Spanish teacher Ignacio

Ignacio

Community Tutor
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Portuguese
Other
Conversational Spanish Tutor with +10 yrs experience (for advanced beginners/pre-intermediate & up)
From SpainLiving in Badajoz, Spain (15:16 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 19, 2022
Hello! My name is Ignacio and I am keen to help you improve your Spanish. After an international career spanning over 25 years as an officer of the United Nations managing international aid, I have retired early to enjoy other things I like, and as such, now I have plenty of time to tutor students to further their conversational skills and broaden their vocabulary. I studied in the US, France and Japan and worked overseas in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. I realize that my background is very useful in relating / communicating with my students. I am equally fluent in French, English and Portuguese, while I remain a learner in many other languages, wherever I have lived!
5.0
Rating
967
Students
5044
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Spanish Lessons

Trial Lesson
534 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
¡Vamos a hablar! Let's speak! Conversation practice in SPANISH (incl. vocabulary, pronunciation & grammar feedback)
A2 -  C2

Conversation

4,236 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 4% off
Reading class in SPANISH: comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar
A2 -  C2

Language Essentials

274 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 4% off

Availability

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343 Reviews

Student jake hodges
jake hodges
4 Spanish lessons
Engaging and constructive.
Jun 3, 2025
Student Steve
Steve
25 Spanish lessons
What can I say? Ignacio has become my professor of choice; I only use him. It's always fun, and always instructive.
May 28, 2025
Student Jenny
Jenny
1 Spanish lesson
¡Muchas gracias, Ignacio! You were very patient with me, as the difference between what I can understand and what I can say in Spanish is quite large (relying very heavily on other related languages just now as I haven't studied Spanish formally before). Thank you for the suggestions for how I can improve and for the feedback on my pronunciation as well. I look forward to more conversation practice soon!
Apr 27, 2025
Student Gigi
Gigi
1 Spanish lesson
A great first lesson with Ignacio! He outlined for me all of the options I have for how to learn - having that flexibility to either roleplay scenarios, have open conversation, or a more structured class is wonderful.
Jun 2, 2025
Student Tim
Tim
45 Spanish lessons
I’m actually a Spanish teacher and have been teaching language for a long, long time. Although I have a close friend and colleague who’s from Spain and with whom I speak regularly, I wanted someone else - another native speaker - with whom to practice. I’ve been talking to Ignacio for over a year now and I always learn something about Spanish (idiomatic language and vocabulary, for example) or about Spain. I’m planning to retire and spend significant time in Spain, including on the Camino de Santiago, of which Ignacio has loads of experience and has been a font of important information. He’s interesting and interested, and I highly recommend him.
Apr 27, 2025
Student Leanne
Leanne
32 Spanish lessons
Ignacio is a wonderful teacher. He makes me feel very confident to speak Spanish with him. I can't wait to get to Spain and practice my Spanish skills
Apr 24, 2025
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