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Spanish practice: sixteen vocabulary drills with audio

Short answer: each drill takes about five minutes and tests eight words from one topic guide in four ways: recalling the Spanish word, recognising it by ear, using it in a real sentence, and saying what it means. Every answer is spoken, every sentence is glossed word by word, and 13 out of 16 is a pass. Each new round reshuffles the words, and every answer you miss goes into a review list on the drill page. Read the guide first, drill the next day, and repeat after a week.

día 1day 1 día 2day 2 día 8day 8 leer la guíaread the guide hacer el ejerciciotake the drill repasarreview
Spacing your practice is what makes words stick: one read, one drill the next day, one review a week later.
How each drill works

Recall, hear, use

1RecallRead the English, pick the Spanish. Four questions.
2HearPress Listen and pick the word you heard. Four questions.
3UseComplete a real sentence, then see it glossed word by word with the reason. Four questions.
Start here

Words for every day

The first words to learn: home, family, food and the clock. Each pairs with an A1 guide.

Core vocabularyA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
FamilyA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
Food and drinkA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
The homeA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
Time and datesA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
NumbersA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
In town

Out and about

Shopping, the city, travel and what to wear. Finish the travel guide before a trip and drill it on the plane.

The cityA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
ShoppingA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
TravelA2
Start the drill →Read the guide
Clothes and coloursA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
A2 and up

Work, school and life

Feelings, health, work and school, plus weather and nature. The emotions drill also checks me dan miedo agreement from the emotions guide.

EmotionsA2
Start the drill →Read the guide
HealthA2
Start the drill →Read the guide
WorkA2
Start the drill →Read the guide
SchoolA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
WeatherA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
NatureA1
Start the drill →Read the guide
Check your progress

Seven checkpoints, from sounds to style

Each checkpoint has eight mixed questions on one block of the course, with the rule and a link to the guide under every answer. Seven out of eight means you are ready for the next block.

  1. 01Sounds and spellingA1
  2. 02FoundationsA1
  3. 03Everyday lifeA1–A2
  4. 04The pastA2
  5. 05Pronouns and commandsA2
  6. 06Future and subjunctiveB1–B2
  7. 07Style and cultureB2–C1
Keep going

Beyond the drills

Spanish hub →Every guide, A1 to C2.Everyday phrases →Put the words into conversation.Speaking practice →Starters, fillers and role-plays.DELE and SIELE exams →When you are ready for a certificate.