience all the way to advanced speakers who want to reach native-level fluency. Before your first lesson she will ask a few simple questions to understand your starting point and design the lesson plan accordingly.
Most students take one or two sessions per week and see strong, consistent progress within a few months. If you have a specific deadline — a trip, a business meeting, or a relocation — Gabriela can design an intensive schedule to get you ready faster. There is no required frequency; you set the pace that works for your life.
Yes. Business Spanish is one of the most popular focuses at SpanishFluent. Lessons can be tailored entirely to professional communication — meetings, presentations, negotiations, emails, and the cultural context that matters in Latin American business settings. See the Business Spanish page for more details.
Yes. SpanishFluent offers private lessons for teenagers and younger students. Sessions for young learners are structured differently from adult lessons — more dynamic, visual, and engaging — but delivered with the same native-level instruction. Visit the Teens & Kids page to learn more.
All lessons are conducted via Zoom. You will need a free Zoom account, a stable internet connection, and a device with a microphone and camera. No special software or materials are needed — everything is provided by Gabriela during the session.
SpanishFluent serves students across the United States and Europe. Scheduling is flexible and covers Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones in the US, as well as CET and GMT time zones in Europe. When you book your first session, Gabriela will confirm availability for your specific time zone.
Every first lesson is effectively a trial — there is no long-term commitment required. You book one session at $50, experience the teaching approach, and decide from there. Gabriela also takes a few minutes before the first lesson for a short intro conversation at no extra charge, to understand your goals and design your lesson plan.
Life happens. If you need to reschedule or cancel a session, please let Gabriela know at least 24 hours in advance by email at gabriela@spanishfluent.com. Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours notice may not be refunded, but Gabriela will always do her best to find a solution that works for both sides.
Apps and courses teach you language structure. A native teacher teaches you to actually speak. The difference is immediate: a native speaker hears exactly where you go wrong, corrects you in real time, gives you the cultural context behind the words, and adapts to what you need in the moment. No algorithm can replicate that. Gabriela grew up speaking Costa Rican Spanish — the rhythm, the slang, the culture — and brings all of that to every single lesson.
Absolutely — it is one of Gabriela’s specialties. Costa Rican Spanish is one of the most distinctive dialects in Latin America, full of expressions like “pura vida,” “mae,” “tuanis,” and “diay” that you will never find in a standard Spanish course. Gabriela has written an entire book on this topic — Tico Talk — and weaves this authentic vocabulary into every lesson for students who want to sound genuinely local.