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Free online courseSpanish for Beginners (A1) - Free Starter Lessons

Duration of the online course: 7 hours and 42 minutes

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Free A1 Spanish course for beginners: pronunciation, essential grammar, listening practice, and everyday vocabulary for real conversations.

In this free course, learn about

  • Getting Started: Greetings, Listening Basics, and Pronunciation Foundations
  • Conversation Survival Skills and Smart Vocabulary Building
  • Core Grammar and Sound System: Reasons, Interest, Pronunciation, and Present Tense
  • Learning Strategies and Speaking Project: Language-Learning Vocabulary, Study Planning, and Practice Dialogue
  • People and Relationships: Descriptions, Numbers, Family, and Possession
  • Adjectives and Personal Descriptions: Grammar + Final Project
  • Shopping and Everyday Interactions: Clothes, Stores, Demonstratives, and Key Grammar

Course Description

Spanish for Beginners (A1) - Free Starter Lessons by KeySpanish is a free online course designed for complete beginners who want to start speaking Spanish with confidence. Build a practical foundation through clear explanations and guided practice that focuses on real communication from day one.

You will develop essential skills for everyday situations, including greeting people, introducing yourself, asking useful questions, and sharing personal information. The lessons strengthen listening comprehension with beginner-friendly dialogues and scenarios, helping you train your ear and respond more naturally.

The course also supports accurate pronunciation and reading by covering the Spanish alphabet and key sound challenges, plus common letter combinations that often confuse new learners. Along the way, you will expand vocabulary efficiently with high-value word groups such as countries, nationalities, professions, relationships, family, clothing, colors, shopping, and typical products and stores.

Grammar is introduced step by step in a beginner-accessible way, including present tense verb conjugation, irregular verbs, possessive adjectives, demonstratives, adjective agreement and placement, and smart choices between common connectors and articles. You will practice expressing interest, giving reasons, and interacting politely in shops to keep conversations moving.

To help you stay consistent, the course encourages strong study habits with a simple plan you can follow, plus opportunities for conversation-style practice and a small project that brings your new skills together. It is an ideal starting point if you want a structured path into Spanish without pressure and with practical results.

Course content

  • Video class: Course introduction | Spanish Lessons for Beginners 14m
  • Exercise: What is the main learning approach used in the course?
  • Video class: 0.1 • Greetings and introducing yourself in Spanish 15m
  • Exercise: Which Spanish phrase is best used to respond when someone introduces you to another person?
  • Video class: 0.2 • Spanish Listening practice for beginners | ¿Vino o cerveza? 10m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué prefiere: la playa o las montañas?
  • Video class: 0.3 • Spanish alphabet | Pronunciation and letters 25m
  • Exercise: In Spanish, which name is commonly used for “alphabet” (and is said to be more frequent)?
  • Video class: 0.4 • Don’t get stuck in conversation! | Questions you need to learn in Spanish #spanishlessons 10m
  • Exercise: Which Spanish question is used to ask someone to speak more slowly?
  • Video class: 0.5 • Discover 1000s of Spanish words | Spanish cognates for beginners #spanishlessons 16m
  • Exercise: Which option is a false cognate (it looks similar but means something different)?
  • Video class: 1.1 • Countries, nationalities and professions in Spanish #spanishlessons 16m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué forma de profesión NO cambia según el género (masculino/femenino)?
  • Video class: 1.2 • Giving reasons in Spanish: por, para, porque | Spanish grammar for beginners #spanishlessons 10m
  • Exercise: Which structure is used to give a reason with a noun (e.g., “work”) in Spanish?
  • Video class: 1.3 • How to express interest in Spanish #spanishforbeginners 11m
  • Exercise: Which sentence correctly expresses interest using the simple structure taught (for a plural noun)?
  • Video class: 1.4 • Pronunciation of J, G, C and Q in Spanish | #spanishlessons 16m
  • Exercise: ¿Cuándo la letra C se pronuncia /k/ (como en casa) en español (variante de España)?
  • Video class: 1.5 • Giving and asking for personal information In Spanish | #spanishlessons 10m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué pregunta se usa para preguntar por la profesión de alguien?
  • Video class: 1.6 • Conjugate Spanish verbs! The present tense #spanishlessons 18m
  • Exercise: Which option correctly conjugates the verb hablar in the present tense for nosotros (we)?
  • Video class: 1.7 • Spanish vocabulary for learning languages #spanishlessons 13m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué significa «intercambio» en el contexto de aprender idiomas?
  • Video class: 1.8 • Create a study plan to master Spanish! | Reading comprehension for beginners #spanishlessons 14m
  • Exercise: ¿Cuál es el paso más importante para que tu plan de estudio exista de verdad?
  • Video class: 1.9 • Pick a Spanish teacher! | Listening practice for beginners #spanishlessons 08m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué es lo más importante en las clases de Álvaro?
  • Video class: 1.10 • Introduce yourself to another language student | Conversation practice #spanishlessons 10m
  • Exercise: In the final project, what contact information do the students exchange?
  • Video class: 2.1 • Vocabulary for relationships in Spanish | #spanishlessons 16m
  • Video class: 2.2 • Describing people in Spanish | Vocabulary for beginners 19m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué significa «vecinos» en español?
  • Video class: 2.3 • What is couchsurfing? | Spanish listening comprehension for beginners 08m
  • Exercise: ¿Quién dice que habla inglés y japonés?
  • Video class: 2.4 • Numbers from 11 to 99 in Spanish | #spanishlessons 14m
  • Exercise: Which sentence correctly expresses age in Spanish?
  • Video class: 2.5 • Talk about your family and relatives in Spanish | Vocabulary for beginners 22m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué significa «abuela» en español?
  • Video class: 2.6 • Spanish possessive adjectives (your, my, his, her...) | Grammar for beginners #spanishlessons 14m
  • Exercise: Which set correctly matches the Spanish possessives for “my”, “your” (singular), and “his/her/your (formal)”?
  • Video class: 2.7 • Adjectives in Spanish | Gender, position and degree #spanishlessons 14m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué palabra se usa para decir que alguien es "muy" guapo?
  • Video class: 2.8 • Describing your best friend | Final project of the unit 15m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué significa “¿A qué se dedica?” cuando describes a tu mejor amigo/a?
  • Video class: 3.1 • Typical Spanish products and stores #spanishlessons 11m
  • Exercise: ¿Dónde compras los libros en español?
  • Video class: 3.2 • Clothes and colors | Spanish vocabulary for beginners 13m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué significa “está rebajada / está en oferta” cuando hablas de ropa?
  • Video class: 3.3 • Let's go shopping! | Spanish vocabulary for beginners 18m
  • Exercise: ¿Dónde compra Sergio las aspirinas?
  • Video class: 3.4 • Este, ese o aquel (this, that...) | Spanish demonstratives #spanishlessons 14m
  • Exercise: When should you use the neuter demonstrative “esto” instead of “este/esta”?
  • Video class: 3.5 • Irregular verbs in the present tense | Preferir and costar 13m
  • Exercise: Which sentence correctly uses the verb “costar” to ask the price of plural items?
  • Video class: 3.6 • When to use definite and indefinite articles in Spanish #spanishlessons 15m
  • Exercise: Which option correctly matches Spanish articles to their typical use?
  • Video class: 3.7 • Gifts for your loved ones #spanishlessons 13m
  • Exercise: ¿Qué regalo decide comprar John para su madre?
  • Video class: 3.8 • How to interact in a shop in Spanish #spanishlessons 12m
  • Exercise: En la situación de compras, ¿qué pasa con el reloj despertador del FC Barcelona?

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