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Essays in Spanish

In our site we have over 150 essays in Spanish (full and free) that you can check to inspire yourself for your homework or assignments and use them as example essays.

Our essays are simple and short, so they are really good for Spanish classes for students that speak English as a native language. They can be good for middle school, high school, college, or any language learning classes.

Each essay is written around a topic that it’s included in the title. You can check our homepage to find our latest essays published, or use our search form in the right sidebar (you should use keywords or topics in Spanish).

For an easy start, here we include some of the essays in Spanish but with the title (topic) translated to English so you can find a match for your interest.

List of essays in Spanish

• Example essay about  family in Spanish
• Example essay about  discrimination in Spanish
• Example essay about  violence in Spanish
• Example essay about  what is life in Spanish
• Example essay about  peace in Spanish
• Example essay about  global warming in Spanish
• Example essay about  myself and my life in Spanish
• Example essay about  Mexico in Spanish
• Example essay about  Donald Trump in Spanish
• Example essay about  corruption in Spanish
• Example essay about  innovation  in Spanish
• Example essay about  Aristotle  in Spanish
• Example essay about  homosexuality  in Spanish
• Example essay about  smoking  in Spanish
• Example essay about  sports  in Spanish
• Example essay about  life projects  in Spanish
• Example essay about  technology  in Spanish
• Example essay about  love  in Spanish
• Example essay about  racism  in Spanish
• Example essay about  bullying  in Spanish

Please use the comments area below in this post if you can’t find the essay you were looking for! – you can write in English if your Spanish isn’t the best 🙂

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Odio la escuela

Aquí hay un ensayo escrito en español sobre el ataque del 11 de septiembre La mañana del 11 de septiembre de 2001 fue la mañana en que el mundo entero hizo una pausa y contuvo la respiración. Cada 11 de septiembre desde entonces, la gente de todas partes se detendrá para recordar. Esa fue la mañana en que terroristas de Arabia Saudita secuestraron cuatro aviones estadounidenses diferentes, pensando solo en la misión suicida que tenían por delante y en lo que tenían que hacer para llevarla a cabo. De alguna manera subieron a los aviones sin ser detectados y en algún momento del vuelo se revelaron.Se hicieron con el control del avión, amenazando a los pasajeros con una bomba. Sin embargo, lo que los pasajeros no sabían es que no había ninguna bomba. Los terroristas tenían planes diferentes para los aviones ese día. Su estrategia era estrellar los cuatro aviones contra diferentes edificios, matando a tantas personas como pudieran. El primer avión, el Vuelo 11 de American Airlines, se estrelló contra la torre norte del World Trade Center. Otro avión, el Vuelo 175, voló hacia la torre sur del World Trade Center y también estalló en llamas. El tercer avión secuestrado, el vuelo 77 de American Airlines, se estrelló contra el edificio del Pentágono.Mientras tanto, personas de todo el mundo miraban las noticias. Miles de personas sabían de este ataque, pero solo algunos podían ayudar. Otros solo podían ver las noticias y contener la respiración, esperando lo mejor. La mayoría de las personas intentaron llamar a sus familias y algunas de esas personas se pusieron en contacto con ellos. Algunas de esas personas estaban en el Vuelo 93. Juntos estaban tratando de averiguar qué estaba pasando. Alguien debe haber juntado las piezas y sabía que tenía que hacer algo. Varios pasajeros intentaron retomar el control del avión, pero solo provocaron que el secuestrador hiciera volar el último avión contra el suelo en Pensilvania. El resultado fue devastador. Las torres norte y sur del World Trade Center se derrumbaron y muchos bomberos arriesgaron sus propias vidas para intentar salvar a otras. Según el sitio web de la CNN, más de dos mil personas fueron gravementeheridos y casi tres mil personas perdieron la vida. La razón principal del ataque fue el intento de Al Qaeda de desestabilizar las economías occidentales. Tal vez también estaban tratando de enviar un mensaje sobre algo. Nueve años después del ataque, mi papá recuerda ver las noticias y ver los aviones golpeando los diferentes edificios y destruyendo tanto. También recuerda que muchas personas murieron en todos los accidentes. Cuando mi mamá piensa en el 11 de septiembre, recuerda que venía a recogernos a mi hermano y a mí de la escuela. Ella vino alrededor de las 11:30 a buscarnos porque solo nos quedamos la mitad del día en ese entonces. Mi mamá estaba haciendo mandados antes de eso y no había oído hablar del ataque. Luego se enteró de que también tenía que buscar a mi hermana, porque los dejaron salir temprano. Cuando llegamos a casa, mi mamá dice que encendió la televisión para tratar de averiguar qué había sucedido. Lo descubrió con bastante facilidad porque el ataque estaba en todas las noticias. Mi hermana, Emily, estaba en segundo grado cuando ocurrió el ataque. Ella recuerda que su clase estaba almorzando cuando los padres de todos llegaron y los llevaron a casa. También recuerda que todos los padresestaban asustados por algo, pero ella no sabía lo que había sucedido. Estaba en el jardín de infantes el 11 de septiembre y no recuerdo nada de ese día, aparte de lo que he escuchado desde entonces. Después de ver el video en clase, me di cuenta de la destrucción que realmente fue el ataque. Causó el colapso total de dos torres en el World Trade Center. Tantas personas estaban atrapado dentro de ambos edificios y casi ninguno logró salir. Los que lo hicieron definitivamente son extremadamente afortunados de estar vivos. Sin embargo, solo unas pocas personas en el primer piso lograron salir. No había esperanza para las personas en los pisos superiores, lo que empeoró este día. Desde el ataque de 2001, la economía nunca se ha recuperado por completo. El principal efecto económico a largo plazo del ataque fue la guerra en Irak. Nuestros soldados han estado allí durante nueve años y no se está volviendo más fácil para nadie. Enviamos más y más tropas para ayudar a luchar en la guerra, y la economía sigue siendo mala. Definitivamente también ha sido una lucha financiera para el gobierno. En mi opinión, nada bueno salió del 11 de septiembre. Comenzó otra guerra más para que nuestros soldados pelearan, y muchas personas ya han perdido la vida. Todos los años a partir de ahora todos se detendrán por un momento para pensar y lamentarse por el ataque del 11 de septiembre de 2001.

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Do you need to write a lot of essays in Spanish? If you do, don’t worry. It's about to get a little bit easier for you because here in this article, we’ve listed many useful Spanish essay phrases that you can readily use in your essays.

Feel free to pepper your essays with the words and expressions from this list. It would certainly elevate your essays and impress your teachers. You're welcome!

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Additional Resources

You can also check out the following resources:

84 Spanish Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing

Common Spanish Verbs

Expresiones útiles para escribir en español

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Try to use the essay phrases in Spanish that you learned in this lesson and write a few example sentences in the comments section!

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Janey is a fan of different languages and studied Spanish, German, Mandarin, and Japanese in college. She has now added French into the mix, though English will always be her first love. She loves reading anything (including product labels).

VERY VERY useful !! Gracias

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How to Write in Spanish: The Step-by-step Guide to Perfecting Your Writing Skills

Do you want to improve your Spanish writing skills and get even closer to fluency?

If you want to make Cervantes blush with your mastery of Spanish writing, you have come to the right place.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to write in Spanish, including information on spelling, grammar and more, as well as give you the tools to write practically anything!

Key Spanish Writing Rules

Spanish spelling, capitalization rules in spanish, spanish punctuation, spanish sentence structure, spanish abbreviations, other differences between english and spanish writing rules, how to write letters in spanish, how to write an email in spanish, how to write an essay in spanish, texting in spanish, spanish creative writing, journaling in spanish, other types of spanish writing, how to type in spanish, main differences between english and spanish keyboards, and one more thing….

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If you want to be the next Cervantes, you should get acquainted with the main Spanish writing rules and the major differences between writing in English and writing in Spanish. Here are a few of them.

Spelling in Spanish is much more intuitive than it is in English.

This may sound almost too good to be true, but written words in Spanish are actually designed to reflect what they sound like! There are far fewer cases of silent letters, double letters or different spellings for the same sounds. Also, vowels each have their own specific sounds that don’t change, no matter what other letters surround it.

However, there are a couple of spelling “situations” that can give you a bit of a headache if you do not pay attention:

• The letter h has no sound. Regardless of its position in a word, it will always be soundless (zanahoria — carrot, hoguera  — bonfire , hueso  — bone). This letter changes the sound of the letter c when they go together (chaleco— vest , coche  — car , noche  — night), and even though it has no sound, it can change the meaning of a word (ola— wave, hola  — hello).
• There are some letter pairs that can be confusing. It would be impossible for you to learn every word containing these pairs, so the best you can do is check a dictionary in case of doubt. The letters that normally cause problems to learners of Spanish are b/v, r/rr, g/j, ll/y and the “triplets” c/k/q and c/s/z .
• Spanish uses accent marks . Accent marks may be small, but they are very important. If a word has an accent mark in Spanish, do not ignore it, because accent marks can easily change the pronunciation and meaning of words (tráfico — traffic , trafico — I smuggle , traficó — he smuggled).

If you want to improve your Spanish spelling skills, you can try some Spanish spelling games . They will make the learning process much more enjoyable, and the topic more accessible to you.

Another option is the online language learning program FluentU —its quizzes are useful for practicing your spelling with questions where you need to type your answers.

Additionally, you may want to install a Spanish spell checker . This way you can be sure the majority of spelling errors you make while writing in Spanish will be detected and corrected.

Learning Spanish capitalization is actually pretty straightforward. You just have to remember the words that are not capitalized in Spanish.

For instance, Spanish does not capitalize, among others:

• Days of the week
• Nationalities
• Religions and their adjectives
• Social and political movements
• The pronoun yo (I) unless it is the first word in a sentence
• Book titles (except for the first word)
• Movie titles (except for the first word)
• Personal titles (except when they are the first word in a sentence)

Punctuation is another area where English and Spanish share a lot of features.

However, there are some Spanish punctuation rules that may be surprising for learners of Spanish.

These are the main ones (some of them have already been mentioned):

• Spanish has an opening question mark and an opening exclamation mark (¿,¡).
• Spanish does not capitalize the first word after a colon.
• Spanish uses the colon in the opening of letters. While English uses a comma (Dear Mrs. Petunia,), Spanish uses a colon (Estimada señora Petunia:).
• In Spanish, there is no Oxford comma at all. The last two items of a list will always be joined with a conjunction like y (and) or o (or) .
• Spanish and English write out numbers differently. In Spanish, you use a period to separate groups of thousands (e.g. 1450 or 1,450 would be 1.450 in Spanish). Spanish uses the comma as the decimal separator (so 1.5 would be 1,5 in Spanish).
• Spanish normally leaves commas, periods and other punctuation marks outside the quotation marks. (English: “I love you.” vs. Spanish “Te quiero”.).
• Dialogue formatting is very different in Spanish. The biggest difference is possibly the fact that Spanish uses a dash to open a dialogue (instead of quotation marks) and to enclose the dialogue tag (instead of commas). For example: 

English: “I love him,” she said, “I always have. “

Spanish: –Lo amo –dijo ella–. Siempre lo he amado.

Sentence structure refers to the internal organization of a language, i.e. the order we have to put elements in a sentence so that it is grammatically correct.

Many learners of Spanish think that since both Spanish and English follow the general pattern S + V + O (Subject + Verb + Object), both languages build sentences in the exact same way.

This is true sometimes, as in the following two examples:

Marta está bebiendo café. (S + V + O) Marta is drinking coffee. (S + V + O)

Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and learners of Spanish should take into account a couple of Spanish sentence structure rules if they want to come up with correct sentences, even if they are trying to produce basic Spanish sentences :

• In Spanish, you can omit the subject. If you know who you are talking or writing about, you do not need to mention that person (Tengo hambre — I am hungry). This is possible because verbs in Spanish have a different ending for each grammatical person.
• Adjectives come after the noun in Spanish. There are a few exceptions with a change in meaning, but overall, adjectives always come after the noun (la camisa blanca — the white shirt).
• Nouns and adjectives have to agree in Spanish. When you write a sentence in Spanish, you have to take a look at the nouns. Every determiner, quantifier, adjective and adverb that refers to a noun must have the same gender and number (el perro negro  — the black dog, all words masculine and singular in Spanish; las tazas rojas  — the red cups, all words feminine and plural in Spanish).
• Negation is very simple in Spanish. The majority of sentences become negative in Spanish by adding no in front of the main verb. No other changes are normally needed. You can also make negations in Spanish by using negative adverbs like nunca (never) and nadie (no one).

Abbreviations can be used in both formal and informal contexts, and even though they tend to work similarly across languages, there are a couple of things you should know about Spanish abbreviations and how to use them when writing in Spanish:

• Even though personal titles are not capitalized when written in full, their abbreviations are capitalized. For example:

señor — Sr. / Mister

señora  — Sra. / Mrs .

doctor  — Dr. / Doctor

• There are some abbreviations that appear very frequently in Spanish correspondence. For instance:

usted  — Vd. / formal you

se ruega contestación — S.R.C. / RSVP

• Ordinal numbers are gendered. They are adjectives, so they take on the gender of the noun they are referring to. Because of this, their abbreviations are also marked for gender (1º/1ª, 2º/2ª…).
• Spanish abbreviations can have a plural form. Normally, abbreviations add -s to form their plural (página — pág. / page, páginas  — págs. / pages). If the abbreviation has only one letter, they normally double it (página  — p. / page , páginas  — pp. / pages).
• Some acronyms do not accept the plural ending -s . They will still take the plural determiner if necessary (los CD  — the CDs). Oddly enough, you have to pronounce the final -s when reading/pronouncing them (los ce-dés  — the cee dees).
• There are some international abbreviations and acronyms that have their own version in Spanish. Examples of this are:

la UE  — la Unión Europea / the EU (European Union)

la ONU — la Organización de Naciones Unidas / the UN (United Nations)

• Spanish people use a lot of abbreviations when texting. (Have a look at the section on Texting in Spanish for more info.)

Although less important, there are some differences between English and Spanish you should take into account when writing in Spanish:

• We write dates differently. In Spanish, the order of writing the date is always day/month/year. So, while an American might read the date 02/07/2018 as February the 7th 2018, for a Spanish-speaking person it would be July the 2nd 2018.
• We use different measurement systems. This is something to bear in mind not only while writing, but when using Spanish in general. Not everybody knows what inches, feet, pounds or miles are (especially in Spain). Spanish-speaking countries use the metric system, so we have centimeters, meters, kilograms, kilometers, etc.

The first thing you need to do before starting to write a letter is to decide whether it has to be formal or informal.

This will have an impact not only on the body of the letter, but also (and especially) on the way you start and finish writing it.

There are a couple of well-established rules you should bear in mind when writing a letter in Spanish :

• Querido/a (Dear) is only used in informal letters, while Estimado/a (Dear) is the preferred form in formal ones.
• You normally use just the first name of the person you are writing to if the letter is informal (Querido Julián), but Señor (Mr.), Señora (Mrs.) or Señorita (Miss) and a surname if the letter is formal (Estimado Sr. González).
• Use tú (informal you) in the body of informal letters, but usted/ustedes (formal you singular/plural) in formal ones.
• When closing a letter, you can send Besos y abrazos (Hugs and kisses) in casual letters, but never in formal ones. Use Saludos (Regards) in semi-formal letters, and Cordialmente/Atentamente (Yours sincerely) in formal ones.

