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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Juan C.
Conversation-first Spanish for real life
Valerie R.
Learn From What You Know: Spanish from an English Perspective
Choose your tutor, try a class, keep learning.
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.
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.
Book a 25-minute trial
Every tutor offers a 25-minute trial at 50% of their hourly rate. Meet your tutor, talk through your goals, and see if the fit feels right.
Subscribe and learn inside your classroom
After your trial, pick a monthly package (2+ classes) with your tutor. Your learning space includes an AI tutor trained on your lessons, flashcards, homework, class notes, whiteboard, and progress tracking, all in one place. Cancel anytime.
More than a video call. A real classroom between sessions.
Most tutoring lives in a Google Doc and a WhatsApp thread between calls. Habla Boricua gives you a dedicated learning space where your homework, vocabulary, class notes, whiteboard, and progress all live together. Practice with an AI tutor trained on your tutor's actual lesson material: ask it questions about anything you covered in class, quiz yourself on the vocab your tutor introduced, review a grammar point, or practice conversation. Show up to your next class ready to go.
bregar — to deal with / handle
al garete — adrift, out of control
Student comfortable with -ar verbs. Introduced -er verbs today.
Kelly: “Great progress on past tense! Practice al garete in a sentence before Friday.”
Students, and the tutors who got them speaking.
Transparent pricing, set by each tutor.
Every tutor sets their own hourly rate and package prices. Trial classes are always 25 minutes and 50% off the tutor's hourly 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.
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.
The questions everyone asks first.
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.