Online Spanish Courses
With Functionally Fluent, you'll learn to do 150 things in Spanish!
Here's how it works:
Our courses consist of three levels - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
At each level, you'll learn to do 50 things in Spanish. At the end of all three levels,
you'll know how to do 150 things, making you "functionally fluent!"
Learn more from course creator and language expert Diana María Gruber.
Ready to learn Spanish with Diana?
What's Functionally Fluent like?
Our online Spanish courses are engaging, smart, and simple, so you get results, fast! The approach is organized and empowering - at the end of each chapter, you'll check off what you learned to do in Spanish - introduce yourself, order a meal, tell a story, make plans, and more! You'll walk away feeling accomplished, uplifted, and one step closer to being functionally fluent in Spanish!
Your journey includes fun, structured, engaging lessons with videos, audio, presentations, and guidance from course creator Diana María Gruber. One of the world's top language experts, Diana speaks six languages fluently. For over twenty years, she has taught thousands of students all over the world to be functionally fluent in a foreign language, and connect with more people!
Your journey includes fun, structured, engaging lessons with videos, audio, presentations, and guidance from course creator Diana María Gruber. One of the world's top language experts, Diana speaks six languages fluently. For over twenty years, she has taught thousands of students all over the world to be functionally fluent in a foreign language, and connect with more people!
Watch this fun 2-min video for more!
Ready to become Functionally Fluent?
Course Components and Features
Each level of Functionally Fluent's online course includes:
- Unlimited Lifetime Access from any device - learn on your phone, tablet, or laptop
- 10 Chapter Intro Videos with a caring, fun, expert language teacher*
- 6-10 Core Lessons featuring:
- 100+ Fun Vocabulary, Grammar, Listening, Reading and Writing Exercises
- 30+ Speaking Exercises for practicing Spanish with others in real life!**
- 50+ Slide-by-Slide Audio Downloads
- Whole-Chapter Audio Downloads
- Recurring Motivational and Resource Videos
- Self-Assessments to help track your progress
- PDF Supplements, including:
- Pronunciation Guide
- Glossary
- Answer Key
- Vocabulary "Cheat Sheets"
- Functions Overview "Cheat Sheets" to remind you, at a glance, what you can now do in Spanish!
- Access to 20+ YouTube Instructor Videos with insight to best language-learning methodologies
*In the videos, Diana walks you through each lesson, setting you up for success! The videos are not of Diana actually teaching the exercises. This is not a "take notes" class, so don't expect a "teacher at a chalkboard" approach! Instead, Diana is your guide, helping you connect with others in your life, in Spanish.
**Functionally Fluent is delivered 100% online, with optional workbooks sold separately. The content is great for self-study, but it's smart to go out and speak! Say "hola" at the taquería, chat with friends and family, or practice with an English-speaker you're learning with! Speaking Spanish with others, not doing listen-and-repeat into a microphone, is the only way to build fluency.
Why is Functionally Fluent the best way for me to learn Spanish?
You can see we offer much more value at a lower price than other programs! Apps and CALL (computer-assisted language-learning) teach you passively and inefficiently, and you don't get results! Know anyone who became fluent in a language through an app or software? Not likely, since people don't learn to talk by clicking on screens. Functionally Fluent encourages interaction with people, not computers, so you avoid frustration and boredom, and you get fluent - fast!
How do I know Functionally Fluent works? Has it been proven?
Yes! Functionally Fluent has been proven over and over again. Our program has been tested on thousands of learners for over fifteen years at one of Houston's leading language schools, HABLA - with incredible results! We have a 99% success rate, and rave reviews from our students, as you'll see below. Additionally, Functionally Fluent is based on methods used in Europe and internationally for decades, so while our course is modern, the approach behind it is tried-and-true.
How much time will it take me?
The short answer is just two months per level! At 1-3 hours per week (just 15-20 minutes per day), you'll complete each course in one to three months. This means even if you start as a Beginner, you'll be functionally fluent in Spanish and complete our Advanced level in under six months! You could do it even more quickly, like Patrick below, with a lot of real-life exposure and review for better retention.
How much does it cost?
