Spanish Class - SNL 

As a mexican who studied on the US, this is sooo accurate. Btw, I love Ana speaking on her cuban accent about tostones and batido de mamey

If only my Spanish classes were this interesting Gotta love Ana’s commitment to her native language

I never thought I'd see a Colombian singer, a Dominican, and a Cuban all on one SNL skit. I am loving the representation SNL is giving. Thank you!!!! Love this skit too, so funny :D

English is my first language. Taking Spanish class in America was very much like taking the class in this video. The teachers mean well, but there's a whole side of culture and complexity in Spanish that they totally miss. Loved seeing these three let their culture shine in this sketch!

I'm pretty sure this sketch was actually based off a stand up set by Marcello Hernández about him schooling his Spanish teacher when he was younger just like this. Super cool that they let him have this level of input and super funny sketch!

More sketches with Cuban and Miami references please!!! I’ve NEVER felt so represented before. I cried of joy and of laughter! Thank you for this!

The brilliance of this sketch is that the dialogue in Spanish has to be familiar enough so that non-Spanish speakers can still understand the jokes. Mikey killed it with the super-gringo Spanish 201 accent and vocabulario. The sketch with Marcelo and Pedro Pascal is gold -- I hope this is a recurring bit with all the Latine hosts.

Love how she does the Cuban accent perfectly I forget she’s Cuban some times I’ve lost my accent over time 😭

Gotta love how Ana explains the way cubans say “I’m in love”. As a mexican I’ve never in my life said “estoy enamorado”, just “estoy empelotado” or “estoy ganchado” lol spanish is difficult because of how we never use the standard spanish and slang is so common in every hispanic country.

This was similar to my experience in high school. Thankfully, the teacher was kind enough to ask everyone up front if they're advanced speakers so we could be placed in a different level of Spanish class.

This actually happened to Marcelo when he went to college. It’s one of his bits from his stand up comedy. So funny. Glad SNL writers used it. And I’m sure he had so much directive input! So proud of our hometown Miami boy!!!!

As a cuban, it’s so exciting for me to see Ana talking about things I relate to

Mikey nailed the uncomfortable awkwardness 😂

This is my third time watching this sketch. It is pure gold! I keep coming back to it and am always smiling the whole time watching it. Shout out to Marcello for taking his real life experience and turning it into this sketch.

The fact that I’m taking Spanish classes right now makes this even funnier! My teacher is Puerto Rican and she be telling me all the things the Spanish books got wrong 🤣

This is a perfect example of the difference between speaking a language and speaking a culture 🤣💜

I'm from Cuba and we are just like that! Our accent is pretty much impossible to understand if you don't know our idioms or if you are not used to the speed. But It's very fun and joyful and the video portraits that perfectly. I love it when I see these types of representations of my country

The whole skit was great, of course, but I really loved the ending with Devin, Marcelo, Michael, Molly, and Punkie dancing (along with Ana and Karol G and the extras). They seem to be having so much fun and it’s awesome to see the newer cast members rising up to carry the show into its next era.

I love when Mikey Day plays the flustered, overwhelmed guy. 😂😂

I love this ! All jokes aside We need more native speakers teaching their perspective classes that way kids can learn properly and be able to widen their chances of getting jobs and opportunities

I cant stop watching this! Ive lost track of how many times ive watched, but it doesnt get old...so hilarious 😂

I can totally relate to this. My parents came from Cuba in the 60s and I was born in Miami. When I was 8 my family moved to California and enrolled me in Spanish classes in elementary school. By this time I was totally bilingual and I could speak, read and write Spanish perfectly. My teachers and classmates were mostly white Americans with a few Mexican Americans. I don’t look “traditionally” Latino because being Cuban I have Spanish and European descent so I was the only “white” kid in the whole school who spoke perfect Spanish without a trace of a “gringo” accent which created an interesting dynamic. My classmates would always ask for help and I recall my teachers coming to me for help sometimes too. It was quite the experience I must say so I found this skit particularly funny and totally relatable. My family moved back to Miami a few years later and everything went back to normal. I was just one in a million bilingual Cuban/American kids. Cheers to SNL and Ana De Armas for this funny skit. It reminded me of a very interesting time from my youth and it’s always good to see my culture represented on television in such an entertaining and funny way.

