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A1 Beginner 46 lessons
Chapter 1: Sounds and the Alphabet
- A1-01 The Spanish Alphabet Song (A to Z)
- A1-02 Spelling Your Name: ¿Cómo se escribe?
- A1-03 Spanish Words You Already Know
- A1-04 Classroom Survival Phrases
- A1-05 The Five Spanish Vowels
- A1-06 Tricky Consonants
- A1-07 Stress, Accent Marks and Upside-Down Punctuation
Chapter 2: Numbers
- A1-08 Numbers 0 to 10
- A1-09 Numbers 11 to 20
- A1-10 Numbers 21 to 100
- A1-11 Using Numbers: Age, Phone Numbers, Prices
Chapter 3: Greetings and Introductions
- A1-12 Hello and Good Morning
- A1-13 How Are You?
- A1-14 Saying Goodbye
- A1-15 What's Your Name?
- A1-16 Please, Thank You, Sorry
- A1-17 Tú or Usted? Formal and Informal "You"
Chapter 4: Grammar Foundations
- A1-18 Subject Pronouns
- A1-19 The Verb Ser (identity)
- A1-20 Masculine and Feminine: el and la
- A1-21 Plurals and "a / an / some"
- A1-22 Adjective Agreement
- A1-23 The Verb Estar (location and feelings)
- A1-24 Ser or Estar? The First Rule
- A1-25 The Verb Tener (to have)
- A1-26 Present Tense: -AR Verbs
- A1-27 Present Tense: -ER and -IR Verbs
- A1-28 Question Words
- A1-29 Saying No: Negation
- A1-30 There Is, There Are: Hay
Chapter 5: Everyday Vocabulary
- A1-31 Days of the Week
- A1-32 Months and Dates
- A1-33 Telling Time
- A1-34 Colors
- A1-35 Family
- A1-36 Food and Drinks
- A1-37 Countries and Nationalities
- A1-38 Jobs and Work
Chapter 6: Everyday Conversations
A2 Elementary 48 lessons
A2 Elementary course overview →
Chapter 1: Daily Life and Irregular Verbs
- A2-01 Reflexive Verbs: Me, Te, Se
- A2-02 Getting Dressed: Clothes
- A2-03 Stem-Changing Verbs: e to ie
- A2-04 Stem-Changing Verbs: o to ue and e to i
- A2-05 Irregular "Yo" Verbs
- A2-06 Saber or Conocer?
Chapter 2: Talking About the Past: The Preterite
- A2-07 The Preterite: -AR Verbs
- A2-08 The Preterite: -ER and -IR Verbs
- A2-09 Irregular Preterite: Ser, Ir, Hacer
- A2-10 More Irregular Preterites
- A2-11 Time Expressions for the Past
- A2-12 Spelling Changes in the Preterite
- A2-13 Telling a Short Story
- A2-14 My Last Holiday
Chapter 3: Describing the Past: Imperfect and Perfect
- A2-15 The Imperfect: -AR Verbs
- A2-16 The Imperfect: -ER, -IR and Three Irregulars
- A2-17 Describing People and Places in the Past
- A2-18 Preterite or Imperfect?
- A2-19 Childhood Memories
- A2-20 The Present Perfect
- A2-21 Irregular Participles and Experiences
- A2-22 Ya, Todavía and Alguna Vez
Chapter 4: Pronouns and Comparisons
- A2-23 Direct Object Pronouns
- A2-24 Indirect Object Pronouns
- A2-25 Double Pronouns: Se Lo
- A2-26 Verbs Like Gustar
- A2-27 Comparisons: Más, Menos, Tan
- A2-28 Superlatives
- A2-29 Possessives and Demonstratives
- A2-30 Something, Someone, Nothing, No One
Chapter 5: Travel and Getting Around
- A2-31 At the Airport and the Station
- A2-32 At the Hotel
- A2-33 At the Restaurant
- A2-34 Directions with Usted Commands
- A2-35 Commands with Tú
- A2-36 Negative Commands
- A2-37 The Body and Feeling Unwell
- A2-38 At the Doctor's and the Pharmacy
Chapter 6: Social Life and Real Conversations
B1 Intermediate 48 lessons
B1 Intermediate course overview →
Chapter 1: The Future and the Conditional
- B1-01 The Simple Future
- B1-02 Irregular Futures
- B1-03 The Future of Guessing
- B1-04 The Conditional
- B1-05 Polite Requests
- B1-06 Giving Advice
- B1-07 Predictions and Promises
- B1-08 Talking About the Future: Which Form?
