Learn Ecuadorian Spanish in Quito
Quito's Spanish is soft and polite, with usted far more than elsewhere, even among friends. Many everyday words come from Kichwa, like achachay for “it's cold” and ñaño for a brother.
In Solvelingua you move to Quito, find a home in Centro Histórico, and learn Ecuadorian 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 Quito
Answering the phone
¿Aló?
Polite and friendly “you”
usted with strangers, tú with friends
Courtesies
con permiso, a la orden and con gusto, siga nomás
Money
US dollars
Local words and slang
- chévere
- bacán
- de ley
- ya mismo
- nomás
- el camello
- chuta
- ¡qué bestia!
- ñaño
- la farra
- achachay
- chuchaqui
Where you'll live
- Centro Histórico: Whitewashed colonial streets, gold-leaf churches, balconies of blue and green, and the Plaza Grande with its palms and its shoeshiners.
You can play in English and Portuguese: menus, feedback, lessons and translations come in the language you pick.
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