I was worried with all the cast shakeups, but I love the new cast and think Mikey Day is falling into a veteran role very nicely

As a Mexican American who grew up with Spanish as my first language I found aspects were relatable, but I still had a different experience. I took Spanish classes from middle school through college. Most of my teachers were White and had an American accent, but I also found they taught formal Spanish which seemed to be derived from South America. We did have discrepancies in the word choices, but the teachers always had a firm grip on what was "right or wrong" in their class-rooms and we had to adhere to how they wanted to write. They never really backed down or felt uncomfortable and they definitely made us native speakers feel inadequate. On the other side, while we had better command of the accents and conversation, we didn't necessarily have better writing or grammar. Most of our parents went to school up to 3rd grade and were farm laborers. I did need to learn the grammar for many jobs where they expected excellent and well written translations. I only say this because it's complicated because there are aspects where where native speakers do get to be in command and aspects where formally trained people get to be in command.

They did such a good job with showing how Spanish is taught in America. I was able to understand all the gringo Spanish with my 4 years of high school Spanish, and about 2 words total when Marcello and Ana were speaking. Glad those 4 years of my life weren't a total waste 😅

This whole episode was fantastic. Great job to the writers (and actors of course). 🤟

I like this sketch because it highlights how the Spanish language is very localized too. Class is for learning the basic, but to really learn you have to immerse yourself into the specific country’s culture that you’re visiting.

As a former Spanish teacher [and native speaker] I found this so hilarious.

Loved it. I am Cuban and feel proud for my compatriots. I love the show and I am happy that SNL is giving us the Latinos and Hispanic people this opportunity

My high school Spanish teachers were all white lol. They were incredible tho (I’m Ecuadorian and my first language is Spanish). I remember they used to gossip amongst themselves in Spanish just so the other teachers didn’t know what they were talking about lol. This was a really funny skit. I’m so glad to see more Latino representation with these new hosts we’ve been getting!

I love how now that Marcelo is on the show, we get a lot more Spanish content, especially when the host is also Latino/a. I just wish they had done it more too when Melissa Villaseñor was a cast member, or at least more exploration of her Hispanic culture in skits.

Wow one of my favorite skits ever - great representation from Latinos. Special kudos to Mikey - he nailed it! I recognize teaching is a tough job. But it's gotta be super awkward for a teacher to have less understanding in a subject than some students!

I love Marcello!!! The MVP of the newbies 😂 GIVE HIM MORE SCENES! 🗣️

Cuban and Dominican spoken variants of Spanish being the fastest and trickiest makes it even better 🤣

I love how Ana was saying a whole Cuban menu😂.

hilarious but my middle school and high school spanish teachers spoke fluently, thank goodness. My AP Spanish teacher was from Cuba

I love it when he uses his Spanish in the skits, so funny and unexpected

Marcello's stand up bit about this is frigging hilarious. That whole stand up special was magic. I get why SNL jumped all over this young talent, he's funny as F!

Muito bom! 😂

As a Dominican 🇩🇴 born in DR and immigrated at 10 years old, I felt this in my soul 😂. When I just had to take a language class in order to graduate 🙄 and the school let go of the French teacher. Literally just sitting there getting an A. Score an A on the final exam. I was like yeah, I don't just speak Spanish, but I know how to read and write it

I love how Marcello was really adding a heavy accent without a lot of articulation, it's so easy to miss certain words with native speakers since they're so used to speaking Spanish, they're not really too focused on articulation! Reminds me of my family :)

I love the sound of real Spanish. I have lived in South Texas for several decades and I can speak Tex-Mex, but that's a lot different.