Chapter 2: The Present Subjunctive
- B1-09 The Present Subjunctive: How It's Formed
- B1-10 Irregular Subjunctives
- B1-11 Wishes and Wants
- B1-12 Requests and Recommendations
- B1-13 Emotions and the Subjunctive
- B1-14 Doubt and Denial
- B1-15 Cuando and Time Clauses
- B1-16 Para Que and Purpose
- B1-17 Looking for Something That May Not Exist
- B1-18 Everyday "Que" Wishes
Chapter 3: Por, Para and Tricky Pairs
- B1-19 Por or Para? Part 1
- B1-20 Por or Para? Part 2
- B1-21 Ser or Estar? Changing Meaning
- B1-22 Tricky Pairs: Pedir, Preguntar, Llevar, Traer
- B1-23 Verbs with Prepositions
- B1-24 Becoming: Ponerse, Volverse, Hacerse
Chapter 4: Telling Stories
- B1-25 The Past Perfect
- B1-26 Narrating with Every Past Tense
- B1-27 Story Connectors
- B1-28 Reacting to a Story
- B1-29 Habits: Soler
- B1-30 How Long: Hace, Desde, Llevar
- B1-31 Al + Infinitive and Gerunds
- B1-32 Telling an Anecdote
Chapter 5: Opinions and Discussion
- B1-33 Giving Your Opinion
- B1-34 Agreeing and Disagreeing
- B1-35 Pros and Cons
- B1-36 Talking About the News
- B1-37 The Environment
- B1-38 Technology and Social Media
- B1-39 Comparing Cultures
- B1-40 Expressing Feelings
Chapter 6: Work, Study and Formal Spanish
B2 Upper Intermediate 48 lessons
B2 Upper Intermediate course overview →
Chapter 1: Past Subjunctive and Conditionals
- B2-01 The Imperfect Subjunctive
- B2-02 Sequence of Tenses
- B2-03 If I Had ...: Second Conditional
- B2-04 As If: Como Si
- B2-05 The Present Perfect Subjunctive
- B2-06 The Pluperfect Subjunctive
- B2-07 If I Had Known: Third Conditional
- B2-08 Should Have: Regrets
Chapter 2: Se, Passive and Impersonal Spanish
- B2-09 Impersonal Se
- B2-10 The Passive Voice
- B2-11 Accidental Se
- B2-12 All the Uses of Se
- B2-13 Verbs That Change with Se
- B2-14 Uno, La Gente and Impersonal "They"
Chapter 3: Reported Speech and Relative Clauses
- B2-15 Reported Speech: Statements
- B2-16 Reported Questions
- B2-17 Reported Orders and Requests
- B2-18 Reporting Verbs
- B2-19 Relative Pronouns
- B2-20 Lo Que and Lo + Adjective
Chapter 4: Connecting Ideas
- B2-21 Contrast: Aunque, Sin Embargo, A Pesar De
- B2-22 Cause and Consequence
- B2-23 Conditions Beyond Si
- B2-24 Time Connectors
- B2-25 Organising a Talk or Text
- B2-26 Emphasis and Word Order
- B2-27 Softening and Hedging
- B2-28 Debate: Defending Your View
Chapter 5: Idioms, Register and Real Spanish
- B2-29 Everyday Idioms, Part 1
- B2-30 Everyday Idioms, Part 2
- B2-31 Colloquial Spain
- B2-32 Colloquial Latin America
- B2-33 Vos and Voseo
- B2-34 Diminutives and Augmentatives
- B2-35 False Friends
- B2-36 Formal Register and Writing
- B2-37 Writing an Opinion Essay
- B2-38 Presentations and Public Speaking
Chapter 6: The Spanish-Speaking World
C1 Advanced 42 lessons
Chapter 1: Advanced Grammar Nuance
- C1-01 Subjunctive in Complex Sentences
- C1-02 Relative Clauses: Indicative or Subjunctive?
