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Leo Fern
Professional TeacherTeaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Japanese
Korean
Disfrutá aprendiendo español de forma natural !! 😎🎬
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Japanese
Korean
Disfrutá aprendiendo español de forma natural !! 😎🎬
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From UruguayLiving in Montevideo, Uruguay (11:27 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 20, 2022InterestsFilms & TV SeriesArtAnimation & ComicsTravelPets & Animals
Hi! My name is Leonardo, I’m native in Spanish and I’m a professional Spanish teacher.
I was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
My hobbies are watching TV shows, movies and anime, acting, playing some video games, and learning about foreign cultures and languages.
I graduated from an acting career, and have studies on Linguistics. As I love to reach foreign people, I became a teacher of Spanish as a second language.Me as a Teacher
I studied japanese for many years in different ways, and I understood what the most important approaches in a language class were.
I started teaching spanish 7 years ago to japanese people that were working here in Uruguay.
In my opinion, the most important thing in a language class is to practice with topics of your interest, and take in consideration what are your purposes of learning the language.
I'll help you to be able to talk about your passions! My lessons & teaching style
All classes will have a conversational approach, but of course, if you want to focus exclusively on some grammar point, I’ll help you with that.
For very beginners, unless there is a topic you wanna talk about, we’ll use images to talk about what we see, and when you are ready, I’ll be asking you things about that.
We will get into Spanish in a very natural way, where you don’t need to worry about grammar, and you will acquire the language through listening and speaking. I’ll take note of the used vocabulary of every class, and I’ll give it to you so you can practice and track your improvement.
We can use images, news, TV shows, or even daily life to trigger the conversation.Certificates
Profesor de español como lengua extranjera - International House - 2014El certificado me fue otorgado luego de un curso intensivo de especialización en la enseñanza del español a extranjeros. El curso incluía clases presenciales, la entrega de un proyecto final, y clases de práctica. El título me permite ejercer como Profesor de español.
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Work Experience
2014 - 2016
ProfesorTrabajé dando clases particulares a japoneses de distintas empresas que estuvieron trabajando en mi país. Considero que es una buena experiencia para enseñar en Italki ya que la mayoría de las clases que impartí fueron particulares a domicilio u oficina del estudiante.
5.0
Rating
83
Students
1,196
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
42 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
¡Comencemos! - Spanish for beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials451 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 8% off
¡A conversar! - Conversational classes
A2 - C2Conversation271 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 8% off
Estudiantes 2022
A1 - C2Language Essentials432 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 13% off
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40 Reviews
Mikey
6 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Leo is a great teacher for all levels. Whether you need to practice speaking or learn the nitty gritty of Spanish, he's your guy. Highly recommend!
Jan 7, 2026
Rob Mead
15 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Una clase con Leo es siempre una aventura agradable. Tiene un gran sentido del humor y siempre está dispuesto a contar una historia divertida o a compartir un chiste. Hoy, por ejemplo, hemos hablado de ver a Uruguay en el Mundial, de la frase "me da vergüenza ajena," y de lo que hizo el pavo de Joe Biden que merece ser perdonar. Lo único malo de una clase con Leo es que se pasa demasiado rápido. ¡Dos pulgares arriba!
Nov 22, 2022
Nik
11 Spanish lessons
Outstanding feedback and the patience of a saint as usual!
Jul 2, 2025
David
168 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have completed around 30 lessons with Leo.
Leo is great to work with and utilizes multiple methods to help build vocabulary, learn present / past tense conjugations, and build representations of actions & feelings.
Leo speaks English very well and provides a lot of context when translating words or sayings that may not have a clean English equivalent.
Leo is always on-time, prepared and provides a great learning environment.
While I am very young in my language journey, it has been great working with Leo and I will continue to work with him going forward. Highly recommend to book a class with him!
Apr 29, 2023
Scott Darlington
11 Spanish lessons
Leo is AWESOME! In a very short amount of time he has figured out how I enjoy learning and has tailored our time together to fit into my style. He's fun, personable and very charming.
Mar 3, 2026
Masha
6 Spanish lessons
Leo was amazing! Friendly, positive and professional!
Jun 10, 2025
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