Señor Gringo's Learn Spanish Shop

The Señor Gringo Spanish Language Shop is for people learning to speak Spanish in Australia. Most English speakers find learning Spanish easier than expected and Señor Gringo provides the language course materials to make it happen.

Spanish Textbooks for Spanish Courses

Señor Gringo stocks all fof the top Spanish coursebooks used in Spanish classes around Australia. If you want to place a bulk order please contact us sooner rather than later to ensure we have enough of the Spanish textbooks you want in stock.

Señor Gringo has fixed price postage so save yourself some money by ordering any Spanish dictionaries or supporting coursebooks together in one order. We find that Spanish language students almost always buy a dictionary, at the very least, in addition to their coursebooks.

Learn Spanish at Home

Learning Spanish at home can be just as effective as attending a Spanish class, provided that you diversify your studies. Don't just try to learn Spanish words. Learn as much as you can about Spanish grammar and the Spanish verbs.

Hearing the Spanish language being spoken is crucial so be sure to invest in some Spanish audio CDs. Listen to native Spanish speakers as much as possible and attempt to pronounce the words as they do.

Señor Gringo...huh?

The first thing we are often asked is what does our name mean. Well, here it is in it's two parts:

What does 'Señor' mean?

Señor is the Spanish word for 'Mr'. So if you want to say My Smith you say Señor Smith. It is also used when addressing males you don't know for a polite or friendly exchange.

What does 'Gringo' mean?

'Gringo' is defined by the Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary as meaning foreign or foreigner along with Yankee or North American. It is often used in a derogatory sense however many Spanish speakers use it simply to refer to foreigners who in particular can't speak Spanish.

Half billion people speak Spanish, why don't you?

Many English speakers in general find learning any foreign language difficult and try to avoid it at all costs, even when they live abroad. The attitude of most is: why bother when almost everyone speaks English. Really, why bother learning, for example, Spanish? Going to Cancun in Mexico or to Malaga in the south of Spain for a holiday does not require much more than 'Una cervesa por favor'. But, to learn to speak Spanish would make visiting Mexico, or any of the 22 countries of the world where Spanish language is the native language would make visiting those countries very different experience.

There are half billion people in the world who speak Spanish language. For some of them, it is their mother tongue, for others it is the language they learned so that they could immerse themselves in the rich Latino culture, understand the music and read wonderful Nobel winning writers like Marquez in the original. And let's not forget famous Telenovelas, Latin soap operas that are becoming so popular in the Western world for the drama and passions that really heat up the small screen. If you learn to speak Spanish, maybe all that hot Latin drama will make a bit more sense.

Visiting a Spanish speaking country without understanding the language means being limited to the well-beaten tourist paths and staying in the resorts where the staff understands English. But, just outside the walls of your hotel there is a whole world of culture, food, music and pure fun that is out of reach for those who never bothered to learn to speak Spanish. Visiting a Spanish speaking country is much richer experience for those who can sit at the street café and sample the local delights while listening to the jokes and banter of the locals. Visiting the market can be one of the most delightful experiences while being in the foreign country, if you can understand the language and can ask the questions about the foods you have never seen and are curious about. Just imagine how many different kinds of tamale you will be able to buy if you learn to speak Spanish.

Even if we forget about the travel to the Spanish speaking countries, speaking fluent grammatically correct Spanish language gives a huge advantage to any person looking for a job. In today's difficult economic times and tight job market, to learn Spanish can mean the difference between getting the job and staying on the unemployment list.

For a long time, to learn Spanish meant endless lessons with a teacher and boring grammar exercises. Since Spanish grammar is so different from English, most English natives find learning Spanish grammar a total nightmare. But, the internet brought us access to a huge number of tools for learning Spanish in a modern way. There are interactive computer games that make learning grammar rules fun, podcasts allow us to download Spanish songs, Spanish radio online allows us to listen to the Spanish spoken by the natives of different Spanish speaking countries and learn the proper pronunciation.

While there is no better way to learn Spanish language than immersing yourself in the local culture, it is often not possible or affordable. Using one of the interactive Spanish language audio courses is an excellent alternative, especially since the good ones are designed to teach you while entertaining you at the same time. If you are having fun, you will come back to learn more. And the more you learn, the more curious you will get. With all the new tools, you will quickly become one of the half billion people who speak Spanish.