Free Spanish lessons

You may learn how to learn Spanish for free by reading this post. We’ll discuss free audio and video classes in Spanish. Let’s get going!

5 ways to learn Spanish for free

Our free grammar tutorials will help you learn Spanish. There are several illustrations and simple justifications. You might also want to look at our blog entries about Spanish terminology, traditions, and culture.

The best thing you can do to improve your Spanish listening skills for free is to listen to podcasts or music with Spanish lyrics. You have the choice to listen to real content with this option. Watching Spanish movies with subtitles is another excellent option to learn the language for nothing.

Additionally, you will get knowledge of Spanish customs and culture. You may look for new Spanish pals by joining a reading club or a language exchange. You’ll gain a lot of practice speaking and listening to this way!

Free Spanish lesson

Now we’ll teach you some Spanish for free. Let’s begin by extending greetings! Hola! It is the most widely used greeting in Spanish. “Buenos Dias” is a Spanish interjection that means “good day” or “good dawn.” Buenos das literally translates to “happy days.”

However, it is also used to imply “good day” or “good morning” in Spanish. This greeting is used until noon when it is replaced by “Buenos Tardes”, which means good afternoon. In the evening, the phrase “Buenas Noches” (good night) is often used to welcome and say goodbye.

For instance: Buenos dias! How are you doing?

Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro, Cinco, Seis, Siete, Ocho, Nueve, and Diez are the numbers from one to ten.

Watch the following video to hear the pronunciation:

The following are the days of the week:

• Monday – Lunes
• Tuesday – Martes
• Wednesday – Miercoles
• Thursday – Jueves
• Friday – Viernes
• Saturday – Sabado
• Sunday – Domingo

Free Spanish audio lessons to learn fast

You undoubtedly concur with us that it’s a great idea to listen to the news in Spanish, but it’s too challenging for beginners. You ought to start with simple Spanish audio courses because of this. Just so you know, a well-designed Spanish language audio course should boost your speaking proficiency quickly, accustom you to a native voice, and continually test you.

We’re giving you a sneak peek at some simple Spanish language classes right now. The only way this information is relevant is if you repeat what you hear. You can make your learning process active in this way. You can learn how to say “I am” in Spanish by listening to this audio!

You’ll hear the following conversation more precisely:

• Are you Spanish?
  Eres española(feminine)?
  Eres español(masculine)?
• No, I’m from the U.S.
  No, soy de América.
• What’s your name?
  Cuál es Tu Nombre?

Learn Spanish for “I have”!

You’ll hear the following conversation:

• Do you have any brothers or sisters?
  Tienes hermanos o hermanas?
• Yes, I have a brother.
  Sí, tengo un hermano.
• Do you have the keys to the house?
  Tienes las llaves de la casa?
• Yes.
  Sì.

Spanish video lessons for beginners

You may get used to listening to native speakers immediately by watching Spanish video lessons on YouTube. It is an excellent approach to improving independent listening.

For your understanding, many of these films have captions, supplementary text, or visual assistance. We suggest tuning in to any video on YouTube to learn on basics of Spanish.

The Spanish alphabet

The Spanish alphabet uses a variation of the Latin alphabet, like the majority of European languages. The distinctive letter is added to the 27 letters that are present in many other Indo-European languages, like English and Italian.

• 5 vowels: A – E – I – O – U
• 22 Spanish consonants: B – C – D – F – G – H – L – M – N – Ñ– P – Q – R – S – T – V – Z

All of these letters are also found in the English alphabet. However, the Spanish pronunciation is distinct.
Let’s see how the Spanish alphabet is pronounced:

