Spanish learning guides
Straight answers from a Spanish teacher. No apps or cheering.
What to listen to and read
Best Spanish Podcasts by Level, With Their Accents
The best Spanish podcasts for A2, B1 and B2+ learners, and which country each one sounds like, so you train your ear on the Spanish you'll actually hear.
Free Spanish Dialogues: 6 Everyday Conversations
Six free Spanish dialogues for A2 to B2, written the way people really talk in Latin America, each with the English and the one thing to notice.
Train your ear, climb a level
How Long Does It Take to Learn Spanish? A Teacher's Answer
About 600 to 750 hours to work in Spanish, far fewer to hold a chat. Hours per level, why your ears lag behind, and how to check where you are.
Spanish Level Test: Free Listening Test in 2 Minutes
A free Spanish level test for your ears: 8 clips of real Latin American Spanish, A2 to C1, one question each. No sign-up, result in 2 minutes.
How Spanish speakers actually talk
Spanish Conversation Questions: 30 With Natural Answers
Thirty Spanish conversation questions people really ask, each with the English, a natural answer, and the tú or usted version you need.
Spanish Filler Words: Pues, Este, O Sea and 12 More
The Spanish filler words (muletillas) real people say every sentence, what each one signals, which country says which, and the five worth using yourself.