Free Spanish for adult beginners
Practise the Spanish you will use first.
Start with the free 7 Day Spanish Starter Plan, then use the free practice library: listen to everyday dialogues, try a reply and build a short routine.
Free. No account or microphone needed.
Ordering at the counter
You are at a café counter ordering a drink, and the server uses usted with you.
Text version
- Hola, buenos días. ¿Qué desea? (Hello, good morning. What would you like?)
You could say: Un café, por favor. or Un té, por favor. - ¿Algo más? (Anything else?)
You could say: No, gracias. or Sí, un vaso de agua, por favor. or No entiendo. ¿Puede repetir, por favor? - Aquí tiene. Son dos euros con cincuenta. (Here you are. That is two euros fifty.)
You could say: Gracias. ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? or Aquí tiene. Gracias.
Also free: the 120-phrase deck as flash cards, PDF and CSV.Start here
Never studied Spanish? Do these three things in order.
Try the five-minute sample lesson.
Say hello and give your name, with audio and a short role play. Open the sample lesson
Start the 7 Day Plan at Day 0.
Ten minutes on how Spanish sounds, then 10 to 15 minutes a day for a week. Go to Day 0
Add the track for your goal.
Travel, moving abroad or family: each plan track adds ten phrases, a dialogue and a real-world task. Pick yours
Try it now
Listen to a café order, then slower.
Play the normal version, then the slower one while you read. Press “Hide English” and say what each line means. No microphone needed.
Ordering a coffee
- AHola. Un café, por favor.Hello. A coffee, please.
- B¿Algo más?Anything else?
- ANo, gracias.No, thank you.
- BAquí tiene.Here you are.
- AGracias.Thank you.
- BDe nada.You're welcome.
Regional note: What arrives when you ask for un café varies by country; café con leche (coffee with milk) is widely understood.
The 7 Day Plan and the free practice library
Everything you need for your first conversations.
Open it right away on the web. The printable copies ask for your email.
What is in the free 7 Day Spanish Starter Plan
- Day 0: how Spanish sounds. Eight pronunciation rules, each with an audio example.
- Days 1 to 7. Eight phrases a day, a dialogue at normal and slower speed, a listening task on the reply (a name, a direction, a price, a time), a speaking task with a role play, and five recall prompts.
- Three goal tracks. Travel, moving abroad and family, each with ten more phrases, a dialogue, a role play and one real-world task.
- Answer key, checklist and tracker. Answers to every recall prompt and listening question, three role plays that combine the week, a can-do checklist and a progress tracker.
- After the first week. A day-by-day week 2 plan, a plan for weeks 3 to 6 if your trip or move is further away, and a numbers box for catching prices and times.
Use it on the web, or print the 18-page PDF: its QR codes open each day's audio on your phone, and every link in it is clickable on screen. An editable Word file is included. The printable copies come by email: enter your first name and email, reply VERIFY to our short first email, and we send them.
Ten everyday scenarios
20 short dialogues at normal and slower speed, with transcripts.
Ten scripted role plays
Choose your reply, get a short explanation and try again.
120-phrase deck
Flash cards with audio, plus a printable PDF and a CSV file.
Rescue card and planner
Two-page PDFs you can print or fill in on screen, with links to the audio.
How it is made
Computer-generated voices; Spanish checked with AI review; no teacher review yet.
Everything above is free. We also sell optional extras: phrase packs ($9 each) and a self-paced course ($49). What is free and what is paid
Second free resource · a guided workbook
Rescue your next Spanish conversation.
For the moment a reply comes too fast: rehearse one short exchange before it happens.
What is in the free Spanish Conversation Rescue Workbook
- Six pages, one scene. Choose a situation, such as a reception desk or a café, and the one detail you need to catch.
- A main request and a backup. ¿Puede repetir, por favor?, Más despacio, por favor. or ¿Puede escribirlo, por favor?
- Ask, check, continue. A short rehearsed exchange, three reusable templates and a week of small rehearsals.
- A one-page rescue sheet. Fill it in, log what you could say without looking, and set your next review.
Free by email: enter your first name and email, reply VERIFY to our short email, and we send both PDFs.
Free resources
Three free tools for your next small step.
Use them on their own, whether or not you ever choose more support.
7 Day Spanish Starter Plan
Pronunciation, seven days with audio, goal tracks, an answer key and a tracker.
Free planOpen the free plan
Conversation Rescue Card
Ask for repetition or slower speech when a reply is unclear.
Email to downloadGet the rescue card
10 Minute Practice Planner
Choose two phrases and build a routine you can repeat.
Email to downloadGet the plannerPractise for the moments that matter
Pick your goal, then start with its track.
Travel
Ordering a drink and getting where you need to go.
Relocation
Everyday questions in a new place.
Family
Greetings and short, warm exchanges.
Helpful reading
A practical next step.
Visit the blogHow to Start Learning Spanish as an Adult Beginner
Your first seven days, one small task at a time.
Spanish Greetings for Your First Conversation
Key phrases and when to use them.
How to Ask Someone to Repeat or Slow Down in Spanish
Polite phrases for a fast or unclear reply.
Order Coffee in Spanish with a Simple Dialogue
A short café exchange you can adapt.
A 10-Minute Spanish Practice Routine
Read, cover, say, check, and repeat.
Free Spanish Lessons
Short lessons for greetings, clarification and everyday exchanges.
How to Have a Basic Spanish Conversation
Link greeting, request and payment into one exchange.
Why Spanish Sounds Fast: A Beginner Listening Plan
Close the gap between textbook audio and real street speech.
Qué Desea Meaning in Spanish: How to Reply
What the café question means and three replies you can fire back.
Practice, not a promise. These tasks help you rehearse everyday Spanish at your own pace. Individual progress varies; nothing here promises a level, a qualification or a fixed learning speed. How we write and check our Spanish
Try one useful task.
Open the free seven-day plan and practise about ten minutes a day, at your own pace.
No account or payment needed.