• A – A: This letter has a similar sound to the English ah you make when you realize something: Ah, that’s the one!
• B – Be: This letter frequently has an English b-like sound. It is spoken with the lips apart, much like the Spanish v, especially when it is between two vowels. You could also hear it called be larga, begrande or de burro.
• C – Ce: This letter frequently resembles the English letter k. It sounds like a s before an e or an I (or like the th in thick in many parts of Spain.)
• CH – Che: Although the RAE no longer regards this as a letter, it nonetheless resembles the ch in cheese.
• D – De: The only difference between this letter and an English d is that when pronouncing it, you should place your tongue against your upper teeth rather than the roof of your mouth. Then, especially when it is sandwiched between two vowels, it frequently sounds like the th in English.
• E – E: This letter has the same eh pronunciation as when you ask for clarification or concur in English: Eh? What have you said?
• F – Efe: This letter has an English f-like sound.
• G – Ge: Typically, this letter sounds very similar to an English g. It sounds like a loud English h before e or i. It closely resembles the Spanish letter j.
• H – Hache: This letter is quiet throughout. However, the breathy aspiration is still present in terms that have been borrowed from other languages. For instance, Hawái.
• I – I: This letter has a shorter sound than the English ee.
• J – Jota: Although it differs from country to country, this letter has a sound that is similar to the English h sound. It occasionally emits a sharp sound (almost like you are trying to spit something up). The j in English judge is never audible.
• K – Ca: Although uncommon in Spanish, this letter has a similar sound to the English k.
• L – Ele: Although the tongue is lifted closer to the roof of the mouth, this letter sounds similar to the English l. (rather than dipped down).
• LL – Elle: Although the RAE no longer regards this as a letter, in several locations, it resembles the y sound in the English word yellow. It can also be said with the s in pleasure or the j in judge. Doble ele is another name for it.
• M – Eme: This letter has a similar sound to the English m.
• N – Ene: This letter has an exact n-like sound in English. When this letter appears before the letter f, Spanish speakers frequently pronounce it as an English m. Many Spanish speakers pronounce the first syllable of words like información and enfriar as em.
• Ñ – Eñe: This letter, which is entirely distinct from the n, sounds quite similar to the ni in onion or the NY in canyon.
• O – O: Although shorter, this letter has a similar sound to the o in so.
• P – Pe: With less breath, this letter has a similar sound to the English letter p.
• Q – Cu: This letter, which sounds like the English letter k, is always followed by the letter u.
• R – Erre: This letter has a slight resemblance to the English word caddy’s d sound. It is pronounced like the Spanish trilled rr at the start of a word.
• RR – Doble erre: The secret is practice if you want to master the infamous trilled rr, which is no longer regarded as a “letter” in the Spanish alphabet. Practice tip: While saying the word butter (with American pronunciation), focus on your middle sound (tt). The word for this noise in American English is tap. Saying the tt sound in butter repeatedly will help you practice the Spanish RR, which is effectively a series of taps.
• S – Ese: This letter has an exact semblance to the English s.
• T – Te: Compared to the English t, this letter is softer. When pronouncing the letter t in Spanish, the tongue should touch the teeth, and there shouldn’t be a sudden explosion of breath.
• U – U: This letter closely resembles the food letter “oo.”
• V – Ve or Uve: The Spanish letter “b” sounds a lot like this letter. Less aspiration occurs, and the lips do not touch. It may also be referred to as ve de vaca, ve corta, or ve chica.
• W – doble ve or Uve doble: Although not a native of Spanish, this letter has an English-like sound. Doble Uve, uve doble, or doble u may also be used to refer to it.
• X – Equis: This letter is said similar to how English socks’ k sound. However, it can sound like a raspy English h, an S or even the SH in English appears in place, and person names (particularly those from Mexico).
• Y – Ye: This letter typically sounds like the y in the word “yes” in English. It has a sound similar to the letter I at the end of words (hay). It may also be referred to as “I Griega.”
• Z – Zeta: In many regions of Spain, this letter can sound like the TH in English thin but is typically pronounced like the English s.

Spanish pronunciation guide

Now let’s discuss how vowels and consonants are pronounced. Spanish vowels are concise and distinct. It should be noted that while the pronunciation of the letters a, I, and u is consistent throughout Spain, that of the letters e and o might vary from region to region.

The consonants c and g are the only exceptions, as their pronunciation differs based on the letters that come after them. Most Spanish consonants sound similar to their English equivalents when spoken. Double consonants are pronounced in Spanish with much more force than single consonants.

Spanish verb conjugations: How to master the 3 most important verb tenses

Oh, the Spanish verb tenses. Conjugation is one of the most challenging aspects of learning the Spanish language for many students. Spanish verb conjugation frequently seems irregular and unstructured. This is due to a large number of irregular verbs in Spanish.

But if you stop to think about it, English does too! Consider the words “find/found,” “sell/sold,” and “ring/rang,” to mention a few. You’ve already absorbed those patterns, too. You can repeat it in Spanish now. The good news is that Spanish is generally considerably simpler in other areas.

