Spanish, the Chido way
Learn Mexican Spanish to travel Mexico.
1-on-1 Zoom classes with native Mexican teachers, plus Señor Chip, an AI buddy who never sleeps. Two free minutes with Chip, no signup, or a free trial class. No credit card, no drama.
- 4.8 on Trustpilot
- 500+ students since 2020
- 100% native teachers
“¿Y tú qué hiciste el fin?”
And what did you do this weekend?
Not ready to book? ¡No hay bronca! Practice with Señor Chip free, no signup.
- Free 30-minute class
- Talk to Chip 2 minutes free
- Free Spanish level test
- Free DELE practice exam
- Free A1 grammar test
- Spanish Snack, a new word game every week
- 100% native Mexican teachers
- 4.8 on Trustpilot
- Señor Chip included with every class pack
How it works
Three steps. Stop after the first one if you want, no hard feelings.
A free 30-minute trial class with a native teacher
Meet your teacher, speak Spanish from minute one, and find out your level. No credit card, no commitment. Just see how it feels to actually talk. ¡Órale!
Shy? Warm up with Chip first, 2 minutes, no signup.
Uriel Benítez, Founder and lead teacher at ChidoLingo
Choose your class plan. Chip comes with it.
Buy a pack of classes and use it at your own pace, or subscribe for a fixed weekly rhythm. The bigger the pack, the less you pay per class, and Chip comes with all of them.
Señor Chip is awake at 2am
Buy a pack
From $20a class
Packs of 10 to 72 classes, used at your own pace. The bigger the pack, the less you pay.
Subscribe weekly
From $23a class
A fixed slot every week. Pause or cancel whenever you want.
Coming soon
Travelling to Mexico City? The Immersion Excursion runs separately, from $150 — booking opens soon.
The Immersion Excursion
Classes in person, in Mexico City. You and your teacher take the lesson to the street: a market, a taquería, the pyramids, the canals of Xochimilco. Real Spanish, where it actually lives.
- In person
- Mexico City
- With your own teacher
Comfortable shoes recommended.
What our students actually did with it
4.8 on Trustpilot · 500+ students
“These practice sessions along with my classes from Uriel are a great combination to learn by. I am truly enjoying learning Spanish... finally.”
Timothy Walsh
Trustpilot · Jan 2025
“My instructor is Uriel Benitez. I am very pleased with my lessons primarily because we converse in Español. I struggle and he patiently corrects me.”
Francie Pratte
Trustpilot · Sep 2020
“Uriel is a very patient and friendly professor. He is very welcoming to all levels of students and really wants them to succeed in their goals.”
Alec Cadena
Trustpilot · Sep 2021
Questions before you book
Still not sure? Write to us. A real human answers, not a bot, usually the same day.
hola@chidolingo.com
No. Our teachers work with complete beginners every day, and the first class is partly about finding out where you are. You will still speak in that first class, just with more help. Nobody starts fluent.
Señor Chip is ChidoLingo's AI Spanish buddy: Spanish speaking practice on demand, at any hour. You talk to him out loud, he answers in Mexican Spanish, and he tells you right away what to fix in your pronunciation and word choice. He is up 24/7, has 56 real-life scenarios to practice, and comes included with every class pack. You can try him for 2 minutes free at chidolingo.com/try-chip, no signup.
The first 30-minute class is free. After that, private classes are sold in packs from $20 to $23 per class, and every pack includes practice minutes with Señor Chip at no extra cost. In-person Immersion Excursions in Mexico City start at $150 USD for one person, plus $50 or more for each extra person depending on the day.
You buy a pack of class credits: Ruby is 10 classes at $23 each, Gold is 25 classes at $22 each, Platinum is 36 classes at $21 each, Diamond is 72 classes at $20 each. Credits never expire, you book each class from your dashboard whenever you want, and every pack adds bonus minutes with Señor Chip.
Classes are 60-minute 1-on-1 video sessions on Zoom with a native Mexican teacher. You pick the schedule and the focus: conversation, grammar, travel Spanish, DELE or IELTS exam preparation, whatever you need. Yes, there is homework. Every class ends with personalized exercises based on what you covered, you submit them on the platform, and your teacher reviews them. It is how the class sticks.
With 30 to 60 minutes of practice a day, most ChidoLingo students hold basic conversations after about 3 months and reach conversational fluency in 6 to 9 months. Consistency beats talent every time, which is why every class comes with homework and Chip is there between classes.
Yes, any time and without explaining yourself. Getting used to different voices and accents is part of understanding real Spanish, so switching is encouraged, not frowned upon.
Reschedule or cancel up to 24 hours before the class at no cost. Subscriptions can be paused or cancelled whenever you want. Nothing locks you in for months.
That is the whole point. Every teacher is Mexican, and Señor Chip speaks and reads in a Mexican voice. You will understand other varieties just fine, but you will sound like you learned it in Mexico. Chido.
An app lets you tap the right answer. Here a person waits for you to say it, hears you hesitate, and corrects you in the moment. Chip fills the days between classes so the habit does not break. You talk, you do not tap.
¡Órale! Your first class is free. Find out how it feels to actually speak Spanish.
30 minutes with a native Mexican teacher. No credit card, no commitment, no drama.