Speaking as someone who has sat in a classroom while a teacher butchers my language to the point of not being able to understand them, I got a sick thrill out of watching Mikey get upset and scared.

I watched this with my son who is doing Spanish at school and we laughed until we could not anymore. That teacher resembles his spanish teacher. Really funny🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love the way they incorporated Marcelo’s stand-up to this sketch.

Cómo quiero a esta niña! Estoy muy feliz por ti Ana! Sigue brillando y promoviendo lo mejor de nuestra cultural! Aché pa te mamita. ❤😊

I’m Ecuadorian and I’ve been watching SNL since Andy Samberg was part of the cast, they way h the e sketches have been changing with the times are amazing to me, specially now seeing more Latin representation. When Ana said she learned English watching FRIENDS in the monologue it was SNL for me, this show holds a special place for me bc it always kept me on my toes, pop culture, politics, varios topics from US media… I used to watch the show on cable in Ecuador and funny enough I moved to NY 7 years ago and I still watch it. It has become a full circle moments seeing artist and actors of similar background come to show ❤

I actually cracked a smile. good job snl. a glimmer of hope.

This is absolutely hilarious. This reminds me of a Monty Python sketch where the British Instructor is teaching Italian to a room full of Italians.

Y'all are awesome 👍 you always have been 😅 can't stop laughing when I see your show 👍😘❤️

People are just beginning to notice him more but Mikey Day has been amazing since the first skit he was in.

Not a clue who was the last one, but the first two Spanish speakers were just great and totally reflected the Hispanic culture and the terrible Spanish teachers. Great sketch!!

As a Mexican i can laugh at this 😂😂😂😂😂😂

And this is why we need more Latino hosts

This is amazing. Ana, estoy loma aajo y sin frenos con tus actuaciones. I love everything about you, Im cuban as well, you are amazing. Eres lo mejor que ha salido de este pais jajajajajaja

I absolutely love Ana De Armas and Karol G! They are both absolutely talented and very beautiful! Go Cuba and go Colombia! 🇨🇺 🇨🇴

When Ana speaks Spanish I go down the hill with no brakes ❤

Spanish has not been portrayed so well on TV since substitute teacher Peggy Hill was educating young people in Arlen, TX with her Spanish skills.

One of the rare skits when Mikey is actually being naturally funny instead of just explaining jokes

“Estoy kidding” made me lose it 😂

I would never miss a day if Ana de Armas was my Spanish teacher

I just love how we can get mind-twisted some english speakers who think they know how to speak spanish, and then they just start to feel "caliente" XD. Btw as a cuban I love to see a representation of oír country at SNL

There is always that one kid who is fluent in Spanish 😂

manifesting more culturally diverse/multilingual skits like this one (and the one with pedro as an overprotective mum) where the actors are showcasing their heritage!! props to ana, marcello and pedro for repping the hispanics👌🏾👌🏾

This sooooo funny. I teach ML learners there are several dialects of Spanish used in the classroom....they argue that someone is "saying cuss words" when it is just a different word for the same concept. So I use the interaction as a lesson in diversity and to introduce synonyms :) We all bring something to the table...similarities not difference keep America great!

This is absolutely hilarious.... When I was in high school we had a man named mr. Williams trying to teach us Spanish... But all of us were Hispanic and grew up in households that only spoke Spanish... I swear I got A's on some of my papers because he couldn't understand what they even said LOL

As a Spanish learner it' s so funny 😊

Love it !! It was funny and represents our Latin culture!!

My Spanish teacher was actually amazing and fluent in Spanish. Plus she lived in Guatemala for years so she knew their local sayings too.

This skit was phenomenal! 😂 SNL, Thank you for the representation. ❤🎉❤

More sketches where Marcello speaks Spanish please!!

The SNL writer are killing this season best sketch of the night seeing Marcello ,and Anas De Armas speaking Spanish as Spanish students was so fun ,and brilliant😂👏🏽👏🏽.

