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Upcoming Agenda

• Virgen de la Paloma Fiesta
In August, Madrid celebrates its most traditional fiestas: San Cayetano, San Lorenzo and La Paloma.

• Dia de la Hispanidad
Spain celebrates its National Day on 12 October with an impressive military procession in the Plaza de Colón, Madrid.

user experience

Madrid - user Valentine - 05/07/2007
I have been living in Spain for more than a year (Barcelona, Madrid), but since I’m working for an American company, my Spanish is still at beginner level. Of course I can say ‘one-two-three’, ‘beer’ and ‘hello’, but I’m often confused in hotels and restaurants. The last few months in Madrid, I’ve been using XS2Madrid on my cell phone. Spanish people tend to react a little strange in the beginning, but they really appreciate your effort to get to know their language. Especially when going out with friends, we had a lot of fun with the fun & flirt sentences. The best thing is that you can add some phrases you use often to your ‘favorites’ section, and after a while, I started knowing them by heart. Besides that, the city guide provides some excellent reviews and insider tips about Madrid’s hotspots, restaurants and clubs, some of which cannot be found in the regular city guide books.

User Experiences

Valentine (Madrid) I have been living in Spain for more than a year (Barcelona, Madrid), but since I’m working for an American company, my Spanish is still at beginner level. Of course I can say ‘one-two-three’, ‘beer’ and ‘hello’, but I’m often confused in hotels and restaurants. The last few months in Madrid, I’ve been using XS2Madrid on my cell phone. Spanish people tend to react a little strange in the beginning, but they really appreciate your effort to get to know their language. Especially when going out with friends, we had a lot of fun with the fun & flirt sentences. The best thing is that you can add some phrases you use often to your ‘favorites’ section, and after a while, I started knowing them by heart. Besides that, the city guide provides some excellent reviews and insider tips about Madrid’s hotspots, restaurants and clubs, some of which cannot be found in the regular city guide books.

Rutger Hoorn (Barcelona) Living in Barcelona now for 5 months and had a lot of problems making conversations with the Catalans here. I went to Camp Nou on a Saturday night when FC Barcelona was playing one of their last games of the season. I sat next to a typical Catalan fan that was furiously supporting his team. At a certain point I asked to listen to my phone where I selected the Van Gaal Phrase of which he is famous. My Catalan neighbor had to laugh like crazy when he heard it. I had a new friend…. He joined me for a few beers After the game where we kept on laughing about all the great sentences and features in the software. I love it!!!