B1
El Metro Interdimensional
The Interdimensional Subway
A young man sees a subway line that shouldn't exist. Curious, he climbs aboard.
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Welcome to Aderalingua Learn Spanish!
This is a free, online course to help you learn to speak the Spanish language. Whether you are a total beginner or looking to refresh your skills, our lessons are designed to help you speak with confidence.
This course focuses on practical phrases and essential vocabulary to get you conversational as quickly as possible. To ensure you speak accurately, we’ve integrated foundational grammar, immersive stories, and real-life conversations. Interactive flashcards and quizzes are included in the lessons to help you learn.
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Unit 1: Getting Started in Spanish
In Unit 1, you’ll master essential Spanish words and phrases to get you speaking from day one. You’ll also build a solid foundation with an introduction to basic grammar.
Hola
Greeting and introduction phrases
Spanish numbers 1 to 10
¿Cómo estás?
Useful Spanish phrases
The Spanish words for colors
Nouns
Nouns
Definite and Indefinite Articles
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
People and family members
The Present Tense
The present tense of regular verbs
Common Spanish verbs
The Present Tense of Irregular Verbs
The present tense of common irregular verbs
Reflexive verbs
Adjectives
Adjectives and sentence templates for adjectives
Unit 2: Expanding Your Spanish
Advance your language skills as you dive deeper into Spanish vocabulary and grammar. In this unit, you begin the serialized story "Emily and Eric in Madrid" that follows two students as they navigate the adventures of moving to Spain for university.
Demonstrative Pronouns
The demonstrative Pronouns this and that
1: En el aeropuerto de Madrid
Preterite Tense
The past tense of Spanish verbs
2: La casa de Carmen
Adverbs
Adverbs
3: Primer paseo por Madrid
Asking Questions
Asking questions in Spanish
4: El primer dÃa de clase
Present Progressive Tense
The present progressive tense
5: Tapas con nuevos amigos
Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense
6: Un momento en el Retiro
Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
7: Una cena especial
Unit 3: Intermediate Spanish
In Unit 3 you'll continue to improve your Spanish vocabulary and grammar while continuing to improve your comprehension skills with the story "Emily and Eric in Madrid".
Object Pronouns
Object Pronouns
8: Nuevos amigos en la universidad
Perfect Tense
The perfect tense of verbs
9: Un proyecto complicado
Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense of verbs
10: Barcelona moderna
Prepositions
The Spanish prepositions
11: El tesoro del Barrio Gótico
Conjunctions
The Spanish conjunctions
Future and Conditional Tenses
The Future Tense
The conditional tense
Instructions, Requests, and Commands
The imperative form of Spanish verbs
Making Comparisons
The comparative and superlative form of adjectives
Abstract nouns
Using prefixes and suffixes to create abstract nouns
Subjunctive
The Subjunctive mood of verbs
Irregular Verbs
Common irregular verbs
Immersive Spanish Stories
Deepen your fluency through the power of storytelling. Our collection of A2, B1, and B2 level stories is designed to bridge the gap between basic grammar and natural conversation. These stories will help you improve your reading comprehension in Spanish and increase your Spanish vocabulary. Audio narrations are included to help you improve your pronunciation and listening skills. The more you read the stories, the more intuitive your understanding of Spanish will become.
A2 and B1 Level Short Stories
Here are some Spanish short stories at advanced beginnner and intermediate reading levels. Read and listen to stories, then answer the questions that follow to help you start thinking in Spanish.
A2
El JardÃn Escondido
The Hidden Garden
A young man gets lost while exploring a city and finds a hidden garden with a unique guardian.
B1
El Misterio del Viejo Reloj
The Mystery of the Old Clock
Laura finds a mysterious clock in a second-hand store while she is visiting a small town.
B1
El Viaje Inesperado de SofÃa
Sofia's Unexpected Journey
After finding an old map, SofÃa embarks on a dangerous journey to find out where it leads.
B1
La Cueva Secreta
The Hidden Cave
A young man finds a cave while exploring a remote beach. He finds both a treasure and danger.
B1
El castillo en el bosque
The Castle in the Forest
Three friends find an abandoned castle while they are hiking through a forest.
B2 Level Stories
These stories are at an upper intermediate level. To support your progress, each story features side-by-side Spanish and English text, allowing you to decode new vocabulary in real-time.
B2
La cabaña abandonada
The Abandoned Cabin
Three friends get caught in a rainstorm while hiking and take shelter in an abandoned cabin.
B2
El pueblo escondido
The Hidden Town
LucÃa stumbles upon a town that has been cut off from the world for a hundred years.
B2
Aventura en Costa Rica
Adventure in Costa Rica
Two friends arrive in Costa Rica for the first time and spend two weeks exploring.
B2
Las Semillas del Futuro
The Seeds of the Future
In the near future, a group of people join together to fight against authoritarian rule
B2
Blancanieves
Snow White
The classic story Snow White in both Spanish and English.
Useful Spanish Words and Phrases
In unit 4 you'll continue to improve your Spanish vocabulary. Pictures are included in many of the lessons to make it easier to learn the vocabulary. You'll also learn more useful Spanish phrases that are used in everyday life. Flashcards and quizzes are also included in the lessons to help you learn the Spanish language.
Lesson 1 - Introductions and Greetings
Lesson 2 - Common Phrases
Lesson 3 - Colors
Lesson 4 - Numbers
Lesson 3 - People
Lesson 4 - The Human Body
Lesson 5 - At home
Lesson 6 - Date and Time
Lesson 7 - Nature
Lesson 8 - In the City
Lesson 9 - Transportation
Lesson 10 - Food and Drink
Lesson 11 - Clothes
Lesson 12 - Outdoor Activities
Lesson 13 - Common Verbs
Lesson 14 - Tools
Lesson 15 - Common Verbs 2
Lesson 16 - Adjectives for Emotions
Lesson 17 - Adjectives for Personality
Spanish Verbs Review
Spanish Vocabulary Test
Spanish Phrases Test
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.
- Make good use of the flashcards in the lessons to help you learn the vocabulary.
- Go back and review the lessons in this course every once in a while to refresh your memory of the vocabulary and grammar concepts. This is especially important if the lessons are becoming too challenging.
- 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 phrases.
- If you have friends who speak Spanish, or who are also learning, try to speak with them in Spanish.
- Once you have learned some vocabulary, try watching Spanish movies and tv shows. Reading Spanish stories, like the ones included in this course, will solidify your vocabulary and help you become fluent in the language.
More Learning Resources
This section contains a list of resources to help you learn to speak the Spanish language.
Reverso
provides free Spanish to English and English to Spanish translations.
DeepL
provides free Spanish to English and English to Spanish translations.
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.