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48 chapters per language, from your first words to everyday conversation. Each chapter has a dialogue to listen to, the new words and grammar explained in English, exercises with speaking practice and a short quiz. Nothing needs an account.

Choose a language

Each picture opens chapter 1. Press ▶ to hear how people say hello.

Spanish: start chapter 1Español
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?Overview of the Spanish course
French: start chapter 1Français
Bonjour ! Ça va ?Overview of the French course
German: start chapter 1Deutsch
Hallo! Wie geht's?Overview of the German course
Italian: start chapter 1Italiano
Ciao! Come stai?Overview of the Italian course
Portuguese: start chapter 1Português
Oi! Tudo bem?Overview of the Portuguese course
Hindi: start chapter 1हिन्दी
नमस्ते! आप कैसे हैं?Overview of the Hindi course
Japanese: start chapter 1日本語
こんにちは！Overview of the Japanese course
Korean: start chapter 1한국어
안녕하세요?Overview of the Korean course
Chinese: start chapter 1中文
你好！最近好吗？Overview of the Chinese course
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Your first dialogue

This is the whole dialogue from chapter 1. Press ▶ on a line, or play it all, then carry on with the chapter.

Spanish · Beginner (A1) · Chapter 1

Hello and goodbye

On her first morning at a new job in Madrid, Carmen meets a colleague in the office kitchen.

Speed:

  1. David

    Hola, buenos días. ¿Qué tal?

    Hello, good morning. How are you?

  2. Carmen

    Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?

    Very well, thank you. And you?

  3. David

    Bien, gracias. Me llamo David. ¿Cómo te llamas?

    Fine, thanks. My name is David. What's your name?

  4. Carmen

    Me llamo Carmen. Encantada.

    My name is Carmen. Nice to meet you.

  5. David

    Encantado. ¿De dónde eres, Carmen?

    Nice to meet you. Where are you from, Carmen?

  6. Carmen

    Soy de Sevilla. ¿Y tú?

    I'm from Seville. And you?

  7. David

    Yo soy de Madrid. Bueno, hasta luego, Carmen.

    I'm from Madrid. Well, see you later, Carmen.

  8. Carmen

    Adiós, David. Hasta luego.

    Bye, David. See you later.

Continue with chapter 1 →the new words, exercises and the quiz

Not sure where to start?Pick the sentence that fits you best.
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Common questions

Is it free?

Yes. All chapters, recordings, quizzes and tools are free to use. There is no paid version.

Do I need an account?

No. You can start any course straight away, and your progress is saved in your browser. A free account keeps it safe and lets you continue on other devices.

I've never studied a language before. Is this for me?

Yes. The Beginner level (A1) assumes no prior knowledge. Grammar is explained in plain English, and every new word comes with its meaning and a recording.

Which Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese do you teach?

The standard language: the Spanish of Spain, the French of France, standard German, standard Italian and the Portuguese of Brazil, all understood everywhere. Where regions differ, the course points it out, for example Austria and Switzerland for German. Spanish has a page on how Latin American Spanish differs, and Portuguese one on how the Portuguese of Portugal differs.

Do I need to learn the Hindi, Japanese, Korean or Chinese script first?

Not at the start. Every word and sentence is shown in its own script with a Latin-letter spelling underneath (for Chinese, pinyin with tone marks). Chapter 1 explains how the script works, and reference pages with audio cover it in full, so you can learn to read at your own pace: Devanagari, hiragana and katakana, Hangul, pinyin and tones.

More questions, about the levels, the audio and how this differs from apps, are on theAbout page.