Spanish A1 — Beginner: first words, family, food

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The whole Spanish A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 65 words, 293 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Greet people and introduce yourself
• Count, tell age, talk about family
• Order food and use basic present-tense verbs

A1, unit by unit

First words

Hello! Greetings and politeness

Start with the magic words. Say HOLA to anyone, anytime. Spanish greets the day in parts: morning (buenos días), afternoon/evening (buenas tardes), night (buenas noches). POR FAVOR (please) and GRACIAS (thanks) open every door.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Choose the contextual meaning of hola (OH-lah).

   1. hello
   2. good morning
   3. good afternoon/evening
   Show the answer

   hello

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “good night”.

   Show the answer

   buenos días

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Read buenas tardes (BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   good afternoon/evening

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Produce “good night” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   buenas noches

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Match adiós to its contextual meaning.

   1. please
   2. goodbye
   3. thanks
   Show the answer

   goodbye

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: the water (looks odd, still feminine!)

   Show the answer

   el agua

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: the book

   Show the answer

   ¡Hola! Buenos días.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Select the correct target form for “sorry / excuse me”.

   1. hola
   2. buenos días
   3. perdón
   Show the answer

   perdón

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “the water (looks odd, still feminine!)”.

   Show the answer

   el agua

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Complete Ben’s turn in the taught register: Hello! How are you?

    Show the answer

    ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Read Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? (mwee byehn, GRAH-syahs. ee too?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Very well, thanks. And you?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Hello! Greetings and politeness: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Bien, gracias. ¡Adiós!

    Show the answer

    Fine, thanks. Goodbye!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does HOLA mean?

   1. goodbye
   2. hello
   3. please
   4. sorry
   Show the answer

   hello

   Hola is the universal hello.

2. quick checkHow do you say 'thanks'?

   1. perdón
   2. hola
   3. gracias
   4. adiós
   Show the answer

   gracias

   Gracias = thanks.

3. quick checkBUENAS NOCHES is used…

   1. in the morning
   2. at night
   3. at lunch
   4. never
   Show the answer

   at night

   Noches = nights.

4. quick checkEL LIBRO means…

   1. the house
   2. the book
   3. the water
   4. the door
   Show the answer

   the book

   Libro (masculine) = book.

5. quick checkWhich is feminine?

   1. el libro
   2. la casa
   3. el agua
   4. el día
   Show the answer

   la casa

   La marks feminine nouns. (El agua is an exception.)

Worksheet: Greetings worksheet

Review list. hola · buenos días · buenas tardes · buenas noches

Numbers and introductions

Numbers 1–10 unlock prices, ages, and phone numbers. To introduce yourself use SER (to be): SOY = I am. Soy Ana = I am Ana. To ask a name: ¿CÓMO TE LLAMAS? (What are you called?).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Numbers and introductions: What is the central communicative purpose of “Numbers and introductions”?

   Show the answer

   Numbers 1–10 unlock prices, ages, and phone numbers.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Numbers and introductions: Read Soy de México. (soy deh MEH-hee-koh.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I am from Mexico.

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Numbers and introductions: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Soy Ana. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I am Ana.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Hello, I am Ana. What is your name?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Numbers and introductions: Play the labeled synthetic Spanish audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Soy Ben. ¿De dónde eres?

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I am from Mexico.
   2. Nice to meet you!
   3. seven

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I am from Mexico.

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Numbers and introductions: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: Are you Pedro?

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ¿Eres Pedro?

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Hola,…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Hola, soy Ana. ¿Cómo te llamas?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Numbers and introductions: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Soy Ben. ¿De dónde eres?

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — Numbers and introductions: Choose the contextual meaning of tres (trehs).

    1. three
    2. four
    3. five
    Show the answer

    three

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — Numbers and introductions: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “four”.

    Show the answer

    cuatro

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — Numbers and introductions: Read cinco (SEEN-koh) and give its lesson meaning.

    Show the answer

    five

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkSOY means…

   1. you are
   2. I am
   3. he is
   4. we are
   Show the answer

   I am

   Soy = I am.

2. quick checkHow do you ask someone's name?

   1. ¿Cómo estás?
   2. ¿Cómo te llamas?
   3. ¿De dónde eres?
   4. ¿Cuántos años?
   Show the answer

   ¿Cómo te llamas?

   ¿Cómo te llamas? = What are you called?

