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Spanish is a language spoken in several areas of the world - Europe, North America, Central America and South America. Native-speaker countries include Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Cuba, while there is a large Spanish-speaking population in the USA. It is among the top 5 spoken languages of the world with around 500 million speakers and is an official language for the United Nations, European Union, Organisation of American States and several other international organisations and blocs. It is the most commonly learnt second language in the United States. It is another of what are considered the Romance languages.
This page provides access to online courses, lessons, Spanish/English/Spanish dictionaries, tutorials, grammar, vocabulary, podcasts, blogs, Free and Fee-based software, cultural information, other selected resources and general information.
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Spanish Language Courses
Courses
- Business Spanish Lessons
‘How to speak and write business and conversational Spanish by listening to, and repeating, examples and simplified grammar rules. All Lessons and each topic Contain Vocabulary with Recorded Audio. Organized in Chapters. They offer daily Free online lessons. - Learn to Speak Spanish
Free online lessons - the Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, practice, exercises. - Learn Spanish at Home
Fee-based though reasonable to study Spanish at home. You can attend courses in Spain or Mexico. - Learn Spanish Online
‘Sign up for the Free Learning Centre. Receive access to 11 complete interactive Spanish language lessons. These Free Spanish lessons teach you how to form complete Spanish sentences and converse in Spanish. Online computer lessons presented like a Spanish video instruction class on your screen.’ - Mansion Spanish
‘Has a practical focus and includes interactive exercises for you to do online. Grammar is introduced gradually and in context, explanations, examples, exercises are provided as needed. Check your answers by consulting solutions which accompany each activity. Using audiovisual material, the course has been designed for self study, integrating sound, image and text to maximise your enjoyment while learning Spanish.’ - Spanish Basic Course
Foreign Services Institute. PDF documents, plus MP3 tapes for audio presentations in one volume for the Basic Course, two volumes for the Programmatic. - Spanish - BBC Languages
Online beginner’s course - Spanish Steps. Intermediate level has multiple activities and resources. Gauge your level, how to improve, Talk Spanish, games & quizzes and more. Try Talk Spanish, ‘a video-based online resource with activities plus TV series and book’ and Cool Spanish, which is ‘just a skim across the surface of the great wealth of Spanish slang’ and a Primary School Spanish course. Don’t forget the Spanish - Quick Fix site as well. - Spanish for Kids
Designed for children, with lots of audio and imagery. Also includes links to conversational Spanish, Spanish courses at different levels, learning Spanish online, a verb conjugator, more. - VerbalPlanet Spanish
‘Bring learning Spanish to life through interactive, online Spanish lessons with a personal, native speaking, Spanish tutor.’ Free to join. You then pay by the lesson. Costs depend on the tutor you choose.
Tutorials
- Learn Spanish
‘Select a topic from the left side of page, or, a more structured approach’. Study Free, but to use our online Report Card and Grade Book, you must first get Free Membership. - Mi casa su casa !
Thinkquest. ‘A tutorial for students or people with little or no knowledge of Spanish. It reviews topics such as numbers, colours, months, seasons, animals. Has a printable crossword puzzle, online quiz for each topic to practice Spanish skills.’ - Spanish Tutorial Index
The Index includes approximately 90 sections, broken into multiple levels, with links to podcasts, links to related sites, more. Done in 3 levels. - Study Spanish
Free section has pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, drills, travel helper, cultural notes. Fee-based material as well.
Language Tools
Dictionaries
- An English/Spanish Dictionary
- English Spanish Dictionary
Free online English Spanish Dictionary with translations, synonyms, definitions, usage examples. - Free English Spanish Dictionary [Babylon]
Links to other sources of English/Spanish translations. - SpanishDICT.com
Two way dictionary, word of the day, links for different parts of the Spanish language. - The Internet Picture Dictionary : Spanish
Browse by initial letter or category. Designed for younger children. - Word Magic
‘A Free service of Word Magic Software Inc. It’s the most complete online English to Spanish / Spanish to English dictionary on the web. The most powerful tool you can find that will help you with its huge amount of translations : idioms, phrasal verbs, plus other parts of speech, both simple and compound.’ - WordReference
Select English to Spanish, Spanish to English, or one of the other options including Spanish monolingual, Spanish Synonyms or Spanish and other European Languages.