Knowing how to write an email in Spanish is a skill you are going to need sooner or later, because email communication, especially in a professional environment, is something most of us have to do on a daily basis.

The majority of the rules we had for writing letters also apply here.

You should make sure to use the right opening and closing in your email, and that the overall tone and the vocabulary used are appropriate to the situation.

When writing an email, especially a formal one, you will normally have to include four sections: greeting, reason for writing, body of the email and closing.

Here is a very brief example of an informal email John wrote to his friend Joanne:

¡Hola, Joanne! (Hi, Joanne!)

Reason for writing

Te escribo para preguntar si irás mañana al cumpleaños de Sonia. (I’m writing to ask if you’ll be going to Sonia’s birthday tomorrow.)

Me encantaría verte. ¡Hace tanto tiempo que no te veo! Madre mía, creo que la última vez que nos encontramos fue para Navidad. ¿Te acuerdas? (I would love to see you. I haven’t seen you in ages! Good Lord, I think the last time we ran into each other was on Christmas. Do you remember?)

Un abrazo, (Hugs,)

Starting to write essays in Spanish is possibly one of the most challenging tasks for beginner learners.

Going from simple sentences to several paragraphs requires a lot of practice, but there are tons of fixed expressions that can be used in order to make this process easier.

Depending on the type of essay you need to write, you will have to cover one or more of the following points:

Giving your opinion

This is very common in essays, especially the ones included in official Spanish exams. Make sure you use expressions that help you introduce your personal opinions, such as en mi opinión (in my opinion), me parece que (it seems to me that) or creo que (I believe that).

Agreeing and disagreeing

Another very common type of essay is the one where you are given a sentence or quotation and you have to agree or disagree with it. Useful expressions here can be estoy de acuerdo (I agree), no estoy de acuerdo (I disagree) and es falso que (it is false that).

Backing your claims

If you say that something is false or that you know for a fact something is true, you should back your claims with some evidence. Try to introduce words and expressions such as según (according to), demostrar (to demonstrate) and la fuente (the source).

A conclusion normally summarizes the main topics of the essay and answers any questions and hypotheses that were posed in the introduction. When writing your conclusion, use expressions like en conclusión (in conclusion), por esta razón (for this reason) and en resumen (in summary).

Texting in any language has its own separate set of rules.

For instance, depending on the recipient of the message, two texts can look completely different even if they include the exact same information:

Xq tki. (Because I have to go.) This is very informal, sent to a friend.

Porque tengo que irme. (Because I have to go.) This is sent in a much more formal situation, normally to someone with whom we do not have a very close relationship.

As you can see from the first example, there are a lot of abbreviations and slang words you can use while texting in Spanish , much like you would do in English.

It would be impossible to mention all of them here, but if you learn their most common traits, you will be able to text in Spanish like a pro:

• Letters are omitted. The most common feature you will see is the omission of vowels and consonants.

For example: xa — para (for), gnl — genial (great)

• The letters q and c normally become k.

For example: One of the most common examples is the expression tkm — te quiero mucho (I love you so much)

• There are some established abbreviations you will need to learn by heart. Sometimes you will only be given one letter, so knowing what it means in the world of Spanish texting will come in handy .

For example: b — bien (good), q — que/qué (that/what)

• Numbers and symbols can also be used. Just as in English, if a number comes close to the pronunciation of a part of a word, some letters will be replaced by numbers .

salu2 — saludos (regards), 100pre — siempre (always)

• Watch out for acronyms. Spanish normally uses their own versions of well-known acronyms. These acronyms are often similar to the international ones or can be understood from the context, but sometimes they will be completely different.

For example: NATO — OTAN , World Health Organization / WHO – Organización Mundial de la Salud / OMS

Creative writing is basically any kind of writing that is not professional, academic or journalistic.

Since this definition is so broad, there are also many types of writing that can fall into this category, the most common ones being poetry, novels, scripts, short stories, fairy tales and screenplays, among others.

Creative writing can be an amazing way to improve your Spanish language skills.

It forces you to think, be creative, ask questions and find answers for them. Your brain will be working hard while you write creatively, and the fact that you will be using vocabulary and grammar rules you have previously studied will make you remember them easier.

The ideal scenario for a learner of Spanish who wants to give creative writing a go would be having a native Spanish speaker that can read what the learner is writing and give detailed feedback (spelling and grammar errors and overall writing skills that could be improved).

Unfortunately, this is quite difficult to find, so the second-best option is to find resources that will help the learner get some Spanish writing practice (such as writing apps, creative writing websites, textbooks that teach writing, writing prompts, etc.).

Regardless of the way you choose to practice your creative writing skills, remember rule number one of every good writer: You have to read much more than you write!

Since there are no established rules, journaling can be a good way of practicing writing in Spanish without stress. No one except you will have access to your journal (unless you want to), so it does not matter if you make spelling mistakes or write grammatically incorrect sentences as long as you are doing it in Spanish.

If you feel that writing a journal in Spanish can be challenging, try to break your thoughts down into smaller thoughts.

There are many topics you can write about that will allow you to practice your Spanish writing skills in an undemanding way:

• Your bucket list.
• Your dreams.
• Things you are thankful for.
• Reasons for learning Spanish.
• Things that motivate you.
• Things that make you sad.
• Your goals for this week/month/year.
• Your fears.
• Your favorite places/people and why.

The list goes on and on. Write about the topics you want, whenever you want and however you want. Just remember to do it on a daily basis to be able to enjoy all the benefits journaling in Spanish can bring to you, both mentally and linguistically speaking.

There are many more types of Spanish writing, and each of them has its own intrinsic characteristics and rules.

Mentioning all of them would be impossible here, so here you have a selection of a few of them:

Recipes have a very easy structure: a list of ingredients and steps to cook the dish. You can start practicing writing recipes in Spanish by using the infinitive when you give the instructions (Pelar las patatas — To peel the potatoes), and move on to the imperative mood when you study the Spanish imperativo (Pela las patatas — Peel the potatoes).

Greeting cards

Even though we normally buy ready-made cards, adding a few words of our own could be a very nice finishing touch. If you are giving a birthday card, remember to include some wishes like ¡Feliz cumpleaños! (Happy birthday!) or ¡Te deseo mucha felicidad! (I wish you lots of happiness!).

If you want to give a Valentine’s Day card, try to make it even more personal by creating a romantic card in Spanish yourself. Do not forget to express your feelings with phrases like:

• Mi amor (My love)
• Mi cariño (My sweetheart)
• Te amo (I love you)

Notes can be written to say thank you, to ask for a favor or to remind someone to do something. They tend to be very short and to the point, including only information that is absolutely necessary. For this reason, many notes only include one or two words:

• ¡Gracias! (Thanks!)
• Para ti. (For you.)
• ¿Me echas una mano? (Will you help me?)
• Te quiero. (I love you.)
• Que aproveche. (Enjoy your meal.)
• Compra leche. (Buy some milk.)

Spanish and English keyboards are different.

Because of that, typing in Spanish can be a challenge for the first few times.

There are several ways in which you can type in Spanish on your device:

• You can install a keyboard on your device. 
• You can use Alt codes (Windows) and Opt codes (Macs). 
• You can use online tools such as TypeIt.  

If you take a look at a Spanish keyboard, you will notice some letters, characters and symbols have changed, moved or disappeared.

Let’s have a look at these changes.

Once you have your device ready to type in Spanish, you will notice some things are… different.

There are enough differences between a Spanish and an English keyboard to write a whole book, so I will only mention the three most important ones:

Accent marks

Spanish vowels can have an accent mark ( á, é,  í, ó, ú ). In order to type it, you first have to type the accent key on your keyboard (‘) and then the vowel you want to add the accent mark to.

Another letter with a mark is the Spanish letter ñ . In this case, you only have to press the (:) key, because Spanish keyboards have their own ñ key. The last mark you will need in Spanish is the diéresis (¨). In order to type it, press Shift + the (‘) key. Then type u or i.

Question and exclamation marks

One of the first interesting facts we learn about the Spanish language is that it has opening question marks and exclamation marks.

In order to type the opening question mark, press Shift and (=). The closing question mark can be typed by pressing Shift and (-). As for the exclamation marks, the opening one is very easy: just press the (=) key. The closing one can be typed by pressing Shift + 1, like on your normal keyboard.

Another change you will notice when typing in Spanish is the series of symbols you get by pressing Shift + numbers 2 to 0. Your keyboard probably has the sequence @#$%^&*() , while the Spanish keyboard will give you “·$%&/()= .

There are other differences between both keyboards, like the position of hyphens, dashes, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, stops and commas, among others.

In the beginning, all these differences can be a little bit overwhelming, and you will probably type the wrong symbol or letter because your brain will want to do it automatically in your normal keyboard layout.

As with everything, practicing Spanish typing will be the key (no pun intended) to get you used to the new layout. There are even Spanish typing games where you can practice all you want until you feel fully comfortable using the Spanish keyboard.

I know this is a lot of information to digest, but the good news is that you now have everything you need to know about how to write in Spanish!

Thanks to writing, you will improve not only your vocabulary and grammar, but also your reading, speaking and listening skills.

So take a pencil and a piece of paper (or run that word processor you normally use) and start writing in Spanish right away!

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51 Spanish Phrases for Essays to Impress with Words

• January 7, 2021

Joanna Lupa

Communicating in a foreign language is hard enough, even in everyday situations, when no sophisticated or academic vocabulary is needed. 

Being able to write an actual essay in Spanish requires you not only to have a solid grammar base but also be knowledgeable about specific phrases and words typically used in school and university writing. 

For those of you who study in one of the Spanish speaking countries or are toying with the idea of signing up for an exchange program, I have prepared a summary of useful Spanish phrases for essays. They are divided into the following categories:

• Connectors (sequence, contrast, cause and effect, additional information, and conclusion)
• Expressions to give your opinion, agree and disagree with a thesis
• fancy academic expressions

Spanish Connectors to Use in Essays

Written language tends to be more formal than the spoken one. Ideas get explained in complex sentences showing how they relate to each other. A fantastic tool to achieve that is connectors.

What are some useful Spanish connectors for essays? Let’s have a look at the ten examples below:

• 🇪🇸 primero – 🇬🇧 first
• 🇪🇸 segundo – 🇬🇧 second
• 🇪🇸 el siguiente argumento – 🇬🇧 the next argument
• 🇪🇸 finalmente – 🇬🇧 finally, last but not least 
• 🇪🇸 sin embargo – 🇬🇧 however, nevertheless, nonetheless
• 🇪🇸 por lo tanto – 🇬🇧 therefore, thus
• 🇪🇸 además – 🇬🇧 besides
• 🇪🇸 por un lado….por el otro lado – 🇬🇧 on the one hand….on the other hand
• 🇪🇸 a menos que – 🇬🇧 unless
• 🇪🇸 a pesar de (algo) – 🇬🇧 despite / in spite of (something)
• 🇪🇸 aunque / a pesar de que – 🇬🇧 although / even though
• 🇪🇸 debido a – 🇬🇧 due to
• 🇪🇸 puesto que / dado que – 🇬🇧 given that
• 🇪🇸 ya que –  🇬🇧 since
• 🇪🇸 mientras que – 🇬🇧 whereas
• 🇪🇸 en conclusión – 🇬🇧 in conclusion
• 🇪🇸 para concluir – 🇬🇧 to conclude

Do you think you would know how to use these connectors in an essay? Let’s suppose you are writing about ecology:

🇪🇸 Los paises han estado cambiando sus politicas. Sin embargo, aún queda mucho por hacer.  🇬🇧 Countries have been changing their policies. However, there is still a lot to do. 

🇪🇸 Una de las amenazas climáticas es el efecto invernadero. Además está la contaminación del agua que presenta un serio riesgo para la salud.  🇬🇧 One of the climate threats is the greenhouse effect. Besides, there is water pollution that presents a severe health hazard. 

🇪🇸 A pesar de los acuerdos internacionales, varios países no han mejorado sus normas ambientales.  🇬🇧 Despite international agreements, many countries haven’t yet improved their environmental standards. 

🇪🇸 Debido a la restricción en el uso de bolsas de plástico desechables, Chile ha podido reducir su huella de carbono.  🇬🇧 Due to the restrictions in the use of disposable plastic bags, Chile has been able to reduce its carbon print. 

Spanish Phrases to Express Your Opinion in Essays

Essay topics commonly require you to write what you think about something. Or whether you agree or disagree with an idea, a project, or someone’s views. 

The words below will allow you to express your opinion effortlessly and go beyond the typical “creo que ” – “ I think ”:

• 🇪🇸 (yo) opino que – 🇬🇧 in my opinion
• 🇪🇸 me parece que – 🇬🇧 it seems to me
• 🇪🇸 desde mi punto de vista – 🇬🇧 from my point of view
• 🇪🇸 (no) estoy convencido que  – 🇬🇧 I am (not) convinced that
• 🇪🇸 no me cabe la menor duda – 🇬🇧 I have no doubt 
• 🇪🇸 estoy seguro que – 🇬🇧 I’m sure
• 🇪🇸 dudo que – 🇬🇧 I doubt
• 🇪🇸 sospecho que – 🇬🇧 I suspect
• 🇪🇸 asumo que – 🇬🇧 I assume
• 🇪🇸 estoy (totalmente, parcialmente) de acuerdo – 🇬🇧 I (totally, partially) agree
• 🇪🇸 no estoy de acuerdo en absoluto – 🇬🇧 I absolutely disagree
• 🇪🇸 opino diferente – 🇬🇧 I have a different opinion
• 🇪🇸 me niego a aceptar – 🇬🇧 I refuse to accept
• 🇪🇸 estoy en contra / a favor de – 🇬🇧 I am against / in favor of
• 🇪🇸 no podría estar más de acuerdo – 🇬🇧 I couldn’t agree more
• 🇪🇸 encuentro absolutamente cierto / falso  – 🇬🇧 I find it absolutely correct / false

Phrases like these can really give shape to your essay and increase its formality level. This time, let’s verify it with views on education: 

🇪🇸 Opino que estudiando remotamente los jóvenes están perdiendo las habilidades sociales.  🇬🇧 In my opinion, remote schooling makes youngsters lose their social skills. 

🇪🇸 Dudo que esta decisión traiga verdaderos cambios para el sistema educacional en mi país.  🇬🇧 I doubt this change will bring any real changes to the educational system in my country. 

🇪🇸 Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con que todos deberían tener acceso a educación de calidad. 🇬🇧 I totally agree that everyone should have access to good quality education. 

🇪🇸 Estoy en contra de escuelas solo para niñas o solo para niños.  🇬🇧 I am against girls-only or boys-only schools. 

Pay attention to certain language differences between English and Spanish versions. The most common mistake that my students make is to say “ I am agree ” ❌ (direct translation from “ Estoy de acuerdo ”) instead of “ I agree ”✔️. 

