Learn Spanish

Welcome to the Aderalingua Learn Spanish course. This is a free, online course to help you learn to speak the Spanish language. If you are just starting to learn Spanish, this course will allow you to quickly start speaking common Spanish phrases, while building up a solid Spanish vocabulary. If you already know some Spanish, this course is a great way for you to review and improve your Spanish speaking skills.

Many of the lessons include pictures to help you associate the Spanish words with the objects they represent. Most lessons include online flashcards to help you learn the Spanish words and phrases. Quizzes are also included so you can test your progress.

In Unit 1 you'll learn common Spanish words and phrases, as well as Spanish grammar to help you speak the language correctly. Lessons cover the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and more. Many examples and practice questions are included to help you learn the Spanish language.

In unit 2 you'll learn useful Spanish phrases that are used in everyday life.

In unit 3 you'll learn more useful Spanish vocabulary. The vocabulary lessons in this unit cover topics such as people, parts of the human body, nature, the house, kitchen items, food, numbers, colors, and transportation.

Unit 4 consists of short stories in Spanish to help improve your Spanish reading comprehension. The English versions of the stories are shown alongside to help your understanding of the story.

Let's get started learning Spanish.

Unit 1 - Beginning Spanish

Lesson 1 - Hola

In this lesson you'll learn some useful Spanish phrases for greeting people, the numbers 1 - 10, as well as some Spanish pronunciation tips.

Lesson 2 - ¿Cómo estás?

In this lesson you'll learn some more useful Spanish phrases, Spanish words for common colors, as well as some more Spanish pronunciation tips.

Lesson 3 - Spanish Nouns

In this lesson you'll learn how to use nouns in the Spanish language. You'll also learn how to use the definite and indefinite articles.

Lesson 4 - Spanish Pronouns

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish pronouns, as well as how to use them in a sentence.

Lesson 5 - Present Tense of Verbs

In this lesson you'll learn how to use the present tense of verbs in Spanish. You'll also learn how to say "there is" in Spanish.

Lesson 6 - Spanish Adjectives

In this lesson you'll learn some very common Spanish adjectives, as well as how to use them in a sentence.

Lesson 7 - This and That

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. You'll also learn how to talk about what you like and dislike.

Lesson 8 - Preterite Tense of Verbs

In this lesson you'll learn how to use the preterite tense of Spanish verbs to talk about events that happened in the past.

Lesson 9 - Spanish Adverbs

In this lesson you'll learn some very common Spanish adverbs, as well as how to use them in a sentence.

Lesson 10 - Questions

In this lesson you'll learn how to ask questions in Spanish. You'll also learn some Spanish words for people and parts of the body.

Lesson 11 - Present Progressive Tense

Learn how to use the present progressive tense of verbs in the Spanish language. You'll also learn the irregular verb hacer (to do, to make).

Lesson 12 - Imperfect Tense

Learn how to use the imperfect tense of verbs in the Spanish language.
You'll also learn the irregular verb decir (to say).

Lesson 13 - Perfect Tenses

Learn how to use the present perfect and past perfect tenses of verbs in the Spanish language. You'll also learn the irregular verbs querer (to say) and poder (to be able).

Lesson 14 - Spanish Prepositions

Learn the Spanish prepositions, as well as how to use them in a sentence.

Lesson 15 - Spanish Conjunctions

Learn the Spanish conjunctions, as well as how they are used to make more complex sentences.

Lesson 16 - Future and Conditional Tense

Learn how to use the future and conditional tenses of Spanish verbs to talk about future and conditional events.

Lesson 17 - Instructions and Commands

Learn how to give instructions, directions, and commands in Spanish.

Lesson 18 - Making Comparisons

Learn how to compare the attributes of different people and objects. You'll also learn some more common Spanish adjectives.

Lesson 19 - Abstract Nouns

Learn how abstract nouns are created from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns using suffixes. You'll also learn some common Spanish abstract nouns.

Lesson 20 - Subjunctive Mood of Verbs

Learn how to use the subjunctive mood of verbs in the Spanish language.

Lesson 21 - Irregular Spanish Verbs

Learn the common irregular verbs in the Spanish language, including how to conjugate them.

