Puerto Rican Spanish,by Puerto Ricans.

One-on-one online lessons with hand-picked Boricua tutors. Learn through real conversation, cultural context, and the Spanish you’ll actually hear in Puerto Rico.

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Why Puerto Rican

A language made by an island.

Taíno voices named this land long before Spanish reached it. What grew here came from the Spanish brought to the island, and it did not stay still: Taíno words kept naming the land and everyday life, African and Caribbean rhythms shaped how the language moves, and English added another layer through migration, work, music, and a long, complicated shared history.

Puerto Ricans turned all of it into something unmistakably their own: fast, musical, inventive, intimate, and full of memory.

SPANISHThe foundation, transformed by island life.
TAÍNOWords rooted in the land, food, nature, and home.
AFRICAN + CARIBBEANRhythm, sound, expression, and shared culture.
ENGLISHBorrowed, bent, and made Boricua across generations.
Who we help

Different students, one careful approach.

Our circle is small and curated, every tutor is vetted for fluency in Puerto Rican Spanish and a real teaching practice. Pick the tutor that fits your goals, your schedule, and the way you want to learn.

01

Newcomers to la isla

You've moved (or you're moving) to Puerto Rico. Learn to navigate the colmado, the DMV, your landlord, and Saturday brunch, the way your neighbors actually speak.

02

Heritage learners

Your abuela spoke it. You half-remember it. Reconnect with the language you grew up around, without the embarrassment, with all of the joy.

03

Expats & professionals

From clinic notes to client meetings to closing on a house. Spanish for the moments that matter, at the speed your career demands.

04

Families & kids

Raising bilingual kids? Or learning together as a family? Tutors who specialize in younger learners, parent–kid duos, and household routines in Spanish.

05

Groups & teams

Bring your office, your friend group, or your wedding party. Small-group lessons built around a shared goal, a relocation, a reunion, a project.

06

Travelers & visitors

Coming to PR for a week, a month, a season. Short-burst lessons focused on the words you'll actually use, restaurants, taxis, beaches, plazas.

The circle

A curated circle of Boricua tutors.

Browse the full circle yourself, or take the matcher and we'll recommend tutors based on your goals, level, schedule, and learning style.

AÑASCO
18.2833° N · 67.1400° W

Valerie R.

Learn From What You Know: Spanish from an English Perspective

$5/class
25-minute trial $3
PONCE
18.0111° N · 66.6141° W

Juan C.

Conversation-first Spanish for real life

$40/class
25-minute trial $20
How it works

Choose your tutor, try a class, keep learning.

01

Tell us what you need

Take a quick matcher quiz or browse the circle yourself. Newcomer, heritage learner, professional, family, group, or visitor, start where you are.

02

Compare tutors

Explore tutor profiles by specialty, rate, schedule, teaching style, and availability. We can recommend 3–10 strong matches, or you can scroll and decide for yourself.

03

Book a 25-minute trial

Classes are 50 minutes, and every tutor offers a 25-minute trial at 50% of their class rate. Meet your tutor, talk through your goals, and see if the fit feels right.

04

Subscribe and keep learning

After your trial, pick a monthly package (2+ classes) with your tutor. We handle the scheduling and the payments, and every class comes with Nimodo, your learning space between sessions. Cancel anytime.

Your learning space

More than a video call. A real classroom between sessions.

Most tutoring lives in a Google Doc and a WhatsApp thread between calls. Every class here comes with Nimodo, your learning space — a separate app, included in what you pay, that you can open whenever you like rather than only at class time. Habla Boricua is the other half: finding your tutor, booking, scheduling and payments.

Included with every class
Open it any time, not just during class
Booking and payments stay here
Nimodo · Lección 12
AI tutor
“Cuéntame de tu fin de semana…”
Tarea · due Friday
Subjuntivo: 8 frases
Vocabulario: la cocina
Escuchar: “El coquí canta”
Vocab · flashcards

bregar — to deal with / handle

al garete — adrift, out of control

Notas de clase

Student comfortable with -ar verbs. Introduced -er verbs today.

Kelly: “Great progress on past tense! Practice al garete in a sentence before Friday.”

Progreso
72%
14classes
340words

An illustration of Nimodo, the learning space included with your classes.

In their words

Students, and the tutors who got them speaking.

Two months in and I'm joking with my coworkers in Spanish. Kelly didn't just teach me the language, she gave me my personality back in another tongue.
Sofía R. · Moved to Rincón, March 2024 · with Kelly M.
I grew up hearing my mom and abuela talk and never knew how to join in. After six classes with Marisol, I called my titi for her birthday, in Spanish.
Daniela P. · Heritage learner, New York · with Marisol C.
I'm a physical therapist in San Juan. Within a month I was charting in Spanish. Manny built the lessons around my actual workday.
Andrew K. · Relocated for work, 2025 · with Manny R.
Pricing

Transparent pricing, set by each tutor.