3. quick checkCINCO is number…

   1. 3
   2. 4
   3. 5
   4. 6
   Show the answer

   5

   uno dos tres cuatro CINCO.

4. quick check'I am from Mexico' is…

   1. Soy México
   2. Soy de México
   3. Es de México
   4. Eres México
   Show the answer

   Soy de México

   Soy de + place = I am from.

5. quick checkMUCHO GUSTO means…

   1. goodbye
   2. nice to meet you
   3. see you
   4. good luck
   Show the answer

   nice to meet you

   Say it when you first meet someone.

Worksheet: Numbers and names worksheet

Review list. uno · dos · tres · cuatro

¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas

Origin takes ser + de: SOY DE MÉXICO. Nationalities agree like adjectives (mexicano / mexicana) and are not capitalised. Languages: HABLO ESPAÑOL Y UN POCO DE INGLÉS.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. Spanish. Every exercise works on verb conjugation across three moods, ser/estar and por/para splits, object-pronoun placement, subjunctive in subordinate clauses, and the tú/usted register decision — measured by choosing the right form before producing the sentence..

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Choose the meaning of de (deh) in this lesson.

   1. from (origin)
   2. country
   3. nationality
   4. to speak
   Show the answer

   from (origin)

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Type the Spanish expression meaning “country”.

   Show the answer

   el país

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Interpret the Spanish in context: Soy de México. (soy deh MEH-hee-koh.).

   Show the answer

   I am from Mexico.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Write in Spanish: She is from Argentina and lives in Madrid..

   Show the answer

   Ella es de Argentina y vive en Madrid.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Match la nacionalidad to its lesson meaning.

   1. nationality
   2. from (origin)
   3. country
   Show the answer

   nationality

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Spanish: Do you speak English?.

   Show the answer

   ¿Hablas inglés?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (soy de + country · soy + nationality · hablo + language): I am from Mexico..

   Show the answer

   Soy de México.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Select the Spanish form for “to speak”.

   1. hablar
   2. un poco
   Show the answer

   hablar

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Soy de mexicano.

   Show the answer

   Soy mexicano. / Soy de México.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where are you from, Ana?

    Show the answer

    Soy de Sevilla. ¿Y tú?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Read “Soy de México, pero vivo en Madrid.” (soy deh MEH-hee-koh, PEH-roh BEE-voh en mah-DREED.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    I'm from Mexico, but I live in Madrid.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] ¿De dónde eres? Países, nacionalidades, idiomas — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: And do you speak English?

    Show the answer

    ¿Y hablas inglés?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits de?

   1. from (origin)
   2. country
   3. nationality
   4. to speak
   Show the answer

   from (origin)

   de (deh) means from (origin) in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits el país?

   1. country
   2. from (origin)
   3. nationality
   4. to speak
   Show the answer

   country

   el país (el pah-EES) means country in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la nacionalidad?

   1. nationality
   2. from (origin)
   3. country
   4. to speak
   Show the answer

   nationality

   la nacionalidad (lah nah-see-oh-nah-lee-DAD) means nationality in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits hablar?

   1. to speak
   2. from (origin)
   3. country
   4. nationality
   Show the answer

   to speak

   hablar (ah-BLAR) means to speak in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits un poco?

   1. a little
   2. from (origin)
   3. country
   4. nationality
   Show the answer

   a little

   un poco (oon POH-koh) means a little in this lesson.

Worksheet: Origin worksheet

Review list. de · el país · la nacionalidad · hablar

Daily life

Family and TENER (age)

Meet the family: MADRE (mother), PADRE (father), HERMANO/A (brother/sister). Age uses TENER (to have), not 'to be': TENGO 10 AÑOS = I have 10 years = I am 10 years old.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — Family and TENER (age): Produce “man” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   el hermano

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — Family and TENER (age): Match la hermana to its contextual meaning.

   1. son
   2. sister
   3. daughter
   Show the answer

   sister

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — Family and TENER (age): Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: How old are you?

   Show the answer

   ¿Cuántos años tienes?

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — Family and TENER (age): Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: My sister is 7.

   Show the answer

   Mi hermana tiene siete años.

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — Family and TENER (age): Select the correct target form for “family”.

   1. el amigo / la amiga
   2. la madre
   3. la familia
   Show the answer

   la familia

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — Family and TENER (age): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “How old are you?”.

   Show the answer

   ¿Cuántos años tienes?

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — Family and TENER (age): Complete Ana’s turn in the taught register: Do you have brothers/sisters?

