Spanish colloquial words for money
Hola and welcome! We’re Inma and Silvia and in today’s mini-podcast, we’re talking about something fun, useful and very real – the different ways people refer to money in Spanish.
You’ve probably learned dinero, but that’s just the beginning. In everyday conversation, you’ll hear colloquial words like pasta, plata and others – they can vary depending on where you are in the Spanish-speaking world.
We love chatting about these kinds of expressions because they’re the kind of vocabulary that makes your Spanish sound more natural and native-like. So join us as we break them down and share examples. Let’s get into it and tell us what you think!
🎧 Mini-podcast: colloquial words for money by Inma & Silvia
Have a listen to natives Inma and Silvia‘s mini-podcast about the great variety of words we have to say dinero (money). Notice how very different their accents are, Silvia from the Basque country and Inma from Andalusia.
Author info
After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.
Silvia is a multilingual educator with expertise in English, French, and Spanish, and a passion for helping students excel in language learning. After gaining extensive international teaching experience in the UK and other countries, Silvia returned to her hometown of Vitoria in 2019. Since then, she has been sharing her knowledge and love for languages with learners of all levels. With over a decade of experience, Silvia’s creative and dynamic teaching methods make language acquisition both fun and accessible.