Free A0 Spanish course: complete beginner

A0 is the very start, with no Spanish yet or a few words from a holiday. You'll learn how Spanish sounds and is spelled, greet people, say who you are, count to twenty, and build your first sentences with ser, estar and tener.

22 grammar lessons, 9 graded stories, flashcards and an AI conversation partner, all free.

What you'll be able to do

• Listening: I can recognise hola, gracias, por favor, adiós and other everyday greetings.
• Speaking: I can say my name, where I'm from and how I am (Me llamo…, Soy de…, Estoy bien).
• Speaking: I can ask very simple questions such as ¿Cómo te llamas? and ¿Cuánto cuesta?
• Reading: I can read numbers, prices and simple signs (Entrada, Salida, Cerrado, Aseos).
• Reading: I can sound out a written Spanish word, because Spanish spelling mostly shows how it's said.
• Writing: I can write my name, nationality and address on a form.

What you'll learn

Learning A0 Spanish with AI

At A0 the AI partner keeps to very short, simple Spanish, with English help when you need it, so you can say your first sentences to someone straight away. The AI also explains any wrong answer in a lesson, in plain English. It's included free, with a daily allowance; like any AI it can make mistakes, so the lessons remain the reference. More about learning Spanish with AI.

All 22 A0 grammar lessons

Free to read here. In the app, each one is taught in short steps with audio, practised, and brought back for review.

1. The five vowels
2. Letters that surprise English speakers
3. Word stress, written accents, ¿ and ¡
4. Greetings and polite words
5. Introducing yourself
6. Subject pronouns: yo, tú, él, ella…
7. Tú or usted; vosotros or ustedes
8. Ser: soy, eres, es…
9. Nationalities and languages
10. Masculine and feminine nouns
11. Articles: el, la, los, las; un, una, unos, unas
12. Making plurals: -s, -es, z → ces
13. Numbers 0–20 and phone numbers
14. Tener: having things, family and age (tengo veinte años)
15. Estar: how you are and where things are
16. Hay: there is, there are
17. Adjectives agree and usually follow the noun
18. Colours and agreement
19. mi, tu, su: my, your, his/her/your
20. No before the verb
21. ¿Qué?, ¿Dónde?, ¿Cómo?; yes/no questions
22. No entiendo, ¿Puede repetir?, ¿Cómo se dice…?

Reading at A0

• Hola, me llamo Lucía: Lucía from Madrid introduces herself: her job, her dog and her boyfriend.
• Mi familia: Javier, nine, from Seville, describes his family, his grandparents' patio and the cat.
• En la cafetería: Two friends order breakfast in a Madrid café: coffee, juice and toast with tomato.
• Mi ciudad: Valencia: Sara presents Valencia: the beach, the old riverbed park, paella and the Fallas.
• Mi día: Gorka, a cook in Bilbao, describes his day between home, the kitchen and the river.
• En el mercado de Santiago: Saturday shopping at the old market in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.
• Una postal de Tenerife: Ana sends her mother a postcard about the weather in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
• Un mensaje de voz: Diego leaves a voice message from Atocha station in Madrid: his train is late.
• El menú del día: Pedro and Marta read the set lunch menu in a bar in Seville and choose their dishes.

Questions