   Show the answer

   ¿Tienes hermanos?

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — Family and TENER (age): Read Sí, tengo un hermano y una hermana. (see, TEHN-goh oon ehr-MAH-noh ee OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, I have one brother and one sister.

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — Family and TENER (age): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: ¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermana?

   Show the answer

   How old is your sister?

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — Family and TENER (age): What is the central communicative purpose of “Family and TENER (age)”?

    Show the answer

    Meet the family: MADRE (mother), PADRE (father), HERMANO/A (brother/sister).

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — Family and TENER (age): Read ¿Tienes hermanos? (TYEH-nehs ehr-MAH-nohs?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Do you have brothers/sisters?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — Family and TENER (age): Infer the intended meaning or social force of ¿Cuántos años tienes? without overclaiming.

    Show the answer

    How old are you?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkTENGO DIEZ AÑOS means…

   1. I have ten houses
   2. I am ten years old
   3. I like ten songs
   4. I see ten birds
   Show the answer

   I am ten years old

   Tener + años = age.

2. quick checkLA HERMANA is…

   1. brother
   2. sister
   3. mother
   4. daughter
   Show the answer

   sister

   -a ending: sister.

3. quick checkWhich asks about age?

   1. ¿Cómo estás?
   2. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
   3. ¿Dónde vives?
   4. ¿Qué hora es?
   Show the answer

   ¿Cuántos años tienes?

   Cuántos años = how many years.

4. quick check'My sister is 7' is…

   1. Mi hermana tiene siete años
   2. Mi hermana es siete
   3. Mi hermana siete años
   4. Tengo hermana siete
   Show the answer

   Mi hermana tiene siete años

   Tiene + number + años.

5. quick checkUN HERMANO Y UNA HERMANA means…

   1. two brothers
   2. two sisters
   3. a brother and a sister
   4. no siblings
   Show the answer

   a brother and a sister

   Un = a (m), una = a (f).

Worksheet: Family worksheet

Review list. la madre · el padre · el hermano · la hermana

Food and -AR verbs

Food first! AGUA, PAN, LECHE, MANZANA. To order, use QUIERO (I want) or QUISIERA (I would like, politer). Most Spanish verbs end in -AR: HABLAR (to speak) → HABLO (I speak), HABLAS (you speak), HABLA (he/she speaks).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Food and -AR verbs: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Two euros.

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Food and -AR verbs: Play the labeled synthetic Spanish audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ¡Buenas tardes! Quisiera un café, por favor.

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Food and -AR verbs: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Large or small?
   2. Large, thanks. How much is it?
   3. chicken

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Large or small?

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Food and -AR verbs: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: I speak Spanish.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Hablo español.

5. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Food and -AR verbs: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Dos…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Dos euros.

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Food and -AR verbs: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ¡Buenas tardes! Quisiera un café, por favor.

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Food and -AR verbs: Choose the contextual meaning of el pan (ehl pahn).

   1. bread
   2. milk
   3. apple
   Show the answer

   bread

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Food and -AR verbs: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “pen”.

   Show the answer

   la leche

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Food and -AR verbs: Read la manzana (lah mahn-SAH-nah) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   apple

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Food and -AR verbs: Produce “rice” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    el arroz

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Food and -AR verbs: Match el pollo to its contextual meaning.

    1. coffee
    2. chicken
    3. tea
    Show the answer

    chicken

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Food and -AR verbs: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: She sings well.

    Show the answer

    Dos euros.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkHABLAS means…

   1. I speak
   2. you speak
   3. he speaks
   4. they speak
   Show the answer

   you speak

   -AS = you.

2. quick checkEL POLLO is…

   1. bread
   2. rice
   3. chicken
   4. apple
   Show the answer

   chicken

   Pollo = chicken.

3. quick check¿CUÁNTO ES? means…

   1. Where is it?
   2. How much is it?
   3. What time is it?
   4. Who is it?
   Show the answer

   How much is it?

   Cuánto = how much.

4. quick check'She sings well' is…

   1. Ella canto bien
   2. Ella canta bien
   3. Ella cantas bien
   4. Ella cantar bien
   Show the answer

   Ella canta bien

   She = -A: canta.

5. quick checkWhich is the polite order word?

   1. quiero
   2. quisiera
   3. tengo
   4. dame
   Show the answer

   quisiera

   Quisiera = I would like (softer).

