Friday Language Exchange

17 July, 2020

Practice languages, make new friends and have fun with us every week!

We are a group of people keen to improve the level of our second languages and to meet new people in Barcelona.
We meet on Fridays at 8pm in the city center.
This event is open to everyone, so you are all welcome to join us!! (If you are under 18, you must be accompanied by an adult).
Let’s have some fun! 🙂

Somos un grupo de gente que quiere mejorar el nivel de sus segundas lenguas y además conocer gente nueva en Barcelona.
Nos encontramos los viernes a las 20h en el centro de la ciudad.
Este evento está abierto a todo el mundo, así que sois todos bienvenidos!! (Si eres menor de 18, debes ir acompañado de un adulto).
¡Divirtámonos! 🙂

There is just one bar INSIDE the train station, so no chance to miss it 😉
DENTRO de la estación solo hay un bar, es imposible equivocarse 😉

Our group is big, so you’ll recognize us easily. There will be a host giving you a sticker with your name, native language and language you want to practice. It is also ok if you just want to speak your own language 🙂

El grupo es grande, así que nos reconocerás fácilmente. Habrá un anfitrión que te entregará una etiqueta con tu nombre, idioma nativo e idioma que quieres practicar. No hay ningún problema en hablar solamente tu idioma 🙂

This is a free event, although since we are using the bar facilities, we are asked to have at least one drink per person (€3).

Este evento es gratuito, aunque dado que el bar nos presta su espacio, nos piden que cada persona tome al menos una copa (3€).

Like our FB page and subscribe to our events: www.facebook.com/thefridaylanguageexchange
Join our FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/TheFridayLanguageExchange
Follow us on Instagram: @barcelonalanguageexchange

Da ‘me gusta’ a nuestra página de FB: www.facebook.com/thefridaylanguageexchange/
Únete a nuestro grupo de FB: www.facebook.com/groups/TheFridayLanguageExchange
Síguenos en Instagram: @barcelonalanguageexchange

Language Learning, Uncategorized

New language, new life

By Nicolò Mugnani on

22 January, 2019

- Language Learning, Uncategorized

All my life I have always liked discovering new cultures and learning new languages, but I had never studied Spanish.

When I arrived in Barcelona, I had the habit of joining Italian and foreigners groups, as to live again my Erasmus time, which I clearly remember as one of the best periods of my life.

About my Spanish, I was aware I had to learn to speak it and write it properly if I wanted to stay and live in Barcelona. But, at that moment, fear and shame led me to hide behind other languages I was fluent in.

Some months later, once I left the magic bubble of the University, I faced the world of work and I realized that my level of Spanish was bad, because I could understand well, but I did not have the right vocabulary to successfully pass an interview.

That’s how my adventure started at The Friday Language Exchange, where I had the chance to practice my Spanish in a fun way and while making new friends, in a big city like Barcelona, where that’s not so easy.

I saw my Spanish was evolving and I felt more confident talking with more ease and learning a lot through the new people I had met at the language exchange, thanks to its friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

As time goes by, I have tried to integrate more and, learning Spanish and Catalan, has opened the doors to a new and more successful life at a professional and personal level.