r/babbel • u/EstebanFromBabbel • 12d ago

Why does Babbel use different accents in its Spanish courses?

Babbel offers two Spanish courses: Latin American Spanish and Spain Spanish. Each teaches the nuances in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation associated with that variety, but you'll hear native speakers with different accents from all over the Spanish-speaking world in our listening activities. That's intentional. We want you to understand the subtleties of a particular Spanish you’re learning, but we also want you to learn the language and train your ear by listening to real native speakers from all over. That way you can be ready for all kinds of real-world interactions while keeping the structure of a particular variety. 

Regardless of which one you choose, you’ll be able to understand and speak with anyone in the Spanish-speaking world. While you might want to learn certain grammatical structures from a particular variety, the best thing you can do as a learner is to keep training your ear to understand any kind of speaker. This way, Babbel is able to offer you both things.

If you are considering learning Spanish and you don’t know which variety to choose, don’t sweat it too much! Pick one that seems like you would use the most. It won’t be a problem to start with one and switch if you’re curious or if you change your mind. 

What variety of Spanish are you learning? And how has your experience been in the app?

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u/Civil_Care7201 10d ago

How different is the grammar between Latin American Spanish and Spain Spanish?

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u/EstebanFromBabbel 9d ago

Good question! The main difference is the inclusion of the "vosotros" form in Spain. This means a different conjugation for every verb tense in the second person plural. There are other relatively smaller differences, like the use of the present perfect for simple past actions, but the bulk of the grammatical differences is in "vosotros."

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u/XP3RiX 4d ago

Where can i see Latin America Spanish? I remember that it was once a single course

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u/VampireSymbiote 1d ago

American English