Spanish teacher Arturo Velasco

Arturo Velasco

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Community Tutor
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Italian
Japanese
From MexicoLiving in Other, Mexico (04:42 UTC-06:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 13, 2020
InterestsFilms & TV SeriesReadingMusic
¡Hola! I’m Arturo, a Mexican Spanish tutor passionate about making language learning fun and culturally rich. I specialize in teaching kids and teens, blending conversational practice with insights into Mexican culture. As a language learner myself (studying Italian and French), I understand the challenges you might face—so I tailor each class to your goals, whether it’s casual chat or structured lessons. Let’s explore Spanish together in a relaxed, motivating way! I like to make the classes enjoyable, practical and meaningful, the most important thing for me is that you can feel comfortable with the language and also to make you feel motivated and excited with the learning process, I like to create a connection between the language and the culture so you will be able to understand more about Mexico and the Spanish that we speak. I like to use the direct method where since the very begging you will be able to use the language, I prefer to know what do you want to learn in advance, so depending of your level I will adapt each class with content that can be meaningful and useful for you. Do not hesitate to schedule a trial class, I would really like to help you to learn this beautiful language.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Image files
  • Video files
5.0
Rating
245
Students
2448
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate

Spanish Lessons

Trial Lesson
131 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Let's talk
A1 -  C2

Conversation

1,409 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Package with 13% off
General Lesson
A1 -  B2

Language Essentials

908 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Package with 17% off

Availability

222 Reviews

Student Melissa G.
Melissa G.
8 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Amazing! Arturo is so much fun to have as a teacher, and the time just flew by. I'm definitely signing up for regular lessons because I know I will learn a lot AND have a few good laughs, too. Arturo's easy to understand and you can tell he really cares about his students. Highly recommend!
May 2, 2020
Student Loren
Loren
7 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Another great conversation with Arturo! I'm sure we could have continued for another hour. We talked about many different topics and Arturo easily moves from one topic to the other and makes the process enjoyable and interesting. Gracias Arturo. Hasta la próxima.
Feb 15, 2020
Aviva
3 Spanish lessons
Arturo is a friendly and relaxed teacher with well-structured lesson plans. I appreciate how he uses different materials to reinforce the grammar theme we're working on (currently, el pretérito vs el imperfecto), and I look forward to doing the homework he'll be sending me. He is very encouraging and always open to questions. Muchas gracias, Arturo!
Mar 29, 2026
doug diller
8 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
great time talking. made corrections when appropriate and super helpful. Kept speaking spanish even if I had trouble with a few things
Apr 16, 2020
Aviva
3 Spanish lessons
Arturo is always prepared with fun, interesting and useful activities. Today we watched a wordless video that he then asked me to narrate, as well as an audio story that I listened to and retold, which turned into a springboard for a very interesting conversation about cultural differences around becoming more independent as young adults. Arturo does a great job of blending structured exercises with free conversation, and he is so easy to talk to. I'm looking forward to my next lesson!
Apr 12, 2026
Shane Corrie
7 Spanish lessons
Arturo is great - well prepared - easy to talk to :)
Mar 27, 2026