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Learn Colombian Spanish in Bogotá

Bogotá's Spanish is famously clear and polite. People say usted even to friends and family, ask ¿me regala…? when they want something, and say qué pena when they're sorry.

In Solvelingua you move to Bogotá, find a home in La Candelaria, and learn Colombian Spanish the way people there speak it: by talking with the baker, your landlord, your boss and your friends, by voice or by typing. Everyone remembers you, and gentle feedback after each conversation shows what to say next time.

What you'll hear in Bogotá

Local words and slang

• listo
• de una
• chévere
• ¡qué pena!
• parce
• bacano
• camello
• plata
• rumba
• berraco
• chino (a kid)

Where you'll live

• La Candelaria: Steep cobbled lanes, colonial houses painted in every colour, murals, universities, and the little square where Bogotá was founded.

You can play in English and Portuguese: menus, feedback, lessons and translations come in the language you pick.

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