Fancy Academic Verbs and Expressions for Essays in Spanish

Would you like to impress your professor with sophisticated academic vocabulary or get extra points on your DELE? Grab a pen and take notes:

• 🇪🇸 afirmar  – 🇬🇧 to state
• 🇪🇸 refutar – 🇬🇧 to refute, to reject
• 🇪🇸 argumentar – 🇬🇧 to argue that
• 🇪🇸 poner en duda  – 🇬🇧 to cast doubt
• 🇪🇸 poner en evidencia – 🇬🇧 to shed light 
• 🇪🇸 demostrar – 🇬🇧 to demonstrate
• 🇪🇸 concentrarse en – 🇬🇧 to focus on
• 🇪🇸 sostener – 🇬🇧 to sustain
• 🇪🇸 reflejar – 🇬🇧 to reflect
• 🇪🇸 considerando (que) – 🇬🇧 considering (that)
• 🇪🇸 siendo realista – 🇬🇧 realistically speaking
• 🇪🇸 de cierto modo – 🇬🇧 in a way
• 🇪🇸 en lo que se refiere a – 🇬🇧 with regards to
• 🇪🇸 en vista de – 🇬🇧 in view of
• 🇪🇸 de acuerdo a – 🇬🇧 according to
• 🇪🇸 no obstante – 🇬🇧 nevertheless

So many great words to work with! And some of them sound really similar to English, right? This is exactly why Spanish is such a good option when you want to learn a second language.

Let’s see how to make all these verbs and phrases work:

🇪🇸 Los resultados de los nuevos estudios ponen en duda la relación entre el consumo de huevos y altos niveles de colesterol.  🇬🇧 The recent study findings cast doubt on the relation between egg consumption and high cholesterol levels. 

🇪🇸 Los autores del estudio argumentan que los azucares y los carbohidratos juegan un rol importante en este asunto.  🇬🇧 The authors of the study argue that sugars and carbs play an important role in this topic. 

🇪🇸 En lo que se refiere al consumo de carne, este influye directamente los niveles de colesterol malo, sobre todo si es carne con mucha grasa. 🇬🇧 Regarding meat consumption, it directly influences the levels of “bad” cholesterol, especially in the case of greasy meat. 

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• 12 cosas interesantes sobre Nicaragua Free Singular Plural Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Discover 12 interesting facts about Nicaragua! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise tener in the present tense, forming the plural of nouns ending in a consonant (except -z), form
• Alquilando un coche en Málaga Free Plural Singular Nombre Adjetivo Regular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations It's a good idea to rent a car if you want to visit the villages along the Costa del Sol! This exercise can help you practise Near Future, prepositions, forming regular masculine and feminine nouns an
• Benidorm Free Plural Género femenino Nombre Singular Regular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Have you ever been to Benidorm? There's plenty to see and do! This exercise can help you practise El Presente, prepositions, forming regular nouns (singular and plural) and forming regular plural adj
• Calendario de adviento Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Plural Celebrations & Important Dates This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente, the verb gustar plus the gender and number of nouns.
• Cines de verano al aire libre Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Nombre Film & TV Sports & Leisure Experience the magic of cinema outdoors! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente and El Futuro Próximo.
• Consultorio de libros Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Regular Literature, Poetry, Theatre There’s a website, Te receto un libro, where you can consult an expert who “prescribes” the book that suits you best. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente and El Futur
• Curiosidades de Paraguay Free Singular Adjetivo Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Learn some interesting facts about the Paraguay! This A1 exercise can help you practise forming El Presente Progresivo with estar, forming the plural of adjectives ending in -e and -a, and regular and
• Destinos rurales con niños Free Plural Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Singular Regular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Escape to the countryside with this exercise which can help you practise El Presente and modal verbs, the general use of prepositions and the gender/number of nouns.
• El Canal de Panamá Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Regular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Join Cristina as she discovers the fascinating feat of engineering that is the Panama Canal. This A1 exercise can help you practise El Presente, adverbs in ending in -mente, El Futuro Próximo and the
• El Día de Muertos en casa de Guadalupe Free Plural Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Regular Celebrations & Important Dates Let's travel to Mexico to celebrate el Día de Muertos with Guadalupe and her family. This A1 exercise can help you practise forming regular masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives, the present pro
• El carnaval de las Palmas de Gran Canaria Free Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Singular Género femenino Plural Celebrations & Important Dates Carnival in Las Palmas, the capital city of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, is one of the most extravagant and famous carnivals in all of Spain. This exercise can help you practise Al and Del, exp
• El mes de las madres Free Plural Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates Hispanic madres are truly celebrated during the month of May - discover all the different dates! This exercise can help you practise forming regular adverbs, months in Spanish, and the general use of
• Empiezo la universidad Free Singular Plural Nombre Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Language & Education Join this student as she leaves home to study to be a vet. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the general use of the preposition en and the near future (El Futuro Próximo).
• Espíritu navideño Free Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Singular Plural Regular Celebrations & Important Dates Family & Relationships Get into the spirit of Christmas with someone who truly loves celebrating the holiday season! This exercise can help you practise El Presente and El Futuro Próximo and gender and number agreement.
• Gijón Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Discover this beautiful coastal town in Asturias, Spain. This A1 exercise can help you practise conjugating ir + a + infinitive to express the near future, how to say "must / can / to want to" using d
• Granizado de sandía Free Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Imperativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Modo imperativo Food & Drink Learn how to make a very refreshing drink and practise the position of pronouns in commands.
• La Constitución española Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Nombre Immigration & Citizenship Every 6th of December Spain celebrates El Día de la Constitución. This A1 exercise can help you practise prepositions and El Futuro Próximo.
• La Semana Santa en Guatemala Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Regular Celebrations & Important Dates Discover how they celebrate the period around Easter in Guatemala. This exercise can help you practise the present tense, gender and number in Spanish.
• La Vuelta de San Juan Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Regular Sports & Leisure Join Laura for a ride like no other, where passion meets pedal power in the heart of South America! This exercise can help you practise El Presente, El Futuro Próximo and Preposición.
• La pradera de San Isidro Free Adjetivo El Presente Verbo irregular Pronombre Pronombre relativo Celebrations & Important Dates Spanish A1 reading
• Las casas colgadas de Cuenca Free Plural Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Take a trip to these surprising and beautiful houses in Cuenca. This exercise can help you practise subordinate clauses in El Presente and general prepositions.
• Las noches del hipódromo Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Regular Sports & Leisure A night at the races can be thrilling - especially the long summer evenings. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente and agreement of regular nouns and adjectives.
• Las posadas de México Free Plural Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates "Las Posadas" are a lovely tradition in Mexico and other Latin American countries where people remember Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem.
• Mafalda y sus amigos Free Regular Singular El Presente Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Literature, Poetry, Theatre We'd like to offer this A1 reading and listening exercise about Mafalda and her friends as a tribute to Quino who passed away on 30 September 2020.
• Mi asignatura favorita: Geografía Free El Presente Adjetivo Singular Regular Verbo irregular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Learn about the rivers and mountains of Spain to prepare for a geography test. This exercise can help you practise modal verbs in the present, the difference between hay and está, and the near future.
• Mi llama Llama Free Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Singular Regular Plural Family & Relationships Meet this Argentinian girl's adorable pet llama, whose name is Llama!! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise tener and ser in El Presente, possessive adjectives, yeísmo and yeísmo
• Murales Mayas Free Plural Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Género femenino Art & Design Politics, History & Economics In San Bartolo, Guatemala, the remains of a Mayan pyramid have some incredible Mayan murals. This exercise can help you practise forming the masculine and feminine of regular singular adjectives, form
• Penélope Cruz y el Día de la Mujer Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Adjetivo Regular Celebrations & Important Dates Famous People Discover why this student admires Spanish actress Penélope Cruz, who as well as being the winner of an Oscar, a British Academy Film Award and many Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominatio
• Presentaciones en español Free Género femenino El Presente Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Singular Verbo irregular Family & Relationships Watch as María and Julio greet each other for the first time and then later, rather awkwardly, have to pretend to meet each other for the first time! This A1 exercise can help you practise greetings a
• Pura Vida Free Singular Plural Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Travel through Costa Rica with Sara to discover this beautiful country. This A1 exercise can help you practise irregular verbs in El Presente, El Presente Progresivo, general use of the preposition so
• Rafa Nadal Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Regular Plural Sports & Leisure Get to know Rafa Nadal, the world-famous Spanish professional tennis player. This exercise can help you practise El Presente and generally describing someone.
• Salamanca Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Regular Plural Monuments, Tourism & Vacations This reading and listening exercise about the beautiful city of Salamanca can help you practise El Presente, using prepositions, and gender and number agreement.
• Una vida nueva 1 Free Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Singular El Presente Regular Family & Relationships Part 1 of a series. Practise El Presente with Ángela who is about to start a new life in Madrid far away from her family and her rather useless boyfriend.
• Una vida nueva 2 Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Regular Family & Relationships Here's part 2 of our series about Ángela. She's moved to Madrid and seems to be finding her feet.
• Una vida nueva 3 Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Nombre Family & Relationships Here’s part 3 of our series about Ángela. Last week we learned that her boyfriend is not replying to her calls. But maybe there’s someone else out there looking for someone just like her?
• Una vida nueva 4 Free Singular El Presente Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Regular Family & Relationships Here’s part 4 of our series about Ángela. This exercise can help you practise El Presente plus the gender and number of nouns.
• Una vida nueva 5 Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine El Presente Regular Family & Relationships Here's part 5 of our series about Ángela.
• Vida en los Andes Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente and possessive adjectives.
• Visitando librerías especiales Free Singular Plural Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Regular Literature, Poetry, Theatre Patricia and Sergio have planned an interesting trip to visit some cool bookshops in different Spanish cities.This reading and listening exercise can help you practise prepositions, regular verbs in p
• Viviendas y mascotas en España Free Plural Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Family & Relationships Find out what type of housing Spanish people live in and whether they have pets. This A1 exercise can help you practise hay vs. está, modal verbs, indefinite adjectives, and indefinite pronouns.