Regular Spanish verb conjugation patterns are rather simple to master. It is also simpler to understand how a verb should change once you are familiar with the fundamentals and some common irregular verbs. Spanish writing styles and examples to write like a native.

Spanish verb tenses: The 3 main tenses to master

The present (el presente), the past (sometimes known as the preterite, el pretérito), and the future are the three basic tenses in Spanish that you should understand first (el futuro). You will encounter them the most. These tenses allow you to convey a lot of information while being initially understood.

If you’re interested, there are also the gerund, imperfect, perfect, conditional, subjunctive, and imperative forms. But once you’ve mastered the other three, you should return to those. You must be aware of the infinitive form of Spanish verbs.

This is the unconjugated form of the verb as it occurs in dictionaries. To eat is an example of an infinitive in English that often has the word “to” in front of it (comer in Spanish). The infinitive form is that. That’s important because the infinitive form specifies how verbs are categorized.

Spanish verb conjugation: The basics

First things first: Spanish verbs fall into three categories: -ar verbs, -er verbs, and -ir verbs. The infinitive verb endings are listed below (or the dictionary form of the verb). I used the word comer, which means “to eat,” as an example above. It is a -er verb because the final “er” is in its infinitive form. See how that functions?

Therefore, you must determine the type of verb ending it has in its infinitive form as well as the verb’s stem in order to know where to start conjugating. The stem for the word comer is com-.

Each class of verbs has a unique conjugation pattern that varies according to the sentence’s subject. You must so study how each word varies in each tense when learning Spanish word conjugation. Not as bad as it seems, actually!

A couple of things to keep in mind: the word “you” (vosotros/vosotras) is exclusively used in the Spanish dialect that is used in Spain. Ustedes is the formal and informal plural “you” in Latin American Spanish.

The other is that you and you’re conjugate in the same way as he, she, they, and they’re. You no longer need to learn that pattern!

Let’s now examine the three primary tenses in which the three verb classes can be conjugated dependent on the pronoun. The simplest form, simple present tense, will be used to begin.

Remember that this only applies to regular verbs; many will not fit into this typical pattern, though many wills.

El Presente

The indicative mood’s present tense is known as el presente de indicativo. It is used to convey the behaviors and mental states of the present. The simple Spanish present is the same as the English simple present.

Consider and pay attention to these instances:

• Yo hablo mucho.
  I talk a lot.
• Él es alto.
  He is tall.
• Ellos trabajan en un hospital.
  They work in a hospital.

Although Spanish has a continuous form (estoy hablando, or “I’m talking”), it is important to note that it is more frequent to employ the simple present form than the present continuous/progressive form in English.

Using the simple present to describe something that is happening or about to happen sounds really unusual in English a lot of the time, yet it’s very normal in Spanish. Consider:

“¿Qué haces?”
“Muevo las cajas.”

This could not possibly be translated as:

“What (do) you do?”
“I move the boxes.”

It would be more accurate to translate it as:

“What are you doing?”
“I’m moving the boxes.”

El Pretérito

The simple past tense in Spanish is called the pretérito, and it is used to discuss actions that have already been completed.

• Compré una chaqueta. 
  I bought a jacket.
• Comimos a las ocho.
  We ate at 8.
• Fueron al banco tres veces. 
  They went to the bank three times.
• Hiciste tu tarea?
  Did you do your homework?

To distinguish it from other Spanish past tenses like the préterito imperfecto (which I’ve always called simply imperfecto), the pretérito is sometimes known as the pretérito indefinido.

This table of Spanish tense names shows that these and other tenses have various names. The imperfecto is used to express interrupted, continuous, or habitual actions; the préterito is used to express completed actions.

El Futuro

One of the easiest Spanish tenses is the future. The majority of verbs—even those that are irregular in the present tense—use their infinitive as the basis of the conjugation because there is only one set of endings. Add the appropriate ending to the infinitive to create the future tense of verbs ending in -AR, -ER, and -IR.

Singular

1st person: yo – é
2nd person: tú -ás
3rd person: él , Ella, Ud  – á

Plural

1st person: nosotros – emos
2nd person: vosotros – éis
3rd person: ellos – án – Uds

Some verbs utilize the same ends as conventional verbs despite having irregular future stems. The verbs with irregular future stems are included in the following table; notice that they are the same as the irregular conditional stems and always end in R.