Magda
Librarian
I wanted to learn Spanish because my neighbors are Spanish-speakers and I wanted to be able to communicate better. I work at the library and it is so much easier to help them if I can speak at least a little of their native language.
Español por y para la comunidad aquí en Nashville, TN
Be a part of Nashville’s growing multicultural community through Spanish classes taught by local native speakers.
Why do you want to improve your Spanish?
¿Por qué es importante mejorar tu español?
Markus
Bus Driver
When I’m driving my bus, most of the kids speak Spanish. I used to think ‘it’s not my job to learn their language’, but now I really want to. I want to know what they are saying and talk to them. I was able to ask a student ‘¿Dónde vives?’ and he pointed to his address. That made me feel pretty good.
Elizabeth
Spanish Heritage Speaker
Since I moved out here to Nashville, I just started losing my Spanish. It was really poignant. Whenever I’d go home, and I would start talking to my aunts, or some of my cousins, I could just feel myself struggling with my ability to communicate.
Voces de Nashville makes it easy for Nashvillians to learn Spanish in an authentic way and connect with more people in their city.
Voces de Nashville facilita que los nashvileños aprendan español de manera auténtica para que puedan comunicarse con más personas.
¿Cómo son las clases en Voces de Nashville?
What are classes like at Voces de Nashville?
A member-owned cooperative that trains Latina community members to teach Spanish classes to adults around our city. Our students learn conversational Spanish that native speakers right here in the Nashville area speak. All of our classes are designed so that students use what they learn to help break down language barriers and connect with more people in their local neighborhoods and workplaces.
Our classes are relaxed and comfortable, with a focus on meeting students at their level and helping them build confidence with additional grammar tools and vocabulary. Our students and teachers come from many different backgrounds, but have a common goal of wanting to converse with their community and share knowledge and culture.