A2: Lower Intermediate Spanish reading exercises

• Aguas de marzo Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Regular Plural Music Listen to the Spanish-language version of a song originally written by the Brazilian Tom Jobim.
• Arquitectura y pintura en España Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Regular Art & Design Join this art student as they survey the many notable works of art and architectural marvels of Spain. This exercise can help you practise El Presente, using the preposition "de" with nouns for descri
• Ciudadanía española: la experiencia de María Virginia Free Nombre Plural Género femenino Singular Regular Immigration & Citizenship Listen to María Virginia's experience of applying for Spanish nationality and, in particular, the types of questions that came up in the General Culture exam. This A2 exercise can help you practise El
• Cómo escribir un correo electrónico formal Free El Imperativo Órdenes y peticiones Adverbio Gerundio/Spanish present participle Preposición Employment Read and listen to this text describing how to write a formal email.
• De mochilero por Perú 1 Free Plural Singular Nombre Regular Género femenino Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Join us as we travel around Peru in this new series! This A2 exercise can help you practise Ser vs Estar, Por vs Para, El Pretérito Indefinido and El Futuro Próximo.
• De mochilero por Perú 2 Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Regular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations It's time for part two of our trip round Peru! This exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Indefinido, gender of nouns with specific endings and quantitative adjectives.
• De mochilero por Perú 3 Free Preposición Género femenino Adjetivo Singular El Futuro Próximo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Get ready for the final part of our trip round Peru! Last stop: Cusco. This exercise can help you practise exclamatory sentences with qué, El Pretérito Indefinido, quantitative adjectives and the gend
• El concierto de Aranjuez Free Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Singular Plural Nombre Music Learn about this beautiful guitar concerto, written by Joaquín Rodrigo while you practise El Futuro Próximo and the gender and number of nouns that do not end in -o/-a.
• El día de engañar en Menorca Free Preposición Género femenino Adjetivo indefinido Nombre Adjetivo Celebrations & Important Dates Did you know that the Spanish-speaking world doesn’t celebrate April Fool’s Day? For Spain and Latin America "prank day" is on 28 December: El día de los inocentes. But, there is ONE place that DOES c
• En un festival de música Free El Pretérito Indefinido Verbos regulares -ar (presente) El Pretérito Imperfecto Verbo irregular Regular Music Spanish A2 reading
• Estamos hechas la una para la otra Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Nombre Family & Relationships Some friendships were just meant to be! This A2 exercise can help you practise using yo también and yo tampoco.
• Francisco Salzillo Free Nombre Regular Género femenino Plural Preposición Art & Design Celebrations & Important Dates Francisco Salzillo was a celebrated Spanish Baroque sculptor who lived and worked in the 18th century. This A2 exercise can help you regular and irregular verbs in the Spanish preterite, the position
• Haciendo la compra a mis mayores Free Género femenino Nombre Singular Regular Plural Family & Relationships This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto.
• Halloween en España Free Plural Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates Halloween is here so let's all have a spooky time in Spain! This A2 exercise can help you practise indefinite adjectives, the gender of nouns and adjectives that don't end in -o or -a, and preposition
• La Asunción en Guatemala Free Nombre El Pretérito Indefinido Adverbio Género femenino Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Celebrations & Important Dates August 15 sees the celebration of the Assumption of Mary in many Hispanic countries. Guatemala is no exception and she is the patron saint of its capital, Guatemala City. This reading and listening ex
• La Carrera de Reyes en San Pablo Free Género femenino Plural Singular Nombre Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Celebrations & Important Dates Discover this fascinating Epiphany tradition that takes place in the Peruvian town of San Pablo. This A2 exercise can help you practise the gender of nouns and adjectives that don't end in -a or -o, p
• La alegría de ser abuela Free Adjetivo Adjetivo posesivo El Presente Género femenino Preposición Family & Relationships The relationship a grandmother has with her grandchildren is very special! Join this abuela as she discovers she is going to have another nieto. This exercise can help you practise direct object prono
• La cuesta de enero Free Adjetivo Adjetivo indefinido Género Género femenino Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates The new year is here and with it annual price hikes. Learn about the uphill struggle known as "La cuesta de enero" with this A2 reading and listening exercise.
• La escapada de Laura al albergue Free Nombre El Pretérito Imperfecto Género El Pretérito Indefinido Género femenino Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Sports & Leisure Laura needs to get away from it all and reconnect with nature. Join her as she discovers the Sierra de Guadarrama in Spain. This exercise can help you practise the preterite and the imperfect for comp
• La fiesta de la independencia Free Nombre Plural Género femenino Regular Adjetivo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Learn some of the history behind the many independence day celebrations that take place in September in Latin American countries. This exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Imperfecto, indefinit
• La historia del ceviche Free El Pretérito Indefinido Verbos regulares -ar (presente) El Pretérito Imperfecto Verbo irregular Regular Food & Drink Spanish A2 reading
• La magia de La Rioja 1 Free Género femenino Nombre Adjetivo Preposición Género Monuments, Tourism & Vacations It's time for a new exciting series! Embark on an exhilarating journey with a group of friends as they explore the wonders of La Rioja in Spain. This exercise can help you practise the gender of nouns
• La magia de La Rioja 2 Free Adjetivo Preposición El Presente Género femenino Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations What will our friends decide to do on their next day of travel through La Rioja? Find out in part two! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the gender of nouns ending in -umbre, -
• La magia de La Rioja 3 Free Preposición El Pretérito Indefinido Género femenino Regular Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Here's the final instalment in our series of Kwiziq Spanish bilingual readers set in the picturesque Rioja. This exercise can help you practise the gender of nouns ending in -umbre, -ión, -dad, -tad,
• La noche de las velas de Pedraza Free Nombre Plural Regular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Celebrations & Important Dates Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Visit this picturesque Segovian village by candlelight and practise El Pretérito Indefinido and El Pretérito Imperfecto.
• La vendimia Free El Pretérito Indefinido Preposición Verbos regulares -ar (presente) El Pretérito Imperfecto Verbo irregular Celebrations & Important Dates Food & Drink Listen to this story about how one group of friends spent their time in the town of Jeréz de la Frontera during the annual grape harvest. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El P
• Las tunas en el día de la Inmaculada Free Adjetivo Género femenino Plural Singular Género Music This reading and listening exercise is about the Spanish tradition of Las Tunas.
• Los novios 5: final feliz Free El Pretérito Indefinido El Pretérito Imperfecto Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Regular Verbo irregular Family & Relationships After all they've been through, find out how it all turns our for Susana and Alfredo while you practise past tenses.
• Mejorando mi español con Kwiziq Free Preposición Adjetivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática El Pretérito Perfecto Participio Language & Education This A2 exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto and indefinite pronouns.
• Melilla: una ciudad con encanto Free Adjetivo Preposición El Pretérito Indefinido Género femenino Nombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Read about a visit to Melilla, one of the Spanish enclaves situated in northern Africa that has been part of Spain since the 15th century. This exercise can help you practise el Indefinido, using cuán
• Mi DNI Free Adjetivo Preposición El Presente Adjetivo posesivo Verbo irregular Immigration & Citizenship Learn about the Spanish National Identification document, an ID card that's as important as a passport for Spanish people. This A2 exercise can help you practise el Indefinido and Ser vs Estar.
• Mi día en Ecuador Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine El Presente Nombre Family & Relationships Spend a day in Ecuador while practising regular and stem-changing verbs in El Presente, telling time, using para for purpose and the gender of nouns that don't end in -o or -a.
• Mi hermana Free Adjetivo Regular Singular Plural El Presente Family & Relationships Practise muy vs mucho, plus using tener and ser to describe people.
• Narcisos Free Plural Nombre Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Sports & Leisure Let's take a look at a flower that really heralds springtime! This A2 can help you practise irregular verbs in El Presente and the general use of prepositions.
• No está lejos Free Preposición Nombre Por or Para? Género Género femenino Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Have you ever visited the Spanish city of Zaragoza? Practise directions and prepositions like desde/de/hasta/a for "from/to".
• No tengo miedo - Halloween song Free Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Singular Nombre El Presente Music It's Halloween! How about practising your Spanish with this cute song?
• Nuestra gran aventura de verano 1 Free Singular Plural Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Adjetivo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Meet Marian and Tania who are celebrating the end of exams by taking a break in the village of Tania's grandparents. Part 1 of a series.
• Platos para celebrar el 25 de mayo Free Género femenino Adjetivo Nombre Preposición Adjetivo indefinido Celebrations & Important Dates Discover some of the emblematic dishes that Argentinians serve on 25 May to mark el Día de la Patria, when they celebrate their independence from Spain. This exercise can help you practise El Pretéri
• Pulque Free Plural Nombre Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Food & Drink Discover this traditional Mexican drink that's made from plants similar to those used for tequila. This exercise can help you practise porque vs por qué, gender and plural of nouns with specific endin
• Razones por las que aprender español Free Plural Nombre Singular Género Adjetivo Language & Education We know you are already converted and know hundreds of reasons why learning Spanish is the way to go! But read on, just in case you need some extra incentives! This exercise can help you practise indi
• Santiago Calatrava Free Nombre Género femenino Plural Singular Regular Art & Design Discover the life and some of the most iconic works of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. This A2 exercise can help you practise El Indefinido and forming ordinal numbers in Spanish.
• Sara García Alonso: la primera mujer astronauta española Free Género femenino Adjetivo Nombre Género Preposición Technology & Science Sara García Alonso is the first Spanish female astronaut.
• Ser perro durante la pandemia Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Presente Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbo irregular Modo indicativo Family & Relationships Spanish A2 reading
• Swimmy, el AirBnb de las piscinas Free Preposición Nombre Plural Singular El Futuro Próximo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Did you know that you can rent out your swimming pool the same way you can rent out a room or your home? This exercise can help you practise using the near future and the general use of the prepositio
• Súbeme la radio - Enrique Iglesias Free Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Singular Music This reading and listening exercise is based on the song Súbeme La Radio by Enrique Iglesias. It can help you practise El Imperative and El Presente.
• Un Halloween diferente Free El Futuro Próximo Adjetivo Preposición Verbs in Spanish Adverbio Celebrations & Important Dates This Halloween-themed reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto, El Futuro Próximo and Halloween vocabulary.
• Un sábado con Edu Free Género femenino Adjetivo Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Preposición El Futuro Próximo Family & Relationships It's Saturday and hopefully Celeste's day is going to work out exactly as she has planned! This A2 exercise can help you practise El Indefinido with completed actions, El Futuro Próximo, and the use a
• Una cita a ciegas Free El Pretérito Indefinido Regular Adjetivo Verbo irregular Género femenino Family & Relationships Have you ever been on a disastrous blind date? This A2 exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Imperfecto and El Pretérito Indefinido.
• V Centenario de la primera vuelta al mundo Free Género femenino Singular Preposición Regular Nombre Politics, History & Economics Discover what happened 500 years ago when the first circumnavigation of the world took place. This A2 exercise can help you practise El Indefinido, El Pretérito Imperfecto, direct object pronouns and
• ¿Te gusta la televisión? Free El Pretérito Indefinido El Presente Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Preposición El Pretérito Perfecto Film & TV Spanish A2 reading
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B1: Intermediate Spanish reading exercises

• Algo inesperado Free Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Singular Regular Plural Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Have an unexpected encounter on the beach while practising El Imperfecto and El Indefinido and introduces El Pluscuamperfecto.
• Almudena Grandes Free El Pretérito Indefinido Preposición Verbo irregular Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Adjetivo demostrativo Literature, Poetry, Theatre Find out more about her life and work of author Almudena Grandes with this B1 reading and listening exercise that can help you practise the pasiva refleja, El Pretérito indefinido and El Pretérito imp
• Aulas virtuales Free El Futuro Simple El Presente de Subjuntivo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Verbo irregular Verbos regulares -er (presente) Language & Education This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple, El Condicional Simple and some expressions followed by El Subjuntivo.
• Campana sobre campana Free Plural Nombre Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Singular Celebrations & Important Dates Music The Christmas bells are ringing with this B1 reading and listening exercise that can help you practise the position of pronouns, diminutives and written accents.
• Canción bonita Free Nombre Pronombre de complemento indirecto Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Género Género femenino Music Listen to this duet by Ricky Martín and Carlos Vives which is a celebration of Puerto Rico. This B1 exercise can help you practise si followed by present indicative + main clause and position of Spani
• Celebrando Acción de Gracias Free El Presente de Subjuntivo Modo subjuntivo Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Celebrations & Important Dates Family & Relationships Spanish B1 reading
• Cómo hacer un presupuesto para tu pequeña empresa Free El Futuro Simple Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Adjetivo El Condicional Simple Employment This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple and El Condicional Simple.
• De crucero por España 3 Free Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre reflexivo Adjetivo Family & Relationships Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Daniel meets someone and then something unexpected happens. Are they connected? This exercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives and the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs.
• Día Internacional de las Montañas Free Plural Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates Find out why mountains are so important with this reading and listening exercise that can help you practise El Presente, El Imperativo and the position of pronouns after gerunds.
• El Cid Free El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre relativo Verbos regulares -ar (presente) El Pretérito Imperfecto Verbo irregular Politics, History & Economics Learn about this famous Medieval warrior with this reading and listening exercise which can help you practise relative pronouns, past tenses and past participles as adjectives.
• El Descenso Internacional del Sella Free Género femenino Nombre Género El Futuro Simple Adjetivo Celebrations & Important Dates Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Discover this extraordinary race that takes place every August in Asturias, an autonomía on the northern coast of Spain, with hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators! This exercise can he
• El Día de Muertos Free Género femenino Plural Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates The Mexican celebration of El Día de Muertos (the Day of the Dead) actually lasts more than one day as it is celebrated on el Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints' Day) and el Día de los Fieles Difunto
• El Gordo de Navidad Free Género femenino Plural Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates This is about the Spanish Christmas tradition of playing the lottery known as El Gordo.
• El Jazzaldia de San Sebastián Free Adjetivo Written accents in Spanish Tilde diacrítica Género femenino Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates Music Jazzaldia, aka the San Sebastian Jazz Festival, is Spain's oldest jazz festival. Every year during the third week of July, the city is alive with the sounds of jazz music as the festival takes over th
• El clásico Free Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Singular Plural Nombre Sports & Leisure This discussion of the traditional rivalry that exists between the Real Madrid and Barcelona football teams can help you practise comparatives and superlatives.
• El desfile del Día de Muertos Free Pronombre relativo Conjunción Género femenino Nombre Conjunción subordinante Celebrations & Important Dates Make the journey to Mexico City and discover the parade that takes place on All Saints' Day. This B1 exercise can help you practise que/ el cual/ la cual/ los cuales/ quien/ quienes (relative pronouns
• El frotar se va a acabar Free Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Singular Regular Nombre Film & TV An old school Spanish advert for washing powder full of great grammar.
• En la Feria Nacional de San Marcos Free Written accents in Spanish Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Adjetivo Tilde diacrítica Celebrations & Important Dates Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Travel to the Mexican city of Aguascalientes to celebrate the Feria Nacional de San Marcos. This exercise can help you practise la pasiva refleja, El Futuro Simple, gender and plural of nouns with spe
• Guantanamera Free Nombre Plural Singular Regular Género Music Guantanamera is probably the most famous Cuban song in the world. Its name means "woman from Guantánamo". The version in this video was recorded by Playing for Change, an organisation created to insp
• Hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo Free Adjetivo Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre reflexivo Language & Education Discover the meaning of this Spanish saying.
• Julieta, a film by Pedro Almodóvar Free El Presente Verbo irregular Oración negativa Adjetivo Tiempo simple Film & TV Pedro Almodóvar is Spain's most successful film director of international renown. His quirky screenplays focus on pop culture, desire, passion, and strong female characters.
• LA, LA, LA – Massiel, 1968. Festival de Eurovisión Free Pronombre relativo Género Género femenino Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre reflexivo Music Spain's first win at the Eurovision Song Contest was with this song by Massiel in 1968, when the contest took place in London. This exercise can help you practise using indirect object pronouns and re
• La Casa Azul de Frida Kahlo Free El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre relativo Written accents in Spanish Adjetivo Tilde diacrítica Art & Design Famous People Immerse yourself in Frida Kahlo's iconic "Casa Azul", where she painted and lived for much of her life. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise "cuando" with the present subjunctive
• La Casa de Bernarda Alba Free El Presente Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Verbo irregular Literature, Poetry, Theatre Federico Garcí­a Lorca is probably Spain's most famous modern poet and playwright. La Casa de Bernarda Alba is one of his most well-known plays.
• La Feria de Abril Free Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Plural Regular Celebrations & Important Dates This exercise is about the Spanish festival La Feria de Abril.
• La Mama Negra en Ecuador Free Nombre Género femenino Género Adjetivo Participio Celebrations & Important Dates In Latacunga, Ecuador, they have a fiesta called La Santísima Tragedia, but everyone calls it Mama Negra and since 2005 it's been officially recognised as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of E
• La Pedrera Free El Futuro Simple Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Pronombre Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Join us on a very special trip to Barcelona to visit the incredible works of architect Antoní Gaudí. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple.
• La Roja baila Free Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Género femenino Singular Verbos regulares -ar (presente) El Presente Music Sports & Leisure This reading and listening exercise is based on a song by the Spanish national football team.
• La Sagrada Familia: un tesoro arquitectónico en Barcelona Free Nombre Género femenino Género Pronombre relativo Written accents in Spanish Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Step into the awe-inspiring world of La Sagrada Familia, a masterpiece in the heart of Barcelona that transcends time and space. This exercise can help you practise que, el cual, la cual, los cuales,
• La ley de nietos Free Pronombre relativo Género femenino Género Nombre Voz pasiva Immigration & Citizenship Read about a new path to Spanish citizenship called La Ley de la Memoria Democrática, popularly referred to as La Ley de Nietos. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise la pasiva ref
• Las Doce Uvas Free Adjetivo Género femenino Género Plural Regular Celebrations & Important Dates Are you familiar with the Spanish New Year's tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight?
• Las Fallas de Valencia Free Género femenino Plural Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine El Presente Celebrations & Important Dates The Spanish festival Las Fallas de Valencia lasts for 5 days in March.
• Las baleadas hondureñas Free El Imperativo Órdenes y peticiones Gerundio/Spanish present participle Modo imperativo Pronombre de complemento directo Food & Drink Learn how to make this delicious dish from Honduras! This exercise can help you practise the imperative affirmative and the position of object pronouns with affirmative imperatives.
• Las croquetas más ricas del barrio Free El Futuro Simple Written accents in Spanish Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Family & Relationships Food & Drink Inma is setting up a croquette bar in her neighbourhood.
• Las hogueras de San Juan Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates It's officially summertime! In Spain (and many other countries) because the solstice and the feast day of Saint John the Baptist are so close, the eve of Saint John's is celebrated as the start of sum
• Mario Testino Free El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre relativo Regular Participio Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Art & Design Learn about Mario Testino, the iconic and infamous Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. This B1 exercise can help you practise past tenses, la pasiva refleja and past participles as adjectives.
• Martes y Trece - supersticiones Free Género Género femenino Adjetivo El Presente Regular Celebrations & Important Dates This exercise is about superstitions in Spain.
• Mi asistente Free Written accents in Spanish Tilde diacrítica Participio Pronombre relativo Adverbio interrogativo Language & Education Here’s a teacher who’s a big fan of Kwiziq! This exercise can help you practise the importance of written accents in Spanish and relative pronouns.
• Mi gran noche Free El Futuro Simple Verbo irregular Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Music Listen to the song "Mi gran noche" made famous when it appeared in the 1968 film "Digan lo que digan" starring the Spanish singer and actor Raphael. This B1 exercise can help you practise "El Futuro S
• Mis aventuras por España 1 Free El Futuro Simple Adjetivo Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Here's part one of a new summer series! Take off with Laura as she heads to summer camp in Spain. Will she have a great time like her parents say she will?
• Mis aventuras por España 2 Free El Pretérito Perfecto Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Participio Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Will Laura make new friends? What will happen between Laura and Juan? Find out what summer has in store for Laura in part two of her summer adventure!
• Moriría por vos Free El Futuro Simple Nombre Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Celebrations & Important Dates "Moriría por vos" was a hit single by Spanish rock duo Amaral. This exercise can help you practise voseo, El Condicional Simple and El Futuro Simple.
• Noviembre sin ti Free Pronombre Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre reflexivo Preposición Music Listen to this love song by Mexican band Reik taken from their eponymous 2015 album. This exercise can help you practise the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs and past participles as adjectiv
• Nuestra gran aventura de verano 2 Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Nombre Plural Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Spanish B1 reading
• Nuestra gran aventura de verano 3 Free Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre de complemento indirecto Verbo irregular Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Spanish B1 reading
• Nuestra gran aventura de verano 4 Free El Pretérito Indefinido Verbos regulares -ar (presente) El Pretérito Imperfecto Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Spanish B1 reading
• Nuestra gran aventura de verano 5 Free El Pretérito Imperfecto Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre Pronombre reflexivo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Spanish B1 reading
• Orgullosa de mis hijos Free Adjetivo El Futuro Simple Género femenino Verbo irregular Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Family & Relationships Here's a short vignette narrated by a mother about her two sons.
• Paco de Lucía Free Adjetivo Género El Pretérito Indefinido Adjetivo invariable Nombre Music Learn about Paco de Lucía, pioneering guitarist who founded the new fusion flamenco genre. This B1 exercise can help you practise gender of nouns ending in -ista, shorter forms of ordinal numbers and
• Partes de un coche Free Nombre Pronombre Pronombre demostrativo Adverbio Adjetivo Technology & Science Get ready to take a thrilling ride into the heart of automotive mastery! This exercise can help you practise pronombre demostrativo, adjectives used as nouns, and using demasiado, bastante, suficiente

