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Cover of Spanish for everyday moments, an illustrated Spanish–English guide by Marián Guitián.

Free resources

A place to explore, practise and come back to.

Free Spanish-learning resources designed to help you practise with curiosity and without pressure. This library is being rebuilt gradually, so some sections are still on their way.


Interactive practice

Activities to practise vocabulary, listening, reading and recall through Lumi/H5P.

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Listening

Short listening activities, pronunciation work and everyday Spanish at a comfortable pace.

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Marián presents hot soup and cold water in a welcoming kitchen.

Ser y estar · Vocabulary & practice

Explore illustrated vocabulary, practise ser and estar in everyday situations, and check your answers with explanations. Present-tense practice comes first; an extra challenge introduces past and future forms.

Three illustrated PDFs · 4 pages each · Spanish–English support

Read the lesson and listen to the audio →

A young storyteller entertains the king and princess with an impossible tale.

Las mentiras más gordas · Read & listen

A king, a clever young man and a wonderfully impossible tale. Read or listen in Spanish, explore the vocabulary and practise comprehension, sequencing and creative writing. An illustrated English translation offers extra support.

Four illustrated PDFs · 4 pages each · Spanish story with audio

Read and listen to the story →

Marián chats with a visitor on a welcoming terrace.

Usted y ustedes · Everyday conversations

Practise addressing one person or several people, changing verb forms and completing a short conversation. The illustrated answer booklet explains the important changes and regional uses.

Two illustrated PDFs · 4 pages each · Spanish–English support

Read the lesson →

A candlelit church and an empty organ evoke the mystery of Maese Pérez.

Maese Pérez, el organista · A literary mystery

Read Bécquer’s complete original story in an illustrated edition. Practise comprehension, literary vocabulary and sequencing, then explore the mystery with open interpretation questions. The activities follow the full text; a shorter adaptation is available on the blog.

Complete illustrated reading · 14 pages · Activities · 4 pages · Answers · 3 pages

Read the shorter adaptation →

Golden chicken croquetas on a blue-and-white plate, with a creamy filling.

Croquetas de pollo · Spanish in the kitchen

Explore ingredients, recipe verbs, textures and useful kitchen expressions. Practise the vocabulary, put the recipe stages in order and write about your own croquetas. A separate answer booklet helps you check your work.

Three illustrated PDFs · 4 pages each · Spanish–English vocabulary

Read the recipe →

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Cover of Spanish for everyday moments, an illustrated Spanish–English guide by Marián Guitián.

Spanish for everyday moments

Frases útiles para empezar

A free illustrated Spanish–English guide for greetings, cafés, restaurants, shopping, directions and travel. Includes everyday phrases, useful notes, two short dialogues and a page to make the phrases your own.

16 pages · Spanish–English · Illustrated PDF · Approx. 2.5 MB

Start with whatever interests you most. There is no need to do everything in order.