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Maria
Spanish
Native
English
Korean
Chinese (Mandarin)
Other

From Colombia

Living in Cali, Colombia

Spanish Mentor for Intermediate & Advanced Speakers Who Want Real Fluency✨ Hi! I’m María, a Spanish language mentor with 6 years of experience on italki and a background in journalism. This shapes my teaching style: clear communication, critical thinking, and meaningful conversations. I specialize in intermediate and advanced learners who already know Spanish but don’t yet feel fully confident, natural, or fluent when speaking. 👉 My focus is helping you speak Spanish confidently from the very first class, without stress or mental blocks. We work with topics you truly care about — culture, travel, books, cinema, history, food, or current issues — so Spanish flows naturally. 🌎 Just real Spanish for real life. I combine conversation, practical grammar, and cultural immersion using real materials: videos, articles, films, music, books, images and current topics. In my classes, you will: ✨ Gain confidence speaking naturally ✨ Improve vocabulary and grammar in context ✨ Understand how Spanish speakers think and express themselves ✨ Enjoy the learning process (yes, really) I’m patient, motivating, and fully focused on helping you feel comfortable speaking Spanish in real life. I specialize in conversation, grammar, cultural immersion, and professional Spanish, creating lessons that are both structured and engaging. My classes are designed to: ✨ Develop fluency and confidence through practical conversation. ✨ Expand your vocabulary and grammar in a natural, contextualized way. ✨ Introduce you to Spanish-speaking cultures using real-world materials...
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Image files
  • Flashcards
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
  • Test templates and examples
  • Homework Assignments
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Interests

Travel
Films & TV Series
Reading
Food
Tech
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Student Dima
Dima
64 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Today i suddenly realized that i’ve already been studying Spanish with Maria for three years. Time really flies!😂 María is an excellent teacher. We started practically from the very basics, and now we can talk about almost anything. I think there are hardly any topics left that we haven’t discussed but in every lesson i learn something new new words and expressions, grammar and most importantly how to say things naturally and correctly in Spanish Besides being a great teacher Maria is also a wonderful person and a very interesting conversation partner. Her positive attitude and energy are really motivating and make me want to keep improving my Spanish. I always look forward to our next class. Maria, thank you so much for all your hard work and patience! Let’s keep going at the same pace. There’s still so much more to learn and talk about!😎🤗 Muchas gracias!😜
Ben
17 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
María is one of the few teachers that I enjoy conversing with. She has been a tremendous help especially in those areas where I struggle to speak coherent Spanish and she intuitively knows where to steer the conversations so that I get maximum opportunity to work on those weaknesses. At times during our conversation practice, and especially when I find myself battling uphill on crutches to find the vocabulary to express myself, she will encourage me to give it my best shot, then we would explore the different ways I could have expressed what I wanted to say. I definitely appreciate this approach because I have noticed a sizeable difference in my ability since I started conversation practice with Maria. I rarely have time to write reviews due to a hectic work/life schedule but here I am. Maria should be everyone’s “go to” if you want to level up in Spanish.
Sarah Donovan
80 Spanish lessons
Maria is encouraging, well-organized, and explains things very clearly. My Spanish has improved a lot by speaking with her
Sarah Donovan
80 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Maria provides excellent topics for discussion as well as opportunities and guidance for using complex grammatical structures that I am trying to master. I have been working with her for over a year, maybe close to two years at this point, and although language learning is a slow process, I can see real progress and recognize how Maria's support has enabled it. Highly recommend.
Sarah Donovan
80 Spanish lessons
Maria is great! Always prepared, very professional, but kind and friendly at the same time
Shanti
19 Spanish lessons
Maria always has the most creative and insightful lesson plans. Thank you Maria!