Spanish for Beginners
BeginnerSpanish is one of the most useful languages in the world to speak — hundreds of millions of native speakers across Latin America, Spain, and growing communities everywhere else — and this beginner course takes you from zero to real, everyday Spanish. It is built for people who have never studied the language and want a fast, practical start: how to greet people, introduce yourself, and use basic courtesy like por favor and gracias, how Spanish grammar actually works (gender, articles, ser versus estar, and the present tense), and how to hold real conversations — small talk, ordering food, shopping, asking for help, and giving your opinion. You will also learn the Spanish you need to travel with confidence: asking for directions, checking into a hotel, taking transport, and handling an emergency. And you will master the everyday basics that tie it all together — numbers, telling time, days and months, prices, and describing your daily routine. Every lesson keeps the Spanish words and phrases you are learning front and center, while explanations stay in your own language so nothing gets lost in translation. There is no assumed background — just clear, structured lessons that build one on top of the other. By the end you will read, understand, and speak beginner Spanish with real confidence, ready to keep going or use it on your next trip.
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Every language journey starts with the same handful of words — and this track gives you Spanish's essential first words. You will learn the Spanish alphabet and how letters actually sound, then move straight into real greetings: hola, buenos días, buenas tardes, and how to ask ¿cómo estás? and answer naturally. You will introduce yourself — your name, where you are from, and what you do — and use the courtesy that Spanish speakers expect every day: por favor, gracias, de nada, and perdón. You will also pick up simple ways to say goodbye and keep a short exchange going. By the end you will greet anyone in Spanish, introduce yourself with confidence, and sound polite from your very first words.
Spanish grammar has a few core rules that unlock everything else, and this track teaches exactly those. You will learn why nouns have gender (el libro, la mesa) and how articles change to match, then tackle the question every beginner asks — when to use ser and when to use estar. You will conjugate regular present-tense verbs across -ar, -er, and -ir endings so you can talk about what happens now, and learn to build questions and negatives correctly (¿qué?, ¿dónde?, no + verb). Clear examples replace dry rules, so each idea sticks the first time. By the end you will read and build correct basic Spanish sentences on your own, with a real grammar foundation instead of guesswork.
Grammar means little until you can use it in a real exchange, and this track puts your Spanish to work in everyday situations. You will make small talk about the weather, your day, and your plans, order food and drinks at a restaurant with confidence, and shop for what you need — asking prices, sizes, and where to find things. You will learn to ask for help when you are stuck, politely correct a misunderstanding, and give simple opinions — me gusta, no me gusta, creo que. Useful connector words help your sentences flow instead of sounding choppy. By the end you will hold short, natural conversations in Spanish in the situations you actually run into.
Traveling in a Spanish-speaking country goes so much smoother once you have the right phrases, and this track prepares you for the whole trip. You will learn to ask for and follow directions (¿dónde está...?, a la derecha, todo recto), check in at the airport and a hotel, and use buses, taxis, and trains without confusion. You will order confidently at restaurants and cafés, ask about the bill, and handle common problems — a lost item, a wrong order, needing help fast. You will also pick up emergency phrases so you feel prepared even if something goes wrong. By the end you will navigate an entire trip in Spanish, from arrival to checkout, with real independence.
Numbers and time show up in almost every Spanish conversation, and this track makes sure you never get stuck on them. You will count confidently, tell the time (¿qué hora es?, son las tres), and use the days of the week and months of the year in dates and plans. You will handle money and prices — asking cuánto cuesta, understanding totals, and using currency correctly, and describe your daily routine using time-of-day expressions and everyday verbs. Practical drills turn numbers from something you translate in your head into something you just know. By the end you will use numbers, time, and daily-life Spanish automatically, without pausing to calculate.
Certification Exam
Certification Exam
Spanish for Beginners
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Certification Exam
Spanish for Beginners
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Tips
See allAsk prices and understand the total
Cuánto cuesta gets you through every purchase
Remember days and months stay lowercase
Lunes and enero never get a capital letter
Tell the time without hesitating
Son las tres y media covers most situations
Get numbers 1 to 10 rock solid
The building blocks for every price and time