B2: Upper Intermediate Spanish reading exercises

• 23-F: Coup d'Etat in Spain Free Género femenino Singular Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine El Presente Artículo definido Politics, History & Economics This exercise is based on events that occurred on 23 February 1981, when Lieutenant-Colonel Tejero led 200 civil guards in a coup d'État against the recently-formed Spanish democracy.
• Alaska y Dinarama - Mi novio es un zombi Free Expressing ability (poder, saber) Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Adverbio Infinitivo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Music The song "Mi novio es un zombi" was released in 1989 by new wave band Alaska y Dinarama. This B2 exercise can help you practise the Spanish Preterite, using hacer with the subjunctive/infinitive = to
• Andalucía turismo con Antonio Banderas Free Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre reflexivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Here Antonio Banderas shares a story about an important message he received when he was in hospital following his 2017 heart attack. This exercise can help you practise the general use of El Pretérito
• Aplausos a los sanitarios Free Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Presente de Subjuntivo Verbos pronominales Conjunción Adjetivo Family & Relationships Spanish B2 reading
• Aprende a decorar mesas navideñas Free Pronombre Pronombre relativo Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre reflexivo Art & Design It’s time to add a seasonal touch to really get in the festive sprit! This exercise can help you practise subordinate clauses in the subjunctive and the indicative plus relative clauses with prepositi
• Arabismos Free Pronombre relativo Adverbio interrogativo Conjunción Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Politics, History & Economics This B2 reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto, and El Pretérito Indefinido.
• Ay mamá - Rigoberta Bandini Free El Imperativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre relativo Modo imperativo Music This reading and listening exercise can help you practise no sé vs no lo sé = I don't know, using the neuter article "lo" to refer to a clause, verb, adjective or adverb and using the infinitive after
• Bolsas de plástico Free Pronombre relativo Pronombre Gerundio/Spanish present participle Infinitivo Written accents in Spanish Celebrations & Important Dates Technology & Science Did you know that 3 July is International Plastic Bag Free Day? It seems a bit strange but actually has an important message and serious repercussions. This B2 exercise can help you practise using a
• Cabalgata Feria de Manizales Free Adjetivo El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre relativo Modo subjuntivo Celebrations & Important Dates Discover one of the spectacular events that takes place during the Feria de Manizales - an annual event every January in Colombia. This exercise can help you practise relative pronouns, relative claus
• Canción "Como yo" de Tonina Saputo Free Adverbio interrogativo Conjunción Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish El Presente de Subjuntivo Music Listen to this poetic and rather melancholy song to practise cuando followed by the subjunctive and como vs cómo (with and without written accent).
• Canción de primavera Free Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre de complemento directo El Imperativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Adjetivo Music This B2 exercise about Spanish poet and singer-songwriter, Joaquín Sabina, can help you practise El Imperfecto vs El indefinido.
• Carlos Ruiz Zafón Free Adjetivo El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre relativo Literature, Poetry, Theatre On Friday 19th June 2020, the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón, best known for the novel La Sombra del Viento, passed away. We pay homage with this bilingual reader.
• Carlos Vives - Cumbiana Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Futuro Simple El Imperativo Music Listen to this song by Carlos Vives where he celebrates the cumbia musical genre as well as promoting the biodiversity of the swamps and rivers of Colombia. This exercise can help you practise El Futu
• Coco (movie trailer) Free Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre de complemento directo El Imperativo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Modo subjuntivo Film & TV Step into the vibrant world of 'Coco', where music and family intertwine on the magical journey of Día de Muertos. This exercise can help you practise using the infinitive after prepositions, imperson
• Confesiones de una enamorada Free Oración subordinada temporal Modo subjuntivo Modo indicativo Oración subordinada causal Oración subordinada condicional Family & Relationships Practise subordinate clauses while listening to the confessions of a girl in love.
• Confundida Free El Pretérito Perfecto Participio Verbs in Spanish Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre Family & Relationships What advice would you give Sonia if you were her best friend Lidia? This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto for events in the past with no mention of specific d
• Cotilleando Free Pronombre reflexivo El Presente Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Expressing desire (querer, gustar) Inverted verbs like gustar Family & Relationships This exercise can help you practise how to use gustar to say you find someone attractive.
• De crucero por España 1 Free El Futuro Simple Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Family & Relationships Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Meet Daniel, he's just found out that he's been hired as a lifeguard on a cruise ship! This exercise can help you practise El Futuro Perfecto and El Infinitivo Compuesto. (Part 1 of 5)
• De crucero por España 2 Free Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Presente de Subjuntivo Modo subjuntivo Pronombre Family & Relationships Monuments, Tourism & Vacations It's Daniel's first day at work on the cruise ship and he's a bit nervous. This exercise can help you practise the position of adjectives and El Presente de Subjuntivo. (Part 2 of 5)
• De crucero por España 4 Free El Futuro Simple Adjetivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Monuments, Tourism & Vacations The ship makes a stop in Valencia and the police call with some news! This exercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives, the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs and El Futuro S
• De crucero por España 5 Free Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre Pronombre reflexivo Adjetivo Family & Relationships Here's the final part of our summer series! Sofia is in police custody. How will this end? This xercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives, the position of pronouns with conjugated v
• Desde mi balcón Free El Futuro Simple Conjunción Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Adjetivo Art & Design instead of being a physical event, 2020's PhotoEspaña will be an online event. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Subjuntivo.
• Despacito Free El Presente Adjetivo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Imperativo Music Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee was one of the hot hits of 2017 and the first Youtube video to get more than 4 billion views! Both artists are from Puerto Rico.
• Disfraz de Calavera Mexicana para Halloween Free Modo subjuntivo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Pronombre de complemento directo Celebrations & Important Dates This reading and listening exercise shows you how to recreate the make-up for the Mexican Day of the Dead skull, also known as Catrina. It can help you practise relative clauses with the Indicative an
• Día Internacional de la lengua materna Free Pronombre relativo Pronombre impersonal Verbo transitivo Voz pasiva Pronombre Language & Education Practise relative pronouns while learning about International Mother Tongue Day.
• Día del Idioma Español y Día Internacional del Libro Free Adjetivo Infinitivo Modo subjuntivo Written accents in Spanish Participio Famous People Language & Education Literature, Poetry, Theatre 23 April book lovers is International Book Day and also United Nations Spanish Language Day
• El Carnaval de la Amistad Free Adjetivo Participio Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Voz pasiva Celebrations & Important Dates Discover this colorful event that takes place every year in Honduras to celebrate the patron saint of La Ceiba. This exercise can help you practise the passive voice, impersonal statements and using
• El Dos de Mayo de Goya Free El Pretérito Indefinido El Pretérito Imperfecto Pronombre relativo Adjetivo Tilde diacrítica Art & Design Discover the history behind this famous painting by Francisco Goya, one of Spain's most important artists of the turn of the 18th century. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise dif
• El Parchís Free El Futuro Simple Adjetivo Participio Pronombre relativo Modo subjuntivo Sports & Leisure If you love traditional board games then you have probably played a version of known in the Spanish-speaking world as parchís. This B2 exercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives, re
• El Peine del Viento Free Adjetivo Participio Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Verbos pronominales Art & Design Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Spanish B2 reading
• El cuento de mi abuelo para el día de Reyes Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Celebrations & Important Dates Family & Relationships This B1 online reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Indefinido and El Pretérito Imperfecto.
• El presidente Nayib Bukele le promete a El Salvador una Ciudad Bitcoin Free Adjetivo El Futuro Simple Gerundio/Spanish present participle Infinitivo El Condicional Simple Technology & Science Discover the ambitious plans Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, has for his country’s future. This B2 exercise can help you practise relative clauses with the subjunctive, the position of adjectiv
• El sueño de Juan cargado de música Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Adjetivo Infinitivo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Music Live the dream of becoming a famous musician with Juan! This exercise can help you practise the imperfect vs the preterite, expressions with the verbs cargar, hacer and tirar.
• En Guinea Ecuatorial se habla español Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Voz pasiva Pronombre impersonal Verbo transitivo Language & Education There's a country in Africa that counts Spanish as one of its official languages: Equatorial Guinea. Discover the historical reasons for this with our bilingual reader. This exercise can help you prac
• Feria de Cuenca, Ecuador Free Gerundio/Spanish present participle Adjetivo Pronombre relativo Voz pasiva Infinitivo Celebrations & Important Dates Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Read about the craft fairs that take place in Cuenca for its Independence Day celebrations, it's a city in Equador and a UNESCO World Heritage site. This B2 exercise can help you practise using the in
• Fiesta Nacional de la Manzana Free Adjetivo Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Voz pasiva Conjunción Celebrations & Important Dates Food & Drink Discover this Argentinian celebration of the apple! This exercise can help you practise la pasiva refleja, conjunction al + infinitive/perfect infinitive, relative pronouns, and position of adjectives
• Galicia, un paraíso en el noroeste Free El Futuro Simple Written accents in Spanish El Presente de Subjuntivo Tilde diacrítica Oración condicional con si Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Discover Galicia with this exercise which can help you practise the pasiva refleja and also indicative and subjunctive clauses.
• Guillermo, el trapecista de circo Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre de complemento indirecto Participio Pronombre de complemento directo Language & Education Enjoy a night out at the circus and meet Guillermo, a talented young trapeze artist! This B2 exercise can help you learn Spanish idiomatic expressions using the word boca, practise past tenses general
• Hamburguesas veganas de avena Free Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Imperativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Modo imperativo Food & Drink Learn how to make these vegan burgers and practise El Futuro Simple.
• Inspiración otoñal Free El Futuro Simple Modo subjuntivo Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Celebrations & Important Dates In the northern hemisphere the leaves are changing colour to accompany the changing season. This B2 exercise can help you practise El Futuro, El Condicional and El Subjuntivo.
• Jorge Drexler - Hermana duda Free El Futuro Simple Verbos regulares -ar (presente) Verbos regulares -er (presente) Verbos regulares -ir (presente) Gerundio/Spanish present participle Music Meet Academy Award winner Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor. This B2 exercise can help you practise relative clauses using the infinitive and seguir + present participle.
• La Alhambra de Granada Free Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre reflexivo Adjetivo Pronombre Pronombre de complemento indirecto Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Step into a world of enchantment and history as you explore the mesmerizing beauty of La Alhambra de Granada in Spain. This exercise can help you practise the position of pronouns with conjugated verb
• La Familia Addams Free El Presente Adjetivo Verbo irregular Ser or Estar? Género femenino Music There's a lot of spooky excitement in Madrid right now because of the new Addams Family musical! Practise your Spanish with this video filmed after the premiere.
• La Gritería Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre relativo Written accents in Spanish Gerundio/Spanish present participle Celebrations & Important Dates Every year on December 8, Nicaragua celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary with La Gritería. This B2 exercise can help you practise using seguir/continuar + present participle, decir
• La Inquisición Española Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Voz pasiva Adjetivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Politics, History & Economics Numerous atrocities were committed during the Spanish Inquisition several centuries ago in the name of Catholicism
• La herencia árabe en España Free Singular Género femenino Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Adjetivo Art & Design Politics, History & Economics This exercise is about the influence of Arabic culture on Spain and the Spanish language.
• La monarquía española Free Infinitivo Pronombre impersonal Gerundio/Spanish present participle Pronombre relativo Pronombre Immigration & Citizenship Politics, History & Economics Learn about the current Spanish monarchy and its recent history. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive se with modal verbs deber/poder, relative pronouns, using the inf
• La vuelta al cole Free Written accents in Spanish Adjetivo Modo subjuntivo Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Family & Relationships Language & Education This exercise can help you practise clauses using El inidicativo and El subjuntivo.
• La vuelta al cole con Kwiziq Free Modo subjuntivo Pronombre El Futuro Simple Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Language & Education Let's catch up with Laura, the American studying to be a doctor whom we met for the first time in "Mejorando mi español con Kwiziq" (A2). This exercise can help you practise "cuando" with past tenses,
• Los Novios 1: Susana y Alfredo Free Modo subjuntivo El Presente de Subjuntivo Adjetivo Singular Género femenino Family & Relationships This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the subjunctive.