General Sites
- Before You Know It
‘Free BYKI software downloads for Windows and Mac include more than a dozen lists of words and phrases with full learning functionality, images for many cards,, native speaker sound for all. They are not time or session limited.’ - Free Spanish Lessons and Courses
‘Free language lessons and courses for those learning Spanish, along with some other Spanish language resources, such as Spanish online newspapers, Spanish dictionaries, Spanish internet radio sites, and other sources relevant to the student of Spanish.’ - Learn Spanish [Guide]
Language assistance with sections on aspects of the language, language facts, information about Fee-based courses in Spain and Latin America. Advice on choosing courses and destinations. - Lenguajero !
‘Online language learning community for Spanish and English learners. Members can practice and share their knowledge of these two languages with other learners from around the world.’ Oral and written sections. - SpanishClassOnline.com
Vocabulary, grammar, dictionaries, newspapers, teacher websites, search in Spanish, word games, verbs, translators, Latino magazines, teacher resources, other great Spanish sites. - Spanish Games and Learning
‘As you play these fun activities, you’ll be learning Spanish vocabulary and honing all your Spanish language skills, including grammar and spelling.’ - Spanish Language
History, geographic distribution, dialectal variation, classification, related languages, writing system, phonology, grammar, samples, references, links, From Wikipedia. - Spanish Language Exercises
Collections of exercises. Some are self-correcting. - Spanish Language Learning
Resource Guide for Students. Interactive games, alphabet & pronunciation guide, greetings & useful phrases, business Spanish, Verb worksheets, Grammar exercises. - Spanish Pronto
Exercises on different aspects of Spanish language. - Spanish Resources
Links from dictionaries to word lists, penpals to courses, more. - Tu Bibliotecario Electronica
Resources from tutorials to dictionaries to government information, that will help your skills and understanding of Spanish. In Spanish.
Grammar
- Grammar Glossary for Spanish and English
‘Designed as a guide for people learning the grammar of either Spanish or English. To explain each grammatical term, examples are given in Spanish and English, where applicable.’ - Spanish Grammar Exercises
An extensive range of exercises, plus modules on cultural aspects. - Spanish Grammar Help
Information, but it has not been updated in some time. - Spanish Language Drills
‘Informative, useful, practical language drills applicable t o all levels, specifically secondary school and university. I have tried to write grammar explanations in the most direct and practical manner possible, without bogging down explanations with exceptions to the rule. They are in traditional conceptual-learning order.’ Virginia Military Institute. Very clearly presented. - Spanish Verb Conjugator
Verbix. Check information about special characters and how to enter them.
Vocabulary
- Basic Spanish Vocabulary
Everyday terms including names, numbers, colours, days, months. - Braser Spanish Vocabulary Resource Lists
Basic Spanish vocabulary, adjectives, specialist words, false cognates, subjunctives. - Español Speakeazy
Thinkquest. ‘Three levels : novice, intermediate, advanced. Each is divided into subject areas such as art and literature. Start with single words and end by speaking whole sentences. Real Audio files let you hear the words to help you with correct pronunciation.’ - Learn Spanish
‘It has been my goal to create a site that would help you learn new Spanish words easily. There are 40 learning topics to choose from with over 1 400 Spanish words and phrases.’ - Spanish Vocabulary Guide
Audio files for all sections. In Spanish with English translations either direct or on mouse over. Also sections on Grammar [including conjugations], with audio presentations.
Other Resources
Culture
- Compendium of Online Resources
Online resources to help you study language and culture. - Virtual Foreign Language Classroom, Spanish
Language & Culture. Information, links through 3 sub-groupings - courses & instruction, language resources, culture. - Yes, Spain
A place to gain a background to all things Spanish. Useful for culture.