- C1-03 Reduplicated Subjunctive
- C1-04 Verb Periphrases
- C1-05 Gerund and Participle Clauses
- C1-06 Concession at C1
- C1-07 Future Subjunctive: Recognising It
- C1-08 Articles and Nuance
Chapter 2: Precision in Vocabulary
- C1-09 Beyond Decir: Precise Verbs
- C1-10 Collocations
- C1-11 Nominalisation: Sounding Formal
- C1-12 One Verb, Many Meanings: Dar, Echar, Llevar
- C1-13 One Verb, Many Meanings: Quedar, Pasar, Poner
- C1-14 Prefixes and Suffixes
- C1-15 Shades of Emotion
- C1-16 Abstract Nouns and Ideas
Chapter 3: Academic and Professional Spanish
- C1-17 Academic Phrases
- C1-18 Citing Sources
- C1-19 Describing Data and Trends
- C1-20 Meetings
- C1-21 Negotiating
- C1-22 Persuasion
- C1-23 Professional Emails, Advanced
- C1-24 Summarising and Paraphrasing
Chapter 4: Discourse and Style
- C1-25 Discourse Markers in Speech
- C1-26 Irony and Understatement
- C1-27 Polite Disagreement
- C1-28 Shifting Register
- C1-29 Storytelling with Style
- C1-30 Metaphor and Figurative Speech
- C1-31 Humour and Wordplay
- C1-32 Rhetorical Questions
Chapter 5: Culture and Society in Depth
- C1-33 History of Spain in a Minute
- C1-34 Latin America: A Brief History
- C1-35 Magical Realism
- C1-36 Cinema in Spanish
- C1-37 Music of the Spanish-Speaking World
- C1-38 Media Literacy
- C1-39 Social Debates
- C1-40 Spanish in the United States
- C1-41 Reading Newspaper Opinion Pieces
- C1-42 C1 Final Review: Speak Like a Professional
C2 Mastery 36 lessons
Chapter 1: Grammar at Mastery Level
- C2-01 Adjective Position Changes Meaning
- C2-02 Leísmo, Laísmo and Loísmo
- C2-03 Rare Tenses: Recognise Them
- C2-04 Subtle Mood Contrasts
- C2-05 Ser and Estar in Literature
- C2-06 Agreement Edge Cases
Chapter 2: Idiomatic Mastery
- C2-07 Refranes: Spanish Proverbs, Part 1
- C2-08 Refranes: Spanish Proverbs, Part 2
- C2-09 Idioms with the Body
- C2-10 Idioms with Food
- C2-11 Idioms with Animals
- C2-12 Intensifiers and Colloquial Emphasis
- C2-13 Euphemisms and Tact
- C2-14 Wordplay and Double Meanings
Chapter 3: Varieties and Registers
- C2-15 Mexican Spanish in Depth
- C2-16 Río de la Plata Spanish
- C2-17 Caribbean Spanish
- C2-18 Andean Spanish
- C2-19 Andalusian Spanish
- C2-20 Spanglish and Code-Switching
- C2-21 Legal and Administrative Spanish
- C2-22 Old Spanish in Classic Texts
Chapter 4: Expression at the Highest Level
- C2-23 Translation Traps from English
- C2-24 Writing Elegant Prose
- C2-25 Nuanced Hedging and Precision
- C2-26 Spontaneous Speech
- C2-27 Reading Tone and Subtext
- C2-28 Rhetoric in Speeches
- C2-29 Humour and Wit
- C2-30 Debate at Mastery Level
Chapter 5: Final Mastery
Grammar
A1 Beginner grammar 13 units
- Subject pronouns: yo, tú, él, ella…
- The verb ser: who and what you are
- Articles: el, la, los, las · un, una
- Plurals: -s, -es and unos, unas
- Adjectives: alto, alta, altos, altas
- The verb estar: where and how you are
- Ser or estar? The first rule
- The verb tener: to have (and much more)
- Present tense: -AR verbs
- Present tense: -ER and -IR verbs
- Question words: qué, dónde, cuándo…
- Saying no: negation
- There is, there are: hay
A2 Elementary grammar 29 units
- Reflexive verbs: me, te, se
- Stem-changing verbs: e → ie
- Stem-changing verbs: o → ue and e → i
- Irregular “yo” verbs: hago, pongo, salgo…
- Saber or conocer?
- The preterite: -AR verbs
- The preterite: -ER and -IR verbs
- Irregular preterite: ser, ir, hacer
- More irregular preterites: tuve, estuve, pude…
- Time expressions for the past
- Spelling changes in the preterite
- The imperfect: -AR verbs
- The imperfect: -ER, -IR and three irregulars
- Preterite or imperfect?
- The present perfect: he hablado
- Irregular participles: hecho, dicho, visto…
- Ya, todavía and alguna vez
- Direct object pronouns: lo, la, los, las
- Indirect object pronouns: me, te, le…
- Double pronouns: se lo
- Verbs like gustar: encantar, interesar, molestar…
- Comparisons: más, menos, tan
- Superlatives: el más alto, el mejor
- Possessives and demonstratives: mi, nuestro, este, ese
- Something, someone, nothing, no one
- Commands with usted: gire, siga, cruce
- Commands with tú: habla, come, escribe
- Negative commands: no hables, no comas
- The present progressive: estoy hablando
Culture Notes
Blog
- Puente de diciembre 2026: a four-day weekend for Constitución and Inmaculada
- 6 common Spanish mistakes English speakers make (and how to fix them)
- Spain changes the clocks on 25 October: is it the last time?
- Todos los Santos 2026: a Sunday holiday and a Monday off in nine regions
- Lotería de Navidad 2026: €20 tickets and a €400,000 Gordo
- Las doce uvas: how Spain eats twelve grapes at midnight
- La Tomatina: Spain’s tomato fight, explained in easy Spanish
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