C1: Advanced Spanish reading exercises

• Alquilando un piso Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Perífrasis verbal Verbos pronominales Conjunción subordinante Oración subordinada modal Sports & Leisure This reading and listening exercise can help you practise pronominal verbs, verbal periphrasis and subordinate clauses.
• Cartagena Free Adjetivo Infinitivo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Pronombre Pronombre relativo Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Discover the beautiful city of Cartagena, in the province of Murcia, Spain. This reading and listening exercise can help you review relative pronouns.
• Celebrando la música Free Modo subjuntivo Pronombre Modo indicativo El Presente de Subjuntivo Oración subordinada relativa Music We'd like to highlight how important music is in everyone's lives, both in big celebrations and also in little moments in our daily life. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the
• Chefs Estrella Damm 2021 Free Gerundio/Spanish present participle Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Perífrasis verbal El Futuro Simple Tilde diacrítica Food & Drink Watch this video where Spanish chefs have collaborated with a well-known Spanish brand of beer to boost their sector, hard-hit by the pandemic in 2021. This exercise can help you practise El Futuro Si
• Coincidencias - Mundial Qatar 2022 Free El Pretérito Indefinido El Pretérito Imperfecto Pronombre de complemento indirecto Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Tilde diacrítica Sports & Leisure Check out this clever video comparing what's happening in 2022 to what happened in 1986, which was the last time Argentina won the World Cup. This C1 exercise can help you practise using the Preterite
• Comiendo pipas Free Infinitivo Pronombre Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Oración subordinada causal Pronombre de complemento directo Family & Relationships Food & Drink Read and listen to this C1-level story with an unexpected protagonist who learns to love pipas.
• Cotilleo Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Modo subjuntivo El Presente de Subjuntivo Perífrasis verbal Conjunción subordinante Family & Relationships When you're stuck at home with a broken leg everyone else's life seems much more interesting! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the "se" aspectual, andar + gerundio, and expres
• Cómo distinguir acentos y expresiones de distintos países de Centroamérica Free Gerundio/Spanish present participle Pronombre de complemento indirecto Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Language & Education Could you identify which Central American country someone came from just from their accent? Watch this video to discover what the giveaway clues for each country are! This C1 exercise can help you pra
• Diferentes formas de llamar a la comida Free Pronombre de complemento directo Diminutivo Sufijo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Adverbio interrogativo Food & Drink Language & Education Discover just a few of the many foodstuffs that have different names depending on which country you are from! This B2 exercise can help you practise the differences in food vocabulary between differen
• Día de Pachamama Free Participio El Condicional Simple El Futuro Simple El Pretérito Indefinido Modo subjuntivo Celebrations & Important Dates Discover the indiginous Latin American celebration of Pachamama and practise using El Futuro Simple when narrating past actions.
• El Amazonas y el Orinoco: guardianes de la biodiversidad Free Adjetivo Modo subjuntivo Infinitivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Written accents in Spanish Politics, History & Economics Discover two mighty South American rivers and their respective ecosystems. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise subordinate relative clauses, relative adjectives and encontrar vs
• El Guernica, símbolo de una historia Free El Presente Cambio de tiempos verbales inesperados Participio Pronombre relativo Adjetivo Art & Design Politics, History & Economics Pablo Ruiz Picasso is probably Spain's best-known artist and 2023 is the 50th anniversary of his death. To participate in this special moment, we look more closely at one of his most emblematic and po
• El Valle del Jerte y la Picota: una cereza única Free Adjetivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Género femenino Written accents in Spanish Género Food & Drink There is an area in Spain that grows a very special kind of cherry. This C1 exercise can help you practise la pasiva refleja, the position of adjectives, and verbal structures and relative pronouns us
• El arte inigualable del colombiano Fernando Botero Free Participio Adjetivo Pronombre El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Art & Design The Colombian artist Fernando Botero passed away 15 September 2023, leaving us with an extraordinary legacy of paintings and sculptures in his exuberant and instantly recognisable style that has come
• El desorden que dejas Free Conjunción Jerga/ Expresión idiomática El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Film & TV View the trailer of the Netflix series is El desorden que dejas, known in English as "The Mess You Leave Behind". This C1 exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions.
• El español en Filipinas Free Participio El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo Tiempo compuesto Adjetivo Voz pasiva Language & Education Politics, History & Economics This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive voice, El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo and using cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas.
• El mensaje de Margarita Salas para las niñas que quieren ser científicas Free Modo subjuntivo Oración subordinada temporal Modo indicativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Infinitivo Technology & Science Read and listen to this interview with Margarita Salas, a renowned Spanish scientist and advocate for women in science.
• El origen del Black Friday Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Gerundio/Spanish present participle Infinitivo Voz pasiva Celebrations & Important Dates Black Friday has become a date to watch for many bargain-hunters around the world. But what's the origin of this mega-shopping day? This C1 exercise can help you practise passive voice with ser + part
• El veraneo Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Verbos pronominales Perífrasis verbal Infinitivo Conjunción subordinante Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Have you ever wondered how the concept of summer holidays came about? This exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions.
• Ensalada de verano Free Adjetivo Modo indicativo Modo subjuntivo Oración subordinada relativa Oración subordinada causal Food & Drink Enjoy a refreshing and unusual salad while practising using cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas and relative clauses.
• Felipe II Free Cambio de tiempos verbales inesperados El Presente El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Adjetivo Politics, History & Economics Practise El Presente Historico.
• Flotadores muy originales Free Por or Para? Jerga/ Expresión idiomática El Condicional Perfecto El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo Oración condicional con si Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Practise using El Pluscuamperfecto Subjuntivo in hypothetical clauses, idioms with ser, and relatives.
• Janucá Free El Presente de Subjuntivo Pronombre relativo Género Género femenino Nombre Celebrations & Important Dates Hanukkah Sameach! This reading and listening exercise discusses the story behind the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah.
• La Constitución española de 1978 Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Voz pasiva Gerundio/Spanish present participle Pronombre relativo Immigration & Citizenship Politics, History & Economics Learn about how the Spanish Constitution was established in 1978 following the transition to democracy after years of dictatorship. This C1 exercise can help you practise legal vocabulary, relative pr
• La Erizada Free Verbo modal Voz pasiva El Imperativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Modo imperativo Food & Drink Sea urchins are an important part of the carnival celebrations of Cádiz and they play the starring role in the gastronomic feast known as La Erizada.
• La Pepa Free Género femenino Singular Nombre Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine Plural Politics, History & Economics On 6 December Spain celebrates El Día de la Constitución. This reading and listening exercise discusses the Spanish constitution and explains why it is fondly referred to as La Pepa. You will also pra
• La guía definitiva para salir de cañas por España Free Pronombre Infinitivo Modo subjuntivo Pronombre relativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Food & Drink Ever been confused about how to order a beer in Spain? This exercise can help you practise using the "se aspectual" and "lo" + possessive pronouns.
• La nacionalidad española por residencia Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Pronombre de complemento indirecto Infinitivo Modo subjuntivo Pronombre relativo Immigration & Citizenship Discover how long you need to be resident in Spain before you can apply for Spanish nationality. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the different uses of the verb quedar, llevar
• Las posadas Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Voz pasiva Pronombre impersonal Verbo transitivo Celebrations & Important Dates Learn about these traditional Christmas parties that are celebrated throughout Latin America from the 16th till the 24th of December. This C1 exercise can help you practise the pasiva refleja and El I
• Las rebajas de enero Free Voz pasiva Participio Aspecto progresivo Adjetivo El Pretérito Perfecto Subjuntivo Celebrations & Important Dates The January sales have started! This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive voice in both simple and compound tenses.
• Los antiguos viajes a la playa - Eva Hache Free Modo subjuntivo El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido El Presente Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Film & TV This reading and listening exercise is suitable for level C1 Spanish students because of the pace of speech and the number of idiomatic expressions.
• Los otros héroes Free Verbos pronominales Adjetivo Conjunción subordinante Infinitivo Participio Family & Relationships A look at the ordinary people making sure that there is food on the shelves, cleaning the streets and collenting the trash during the pandemic lockdown.
• Los zumos - Eva Hache Free Participio El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Film & TV This reading and listening exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions with "ni" and "ya". It is suitable for level C1 Spanish students because of the pace of speech and the number of idiomat
• Lucha contra el cáncer Free Gerundio/Spanish present participle Infinitivo Oración subordinada relativa Oración subordinada modal Verbos pronominales Technology & Science In the fight against cancer, February becomes a beacon of resilience. This exercise can help you practise verbos pronominales, using the infinitive after prepositions (not present participle) and rel
• Mujeres Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Perífrasis verbal Por or Para? Pronombre Pronombre relativo Celebrations & Important Dates Every year on 8 March we celebrate International Women’s Day. This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise relative pronouns and idiomatic expressions.
• Museo del Prado Free Cambio de tiempos verbales inesperados El Presente El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Gerundio/Spanish present participle Art & Design El Museo Nacional del Prado, located in Madrid, is Spain's most important museum with a magnificent collection of European art. This C1 exercise can help you practise using El Presente to narrate pas
• Más vale sola que mal acompañada Free Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Gerundio/Spanish present participle El Futuro Simple Family & Relationships When your love life is in tatters, who are you gonna call? Your best friend of course! This exercise can help you practise using "se aspectual", "if" clauses and adverbial clauses.
• México lindo y querido Free El Presente de Subjuntivo Conjunción El Imperativo Órdenes y peticiones Significados de "que" Music Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer and a best-selling Latin music artist; study one of his songs and practise "que + El Presente de Subjuntivo" to express a wish/command.
• Noche en vela by Guaraná Free Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Conjunción Pronombre Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Music Guaraná are a Spanish pop group, originally formed in Alicante in 2000, who went from busking in the Madrid metro to chart success. This exercise can help you practise using haber de + infinitive, usi
• Pajarillo Free Adverbio interrogativo Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo Modo subjuntivo Music The traditional Venezuelan song "Pajarillo" is a "joropo", a typically Venezuelan style of music and dance. This exercise can help you practise particularly poetic uses of El Imperfecto Subjuntivo.
• Pase lo que pase, yo estoy a tu lado Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Pronombre de complemento directo Artículo definido Film & TV Sometimes when things go wrong pizza is the only answer! Practise using ir + y to introduce something unexpected and sudden, special uses of the conjunction "que" and El Presente to make requests.
• Poema XX: Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche Free Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Conjunción Modo subjuntivo El Pretérito Imperfecto Literature, Poetry, Theatre The poem was published when Pablo Neruda was just 19 years old. This C1 exercise can help you practise the perfect infinitive, using el de/la de/los de/las de and using Qué + noun/adjective/adverb + q
• Preparando la Nochevieja Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Verbos pronominales Oración subordinada causal Perífrasis verbal Pronombre de complemento indirecto Celebrations & Important Dates Having guests over for New Year's Eve can be rather stressful. Catch up with our host as she prepares for the big night when everyone eats 12 grapes at midnight! This C1 exercise can help you practise
• Preparativos y tradiciones de mi Nochevieja colombiana Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Pronombre de complemento indirecto Pronombre Perífrasis verbal Modo subjuntivo Celebrations & Important Dates Family & Relationships Food & Drink In Bogotá, Andrea is ready to host this year's New Year's Eve with her family.
• Ropa de invierno Free Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Perífrasis verbal Expressing need and obligation (deber, tener que, haber que, necesitar [que]) Participio Conjunción coordinante Sports & Leisure Spanish C1 reading
• Rosalía, song by Juan Luis Guerra Free El Imperativo Gerundio/Spanish present participle Modo imperativo Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto Music Juan Luis Guerra is a best-selling singer-songwriter from the Dominican Republic. This C1 exercise can help you practise using El Imperfecto vs El indefinido, subordinate clauses with para que, uses o
• SEMINCI: Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid Free Modo subjuntivo Pronombre de complemento directo Perífrasis verbal Verbos pronominales Expressing need and obligation (deber, tener que, haber que, necesitar [que]) Film & TV This week-long film festival held in Valladolid every year is considered by many as the most important festival for independent cinema.
• Signos de interrogación y de exclamación Free El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido El Presente de Subjuntivo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Pronombre relativo Language & Education ¿Have you ever wondered about the upside-down punctuation marks used in Spanish? ¡Watch this video and read the transcript to learn more! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El P
• Tacones rojos - Sebastián Yatra Free Pronombre Pronombre de complemento directo Pronombre de complemento indirecto El Pretérito Imperfecto El Pretérito Indefinido Music Sebastián Yatra is a Colombian singer-songwriter originally known for his ballads but with a breakout success in fusion reggaeton. This C1 exercise can help you practise relative pronouns, se aspectua
• Teotihuacán vive el equinoccio de primavera Free Pronombre relativo Jerga/ Expresión idiomática Adverbio interrogativo Tilde diacrítica Written accents in Spanish Celebrations & Important Dates Monuments, Tourism & Vacations Not far from Mexico City is the important Aztec site of Teotihuacán.

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Hay una nueva mujer en mi vida, y me esta esperando.

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He estado esperando 20 años para marcar todos tus defectos.

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El mismo hombre debe haber estado esperando por mí.

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O podría ser la oportunidad que hemos estado esperando.

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Essay in Spanish: Top Tips and Resources

Creating Spanish isn’t as easy as simply duplicating the Spanish you review – you need to build viewpoints and present information individually. Consequently, practising composing Spanish regularly on your own is essential. Studying gets you utilized to different Spanish structures as well as expressions. Still, there are various other resources online and pointers to comply with, which will boost your Spanish composing quickly. This article contains some helpful ideas and also guidelines for various other sources to improve your essay in Spanish.

To start with, I would undoubtedly suggest discovering a good series of phrases for an essay in Spanish. You can find these just by searching Spanish essay expressions on Google, and you will wind up with a range of phrases to add structure to your essay. And also permit you to create an argument. Let’s take a closer look at few essentials of Spanish writing.

Essay in Spanish: Phrases To Make an Argument

These phrases could include ‘para empezar’ or ‘para concluir’ if you need to start or end your Spanish essay, or valuable connectives such as ‘por eso’ and ‘asi’ if you want to ensure your Spanish essay circulations. The even more of these you can find out, the far better because your essays will begin to learn more commonly, and the better selection of phrase will undoubtedly gain you much better result.

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The following recommendation is merely to learn the structural and punctuation guidelines typical to all Spanish writing. This consists of knowing just how to structure a letter effectively, for instance, and precisely how various punctuation is used, such as the upside-down inquiry and exclamation marks and exactly how to overcome making use of apostrophes. This is novices things indeed, and also it could be a little bit monotonous, but see to it you know it to stay clear of any foolish primary errors in your writing essay in Spanish.

Make use of a good dictionary

Making use of a dictionary properly will also boost your Spanish significantly. See to it you review meticulously what each translation means to ensure that you are most definitely utilizing the word in its proper context. Moreover, you ought to be using an on the internet thesaurus like Spanish Dict like a thesaurus. This source supplies synonyms that will make your work much more different regarding vocabulary and obtain you better marks as you avoid continuous depletion of specific words. For example, suppose you translate words wickedness. In that case, the Spanish Dict gives six different tips – if you could include all of these instead of duplicating ‘mal’ constantly, the renovation in your Spanish writing will be distinct.

Lastly, as I claim, you can’t prevent reading if you intend to improve genuinely. There is so much material to pick from – short stories, books, blogs, non-fiction, and news articles are all excellent means to find the various written Spanish styles and find phrases and techniques to incorporate right into your essay in Spanish.

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7 Types of Spanish Transition Phrases to Win Any Argument

“He who knows only his own side of the argument knows little of that.” —  John Stuart Mill.

I don’t know about you, but I enjoy a good healthy debate every once in a while.

Provided the discussion doesn’t get personal and participants don’t get offended, it can be a great way to learn.

Moreover, if you are learning a second language, having a debate in your target language is a great way to practice and refine your skills.

So, if you want to win an argument in Spanish, what should you do?

Over my years of arguing with friends and colleagues, I have come to one important conclusion. The key to winning an argument is not how strongly you can assert your ideas. The secret is to simply have better logic.

The more logical your points, the more likely you are to win.

If you want to start logically defining your arguments in Spanish, you will need some key vocabulary called Spanish transition phrases.

What transition phrases allow you to do is to set up an argument in a logical sequence.

Some examples of transition phrases in English would be ‘on the one hand’, ‘therefore’, ‘thus’, and ‘in conclusion’.

For this article, instead of giving you a list of random examples of these types of phrases in Spanish, I thought I would provide a flowing argument the whole way through.

And the point that I’m going to argue is:

‘Why every English native should learn Spanish.’

So there is my challenge. Let’s see if I can pull it off.

And feel free to debate me in the comments—even if you agree 😉

1. How to open your argument

The first place you need to start building your argument is with a solid opening.

A strong opening will help you transition your listener into your main points in a logical way.

There are two Spanish transition phrases you can use to open your argument:

English: In the first place… Español: En primer lugar…

English: To begin with… Español: Para empezar…

For the point I’m going to argue in the article, I will start with why you should learn a language in general because this is the first place where someone could argue against me.

English: To begin with , I have to talk about the importance of language learning. Español: Para empezar , tengo que hablar de la importancia del aprendizaje de idiomas.

