Spanish guides

Speaking the Spanish of Spain: how to practise, what to say, and what to fix.

• How to practise speaking Spanish by yourself

  How to practise speaking Spanish by yourself: five methods, a 20-minute daily routine built on real scenes, and what a note on one mistake looks like.

• Spanish conversation practice, scene by scene

  Spanish conversation practice by level: real scenes from A1 to C2 with an opening line each, what changes as you move up, and what happens after a scene.

• Spanish conversation for beginners

  Spanish conversation for beginners: two short dialogues on real A1 and A2 scenes, with English and notes, a real beginner's mistake, and how to start at A1.

• An AI Spanish tutor: what it notes and what it cannot do

  What an AI Spanish tutor noted in a recorded conversation, how each note comes back as practice, and the things it cannot do. In the Spanish of Spain.

• Common Spanish mistakes for English speakers, and how to fix them

  Common Spanish mistakes English speakers make, as a tutor files them: ser and estar, gender, hay, gustar, tener, false friends, each with the fix and why.