LET’S SPEAK SPANISH: 25 TV SHOWS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SPEAK SPANISH 🇪🇸

Tv shows for all tastes: from beginner to advanced ⚡

You can learn a language in different ways, but one of the most enjoyable is, no doubt, on TV shows. It’s good if you already have a base in Spanish, But even if not, it’s okay. TV shows will prepare you to understand the language, and it will be much easier for you to start learning it.

In this collection, we will go through different series – from the easiest to those in which there is a complex and thematic vocabulary. And let’s talk a little more about accents 🙂 In a word, you will surely find something to your liking here.

I’ll start with the most basic that only happens (in English, by the way, I advised it too) – the educational series Extra. It is in different languages, of course, with different actors, but the plots are similar everywhere. In the Spanish version, American Sam arrives in Spain and settles in an apartment with two girls – extroverted Lola and shy Ana.

Sam hardly speaks Spanish, so the main characters gradually learn him, and the audience learns with him. It is ideal for those who still do not know the language at all or have just started to learn it, because in the first episode the vocabulary will be in the “Hi, my name is Sam” style. You can find it by the first link in Google, but if you are suddenly too lazy to search.

For beginners

Cope with the base or just want something not particularly educational? TV shows with more or less light vocabulary will come to the rescue. The grammatical constructions, however, will be varied in any case, but, I think, it will still not be very difficult to figure it out. So what are we looking at?

• “Ship”… A series-disaster of about young people who were going to train on a ship for two months, but in the end … stayed there for life, because all the continents of the Earth were submerged underwater. Incredibly addicting and awesome. And also Mario Casas in the title role 🙂
• “Protected”… A dramedy about two adults and a group of teenagers with superpowers. They pretend to be family and try to hide from the people who are following them. Very soulful and atmospheric!
• “Black Lagoon”… A mystical detective story about the students of a boarding school, where mysterious and strange things happen. The original of our “Closed School”, but a hundred times cooler and more logical. And also acting at the level 🔥
• “Full moon”… Another mystery on the horizon, this time about a small town and werewolves. Cool atmosphere and interesting legends, and overall a very good story.
• “Valeria”. For those who no longer want teenage dramas. Spanish “Sex and the City” is about four thirty-year-old girlfriends who are looking for themselves, love and all sorts of adventure. The main character is a writer who still can’t finish the book, so if you love the topic of creativity, then you will probably come by.

Ps In the title of each series, there is a link to where it can be watched with subtitles or in the original, because they are usually quite difficult to find. And the latter is just on Netflix.

Special vocabulary

Special vocabulary is not a code name, but simply serials, the action of which is closely related to a particular profession. The classics of the genre are detective stories and medical TV shows. They are good for studying police and, accordingly, medical vocabulary. Let’s start with the detectives:

• “Missing”. A novelty that came out only this year. In the center of the plot is an investigation team that is looking for missing people. Each episode has two or three new cases, plus there are a couple of global ones stretched out for the entire season. There are almost no love lines (they flicker purely on the background), but there is plenty of vocabulary from interrogations and investigations.
• “Vis-a-vis”. The series, which takes place in a women’s prison. Instead of the vocabulary of the police, we will study the vocabulary of criminals – also a cool topic!
• “Paper House”. Where can we go without it? Netflix’s most popular non-English language TV series, the plot is centered on a group of criminals who decided to rob the Mint of Madrid. Definitely worth your attention.

And there are four detectives at once, which are built according to a different scheme. In them, one investigation stretches out over a season, the action takes place in small towns, and all residents at once fall under suspicion. A scriptwriter’s favorite scheme since the 90s, which works great.

