Free Spanish phrasebook · 26 lessons
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Short, practical lessons on the Spanish words and phrases you'll actually use — greetings, numbers, verbs, food, time, family, travel, and more. Every lesson has example sentences and a tip. Free to read, no account required.
01. Spanish Greetings and Introductions
The essential Spanish greetings, farewells, and phrases for introducing yourself — with example sentences.
5 min · 21 words & phrases
02. Spanish Numbers 1 to 100
Learn to count in Spanish from 1 to 100, with the patterns that make the larger numbers easy to remember.
6 min · 36 words & phrases
03. 20 Essential Spanish Verbs in the Present Tense
The most common Spanish verbs and how to conjugate the regular -ar, -er, and -ir endings in the present tense.
8 min · 26 words & phrases
04. Spanish Food and Restaurant Vocabulary
Order food and drinks in Spanish with confidence — key vocabulary and phrases for cafés and restaurants.
6 min · 27 words & phrases
05. Days, Months, and Telling Time in Spanish
Learn the days of the week, months of the year, and how to tell the time in Spanish.
6 min · 29 words & phrases
06. Spanish Colors and Describing Things
Learn colors and common adjectives in Spanish, and how adjectives agree in gender and number.
5 min · 27 words & phrases
07. Spanish Family and Relationships Vocabulary
Talk about your family in Spanish — immediate and extended family, plus how to use possessives like "mi" and "tu".
6 min · 29 words & phrases
08. Spanish Question Words and How to Ask Questions
The Spanish question words (qué, quién, dónde, cuándo…) and how to build everyday questions.
6 min · 19 words & phrases
09. Spanish for Travel and Asking Directions
Get around in Spanish — transport vocabulary, directions, and the phrases you need while traveling.
7 min · 26 words & phrases
10. Talking About the Weather and Seasons in Spanish
Describe the weather and seasons in Spanish, including the "hace" pattern that trips up beginners.
5 min · 19 words & phrases
11. Spanish for Shopping and Money
Shop and pay in Spanish — store vocabulary, talking about prices, and the phrases you need at the checkout.
6 min · 24 words & phrases
12. 30 Essential Spanish Phrases for Beginners
The everyday Spanish phrases every beginner should know — politeness, understanding, and getting help.
7 min · 23 words & phrases
13. Spanish Reflexive Verbs and Daily Routines
Learn Spanish reflexive verbs like levantarse and vestirse — essential for describing your daily routine.
7 min · 20 words & phrases
14. The Spanish Preterite: Talking About the Past
Learn to form the Spanish preterite tense for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, used for completed past actions.
8 min · 18 words & phrases
15. Spanish Body Parts and Talking About Health
Spanish vocabulary for parts of the body and the phrases you need to describe pain, illness, or how you feel.
6 min · 23 words & phrases
16. Spanish Clothing and Shopping for Clothes
Spanish vocabulary for clothes and accessories, plus the phrases you need to try things on and ask for sizes.
5 min · 22 words & phrases
17. Spanish Comparatives and Superlatives
Learn how to compare things in Spanish with más/menos que, tan…como, and superlatives like el más grande.
6 min · 14 words & phrases
18. Spanish Emotions and How You Feel
Express emotions in Spanish using estar + adjective, plus the common "tener" expressions English speakers often get wrong.
5 min · 21 words & phrases
19. Ser vs Estar: The Two Spanish Verbs for "To Be"
English has one verb for "to be" and Spanish has two. When to use ser, when to use estar, and the adjectives that change meaning depending on which you pick.
8 min · 20 words & phrases
20. Por vs Para: Two Ways to Say "For" in Spanish
Both por and para translate as "for", and choosing wrongly changes your meaning. The reason-versus-purpose split, plus the fixed expressions worth memorising.
7 min · 20 words & phrases
21. Spanish Pronunciation and the Alphabet
Spanish spelling is almost perfectly phonetic. The five vowel sounds, the consonants that differ from English, where the stress falls, and what the written accent is actually for.
7 min · 21 words & phrases
22. Spanish Noun Gender and the Articles
Every Spanish noun is masculine or feminine. The endings that predict gender reliably, the exceptions worth knowing, and when to use el, la, un and una.
6 min · 20 words & phrases
23. Spanish False Friends: Words That Do Not Mean What You Think
Spanish words that look exactly like English ones and mean something else entirely — including the handful that will genuinely embarrass you.
6 min · 22 words & phrases
24. Spanish for the Home and Daily Life
The rooms, furniture and household objects you talk about every day, plus the verbs for chores and the phrases for renting or visiting someone.
6 min · 20 words & phrases
25. Spanish for Work, Study and Professions
How to say what you do, talk about your studies, get through an office conversation, and navigate a job interview in Spanish.
7 min · 20 words & phrases
26. Talking About the Future and Making Plans in Spanish
The three ways Spanish talks about the future, which one people actually use in speech, and the vocabulary for arranging to meet someone.
6 min · 20 words & phrases