Worksheet: Food worksheet

Review list. el agua · el pan · la leche · la manzana

Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay»

Rooms and furniture are described with HAY (there is / there are): EN MI CASA HAY DOS HABITACIONES. HAY never changes for number — one form serves both.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. Spanish. Every exercise works on verb conjugation across three moods, ser/estar and por/para splits, object-pronoun placement, subjunctive in subordinate clauses, and the tú/usted register decision — measured by choosing the right form before producing the sentence..

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Choose the meaning of hay (eye) in this lesson.

   1. there is / there are
   2. living room
   3. kitchen
   4. bedroom
   Show the answer

   there is / there are

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Type the Spanish expression meaning “living room”.

   Show the answer

   el salón

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Interpret the Spanish in context: En la cocina hay una mesa. (en lah koh-SEE-nah eye OO-nah MEH-sah.).

   Show the answer

   In the kitchen there is a table.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Write in Spanish: My house has three rooms..

   Show the answer

   Mi casa tiene tres habitaciones.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Match la cocina to its lesson meaning.

   1. kitchen
   2. there is / there are
   3. living room
   Show the answer

   kitchen

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Spanish: There is a small balcony..

   Show the answer

   Hay un balcón pequeño.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (hay + noun · mi / tu / su + noun): In the kitchen there is a table..

   Show the answer

   En la cocina hay una mesa.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Select the Spanish form for “bedroom”.

   1. el dormitorio
   2. la mesa
   Show the answer

   el dormitorio

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Hay son dos camas.

   Show the answer

   Hay dos camas.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: What is your house like?

    Show the answer

    No es grande. En el salón hay una mesa y un sofá.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Read “¿Cuántas habitaciones?” (KWAHN-tahs ah-bee-tah-SYOH-nehs?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    How many rooms?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Mi casa: habitaciones, muebles y «hay» — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Two: a bedroom and a small study.

    Show the answer

    Dos: un dormitorio y un despacho pequeño.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits hay?

   1. there is / there are
   2. living room
   3. kitchen
   4. bedroom
   Show the answer

   there is / there are

   hay (eye) means there is / there are in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits el salón?

   1. living room
   2. there is / there are
   3. kitchen
   4. bedroom
   Show the answer

   living room

   el salón (el sah-LOHN) means living room in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la cocina?

   1. kitchen
   2. there is / there are
   3. living room
   4. bedroom
   Show the answer

   kitchen

   la cocina (lah koh-SEE-nah) means kitchen in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits el dormitorio?

   1. bedroom
   2. there is / there are
   3. living room
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   bedroom

   el dormitorio (el dor-mee-TOH-ree-oh) means bedroom in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la mesa?

   1. table
   2. there is / there are
   3. living room
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   table

   la mesa (lah MEH-sah) means table in this lesson.

Worksheet: Home worksheet

Review list. hay · el salón · la cocina · el dormitorio

Describing words

Colors and adjectives

Adjectives match their noun: ROJO (red, masculine) but ROJA casa? No — LA casa ROJA. Ending -O goes with EL, -A goes with LA. Position: AFTER the noun — LA CASA BLANCA (the white house).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — Colors and adjectives: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: The white house.

   Show the answer

   La casa blanca.

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — Colors and adjectives: Select the correct target form for “black”.

   1. grande
   2. pequeño
   3. negro
   Show the answer

   negro

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — Colors and adjectives: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “The red book.”.

   Show the answer

   El libro rojo.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — Colors and adjectives: Complete Ben’s turn in the taught register: Yes, it is big and red.

   Show the answer

   Sí, es grande y rojo.

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Read Me gusta la casa blanca. (meh GOOS-tah lah KAH-sah BLAHN-kah.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I like the white house.

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: ¿Y el coche rojo?

   Show the answer

   And the red car?

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — Colors and adjectives: What is the central communicative purpose of “Colors and adjectives”?

   Show the answer

   Adjectives match their noun: ROJO (red, masculine) but ROJA casa? No — LA casa ROJA.

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — Colors and adjectives: Read Sí, es grande y rojo. (see, ehs GRAHN-deh ee ROH-hoh.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, it is big and red.

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — Colors and adjectives: Infer the intended meaning or social force of El libro rojo. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   The red book.

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    And the red car?

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — Colors and adjectives: Play the labeled synthetic Spanish audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Es muy bonito.