• “That fight. ” Young stripper Ugo is accused of murder, but he is sure that he did not commit it (only he does not remember the events of the night when everything happened). Seven years later, he goes on parole, and they, along with his shrewd lawyer, are trying to figure out who is guilty.
• “Hunting. Monteperdido “. An incredibly fascinating story set in a small town near the National Park in northern Spain. It all starts with the fact that two eleven-year-old girls disappear, and five years later one of them returns. You can read more about him in this article.
• “Truth. ” Another story about a missing girl. She is also found in the first episode a few years later, only the journalist who investigated immediately after her disappearance is sure that the returning girl is not at all who she claims to be.
• “The Accused”. Again a detective in the north of Spain, this time about a young scientist who had to flee his hometown, as he was accused of the disappearance of his own bride. Several years later, he returns and begins to investigate the case again.

What about medical series? There are fewer of them, but they also exist. They are also good to look at from the point of view of a useful base – suddenly you need to go to the doctor when you are in Spain and you will not be able to explain to him what is wrong. Well, okay, okay, you can definitely do it with these series 🙂

• “Hospital Valle Norte “. The fight between two brilliant surgeons – the new Paula Diaz and Hector, who has been working in this hospital for many years, who planned to take her post.
• Centro médico. It’s more of a show than a TV series, but it’s perfect for learning medical vocabulary. Many episodes can be found purely on YouTube, but the main fan fact here lies for Elite fans because in this series many actors from there played at once. Here are the issues with Esther Exposito, from Itzan Escamilla, from Aron Piper, from Mina El Hammani…

A little slang, por favor

If you’re curious about what teenagers say in Spain, it’s best to pick up a couple of fresh teenage dramas. How do they mean crash? Do you use so many phrases in English? And how do they live? The following two series will answer you for this:

• “Elite”. Well, you probably know him, but we could not help but include him in this collection, because he is rich in cool modern expressions. It’s quite difficult, even if you have confident B1-B2. So I advise you to turn on Spanish subtitles and write out unfamiliar phrases 🙂
• “HIT”. Super new, only a few episodes aired so far. Also school, teenagers, and eternal problems. Let’s see how the plot unfolds further, but so far it is quite curious and a lot of interesting vocabulary.

Let’s go to the past

A separate category is serials that tell about different historical eras. With its own chips, words, and incredible costumes. I offer a choice of as many as five from different times (in fact, they are all great):

• “Grand Hotel”. The 1905 year. Spanish “Downton Abbey”, only more twisted and detective. Raft twists fail somewhere, but overall very exciting. And the caste, as usual, is fiery.
• Velvet. Madrid, 1950s. Lovers of fashion and epic love stories will appreciate.
• “Telephone operators”. The late 1920s in Madrid. The first telephone exchange in the city and the four girls who work there – with their skeletons in the closet and dramas.
• “Ministry of Time”. There are many different times and locations at once because we are talking about time travel;)
• “Cathedral by the Sea”. Barcelona during the Middle Ages. Based on the historical novel of the same name by Ildefonso Falcones, one of Spain’s most popular literary works.

Ps All-all the series that I talked about above are in the original and with subtitles in this group :)”Telephone operators”

Mexican Spanish

European Spanish is superb, but in order to fully experience this language, it would be nice to listen to how it is spoken in Latin America. What’s the beauty? The fact that everywhere there are chips, accents, and different subtleties. For those who are already ready to get acquainted with all this, I recommend three cool Mexican telenovelas:

• “House of Flowers”. For lovers of satire and black humor. The plot revolves around an upper-class Mexican family who owns a prestigious flower shop and (unexpectedly!) A cabaret. Both are called “House of Flowers” and bring confusion to the life of all family members after one tragic event.
• “Cancel action”. The series, which was released not so long ago, is a teenage drama, somewhat reminiscent of Pretty Little Liars. Someone starts leaking all the secrets of high school students to the Network, and the main characters are trying to find the culprit. By the way, we also have a more detailed review of this series.
• “Donja”. Telenovela classics – here and separated mother and daughter, and super epic love stories, and constant dramas. What’s cool is the main couple and Danna Paola (Lou from Elite) in the lead role. Here her heroine is simply incredibly sweet and kind, and it is very interesting to watch her.

Ps All three series are on Netflix :)”Donya”A sourcetumblr.com

I hope this collection will help you, and you will be happy to immerse yourself in the world of wonderful Spanish TV series ❤️