FREE RESOURCES
¡Hola Spanish students!
Welcome to the list of free resources to learn Spanish. Here you will find free resources filtered by the level (beginners, intermediate, advance). This is a huge opportunity to find exactly what you need to learn Spanish.
This list has been created thanks to the help of Spanish students like you who want to learn more and more. If your favourite resources are not on the list you can contact me and I will attach them for you and for all students like you who are interested. In this way you can help thousands of students who want to work hard on their Spanish and progress in speaking it.
DICTIONARIES
SpanishDict This dictionary is fabulous for learning Spanish because as well as being able to find a word you don't understand it also gives you the conjugation of verbs with examples so you can know how to use a word. The resource teaches Latin American accent.
Wordreference It is one of the most complete dictionaries as it offers translation into several languages, as well as idioms, slang, a button to listen to the pronunciation in the language of your choice and a forum with questions and doubts from users.
Dictionary Linguee It is very easy to use. It has an online function that shows you the use of words in context from the Internet, so I know how to use words in idioms and phrases.
RAE La Real Academia de la Lengua Española is the govemmental institution that dictates the rules of the Spanish. There are different types of dictionaries, of the Spanish language, of doubts, legal Spanish, historical Spanish and Americanisms.
GOOGLE TRANSLATOR This translator detects your language and you can translate it into a lot of languages.
Leguaje.com It has a free Spanish corrector, a thesaurus, a conjugator of more than 13,000 verbs and there is a summary of the most important spelling rules. It is one of the most complete in the Spanish language.
Verbix It conjugates and translates verbs in many languages. It also finds the infinitive of a verb already conjugated in different languages.
LEVEL TESTS & QUIZZES
123teachme Quizzes: It has 9 different kinds of quizzes (matching game vocabulary, multiple choice quizzes, fill-in-the-blank quizzes, spanish translation exercises, etc). It is a very fun way to learn Spanish.
123teachme Level Test: You can test you Spanish level using their testing system that analyzes your strengths across four categories (Verbs, Grammar, Vocabulary and Listening).
Transparent Language: Their proficiency test is made up of many sections, each comprised of 10-15 questions. 30 questions for Grammar, 10 for Vocabulary and 10 for reading. At the end you get a total score.
LISTENING
SpanishUno: You can read and listen to stories in Spanish from beginners to advanced levels. There are also riddles, jokes, sayings and etymology. The pronunciation is mixed, European Spanish and Latin American, so it is a bit chaotic if you are a beginner or if you really don't know how to distinguish between them.
Audible: There are thousands of original audiobooks and podcasts to listen to, it's paid but there is a free 30-day trial.
Spanishlistening.org: There are more than 400 videos by speakers from every Spanish speaking country to listen to. You can sort the videos by level, grammar, topic or country.
Utexas.edu: Spanish Proficiency Exercises is a compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks. The objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
Learn Practical Spanish Online: You can focus on conversational Spanish and provides examples for each topic. This will not only help you understand the rules of grammar but will give you a feel for how the grammar is applied. This website teaches Latin American Spanish and the sound has been recorded by a native of Colombia.
AlbaLearning: This website contains a lot of Spanish books ro read, listen and download for free. There are novels, literature, non-fiction, etc. There are also books and audiobooks for kids.
Audiria: It offers free listening stuff, podcasts, songs, videos, books and much more.
Spanish Language TED talks: TED is a nonprofit organization with the mission of spreading ideas. You can practice Spanish with listenings and readings.
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
El Mundo: One of the most popular newspapers in Spain
El País: One of the most popular newspapers in Spain
EuroNews: European news in Spanish
Deutsche Welle: German news in Spanish
SBS Radio Spanish Program: Australian news in Spanish
CNN: American news in Spanish
Cocina Fácil: Magazine about cooking and recepies in Spanish
Emprendedores: Magazine about entrepreneurship in Spanish
La Vanguardia: One of the most popular newspapers in Spain
As: Sport news in Spanish
El Confidencial: One of the most popular newspapers in Spain
El Diario: One of the most popular newspapers in Spain
Marca: Sport news in Spanish
Muy Interesante: One of the most popular magazines in Spain
People: Spanish edition of People magazine
National Geographic: Magazine about nature and traveling in Spanish