Unit 2 - Useful Spanish Phrases

Lesson 1 - Introductions and Greetings

In this lesson you'll learn some useful Spanish phrases for greeting people and introducing yourself to others.

Lesson 2 - Common Phrases

In this lesson you'll learn some very useful Spanish phrases that are used in everyday life.

Unit 3 - Spanish Vocabulary

Lesson 1 - Colors

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish words for common colors.

Lesson 2 - Numbers

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish words for cardinal and ordinal numbers.

Lesson 3 - People

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish words for people, family, and occupations. You'll also learn some phrases to use when talking about family.

Lesson 4 - The Human Body

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish words for the parts of the human body. You'll also learn some phrases related to health and feelings.

Lesson 5 - At home

In this lesson you'll learn Spanish words and phrases for the house and household items, including items in the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom.

Lesson 6 - Date and Time

In this lesson you'll learn some common Spanish words and phrases related to dates and times.

Lesson 7 - Nature

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish words for natural objects, animals, and plants. Phrases used when talking about the weather are also included.

Lesson 8 - In the City

Learn the Spanish words related to towns and cities. Some useful phrases for asking directions, shopping, and staying at hotels are also included.

Lesson 9 - Transportation

Learn some common Spanish words related to transportation. You'll also learn some useful phrases to use at train stations, bus stations and airports.

Lesson 10 - Food and Drink

Learn the Spanish words for food and drinks. You'll also learn some useful phrases that are used at restaurants and cafés.

Lesson 11 - Clothes

Learn the Spanish words for clothes and clothing items such as jackets, shirts, pants, and shoes.

Lesson 12 - Outdoor Activities

Learn the Spanish words for outdoor activities and sports.

Lesson 13 - Common Verbs

Learn some more very common Spanish verbs.

Lesson 14 - Tools

Learn the Spanish words for common tools.

Lesson 15 - Common Verbs 2

Learn some more common Spanish verbs.

Review and Practice

Here are some tests to help you review and practice what you have learned in this course, as well as to help you test your progress. You can take the tests as many times as you like. The questions will be a bit different each time you take the tests.

Spanish Verbs Review

This test covers the Spanish verbs introduced in this course.

Spanish Vocabulary Test

This test covers the Spanish words introduced in this course.

Spanish Phrases Test

This test covers the Spanish phrases introduced in this course.

Spanish Short Stories

This unit contains short stories in Spanish. The English version of each story is shown beside the Spanish version to help your understanding of the story. The aim of these stories is to improve your reading comprehension in Spanish and increase your Spanish vocabulary. Don't worry about understanding every Spanish word in the story. The more you read the story, the better your comprehension will become.

Hansel y Gretel

Hansel and Gretel in Spanish and English. Improve your comprehension of the Spanish language with this Spanish short story.

Blancanieves

Snow White in Spanish and English. Improve your comprehension of the Spanish language with this short story.

Appendix - Spanish Basics

Alphabet and Pronunciation

In this lesson you'll learn the Spanish alphabet and how to pronounce Spanish words.

Basic Concepts

This lesson covers some basic concepts of the Spanish language, such as asking questions, the present tense of verbs, and numbers.

Learning Tips

Here are a few tips to help you learn Spanish.

Try and spend at least fifteen minutes a day learning Spanish.
Spend some time every week writing in Spanish: short conversations, descriptive paragraphs, and/or whatever comes to mind.
When you have a few minutes free time, try thinking in Spanish. You can think about your surroundings, things you plan to do, or just try and remember common Spanish phrases.
If you have friends who speak Spanish, or are learning, try to speak with them in Spanish.
Once you have learned some Spanish vocabulary, try watching Spanish movies and tv shows, and reading Spanish stories like the ones included in this course.

More Learning Resources

This section contains a list of resources to help you learn to speak the Spanish language.

Google Translate provides Spanish to English and English to Spanish translations.

Project Gutenberg has some free Spanish ebooks.

Here are a few online Spanish newspapers.

Listen to online radio and tv to help improve your listening skills.

Youtube video showing how to pronounce some basic Spanish phrases.