DELE exams (Instituto Cervantes) (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official proficiency certificate, with sample papers. A concrete goal for serious learners.
Spanish
From your first sentences to native podcasts — structured study plus lots of listening.
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15 picks · 12 free · 15 providers · curated by Rowland Kuru
Editor's intro
Editor's intro
Spanish is one of the most rewarding languages for English speakers: familiar vocabulary, consistent spelling, and more than twenty countries of music, film, and podcasts to enjoy once you can understand them. The resources in this feed combine two approaches that work best together — structured instruction for grammar, and large amounts of understandable listening for everything else.
Choose one structured resource and one listening resource, and use both daily. Apps are fine for habit and vocabulary, but on their own they rarely lead to conversation. By the intermediate stage, book a tutor and start speaking even when it feels uncomfortable. The advanced picks are native media and exams, which is where most learners discover how far they've come.
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Complete Spanish (Language Transfer)
Language Transfer's Complete Spanish is a free audio course recorded as a real lesson between a teacher and a student. Instead of memorizing phrases, you learn how Spanish is built — how English words convert, how verbs change — and you construct sentences out loud from the first few minutes. Pause before each answer and say it yourself; that effort is the method. It takes you surprisingly far into grammar, and pairs perfectly with daily listening from Dreaming Spanish.
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RTVE Play (opens provider site in a new tab)
Spain's public TV and radio, free online. Series and documentaries for immersion.
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Beginner · 6
Core grammar, high-frequency vocabulary, and hours of easy listening. Aim for a daily habit, not long sessions.
Coffee Break Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Structured podcast lessons with a teacher and a learner. Easy to fit into a commute.
Free Extra materials paid
Dreaming Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Thousands of hours of comprehensible-input video sorted by level. Watch daily and understanding grows.
Free Premium library paid
Duolingo Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Good for a daily habit and vocabulary. On its own it won't make you conversational.
Free Paid tier optional
SpanishDict (opens provider site in a new tab)
The best free dictionary and conjugation reference, with clear grammar guides. Bookmark it now.
Free
Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary Specialization (UC Davis) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Vocabulary and grammar through everyday situations, with graded quizzes and structure.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
Rosetta Stone Spanish (opens partner site in a new tab)
Immersive, picture-based lessons with speech recognition. Good for learners who dislike grammar tables.
Paid Partner
Intermediate · 4
Real conversations, natural-speed listening, and targeted grammar review. Start speaking with people.
Easy Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Street interviews with dual subtitles. Real accents at real speed — a bridge to native media.
Free
Kwiziq Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Adaptive grammar quizzes that find your weak spots, aligned to CEFR levels.
Free Free tier
Notes in Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Natural conversations between a couple in Madrid. Great for training your ear to real speech.
Free Worksheets paid
italki — Spanish tutors (opens provider site in a new tab)
Affordable one-to-one lessons. Conversation practice is where everything else comes together.
Paid Pay per lesson
Advanced · 4
Native media, monolingual dictionaries, and official exams as a concrete goal.
DELE exams (Instituto Cervantes) (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official proficiency certificate, with sample papers. A concrete goal for serious learners.
Free Exam fees apply New
Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE) (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official monolingual dictionary. Switching to Spanish-only definitions is a real milestone.
Free
Radio Ambulante (opens provider site in a new tab)
Award-winning Latin American narrative journalism, with transcripts. Superb advanced listening.
Free
RTVE Play (opens provider site in a new tab)
Spain's public TV and radio, free online. Series and documentaries for immersion.
Free Some content region-restricted New