General Sites
- EspañOle
Online resource for teachers and students. - New South Wales HSC Online, Spanish
While for the HSC, it provides revision on all aspects of senior secondary Spanish. - Página Junior
‘The children’s online publication [comic format] in Spanish and English.’ There are other sections including links to well-known character websites, also in Spanish [e.g. Bob the Builder], and sections for parents & teachers. - Practice Spanish Online
‘An informed, thorough, up-to-date review of the main Free online Spanish learning resources available.’ Includes rated Spanish language Forums, listed sites - each with the link, a summary of contents, the Spanish level, the Origin of Spanish used, an extensive rating. Worth visiting. - Proyecto Sherezade
Stories in Spanish, with a number translated into English. Country of origin provided. English translations continue to increase. - The Spanish Page
Links to media sources. Language exercises are included. - Type Spanish Characters Online
‘Allows you to type Spanish accents and other characters without a Spanish keyboard. You can edit your text in the box and then copy it to your e-mail application, word processor, etc..’ - Webspañol
Online resources that include lessons, riddles. Links to other Spanish sites.
Podcasts, Blogs, Videos
- Alba’s Podcasts
‘News in Spanish, short stories, songs, lessons, quizzes online, dictations. Read, listen, download. English and Spanish with transcriptions.’ - CoffeeBreakSpanish
‘Language learning with your latte.’ - Comentarios
Learn Spanish Online. ‘Dedicated to Helping You Learn Spanish.’
Requires Free subscription for premium broadcasts. - Insta Spanish ¡ !
Free e-learning lessons, newsletter, more. - Notes in Spanish
‘Our Spanish podcasts bring you real conversations in Spanish about real-life topics. We go beyond the text books to the Spanish you’ll never find in a classroom ! Listen right here, or on your iPod or MP3 player.’ - Really Learn Spanish
‘Aimed at helping in your efforts to learn Spanish, using unconventional techniques.’ - RollingRs
‘I have a passion for Spanish, and I’ve created this video podcast to give away Spanish lessons for Free.’ You can purchase expanded versions if desired. - Spanish Podcast for Beginners
‘On this website find a quality Spanish Podcast.’
Software
- 1st Spanish ExamCram
‘Included is a text to speech generator that pronounces all Spanish, French, German, Italian and English words, including the various conjugated forms and the words and phrases you entered. Create your own lists of what you want to learn.’ - Movie Talk Querido Maestro
Primary. - Rosetta Stone Spanish [Latin America]
- Spanish Desktop Conjugator
‘Conjugates all Spanish infinitives including all irregulars quickly and easily.’ - Spanish Levels 1 and 2
Primary. - Spanish Uno
Primary/Secondary. Freeware. - Tell Me More Spanish
Primary/Secondary.
Spanish Schools
Includes schools in Australia and overseas, especially in Spain and The Americas.
- ¡Arriba! Spanish
‘At Arriba! Spanish, the focus is on learning Spanish in a practical way. Spanish is taught by combining the oral use of the language with learning the structure, how to read, write, and understand Spanish.’ Based in Sydney. -
Cactus Language
‘Learn Spanish in one of our carefully selected schools in Spain! There are a wide range of courses to choose from based on your budget and needs.’ - Enforex Alicante !
‘Enforex has nearly 30 Spanish schools located throughout Spain & Latin America. In Spain, take advantage of the opportunity to travel Spain by mixing and matching Enforex schools in cities free of charge.’ This link takes you to the one based at Alicante. Various course levels available. - Spanish in the World
‘Offers a wide selection of Spanish language schools on both sides of the Atlantic. Whether you’re planning to learn Spanish in Spain or Latin America, we’re bound to have a program that’s perfect for you.’ Various course levels available. -
UniSpain
‘A broad range of Spanish courses in Spain at the best universities and private Spanish language schools’. Information about costs, accommodation, other information. Multiple cities/areas to choose from. - Wiracocha Spanish Language School
‘We are a Spanish school, in Peru, with an innovative method of teaching Spanish. We believe our students should not only learn Spanish but live it as well.’Various courses available.