This reminds me when I was in Spanish class in high school. We had students taking Spanish 1 who were from families where their native language was Spanish. I had trouble counting to 10, while other students got A's for just showing up. :/

As a Latino who went to school in the US this is spot on 😂

I would've loved to have a lit Spanish class like the ending 😂

This skit is so powerful. We have all seen this play out in our Spanish classes before. Also, Spanish teachers also commonly feel the need to check Spanish speaking students by telling the rest of the class, "yes they are fluent, but they don't know any grammar."

I never realized that the fact that I had a large population of Hispanic people in my city had any effect on my education but now that I think about it all my Spanish teachers were either Mexican, Columbian, or uraguaian. Even when I went to a small town high school my Spanish teachers were native speakers. Haven't been to a Spanish class in a while but was able to understand like 70% of what they were saying.

Petition to get Ana de Armas & Marcello Hernandez in a Spanish speak movie together; or any movie together

Ana de armas es cubana, hizo una serie en España y su acento era diferente, ahora esta en USA y habla muy bien el ingles es un genio

As a Spanish bilingual person I can confirm English classes are the same in Spain, only it's reversed😂 Also, in Spain you do say "así así", so that confused me for a moment 😂

Ana de Armas representa totalmente nuestra cultura jijij los cubanos son así 😂😂 ella es increíble

I actually had a Latino Spanish teacher, Mr. Trechyka so his Spanish was alot more accurate yet, the text book lessons were ridiculous. I remember, though, he got angry at some of our students for not taking the class seriously and threw a coffee cup across the room, nearly missing one of their heads. 😅😅 Needless to say, they paid attention the rest of the semester 😂

Lmao I always hated “asi, asi” because no oneee says that! Also, Batido de Mamey and Arroz Moro be hitting 👩🏾‍🍳🤌🏾 Love Cuban Food! 🇨🇺 🇵🇪

You just know Marcello wrote this sketch cos it refers a bit from one of his standup routines. And Mikey's as hilarious as always!

It's the 🇨🇺Cuban accent for me 😂. Carribean Spanish is the hardest for me to understand compared to other regions in Latin America. They speak so fast and seem like there are no pauses or punctuation in their sentences 😂

My 10th grade Spanish teacher genuinely sounded like this teacher. It was quite a change going from a native speaker born in Peru to that.

Glad both my Spanish teachers actually spoke Spanish as a first language.

Lmfao I had a Spanish teacher like this too. He would have a student speaking fluently in Spanish. He would tell her to calm down because we wouldn’t understand her, but we could t care less we understand. We would be so proud haha

SNL you did it this time. 😂 I’m Latino, yea that español was to quick for me to. 😂 you need more skits like this. Love the show.

Michael Longfellow dances exactly how you imagine Michael Longfellow would dance, and I appreciate that.

As a spanish speaking guy, Cubans do speak a little too fast with a very distinct accent. Thats like having Scottish students in English speaking class LMAO.

Hilarious 😂 loved it!

As a Cuban… this is hilariously accurate!!!

This is so funny! Since I'm Cuban American, the way the 2 students talk is super relatable.

LOVE to see Cuban and Latino representation on TV!!! Keep it up!! ❤

I love hearing more Spanish on SNL, it means a lot to me 🇲🇽

When I took Spanish 1 in college, the teacher opened the first class by giving a long, detailed set of instructions in Spanish. Apparently the instructions finished with something along the lines of "If you can understand what I am saying and followed these instructions you clearly are fluent in Spanish and don't belong in Spanish 1"

here in Mexico (at least at my city a few hours from Texas), English class was pretty good. My English teachers (at middle school, high school and university) always tried to teach us formal and informal english. I must say it went pretty good.

This is exactly how I feel around all my Spanish-speaking coworkers lol

"Loma abajo y sin frenos" just melted the part of my heart that harbours my Cuban idiomatic pride