How much time do you spend on YouTube? Answer honestly. No shame! Because, hey, there’s a lot of great Spanish YouTube channels out there to help you learn Spanish. Let’s take a look at 10 of the best!

And now on to the essential Spanish YouTube channels to help you learn Spanish…

10 Spanish YouTube Channels Spanish Learners Need to Watch

Holasoygerman

Hola Soy German is one of the most successful YouTuber ever. He hasn’t uploaded any new content since 2016, but there’s a whole archive of content to use as learning material.

His videos are funny, frank, and FAST. Really fast. But, hey, don’t worry! Even if you’re in the early stages of your Spanish learning, you can still enjoy watching, maybe getting a joke or two, and planning for the day you’ll understand what the heck he’s going on about.

Remember – you can always adjust the speed of YouTube videos too to play them a little slower!

And if you do understand what the heck he’s going on about then you can count Hola Soy German videos as a thing to revisit as you keep improving.

Elsmosh

Anpother mega popular YouTube channel is the English channel Smosh, where you can find comedy videos for Pokémon and pop culture fans. The good news for us? El Smosh exists. Yup. Seriously. The most popular videos from Smosh can also be found on ElSmosh en español.

Why is this great? Well, you can cross-reference both channels. If you don’t quite understand everything in an ElSmosh video, you can see if it’s also on Smosh and watch the English version to compare. It’s like a language learning comedy factory.

There’s an Adventure Time video, so naturally, that’s the one I’m going to share. Mathematical!

And when you’re done, here’s the English version.

Fatty Martin

One of my favourite things to watch on YouTube is film analysis. Fatty Martin uploads regularly with just that for film and TV. There’s videos covering everything from The Mandalorian to The Handmaid’s Tale, and welcome film analysis for things like Aftersun.

I’m linking to the Aftersun analysis below but if you haven’t seen the film, try and watch it first!

Ceci Dover

Ceci Dover is a vocal coach who often shares reaction videos to popular songs. Naturally that includes Spanish language songs!

So if you love music in Spanish, then this channel is a must to subscribe to for extra practice. (I talk all about how to go beyond just lyrics when bringing music into your languages in Music Maestro!)

Here’s her reaction video to Shakira’s BZRP Music Session #53.

Huerto Adictos

If plants are your thing, this channel is for you. Want to combine your love of plants with your Spanish learning? This is the answer!

Libros para Cambiar de Vida

Love to read, learn Spanish, and become a better person? Libros para Cambiar de Vida (Books to change your life) is your new favourite YouTube subscription! They share reviews and summaries of lots of great books, including some you might recognise.

I talk a lot about the book Atomic Habits and how it can be applied to language learning, so let’s go with that as our example video here.

Lifeder

Curious about…well, just stuff in general? The world, history, geopolitics, all that stuff? You’ll love Lifeder.

What’s great about using this sort of content for your language learning is that there’s likely to be some familiarity. Country names, people names, that sort of thing often translates similarly.

It’s also a great channel to learn more about Spanish speaking countries, like this video below.

Mis Pastelitos

Making delicious-looking, ridiculously bright cakes mostly, Mis Pastelitos will have you practising Spanish and craving sugar. A channel to watch on a diet it ain’t. I think this is my favourite Spanish food YouTube channel.

Continuing with the Adventure Time theme from the ElSmosh video earlier in this post, here’s a recipe for no-bake(!) Adventure Time brownies. Algebraic!

El Rubius OMG

Ok, confession time; I’m not a gamer. I couldn’t tell you the difference between an X-Box and a PS4 without looking hard for the logo. However, I understand gaming is big business on YouTube so I wanted to share a gaming channel or two with you. Only fair, right? If you’re looking to watch gaming videos and get some extra Spanish exposure then El Rubius OMG is a good choice.

That said, Pokémon is a game I can (or at least could…many years ago) understand, so this video I totally got.

Misias Pero Viajeras

All about travelling on a budget, this channel from Peruvians Fatima and Daniela is great for travel lovers.

They visit Spanish speaking countries as well as places all over the world, so there’s plenty to explore.

Want to visit Machu Picchu? (Which, I have to say, is one of the most complicated places to visit that I’ve encountered!) Here’s their guide…

How to Make the Most of Video, Film & TV for Language Learning: Watch & Learn

Enjoy using video in your language learning? If you love film & TV too, you’ll love Watch & Learn.

This super mini course is just 36 minutes long and will change the way you approach your favourite video content for language learning. Yay!