Spanish
Learn Spanish, from first words to fluent reading
A course from A1 to C2 built on the words people actually use most, with grammar explained in your language. Free to train, no account needed.
Six levels
Each level is a set of units: grammar, phrases, words and a reading text that work together.
10,000
words, by frequency
2,068
verbs with full tables
2,509
phrases, each broken down
107
grammar topics
112
phrasebook sets
307
word lists
120
graded texts
Exercises
Everything in the course is also a page you can read, look up and train from.
Grammar107
Every rule with a short answer, diagrams, common mistakes and a drill.
- Sounds, spelling and written accents
- Subject pronouns and forms of address: tú, usted, ustedes
- Ser: identity, origin, nationality and profession
Guides & articles · 22
Long reads on Spanish: pronunciation, word lists, tips and comparisons.
- Por vs Para: The Rule, the Tables, and the Pairs That Trip You UpOne direction test, complete use tables for both prepositions, the sentences where swapping them changes the meaning, and a self-test to prove it stuck.
- How Long Does It Take to Learn Spanish?The 600-hour figure turned into calendars you actually live in, every CEFR level with its hours, and the honest part about what those hours assume.
- Family Members in Spanish: The Complete La Familia GuideEvery relative from madre to consuegra, with pronunciation and examples, plus the one plural rule that makes half this vocabulary free.
- Common Spanish Words: The Ones That Do the Most WorkGrouped by part of speech, with pronunciation and real examples, plus an honest look at what a frequency list can and can't do for you.
- How to Roll Your R's: The Spanish RR Sound, Step by StepThe rolled R is an alveolar trill, and it's a motor skill you can build. Here's the tongue position, the drills, and the practice words.
- The Best App to Learn Spanish: An Honest ComparisonTen apps compared on free tiers, speaking, grammar and dialect, plus the honest part about what no app can teach you.
- How to Learn Spanish: A Realistic Roadmap, Phase by PhaseWhat the FSI hours actually mean in calendar time, the four phases from your first week to your first real conversation, and the traps that quietly stall people.
- Ir Conjugation in Spanish: Every Tense, One Clear ChartEvery ir conjugation chart in one place, with pronunciation hints, real examples, and the one construction that lets you talk about the future today.
- Mexican Slang: 36 Words, What They Mean, and When to Use ThemEvery word rated from safe-anywhere to never-say-this, so you can follow a Mexican conversation without walking into a landmine.
- Spanish Language Learning Resources: The Complete Free MapThe 20 resources worth your time, organized by skill and level (A1-C1), honestly labeled free vs freemium, with a weekly routine that ties them together.
- Ser Conjugation in Spanish: Every Tense, One Clear ChartEvery ser conjugation chart in one place, with pronunciation hints, real examples, and the four tenses beginners actually need.
- Days of the Week in Spanish: Chart, Pronunciation, and Memory TricksAll seven days in order with pronunciation, the lowercase rule, and a planet trick that does the memorizing for you.
- Spanish Curse Words: What They Mean and When (Not) to Use ThemThe strong stuff, the regional traps, and the safe little exclamations you can actually use, decoded for learners.
- Spanish Numbers 1-100 (and Beyond): The Complete ChartEvery chart from cero to un millón, plus the accents, the cien vs ciento rule, and the numbers you can use today.
- Colors in Spanish: The Full List + Agreement RulesEvery color you'll actually use, with pronunciation, example phrases, and the agreement rules English speakers usually miss.
- Ser vs Estar: The Rule That Finally SticksThe identity-versus-state rule that survives the exceptions, with DOCTOR and PLACE charts, the meaning-change adjectives, and a self-test.
- Food in Spanish: 100+ Words from Menu to MarketThe food words, menu phrases, and regional twists you'll actually use, with a pronunciation hint for every word.
- Preterite vs Imperfect: How Spanish Splits the PastSnapshots take the preterite; background film takes the imperfect. Both endings charts, the trigger words, the meaning-changing verbs, and a self-test.
- Estar Conjugation in Spanish: Every Tense + the Accent RuleEvery estar conjugation chart in one place, with pronunciation hints, real examples, and the accent rule that makes estás and está finally click.
- Tener Conjugation in Spanish: Charts + the 'To Be' IdiomsEvery tener conjugation chart in one place, with pronunciation, real examples, and the 'to be' idioms that make tener a day-one verb.
- Hacer Conjugation in Spanish: Charts, Hice vs Hizo & 'Ago'Every hacer conjugation chart with sound hints and real examples, plus the hice vs hizo trick, weather phrases, and how hace means 'ago'.
- The Spanish Alphabet: 27 Letters, Sounds, and How to Say ThemA beginner's guide to all 27 letters: their names, their sounds, the ch/ll/rr digraphs, and how to spell out loud in Spanish.
Level sizes are targets from the frequency analysis: the number of words you know by the end of each level.