Palabrita: Mexican Spanish

New: play in English! Guess a Mexican Spanish word a day with the meaning always on screen, recorded audio and a friendly axolotl. No ads, no account.

Learn the Spanish people actually speak in Mexico, one word at a time.

Palabrita is a daily word game for English speakers: you see the meaning in English, and you guess the Spanish word in six tries. The tile colors tell you which letters are right. The meaning never hides, so you're always learning, not just guessing.

MEXICAN SPANISH, ON PURPOSE • Carro, not coche. Jugo, not zumo. Lentes, not gafas. Every word, example and recording is Mexican Spanish. • Fun facts written for English speakers: false friends (embarazada is not embarrassed, éxito is not exit), how to say the rr, why the x in México sounds like a j, and Spanish words that came from Nahuatl, like chocolate, tomate and guajolote.

HEAR IT, SAY IT • Recorded audio in a Mexican Spanish voice for every word and example sentence, with a slow-motion button. • Stuck? The hints open one by one: topic, an example with a blank, the first letter, and the word split into syllables with the stressed one in capitals (PLA·ya, DÍ·a).

MORE THAN ONE WORD A DAY • Practice as much as you want with 4, 5 or 6 letters. • Flashcards with smart review: words you know come back later, tricky ones come back sooner. • 3-minute mix, quizzes and a 60-second rush. • 8 scenes (taco stand, market, metro, beach…) with short dialogues you can listen to. • 4-word puzzles: what do these words have in common? • Collect illustrated postcards from Mexico and pin them on your corkboard.

FRIENDLY BY DESIGN • Lupe the axolotl cheers you on, never nags. • Your streak counts days you play, not days you win. • Large, high-contrast text that grows with your iPhone's text size. • Interface in English, Japanese or Korean.

NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT. NO TRACKING. Everything stays on your iPhone and works offline.