Beyond entertainment, the subtitles for have become a tool for informal language acquisition:
: Subtitles help English speakers distinguish between linguistic variations, such as the differences between Peninsular Spanish and Mexican Spanish greetings and nouns.
: Viewers have reported using the show to learn Spanish by pairing original audio with English subtitles, which helps in identifying vocabulary and grammatical structures in a "real-world" context.
The role of subtitles was particularly critical in the show's distribution: VELVET Spanish Show Discussion - Facebook