English: In the first place , the goal of learning another language is very important… Español: En primer lugar , el objetivo de aprender otro idioma es muy importante…

Here I have taken a good position—language learning is super important. But, I’ll need to explain why.

Note, I’ve also written an article detailing many more reasons to learn Spanish , you can also use any one of these ideas if you also wanted to take on this debate amongst your friends.

2. Two Spanish transition phrases to back up your point

If you want to be convincing, it is always a good idea to back up your point with logic or evidence.

To do this in English you can use phrases such as ‘because’ and ‘since’. In Spanish, these are:

English: Because… Español: Porque…

English: Since… Español: Ya que…

So to back up, and complete, my opening statement I’ll say:

English: In the first place, the goal of learning another language is very important since it improves your brain, it helps you with opportunities to find work, and it increases your knowledge of other cultures. Español: En primer lugar, el objetivo de aprender otro idioma es muy importante  ya que mejora el cerebro, te ayuda con las oportunidades para encontrar trabajo, y aumenta su conocimiento de otras culturas.

Now that I have set up the importance of language learning, I’ll next need to transition to more specific arguments for Spanish.

3. How to add to your case

Once you have successfully opened your argument, you’ll need to further build your case.

I have already said that language learning is important. Now I need to start building towards Spanish being the number one language to choose.

In order to strengthen your argument you can use these two transitional phrases:

English: Second(ly), third(ly)… Español: En segundo lugar, tercer lugar…

English: Further / also / additionally… Español: Además…

Here is why I think Spanish is the best:

English:  Secondly , you should learn Spanish because it is the second most spoken language in the world by the number of native speakers, and is spoken in the fourth-largest number of countries by language. Español: En segundo lugar , deberías aprender español porque es la segunda lengua más hablada en el mundo por el número de los hablantes nativos, y se habla en el cuarto mayor número de países por idioma.

English: Further , Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn. Español: Además , el español es uno de los idiomas más fáciles de aprender.

English: Also , Spanish is a good language to learn because the food is amazing, the culture is fascinating and people are very friendly. Español: Además , el español es un buen idioma para aprender porque la comida es increíble, la cultura es fascinante y la gente es muy amable.

If you are curious as to where I got my facts above, here are the sources I used from Wikipedia: List of languages by the number of countries and  List of languages by the number of native speakers .

4. How to introduce the other side of the argument

One of the best techniques to win an argument is to not only present your side but to rebut the opposing views before the opposition has a chance.

I mentioned in the previous section that Spanish is the second most spoken language by the number of native speakers. The obvious thought may be: why not learn the first language?

To introduce opposing sides of an argument, use these phrases:

English: About / regarding… Español: Respecto a…

English: As to / with regards to… Español: En cuanto a…

English: On the other hand… Español: Por otra parte…

Here is how I’ll introduce the opposing side:

English:  With regards to  the most spoken language by the number of natives, mandarin, yes it is true that it is spoken by a lot of people… Español: En cuanto a la lengua más hablada por el número de nativos, mandarina, sí es cierto que se habla por muchas personas…

This is how you can introduce the opposing idea, but you’ll need a few more Spanish transition phrases to rebut it.

5. How to argue against the opposing idea

To refute the opposing sides of your argument, you’ll need these phrases:

English: But… Español: Pero…

English: However / nevertheless / nonetheless… Español: Sin embargo…

Now I can complete the idea from the last section:

English: With regards to the most spoken language by the number of natives, mandarin, yes it is true that it is spoken by a lot of people, nonetheless it is difficult to learn and is only spoken in three countries. Español: En cuanto a la lengua más hablada por el número de nativos, mandarina, sí es cierto que se habla por muchas personas,  sin embargo es difícil aprender y sólo se habla en tres países.

6. How to deduce or infer

What can you deduce or infer from a rock-solid argument?

In English, you would transition to make a deduction with phrases like ‘so’ or ‘therefore’. There are five phrases you can use to do this in Spanish:

English: Therefore… Español: Por (lo) tanto…

English: So… Español: Así que…

English: Hence / therefore… Español: Por eso…

English: Then… Español: Entonces…

English: Accordingly / in consequence… Español: En consecuencia…

Before I wrap up with the final conclusion, here is the obvious deduction from the points made thus far:

English: Language learning is important and Spanish is the best language to learn, therefore , if you haven’t already started, you have to start right away. Español: El aprendizaje de idiomas es importante y español es el mejor idioma para aprender, por lo tanto , si todavía no lo has empezado, tienes que empezar ahora mismo.

7. How to conclude or finish

Of course, the last thing to do is finish your argument well.

When you want to transition to your final statements, try to use the following Spanish phrases:

English: Ultimately… Español: Por último…

English: To end… Español: Para terminar…

English: In conclusion… Español: En conclusión…

Note, you’ll need to be careful with prepositions here, especially for por and para .

Here are my final thoughts on a debate that is very close to my heart:

English: In conclusion , Spanish is not only one of the most widely spoken languages in the world but it is easy to learn and you will have incredible experiences if you travel to Spanish-speaking countries. I have enjoyed learning Spanish a lot and I think you will too. Español: En conclusión , el español no sólo es uno de los idiomas más hablados en el mundo, sino es fácil de aprender y tendrás experiencias increíbles si viajas a los países hispanohablantes. He disfrutado mucho de aprender español y creo que tú también lo disfrutarás.  

In the end, the most important thing to do is remind the audience of all of your strongest arguments.

Are you convinced? Did I win you over?

If you want to build a solid argument, use the above Spanish transition phrases to logically move from your first point to the next, to the next.

If you make the right transitions logically, you’ll hopefully win the hearts and minds of your listeners.

How else can you use Spanish transition phrases to win an argument?

Reader Interactions

November 27, 2016 at 5:57 pm

I’m loving your articles. They are very well-written and researched and presented, and they should be an asset to any language instructor’s material bank! I just have a couple of minor suggestions regarding a couple of your Spanish translations of your English arguments above. The first thing I noticed was in your 3rd point at the bottom: “El español es un buen lenguaje aprender porque……” You need a preposition in between “lenguaje” (por cierto, yo pondría idioma o lengua en vez de lenguaje) and “aprender”, such as “Es un buen idioma para aprender….” or “es un buen idioma de aprender..” Also, the last paragraph of your post, you need a “de” after “fácil” (fácil de aprender) and “he disfrutado mucho DEL aprendizaje….” Hope that helps 🙂

January 22, 2017 at 1:12 am

Hola Laura, thanks for your kind words and for the suggestions. You’re right, “es un buen idioma para aprender” is better, and so is “fácil de aprender”, I have updated both of these suggestions. For “del aprendizaje”, I have updated this to “aprendiendo” because it sounds more natural. ¡Gracias de nuevo!

November 23, 2017 at 12:34 pm

Can you address the cultural issue that Latinos tend to want to create division when in a debate, even or perhaps especially with family?

November 23, 2017 at 1:02 pm

Haha, thanks for the comment Brad. I think debates around the family dinner table are in fact universal everywhere!! (At least they are at my family gatherings)

April 29, 2021 at 5:35 pm

I’d say that rather than “create division”, it’s more of a healthy debate (or maybe just “create a diversion”) rather than the overly careful some of us may have been raised (never discuss politics, religion…) I love this about my Hispano-American friends! Much more fun than discussing what color to paint the living room.

April 29, 2021 at 6:06 pm

Thanks for sharing Ela! 🙂

April 29, 2021 at 11:41 pm

I really liked this article, lots of good connector words included. One thing though surely it was ‘una broma’ when you said Spanish is easy to learn 😄

April 30, 2021 at 10:36 am

Hahaha, yes Sorcha, that’s a great point!! 🙂 I should have said ‘easier’ than other languages but definitely not easy!!!

May 1, 2021 at 2:13 pm

Tiene raison, en su primero argument (sera buen tener la plabra en espnanol) que es importante aprender un otro idioma. Pero por un hablador (?speaker) de ingles, sera mejor aprender su propio idioma primero. Por lo tanto, Aprenderia los idiomas del cual viene ingles — el frances y el germano. Lo siento, no puedo anadir los accentos espanol.)

May 1, 2021 at 2:34 pm

Gracias Goyo 🙂

June 15, 2023 at 8:13 pm

An excellent presentation . . .

June 17, 2023 at 12:05 pm

Thanks Garry! 🙂

March 14, 2024 at 9:18 pm

Thank you for this exposition and for the phrases which I must add to my spreadsheet. I really enjoyed reading the article. It would be nice to remember it!!

March 15, 2024 at 6:08 am

Thanks Dianne, I’m glad you enjoyed the article! 🙂

March 15, 2024 at 6:28 pm

Thank you, Andrew. This was an excellent lesson. Not only did I learn important transition phrases, but your manner of teaching reinforced each phrase in a way that enabled me to integrate the lesson more easily.

March 20, 2024 at 1:44 pm

Thanks Jay, I appreciate the feedback! 🙂

March 29, 2024 at 4:30 pm

I’m always looking for easier / more natural (for me) ways to say things.. and ChatGPT just helped me realize that “por último” is only to be used while presenting a list of things.

I was trying to say ultimately as in “at the end of the day”. I will just stick with “a fin de cuentas” jajaja but now I know! Thanks Andrew! 😊

Is there an article for the Spanish versions of our most common English expressions?

March 31, 2024 at 5:57 pm

Hola Simone, we have to be really careful with ChatGPT as it is a probabilistic algorithm and it is not fact checked. I have seen it get several things wrong in my own testing of Spanish sentences. It’s a fun tool but it must be checked by a human. I’ve done a Youtube video on the top 50 Spanish expressions. In the video I talk about the best translations of common English expressions where they fit with the Spanish expressions.

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Easy Spanish sentences: your beginner’s guide to effortless language learning and speaking Spanish

Welcome to Easy Spanish Sentences, your beginner’s guide to effortless language learning!

Whether you’re a traveler, student, or someone looking to brush up on Spanish, this article provides simple phrases, basic greetings, and quick-to-learn sentence patterns.

But before you start reading this post, take a quick look at this fantastic video provided to you by Spring Languages (of which I’m a co-founder):

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1. Basic Spanish greetings and introductions

Learning basic Spanish greetings is important because it allows you to connect with Spanish speakers on a more personal and friendly level.

By knowing simple phrases, you can show respect and appreciation for the Spanish language and culture.

2. Basic Spanish questions

Knowing how to ask questions is a vital part of conversational Spanish.

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3. Basic sentences in Spanish to express your emotions and opinions

Being able to express your emotions and opinions is an important aspect of communication.

Here are ten significant yet easy Spanish sentences that you can use to express your feelings and opinions:

4. Essential Spanish sentences and questions for everyday situations

Navigating through everyday situations in a Spanish-speaking country requires a basic understanding of useful phrases.

Here are some easy Spanish sentences that can be handy for various everyday circumstances!

Phrases to learn for any conversation

Learning and having some key Spanish phrases in your back pocket will help you navigate any conversation.

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Celebrating special occasions in the Spanish-speaking world requires knowing some common phrases.

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6. Basic Spanish sentences for travelers

Traveling to a Spanish-speaking country can be intimidating for language learners, but it doesn’t have to be!

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Spanish phrases to use at the airport

After you leave your home, the airport is the next stop. It’s good to have these phrases when you’re starting a new journey!

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These are some of the most important expressions you can use in a restaurant.

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When you’re taking a tour in any city, these phrases will come handy!

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After the basic Spanish greetings, it is important to follow up with further conversation!

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Memorize These 25 Random Spanish Sentences for Your Next Conversation

Have you been looking for random Spanish sentences? I know why. You surely think the way I do. Textbooks are great, as well as long vocabulary lists are, but then… life happens, and you end up sounding like a robot translator.

What’s the solution? It’s definitely not a final answer, but I truly believe that memorizing some random Spanish sentences and phrases that are typically used by native speakers is key. You can easily impress anybody, and they will evaluate your language skills as higher than they really are. 

What do you have to do? Easy, just memorize fixed sentences and phrases which you can sprinkle into your conversations and learn how to use them. Keep reading for 25 random Spanish sentences from the upper intermediate level.

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25 Random Spanish Sentences and Phrases

I’ve compiled a collection of random Spanish sentences and phrases that you can weave into your next conversation with a Spanish-speaking person. They will all make you sound like a native or at least a few language levels above your actual situation. 

Don’t worry if you don’t understand the construction, or if the grammar form used is new for you. I will give a basic explanation so that you can simply memorize the phrase and use it perfectly when the moment comes.

Most of the following random Spanish sentences can be used in any conversation, but the last couple are simply perfect to use online. We spend more and more time chatting with our close and remote friends in front of a screen, so you might find these specific random Spanish sentences especially useful.

1. ¡Qué bien te ves!

You look good!

It’s always great to start a conversation by paying a compliment to the person you’re talking to. You can say it to a man or a woman, and they will surely smile at hearing this phrase.

2. ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte!

Long time no see!

Haven’t seen somebody for a long time? This phrase emphasizes the long separation period but also transmits the joy caused by the reunion.

3. Parece que fue ayer, ¿no?

Seems like yesterday, doesn’t it?

This is one of the random Spanish sentences that you can use in many situations. Imagine you’re talking to your friend about any past adventures or things you did together. Parece que fue ayer, ¿no?

4. ¡Qué calor / frío hace hoy!

How hot/cold it is today!

Weather topics are perfect to get the conversation to move in any country or any culture. They are neutral enough not to cause any trouble and so universal that anybody can relate. Great conversation starter.

5. No me vengas con esto ahora.

Don’t tell/do me this now.

Just imagine, somebody tells you something absolutely surprising that you didn’t see coming. For example, it’s the end of a month and your friend comes saying, “It’s Eduardos’ birthday tomorrow, I bought him a Playstation 5 and we will simply split the costs.” 

No me vengas con esto ahora! How am I going to get all this money out of the blue?

6. ¿Pero cómo puedes decir esto?

But how can you say this?

We often say things we don’t like about ourselves, about other people, or about whatever. In such situations, say ¿ Pero cómo puedes decir esto? , if you want someone to explain their point of view. At the same time, this phrase sends the message that you disagree with their outlook.

7. Ya lo sabía.

I already knew it.

We translate ya lo sabía literally to “I already knew it,” but a simple “I knew it!” said in a triumphant voice is a better equivalent. 

8. No puedo estar más seguro/a

I couldn’t be more sure.

You’re saying something unbelievable to your friend and they ask, “Are you sure?”. No puedo estar más seguro / -a , is an answer that exudes confidence.

9. ¿Conoces algún lugar cerca donde podamos hablar tranquilamente?

Do you know a place nearby where we can talk quietly?

I love cafés and clubs with great music but we all need a quiet place for a chat from time to time. If you feel like it, just say this sentence. 

10. Mirame a los ojos.

Look me in the eyes.

This can be used in so many ways! Of course, you can shoot it if trying to be romantic, but also if you just want to check if somebody is telling the truth. Or if you’re just joking about it and pretending that you don’t believe what the either person is saying.

11. Pero Dios mío, qué me estás diciendo.

But my God, what are you telling me?

Shocking news? How shall I transmit my disbelief in Spanish? This one, is a perfect phrase to throw in, and it will keep the conversation going.

12. No te lo creo ni tantito.

I don’t believe you one bit.

