In a world overflowing with Spanish-learning channels, only a few are truly qualified to teach the authentic language spoken in Spain, and Spanish With Vicky is one of them. With a total of 1 million followers on its social media platforms, @spanish.with.vicky has become the biggest social media community for Spanish learners.
Now, Victoria Chauvell — also known as Vicky — is taking the next step in her mission to spread natural, real-world Spanish to learners everywhere with her first book, Spanish With Vicky – Stop Being a Guiri and Finally Learn Español. First published by Penguin Random House exclusively in Spain in June, 2025, the book has now been released and made available for purchase worldwide.
Vicky’s Method
Textbooks teach the rules. Vicky teaches the real language that native speakers use every day. In her debut book, she unlocks the key to sounding authentic, helping readers overcome their hesitation in real conversations, stop defaulting to English, and finally get Spanish speakers to respond in Spanish.
This practical, entertaining guide takes learners far beyond memorizing verbs and grammar charts. With humor, cultural context, and the expressions locals actually use in Spain and Latin America, Vicky breaks down everyday situations step-by-step: from greeting people naturally, ordering food politely and confidently, to asking for help at the gym, supermarket, and at home. Designed for English-speaking learners of all levels, the book makes Spanish simple, relatable, and unforgettable.
The book complements her rapidly growing learning ecosystem, which includes viral Instagram and TikTok content, online webinars, and her comprehensive Spanish MasterCourse program, ranging from Beginner to Advanced. Whether learning from a smartphone or diving into structured lessons, students everywhere now have a fun and effective way to level up their Spanish and start sounding like locals.
As Vicky says, “…most students have learned some Spanish in a very formal way, and they don’t understand the real Spanish, so I teach them how to speak like a native speaker on the street”.
About Vicky
Vicky is a Spanish teacher from Barcelona with 12 years of experience and a master’s degree in applied Linguistics. After teaching at universities and the Instituto Cervantes in Casablanca, she found traditional methods too rigid and outdated. For this reason, she turned to social media to bring conversational Spanish to anyone and anywhere. Today, her online community Spanish With Vicky has 1 million students all over the world, from the US and UK to Spain and Germany, all united by the desire to speak Spanish confidently and naturally.
