Which dialect or accent is better to learn?

Deciding which kind of Spanish to learn is not a very important decision for most people. Spanish speakers can understand each other no matter which country they’re from without major problems. How much you may want to focus on a specific variety of the language depends on what your uses for the language are going to be. Who do you want to speak with? In which countries do you want to live or travel to? Once you can understand one variety of Spanish well, it’s very easy to get used to other varieties. When trying to get used to a dialect you are not familiar with, you’ll see that your comprehension goes up quickly after just a few hours of exposure to it. Learning from a mix of sources in different dialects is also not going to be an issue for the majority of people. If you learn a mix, you won't have more problems than someone who learned only the dialect of one country and then tried to use it in a different country. The varieties of Spanish spoken in the following places will require slightly longer time to get used to: Argentina, Chile, and most Caribbean countries. We also answer this question in our video FAQ (with English subtitles):