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Spanish lessons for beginners

Start with a useful conversation. Learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself and share your age, then explore the grammar behind your sentences.

Start with greetings

Your first three words

hola
hello
adiós
goodbye
buenos días
good morning

Beginner lessons and grammar

Choose a question. Read the explanation, see it in context, then practise.

  1. Spanish greetings: hola, buenos días and goodbyeLearn how to say hello and goodbye in Spanish, choose a greeting for the time of day, and follow a short conversation with English translations.
  2. How to introduce yourself in SpanishLearn how to say your name and ask someone theirs in Spanish. Read useful phrases, English translations and a short model conversation, then practise.
  3. How to say your age in SpanishLearn how to ask and answer about age in Spanish using tener. Follow examples with English meanings and practise a short everyday conversation.
  4. El or la? Spanish noun gender with examplesUnderstand el and la, common Spanish noun endings and important exceptions. Read examples with English meanings and practise choosing the right article.
  5. Ser in the present tense: soy, eres and esLearn the present-tense forms of ser and use them to talk about people. See English translations, sentence patterns and common mistakes, then practise.
  6. Estar: talking about location and feelingsLearn how to use estar for location and feelings in Spanish. Read beginner examples, English translations and common mistakes before practising.

Continue beyond the basics

The Study workspace includes guided lessons, conversations, grammar and a word library across A1–C1. You can choose any module and keep unfinished lessons for later. Levels organize the content; they are not a certification.

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