{"id":135318,"date":"2024-03-08T00:21:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/best-ways-learn-spanish-in-the-car\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T00:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T05:20:22","slug":"best-ways-learn-spanish-in-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/best-ways-learn-spanish-in-the-car\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Ways to Learn Spanish While Driving (Plus Resources)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you don’t use your language skills, you’ll lose them. That’s why it’s important to take advantage of every spare minute and get creative on how to keep practicing your Spanish skills, even during the busiest times in your life.<\/p>\n

You might have already learned about other ways to practice Spanish regularly, but now it’s time to bring another daily dose of learning to your life\u2014in the car.<\/p>\n

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1. Listen to Audio-based Spanish Courses<\/h2>\n

If you can order a cheeseburger to go while cruising around, you can do the same with your language learning courses. Here are several audio-based Spanish courses<\/a> you can do while you’re on the go.<\/p>\n

Pimsleur<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Available on: <\/strong>iOS<\/a> | Android<\/a><\/p>\n

For digital downloads, Pimsleur for European Spanish<\/a>\u00a0or Latin American Spanish<\/a> is the option recommended by a lot of language learners who spend lots of time in their car.<\/p>\n

Each lesson lasts around 25-30 minutes. You’re constantly prompted to listen, repeat, answer and converse with the audio lessons, so it’s all highly interactive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s a complete review of Pimsleur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Babbel<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Available on: <\/strong>iOS<\/a> | Android<\/a><\/p>\n

Another great option is Babbel\u2019s\u00a0audio-based lessons in podcast format<\/a>. Perfect for car commutes, lessons range from five to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

You can choose whether you’d like to focus on European or Latin American Spanish. With Babbel’s emphasis on real-life scenarios, it’s a convenient and effective choice.<\/p>\n

Read more about Babbel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rosetta Stone<\/a>\"rosetta-stone\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Available on: <\/strong>iOS<\/a> | Android<\/a><\/p>\n

Dive into learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone\u2019s\u00a0lessons for European Spanish or Latin American Spanish.<\/p>\n

There’s an audio portion called the Audio Companion<\/a>, which is available for download in MP3 format through the website. Each audio clip is only a few minutes long and includes listening exercises for vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s our full Rosetta Stone review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rapid Spanish: Earworms Learning<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Rapid<\/a>The philosophy behind this course is simple: music can facilitate language acquisition.<\/p>\n

The CD is pumped with lessons that use musical rhythms<\/a> to plant some 200 Spanish verbs and nouns into your long-term memory. The tunes are so catchy that, soon enough, you’ll find yourself singing your way to all the basics of the language.<\/p>\n

You can familiarize yourself with the Spanish accent<\/a> as well, so you can begin to sound like a true native speaker. (This is a perfect starter for those who have set their sights on Spanish fluency.)<\/p>\n

Also, anyone who travels and needs to get into Spanish fast will benefit from its sing-songy teaching style.<\/p>\n

Learn Spanish with Paul Noble<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Learn<\/a>From his many moons of experience studying languages, Paul Noble concluded that the traditional language teaching methods are both inefficient and ineffective. So, he devised memorable language tricks of his own and taught them to others.<\/p>\n

This program boasts of lessons without rote memorization, vocabulary lists, set phrases or textbooks. With its unorthodox, and sometimes counterintuitive, teaching methods, it makes a bold \u201cNo Failure\u201d guarantee.<\/p>\n

It trumps all the classic excuses of not learning a new language such as \u201cI just don\u2019t have the time\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s just too difficult!\u201d because you’ll be learning without even trying.<\/p>\n

The whole program is on 12 CDs, containing over 13 hours of audio featuring both European and Latin American Spanish.<\/p>\n

Drive Time Spanish<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Drive<\/a>Wanna turn your car into a Spanish University-on-Wheels? Drive Time accompanies you on commutes to work, daily errands or leisurely drives.<\/p>\n

It’ll turn your hours on the road into time productively spent by serving up a healthy mix of vocabulary, grammar and conversation tips. You can actually learn the Spanish equivalents of the objects you see on your drive. How\u2019s that for multitasking?<\/p>\n

The program comes in 4 CDs that includes simple explanations, examples and lots of conversational practice. A 64-page supplementary reading includes extensive vocabulary lists, dialogue scripts and a helpful grammar reference\u2014all for when you’re parked, of course.<\/p>\n

Power Spanish Accelerated (I & II)\"Spanish<\/a><\/h3>\n

This program is from Mark Frobose, who’s described as the \u201conly living architect of a successful major language method, a major language memory technique\u201d.<\/p>\n

This highly enjoyable and upbeat program is chock-full of memory retention techniques that keep learners motivated. It gives students the flexibility to express complete thoughts through sentence building exercises and effective repetition.<\/p>\n

New material is interspersed with older material to make for a smooth learning transition. Without knowing it, and in no time, you\u2019ll find yourself conversing in Spanish faster than with other programs.<\/p>\n

2. Binge Spanish Podcasts\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Downloadable Spanish podcasts<\/a> make for great listening materials when you’re trying to learn Spanish while driving. Here are a few to check out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SpanishPod101<\/a>\"spanishpod101\"<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SpanishPod101 is one of our favorite podcasts. It has episodes that range from two to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

They have audio-only podcasts made by professional teachers, and these cover a wide range of topics, from grammar and vocabulary to real-life conversational skills.<\/p>\n

Learn more about SpanishPod101 in this review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spanish in 180 Seconds<\/a>\"Spanish<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

A useful podcast for improving your grammar would be Spanish in 180 Seconds.<\/p>\n

It’s not updated anymore, but you can still download its three-minute episodes online. If you play it throughout your drive, you can listen to more than one a day and quickly advance through the list of lessons.<\/p>\n

3. Get Through Some Spanish Audiobooks<\/h2>\n

You can also check out audiobooks in Spanish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Audible<\/a>\"Audible<\/a><\/h3>\n

Available on: <\/strong>iOS<\/a> | Android<\/a><\/p>\n

Audible is one of the most popular places to find audiobooks.<\/p>\n

You might find that some Spanish audiobooks are available through the Audible website or app directly. Others are available on both Audible and Amazon. Some are available only through CD on the main Amazon website.<\/p>\n

Here are some of our favorites you can try:<\/p>\n