This can sound serious or cheeky, depending on your tone of voice. However, saying this, you’re always asking for some kind of confirmation.

13. ¿Qué onda, guey?

What’s up, dude?

Although this is a very Mexican phrase, it’s so universally known that you can use it in an informal conversation in any Spanish-speaking country. It’s like saying “hey, what’s up?” when you see somebody. You saying it will always make people smile.

14. ¿Qué quieres decir?

What do you mean?

Instead of saying that you didn’t understand something, you can say ¿qué quieres decir? to ask for additional clarification. It transmits your disbelief or lack of understanding of what you’ve just heard.

15. ¿Qué tal si vamos por un café?

How about going for a coffee?

This can be a great random Spanish sentence to start a romantic date but you can also use it with your colleague or even your boss to propose a longer yet still relaxed conversation.

16. No puedo con esto. Me voy.

I can’t handle this. I’m leaving.

Are you done? You can’t stand it anymore? Tired of what people are saying? No puedo con esto. Me voy.

17. Me tengo que ir ya.

I have to go now.

You might also want to leave for other reasons. Your mom, husband, wife, or kids are waiting for you, and you need to cut the conversation in a civilized way.

18. Me das tu cel, whatsapp, face, insta…?

Can I have your cell phone number, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram…?

In today’s digital era, most conversations inevitably move to virtual means of communication. If you’re the one that wants to make the first move, just use this sentence.

19. Me encantó verte.

It was nice to see you.

Being polite is crucial in any language. Remember to end a conversation in a positive tone. Me encantó verte will get you a new friend or strengthen already existing ties.

20. Mándamelo por privado

Send it to me in a PM (private message).

Is your Spanish conversation going online? And you want the other person to send you some information without everybody else seeing it? Mandámelo por privado will help you here.

21. Qué tal si mudamos la conversación a…

How about moving the conversation to…

Same as before. Are you talking online on a public forum? If you want to talk to a specific person in a more private environment, use this phrase and choose your favorite private channel of communication.

22. Por favor, no me cuelgues.

Please, don’t hang up on me.

Have you just had an argument? Congratulations, you can already quarrel in Spanish! And what now? You want to throw in some more arguments, but the other person is ready to hang up. Por favor, no me cuelgues .

23. ¿Me ves bien?

Can you see me well?

Online conversations have their own set of challenges. ¿ Me ves bien? , you may ask if you’re not sure about the quality of your video.

24. ¿Se escucha bien?

Can you hear me well?

Not sure about the sound? Ask ¿Se escucha bien? or ¿Se me escucha bien? to find out if the other person can hear you well.

25. Esperame un rato que tengo que reiniciar el modem

Wait a moment, I need to reboot the modem.

I have been teaching online for months now, and this is my students’ favorite phrase. 

Practice Time

Memorize these random Spanish sentences. Try using them in imaginary conversations or create dialogues and write them down. Say them out loud many times, so that when the moment comes, you’ll be ready.

However, I’m sure you’re also dying to use these random Spanish sentences in a real-life conversation. I understand that sometimes it can be difficult to find somebody with whom you can try your new vocabulary and phrases, but I might have a solution.

Sign up for a free class (no credit card required), and try out your random Spanish sentences with a friendly native Spanish-speaking teacher from Guatemala. Let’s see if you can impress them with all the phrases you learned today!

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Top 87 Basic & Common Spanish Phrases You Must Know

If you’re beginner or want to sound more natural, in this article, you’ll find some common Spanish phrases that can help you get around in daily situations and engage in simple conversations.

Here is how I’ve classified these basic phrase: 

• Greetings & Polite Phrases
• Basic Spanish Phrases for Daily Situations
• Phrases for Restaurants
• Basic Sentences for Moving Around the City 
• Common Phrases for Work & School
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Popular Spanish Greetings & Polite Phrases

• Buenos días : Good day
• Con permiso : Excuse me
• De nada : You’re welcome
• El gusto es mío : The pleasure is mine
• Hasta luego : See you later
• Hasta mañana : See you tomorrow 
• Hola, ¿cómo estás? : Hi, how are you?
• Muchas gracias : Thank you very much
• Mucho gusto : Nice to meet you
• Muy bien, ¿y tú? : Very well and you?
• No hay problema : No problem
• No muy bien : Not very well
• Nos vemos luego : See you later
• Que le vaya bien : Have a good day / Hope everything goes well
• Que tengas buen día : Have a good day

Common Spanish Phrases for Daily Situations

• Ahorita regreso / Ahorita vuelvo : I’ll be right back 
• Como quieras : As you wish
• Espérame : Wait for me
• Estoy muy cansado : I’m very tired
• Estoy ocupado : I’m busy
• ¿Me puedes ayudar?: Can you help me?
• No entiendo : I don’t understand
• No es necesario : It’s not necessary
• No estoy seguro : I’m not sure
• No puedo : I can’t
• No sé : I don’t know
• No sé cómo + [infinitivo] : I don’t know how to…
• No tiene sentido : It doesn’t make sense
• No te puedo ayudar : I can’t help you
• Pobre de ti : Poor of you
• Porque sí : Because
• ¡Qué bueno! : Good!
• ¿Qué haces? : What are you doing? / What are you up to?
• ¿Qué necesitas? : What do you need?
• ¿Qué quieres decir? : What do you want to say?
• ¿Qué quieres hacer? : What do you want to do?
• Siento oír eso : I’m sorry to hear that
• Supongo que sí : I guess so
• Tiene sentido: It makes sense
• Tienes razon: You’re right
• Tengo ganas de : I feel like
• Tengo mucha hambre : I’m very hungry
• Tómate tu tiempo : Take your time 
• Ya me voy : I’m leaving
• Vamos a + [lugar / verbo] : Let’s go to…
• Vamos por + [sustantivo] : Let’s go get…
• Vámonos : Let’s go

Check these examples: 

¿ Vamos a ir al cine más tarde? Are we going to the movies later?

¿ Qué haces ? ¿Estás ocupado? What are you doing ? Are you busy?

Basic Spanish Phrases for Restaurants

Whether you’re learning Spanish for traveling or have different goals, you likely need to use some Spanish to order food . Here are some common phrases native speakers use in this context:

• Es para llevar : It’s to go
• ¿Esta silla está ocupada?: Is this seat taken?
• La cuenta, por favor : The bill, please
• ¿Me da..? : Can you give me?
• ¿Me puede dar unos minutos? : Can you give me a few minutes?
• ¿Me puede traer…? : Can you bring me…?
• Mesa para… : Table for…
• ¿Puedo ver el menú, por favor? : Can I see the menu, please?
• Quisiera… : I would like…
• ¿Tendrá una mesa disponible? : Do you have a table available?

Check these sentences:

¿ Me puede traer un tenedor limpio? Can you bring me a clean fork?

Quisiera la ensalada de pollo y sopa. I would like the chicken salad and soup.

Mesa para cinco, por favor.  Table for five, please.  

Common Spanish Phrases for Moving Around the City

• Abre a : It opens at
• ¿A qué hora pasa el autobús? : What time does the bus come?
• Cierra a : It closes at
• ¿Cómo llego a…? : How do I get to…?
• ¿Cuánto hace a…? : How long to…? 
• ¿Dónde está…? : Where is…?
• ¿Dónde hay…? : Where is…?
• ¿Dónde puedo tomar un taxi? : Where can I take a cab?
• Estoy buscando : I’m looking for
• Estoy perdido : I’m lost
• Necesito llegar a : I need to get to

And here are some examples of how to use these basic Spanish phrases in context:

Necesito llegar al hospital.  I need to get to the hospital. 

Disculpe, ¿ dónde hay una librería? Excuse me, where is the library?

El museo abre a las 8 y cierra a las 9.  The museum opens at 8 and closes at 9. 

Take Note : If you want to ask or give directions in Spanish , you should learn some essential prepositions of place and specific questions for this context. 

Key Phrases for Work & School

• ¿A qué hora es…? : What time is…?
• ¿A qué hora se termina…? : What time does the…end?
• ¿A qué estamos hoy? : What’s today’s date?
• ¿Cómo se escribe…? : How do you spell…?
• ¿Cuál es la fecha de entrega? : What’s the deadline?
• ¿De qué se trató…? What was the…about?
• ¿En qué le puedo ayudar? : How can I help you?
• Estoy de acuerdo : I agree with you
• Estoy por: I am about to
• ¿Me puedes explicar otra vez? : Can you explain this to me again?
• ¿Qué día es…? : What day is…?
• ¿Qué opinas? : What do you think?
• ¿Qué página? : What page?
• Permítame un momento : Give me a moment
• Por favor, llámeme a : Please, call me at
• Yo tampoco entiendo : I don’t understand either
• Yo tampoco sé : I don’t know either
• Vamos a tomar una pausa : Let’s take a break

Check these examples:

¿ A qué hora es la reunión? What time is the meeting?

¿ Qué día es el examen? What day is the exam? 

Estoy por terminar tu diseño.  I am about to finish your design. 

¿ De qué se trató la clase? What was the class about?

Additional Resources for Spanish Beginners

Now that you know some common Spanish phrases, you may also want to learn basic words and common questions we can use in daily life situations. If you’re ready to take your Spanish to the next level, you should learn basic common verbs and conjugation rules so you start customizing your questions and phrases. 

Download the Common Spanish Phrases & Sentences PDF

Reading all of these phrases and sentences in Spanish is one thing. Knowing them by heart, how they work, and how to customize them takes time and practice. If you’d like to take this list of common Spanish phrases with you, feel free to download the PDF for this guide. It has all the phrases grouped by category so you can start applying them in your conversations.

Daniela Sanchez

¡Hola! Soy Daniela Sanchez, I've been studying Spanish professionally as well as teaching it in Mexico and online for over 10 years. I’ve taught Spanish to a wide array of foreigners from many backgrounds. Over the years, I've made it my mission to work hard on refining many challenging to understand grammar topics to make my students' learning experiences easier, faster and more enjoyable. Read More About Me

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10 books to add to your reading list in April

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Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your April reading list.

April’s book releases cover some difficult topics, including Salman Rushdie discussing his 2022 maiming, Leigh Bardugo’s fiction about the dark arts and Ada Limón’s poetry anthology about our fragile world. However, like April, there is also sunshine: Leif Enger’s wild Great Lakes love story, Helen Tworkov’s beautiful memoir of Buddhism and a collection of the inimitable Maggie Nelson’s essays. Happy reading, happy spring!

I Cheerfully Refuse: A Novel By Leif Enger Grove Press: 336 pages, $28 (April 2)

An unusual and meaningful surprise awaits readers of Enger’s latest, which takes place largely on Lake Superior, as a man named Rainy tries to reunite with his beloved wife, Lark. While the world around this couple, a dystopian near-future American where billionaires control everything, could not be bleaker, the author’s retelling of the myth of Orpheus (who went to the underworld to rescue his wife) contains the authentic hope of a born optimist.

The Familiar: A Novel By Leigh Bardugo Flatiron Books: 400 pages, $30 (April 9)

Bardugo departs from novels of dark academia in a standalone to make the hairs on your neck stand up, set in 16th century Spain. A hidden Sephardic Jew and scullery maid named Luzia Cotado matches wits with fellow servant Guillén Santángel. Luzia discovers a secret of Guillén’s, but she’s already fallen in love with him. And because he knows hers, too, they might both avoid the Spanish Inquisition. It’s a gorgeous tale of enchantments both supernatural and earthly.

The Sleepwalkers: A Novel By Scarlett Thomas Simon & Schuster: 304 pages, $28 (April 9)

A couple honeymoons at a Greek resort. What could go wrong? In Thomas’ hands, plenty – especially as the author has never written a comfortable story; her books, from “PopCo ” to “Oligarchy,” crackle with unreliable characters, as well as big philosophical ideas. In this case, the new marriage’s breakdown is chronicled through letters between the spouses, and sometimes bits of ephemera, that ultimately untangle a dark mystery relating to the title.

The Garden: A Novel By Clare Beams Doubleday: 304 pages, $28 (April 10)

Few novels of literary fiction are written as well as “The Garden,” let alone given its sadly relevant retro setting, a 1940s country-estate obstetrical program. Irene Willard walks through its gates having endured five miscarriages; pregnant again, she and her war-veteran husband George desperately hope for a live birth. But as Irene discovers more about the woman who controls all here, Dr. Bishop, she fears carrying to term as much as she once feared pregnancy loss.

Reboot: A Novel By Justin Taylor Pantheon: 304 pages, $28 (April 23)

David Crader, former teen TV heartthrob, just wants to reboot his career when his old show “Rev Beach” has a moment. His life has devolved through substance abuse, divorce and underemployment. But when he and colleagues launch a remake, devolution continues: The protagonist’s struggles are mirrored by climate-change issues, from flooding to wildfires. Despite that darkness, Taylor’s gift for satire might make this a must-read for 2024 beach bags.

You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World By Ada Limón (Editor) Milkweed Editions: 176 pages, $25 (April 2)

A wondrous artist herself, Limón is currently poet laureate of the United States, and this anthology is part of her signature project, “You Are Here,” which will also feature poetry as public art in seven national parks. Released in conjunction with the Library of Congress, the collection features 50 previously unpublished poems by luminaries including Jericho Brown, Joy Harjo, Carl Phillips and Diane Seuss, each focusing on a piece of regional landscape.

Like Love: Essays and Conversations By Maggie Nelson Graywolf Press: 336 pages, $32 (April 2)

While all of the pieces in Nelson’s new book have previously been published elsewhere, they’re made fresh here both through being collected and through their chronological placement. Readers can practically watch Nelson’s incisive mind growing and changing as she speaks with colleagues such as Hilton Als and Judith Butler, or as she writes about queerness, motherhood, violence, the lyrics of Prince and the devastating loss of a friend.

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder By Salman Rushdie Random House: 204 pages, $28 (April 16)

On Aug. 12, 2022, the author Salman Rushdie was speaking at upstate New York’s Chautauqua festival when a man rushed the stage and attempted to murder him. Rushdie, a target of Iranian religious leaders since 1989, was permanently injured. In this book, he shares his experience for the first time, having said that this was essential for him to write. In this way, he answers violence with art, once again reminding us all that freedom of expression must be protected.

Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America By Helen Tworkov St. Martin’s Essentials: 336 pages, $29 (April 16)

Tworkov, founder of the magazine Tricycle, chronicles her move from a 1960s young-adult interest in Buddhism to travels through Asia and deep study in the United States of the different strands that follow the Buddha’s teachings. Tworkov mentions luminaries such as the artist Richard Serra, the composer Charles Mingus and the Dalai Lama, but she’s not name-dropping. Instead, she’s strewing fragrant petals from her singular path to mindfulness that may help us find ours.

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War By Erik Larson Crown: 592 pages, $35 (April 30)

Even diehard Civil War aficionados will learn from Larson’s look at the six months between Lincoln’s 1860 election and the surrender of Union troops under Maj. Robert Anderson at Charleston’s Ft. Sumter. Larson details Anderson’s secret Christmas redeployment and explores this individual’s contradictions as a former slave owner who loyally follows Lincoln’s orders. The author also shares first-person perspective from the famous diaries of the upper-class Southerner Mary Chesnut. All together, the book provides a riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult.

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