Less than you'd expect! We have super-low introductory pricing right now, with lifetime access. Plus, our pricing is backed by a full money-back guarantee! Check out our prices here.
Which level should I get?
- We recommend you purchase all three levels together. This is the best value and the most rewarding, since you will become functionally fluent!
- If you're not a Beginner, consider an Intermediate+Advanced bundle, also discounted.
- Bundles are the best deal, but each level is sold separately if you prefer.
Check out our 30-second Spanish Level Self-Assessment and course previews here!
We know you'll think Functionally Fluent is awesome. But don't take our word for it - here's what our students say!
What Spanish Learners are Saying about Functionally Fluent
"This course helped me learn more Spanish than anything I'd used before - and believe me, I'd tried everything - software, textbooks, apps, you name it! This is by far the best way to learn a language I've seen. I've just finished the Beginner level, and I'm excited to complete the whole series on my own."
Craig Smith, Project Manager
Functionally Fluent Beginner-Intermediate Learner
"Revolutionary! This actually does teach you how to speak and converse in Spanish. Ideal for the student who does not have the wherewithal to spend hours and hours studying grammar that only makes learning hard. Less is more!
Shawn Kelly
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"I'm a Spanish teacher and bought Functionally Fluent for my class for adults who had taken Spanish in high school and couldn't 'function' in Spanish. It's a great method to help me help them become fluent in tasks. At the end of the third class, they claimed to have learned more than in the years in school.
Josephine Forero, Spanish Teacher
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“After completing Functionally Fluent's Beginner Spanish course, which took me just a few weeks, I took a college placement exam and placed out of the first semester of college Spanish. After the Intermediate course, I placed out of two semesters. After the Advanced course, I placed out of all four semesters of college Spanish.
This program has saved me thousands of dollars and dozens of hours of my time.
Not to mention, it made me actually fluent in Spanish. I can now speak with my wife's family in Peru, and have no problems when I'm there.
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have accomplished that in a few weeks of college classes!
Patrick Rano, Senior Field Engineer
Functionally Fluent Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Learner
and now fluent Spanish-speaker!
These results are not unusual, especially when you follow our outside-practice recommendations, like Patrick did.
We've seen thousands of learners get super-fast, long-term, real results and become functionally fluent with our method.
We know our program really works!
The bottom line is....
We guarantee you'll learn more with Functionally Fluent's system than with any tool you've used before -
or your money back!
So get started today, and become functionally fluent!
Craig Smith, Project Manager
Functionally Fluent Beginner-Intermediate Learner
"Revolutionary! This actually does teach you how to speak and converse in Spanish. Ideal for the student who does not have the wherewithal to spend hours and hours studying grammar that only makes learning hard. Less is more!
Shawn Kelly
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"I'm a Spanish teacher and bought Functionally Fluent for my class for adults who had taken Spanish in high school and couldn't 'function' in Spanish. It's a great method to help me help them become fluent in tasks. At the end of the third class, they claimed to have learned more than in the years in school.
Josephine Forero, Spanish Teacher
Verified Amazon Purchaser
Beginner Companion Workbook
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“After completing Functionally Fluent's Beginner Spanish course, which took me just a few weeks, I took a college placement exam and placed out of the first semester of college Spanish. After the Intermediate course, I placed out of two semesters. After the Advanced course, I placed out of all four semesters of college Spanish.
This program has saved me thousands of dollars and dozens of hours of my time.
Not to mention, it made me actually fluent in Spanish. I can now speak with my wife's family in Peru, and have no problems when I'm there.
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have accomplished that in a few weeks of college classes!
Patrick Rano, Senior Field Engineer
Functionally Fluent Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Learner
and now fluent Spanish-speaker!
These results are not unusual, especially when you follow our outside-practice recommendations, like Patrick did.
We've seen thousands of learners get super-fast, long-term, real results and become functionally fluent with our method.
We know our program really works!
The bottom line is....
We guarantee you'll learn more with Functionally Fluent's system than with any tool you've used before -
or your money back!
So get started today, and become functionally fluent!
Like to write things down?
Check out our optional printed companion workbooks,
for purchase through Amazon via our store.
Check out our optional printed companion workbooks,
for purchase through Amazon via our store.