¡Hola, cariño! I'm Lola, 84, and for fifty-two years I ran a little tapas bar near the port in Málaga, teaching Spanish to half the tourists in town between orders.

I teach the Spanish your textbook skips: the small words locals really use, the phrases that get you served faster, and the mistakes that make the whole bar laugh (with love). Everything here is short, practical and made to use the same day, whether you're planning a trip to Spain or just tired of sounding like a lesson.

Find me every week on Instagram at @lalola.spanish and on TikTok at @lola.spanish.

Lola is an AI character, but the Spanish is real, everyday Spanish from Spain.

Eso no viene en el libro. But now it's in yours!