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Learn the Spanish of Spain
Castilian Spanish — the Spanish of Spain — has the distinctive c/z lisp, the vosotros form for 'you all', and a vocabulary that diverges from Latin American Spanish in everyday words (coche vs carro, ordenador vs computadora). These free lessons walk you through real conversations with European Spanish vocabulary and pronunciation, from polite bakery orders to bargaining over a yukata at a clothing shop.
All Spanish lessons 85 lessons across 14 scenes
Bakery
6 lessons
Beach
6 lessons
Cafe
6 lessons
Clothes
9 lessons
Farm
4 lessons
Hospital
5 lessons
House
10 lessons
Office
4 lessonsSchool
7 lessons
Sports
5 lessons
Street
6 lessons
Supermarket
6 lessons
Townhall
5 lessons
Zoo
6 lessons
Common questions about learning Spanish
Quick answers for new Spanish learners.
Is Spanish (Spain) different from Latin American Spanish?
Yes, but mutually intelligible. Spain uses vosotros (you all, informal) where Latin America uses ustedes, pronounces c/z with a soft 'th' sound (ce-CE-ta), and uses different everyday words (móvil vs celular, ordenador vs computadora).
Should I learn Spain or Mexican Spanish first?
Pick the one closer to the people you'll talk to. Mexican Spanish is more widely spoken in the Americas and films/TV; Spain Spanish is what you'll hear in mainland Spain and is closer to the 'standard' written form.
Is Spanish hard for English speakers?
Spanish is one of the easier major languages for English speakers — phonetic spelling, familiar Romance vocabulary, and the U.S. Foreign Service Institute rates it as one of the fastest to reach professional proficiency.
What does 'me gusta' literally mean?
'It pleases me'. Spanish flips the English structure — the thing you like is the subject and 'I' is the indirect object. Once that clicks, the whole gustar/encantar/parecer family makes sense.