A standard class is 50 minutes, and every tutor sets their own rate per class and package prices. Trial classes are always 25 minutes and 50% of the tutor's class rate, so you can test the fit before committing. After the trial, students subscribe to a monthly package (2 or more classes/month). Cancel anytime.

$15/ hr
Marisol C.$30
Javier T.$45
Kelly M.$60
Manny R.$80
$90+/ hr
Tutor-set rates
Compare tutors by price, specialty, schedule, and teaching style.
50-minute classes
Rates are per class, not per hour.
25-minute trials
Always 50% of the tutor's class rate.
Monthly packages
Subscribe to a 2-class-or-more package. Prices set by each tutor. Cancel anytime.
No hidden fees
Secure booking and clear cancellation terms.
Exact pricing appears on each tutor profile.
For tutors

A home for Boricua tutors who teach with care.

Join a curated platform for Puerto Rican Spanish tutors. You set your rate, your package prices, and your teaching style. We bring the students, booking tools, payments, and a real learning space.

Set your own rates and packages
Teach online from anywhere
Your classroom runs in Nimodo, included from day one
Students matched to your specialty
Frequently asked

The questions everyone asks first.

Do I need to know Spanish to start?
Not at all. About a third of our students are total beginners. Your tutor will start with the sound system and a few survival phrases, and you'll be ordering food in Boricua, not textbook Spanish, within a week or two.
Are lessons online or in person?
We're online-only for now, 1:1 lessons over video, so you can learn with a Boricua tutor from anywhere. Puerto Rico immersion experiences are coming soon; join the waitlist to hear first.
How is Puerto Rican Spanish different from other Spanish?
Faster, looser, and full of joy. We drop syllables, swallow our s's, sprinkle English in when it suits us, and have an enormous vocabulary mainland courses never touch. Our tutors teach both, what's standard, and what's actually said on the street.
How are tutors vetted?
Every tutor is personally interviewed by our team. We check for genuine fluency in Puerto Rican Spanish, a real teaching practice, references, and a trial lesson with us before they ever appear on the circle. We keep the circle small on purpose.
Can I browse tutors myself, or do I have to use the matcher?
Both paths are equal. Browse the full circle and filter by specialty, rate, and availability yourself, or take the 30-second matcher and we'll recommend a few strong fits. However you prefer to choose.
How does the trial class work?
Every tutor offers a 25-minute trial at 50% of their class rate. So a tutor at $60/class has a $30 trial; one at $40/class has a $20 trial. You meet, talk through goals, and see if you click before committing.
Who sets the tutor prices?
A class is 50 minutes, and each tutor sets their own rate per class based on experience and demand, anywhere from around $15 to $90+ a class. The trial is always half the class rate, and exact pricing appears on each tutor's profile.
How do monthly packages work?
After the trial, you subscribe to a monthly package with your tutor. Every package includes at least 2 classes per month, and the tutor sets the package price. The subscription auto-renews monthly. Cancel anytime; cancellation stops future renewals, and any remaining classes from the current month are still yours to use.
Can I switch tutors if it's not a fit?
Always, anytime, at no extra cost. The whole point of the trial is to find the right fit, and if things change later, you're free to move.
What happens to my credit if I switch tutors?
Your existing credit transfers to your new tutor at face value. If the new tutor charges more, you pay the difference. If they charge less, the leftover credit applies to additional future classes.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes. You can cancel your monthly subscription at any time from your account. Cancellation stops future renewals. Any classes already paid for in the current month remain available to schedule until the end of the billing cycle.
What's the cancellation policy for individual classes?
You can reschedule an individual class up to 12 hours before it starts. Cancellations inside 12 hours are billed automatically, as if the class happened, per our cancellation policy.
Do you offer classes for kids and families?
Yes, look for tutors tagged Families & kids. They specialize in younger learners, parent–kid duos, and running a bilingual household.
Can I book group lessons?
Absolutely. Several tutors run small-group lessons (2–6 people) built around a shared goal, a relocation, a reunion, a wedding. Use the Groups & teams category to find them.
What is my learning space and how does it work?
Your learning space is Nimodo, a separate app that comes with every class at no extra cost. Habla Boricua is where you find your tutor, book classes and handle payments; Nimodo is where the teaching itself lives, and your tutor will show you around it in your first class. You can open it anytime, not just during class.
How do I become a tutor?
We're always looking for great Habla Boricua teachers. Head to the “Teach with us” section above to apply to teach with us.
Vetted Boricua tutors
25-min trial before committing
Switch tutors anytime
Transparent tutor-set pricing
Your learning space included
Immersion · Waitlist

Habla BoricuaImmersion

Five days, one island, one language.

A future platform-run cultural retreat based in Puerto Rico. Mornings in conversation with our tutors, afternoons in the field, food, music, neighborhoods, history, and the kind of Spanish that only makes sense once you're inside the place.

5 dayslength
Small cohortlimited seats
Puerto Ricobase
Dates TBAwaitlist first

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