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — Colors and adjectives: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. Yes, it is big and red.
    2. I like the white house.
    3. small

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Yes, it is big and red.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkLA CASA BLANCA means…

   1. the white house
   2. the black house
   3. the big house
   4. the red house
   Show the answer

   the white house

   Casa (f) + blanca (f) = white house.

2. quick checkWhy ROJA with CASA?

   1. it sounds nice
   2. adjectives match gender
   3. all words end in A
   4. no reason
   Show the answer

   adjectives match gender

   Feminine noun needs feminine -A.

3. quick checkLOS ZAPATOS NEGROS: why NEGROS?

   1. plural masculine
   2. it is long
   3. shoes are black
   4. all adjectives add S only
   Show the answer

   plural masculine

   Masculine plural: -OS.

4. quick checkVERDE (green) in plural is…

   1. verdos
   2. verdes
   3. verdas
   4. verde
   Show the answer

   verdes

   -E adjectives add only -S.

5. quick checkAdjectives usually go…

   1. before the noun
   2. after the noun
   3. at sentence start
   4. nowhere
   Show the answer

   after the noun

   La casa blanca — after!

Worksheet: Colors worksheet

Review list. rojo · azul · verde · amarillo

Days, months, and telling time

Days and months are lowercase in Spanish: LUNES, ENERO. Time: ES LA UNA (it is one) but SON LAS DOS (two). Ask: ¿QUÉ HORA ES? Answer: SON LAS + number.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: It is half past three.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Son las tres y media.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Days, months, and telling time: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “¿Nos…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ¿Nos vemos mañana?

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Sí, el martes a las diez.

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Choose the contextual meaning of lunes (LOO-nehs).

   1. Monday
   2. Tuesday
   3. Wednesday
   Show the answer

   Monday

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “Tuesday”.

   Show the answer

   martes

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Read miércoles (MYEHR-koh-lehs) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   Wednesday

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Produce “today” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   hoy

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Match mañana to its contextual meaning.

   1. yesterday
   2. tomorrow
   3. week
   Show the answer

   tomorrow

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: It is three o'clock.

   Show the answer

   ¿Qué hora es?

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct Spanish gender/agreement, verb conjugation, pronunciation, and regional/formal versus informal usage: It is half past three.

    Show the answer

    Son las tres y media.

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Select the correct target form for “hour / time”.

    1. lunes
    2. martes
    3. la hora
    Show the answer

    la hora

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “It is three o'clock.”.

    Show the answer

    ¿Qué hora es?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkES LA UNA is used because…

   1. one is lucky
   2. una is singular
   3. it is morning
   4. all times use ES
   Show the answer

   una is singular

   1:00 is singular: ES LA.

2. quick check¿QUÉ HORA ES? means…

   1. What day is it?
   2. What time is it?
   3. Where are you?
   4. How are you?
   Show the answer

   What time is it?

   Hora = hour/time.

3. quick checkY MEDIA means…

   1. and a quarter
   2. and a half
   3. and ten
   4. o'clock sharp
   Show the answer

   and a half

   Media = half.

4. quick checkSpanish days are written…

   1. CAPITALISED
   2. lowercase
   3. in English
   4. never
   Show the answer

   lowercase

   lunes, martes — lowercase.

5. quick checkMAÑANA means…

   1. today
   2. tomorrow
   3. yesterday
   4. morning only
   Show the answer

   tomorrow

   Mañana = tomorrow (also morning!).

Worksheet: Time worksheet

Review list. lunes · martes · miércoles · hoy

El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve

Weather uses HACER for most states: HACE FRÍO, HACE SOL — and dedicated verbs for rain and snow: LLUEVE, NIEVA. Seasons take en: EN INVIERNO.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Spanish practice tests. Spanish. Every exercise works on verb conjugation across three moods, ser/estar and por/para splits, object-pronoun placement, subjunctive in subordinate clauses, and the tú/usted register decision — measured by choosing the right form before producing the sentence..

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Choose the meaning of hace frío (AH-seh FREE-oh) in this lesson.

   1. it is cold
   2. it is sunny
   3. it is raining
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   it is cold

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Type the Spanish expression meaning “it is sunny”.

   Show the answer

   hace sol

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Interpret the Spanish in context: Hoy hace mucho calor. (oy AH-seh MOO-choh kah-LOR.).

   Show the answer

   Today it is very hot.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Write in Spanish: In winter it snows in the mountains..

   Show the answer

   En invierno nieva en la montaña.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Match llueve to its lesson meaning.

