Foundations

Spanish for Beginners (A1)

Spanish for Beginners is built for absolute starters. Each lesson introduces a handful of words and one small grammar point, then puts them straight to work in a real situation. By the end you will handle the everyday exchanges that make travel and first friendships possible.

4.8 rating Beginner 24 lessons 6 weeks
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What you’ll learn

  • Greet, introduce yourself and exchange basic personal details.
  • Count, tell the time and talk about days, dates and prices.
  • Order food and drink and shop for everyday items.
  • Use the present tense of regular and key irregular verbs.
  • Ask simple questions and understand the answers.
  • Describe your family, home and daily routine.
  • Read and pronounce Spanish confidently and correctly.

Course program

6 modules · 24 lessons

Module 1: Primeros pasos / First steps · 4 lessons
  • The Spanish alphabet — Sounds, spelling and the tricky letters.
  • Greetings & goodbyes — Hola, buenos días and adiós.
  • Introducing yourself — Me llamo… and soy de….
  • Numbers 0–20 — Counting and giving your phone number.
Module 2: Personas y cosas / People & things · 4 lessons
  • Gender of nouns — When to use el and la.
  • Articles & plurals — Un, una, unos and unas.
  • Ser vs estar — The two Spanish verbs for ‘to be’.
  • Describing people — Adjectives, colours and agreement.
Module 3: Mi día a día / Everyday life · 4 lessons
  • Present tense -ar verbs — Regular conjugation made simple.
  • -er and -ir verbs — Hablar, comer and vivir.
  • Telling the time — ¿Qué hora es? and daily schedules.
  • Days, months & dates — The calendar in Spanish.
Module 4: En la ciudad / Around town · 4 lessons
  • Places in town — Asking where things are.
  • Hay & location — Prepositions of place.
  • Shopping basics — Prices, sizes and quantities.
  • Ordering food — Un café, por favor.
Module 5: Familia y casa / Family & home · 4 lessons
  • Family members — Possessive adjectives in context.
  • My house — Rooms and furniture vocabulary.
  • Tener & tener que — Expressing possession and obligation.
  • Daily routine — Reflexive verbs like levantarse.
Module 6: Planes / Making plans · 4 lessons
  • Ir a + infinitive — Talking about the near future.
  • Weather & seasons — Small talk about el tiempo.
  • Likes & dislikes — Gustar and me gusta.
  • Inviting a friend — Accepting and declining plans.

Who is this for

  • Complete beginners who have never studied Spanish before.
  • Travellers who want the essentials before a trip.
  • Anyone who tried an app but wants real structure and a teacher.

Frequently Asked Questions

I know absolutely no Spanish. Is that okay?

Perfect — this course assumes zero prior knowledge and starts with the alphabet and first greetings.

How much time per week should I plan?

Around three to four hours a week comfortably completes the six-week schedule.

What level will I reach?

A solid A1 — enough to handle greetings, shopping, ordering and simple everyday conversations.

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