   1. it is raining
   2. it is cold
   3. it is sunny
   Show the answer

   it is raining

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Spanish: It is raining and windy..

   Show the answer

   Llueve y hace viento.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (hace + frío/calor/sol/viento · llueve / nieva · en + season): Today it is very hot..

   Show the answer

   Hoy hace mucho calor.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Select the Spanish form for “summer”.

   1. el verano
   2. el invierno
   Show the answer

   el verano

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Es frío hoy.

   Show the answer

   Hace frío hoy.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: What is the weather like today?

    Show the answer

    Hace frío y llueve.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Read “En invierno aquí llueve mucho, ¿verdad?” (en een-BYEHR-noh ah-KEE YWEH-veh MOO-choh, behr-DAD?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    In winter it rains a lot here, right?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] El tiempo y las estaciones: hace frío, llueve — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Yes, but in summer it is very hot.

    Show the answer

    Sí, pero en verano hace mucho calor.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits hace frío?

   1. it is cold
   2. it is sunny
   3. it is raining
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   it is cold

   hace frío (AH-seh FREE-oh) means it is cold in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits hace sol?

   1. it is sunny
   2. it is cold
   3. it is raining
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   it is sunny

   hace sol (AH-seh sol) means it is sunny in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits llueve?

   1. it is raining
   2. it is cold
   3. it is sunny
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   it is raining

   llueve (YWEH-veh) means it is raining in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits el verano?

   1. summer
   2. it is cold
   3. it is sunny
   4. it is raining
   Show the answer

   summer

   el verano (el beh-RAH-noh) means summer in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits el invierno?

   1. winter
   2. it is cold
   3. it is sunny
   4. it is raining
   Show the answer

   winter

   el invierno (el een-BYEHR-noh) means winter in this lesson.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. hace frío · hace sol · llueve · el verano

Recall drills — 130 more questions from the A1 words

These 130 drills are generated from the Spanish A1 vocabulary list — the words of “First words” through “Describing words”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Spanish A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Spanish A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: good morning

   Show the answer

   buenos días

2. translate into the languageSay: I am Ben

   Show the answer

   Soy Ben

3. fill the gapTengo ___ años (I am 9)

   Show the answer

   nueve

4. choose'Do you speak English?'

   1. ¿Hablas inglés?
   2. ¿Hablo inglés?
   3. ¿Habla inglés?
   4. ¿Hablan inglés?
   Show the answer

   ¿Hablas inglés?

5. translate into English¿Cuánto es?

   Show the answer

   How much is it?

6. fill the gap___ hermana (my sister)

   Show the answer

   mi

7. put it in orderOrder: años / tiene / siete

   Show the answer

   tiene siete años

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Quisiera un café, por favor.

   Show the answer

   Quisiera un café, por favor.

9. translate into the languageSay: the white house

   Show the answer

   la casa blanca

10. fill the gapSon las tres y ___ (half)

    Show the answer

    media

Spanish A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Spanish A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Spanish carries two second persons and a whole social grammar with them: tú for friends, family, students and anyone who has offered it; usted for strangers, officials, older people and most first meetings. Unlike German, the verb form makes the choice audible in every sentence (hablas / habla), so a learner who guesses is heard immediately — which is why A1 drills both from the first lesson.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Spanish language”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: Ana arrives new to the class. She says: 'Hello, my name is Ana. And you?' Ben answers: 'I am Ben. Where are you from?' — 'From Seville. And you?' — 'From Mexico.' The teacher comes in and says: 'Good morning. I am Mr García.' Everyone says: 'Good morning, Mr García.'

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged es-ES; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Ana: Hello! My name is Ana. And you? Ben: I am Ben. How are you? Ana: Fine, thanks. And you? Ben: Fine too. Where are you from?

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Yo soy bien. → Yo estoy bien. Feelings and states take estar; ser would describe a permanent quality.
• Me llamo es Ana. → Me llamo Ana. / Soy Ana. llamarse already carries the verb; two verbs in one sentence.
• ¿Cómo estás? (to a professor you have just met) → ¿Cómo está usted? First meetings take usted; tú is offered, not assumed.

Your task

Introduce yourself twice Write the same introduction twice in Spanish: once to a classmate (tú) and once to a professor's secretary at a first meeting (usted, surname). Read both aloud. Then change one word and check that the whole sentence still agrees — the verb ending, the possessive and the greeting all follow the person you chose, and a mixed pair is what a listener hears first.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Spanish A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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