Spanish, one lesson at a time.

Your first 8 essential phrases — say hello, ask how someone is, and be polite.

Count from zero to twenty, with the handy 'dieci-' pattern for 16–19.

The 7 days of the week and the 12 months — with clear pronunciation.

The 11 core colours — with clear pronunciation.

Parents, siblings, grandparents and more — with pronunciation.

Bread, fruit, chicken, coffee and more — each with a picture and pronunciation.

Head, face, hands, feet and more — each with a picture and pronunciation.

Shirts, shoes, hats and more — each with a picture and pronunciation.

Pets, farm and wild animals — each with a picture and pronunciation.

Rooms & furniture — kitchen, bathroom, sofa, lamp and more, with pronunciation.

Both mean 'to be' — here's the rule that tells them apart forever.

Both translate as 'for' — but por looks back at causes and para looks forward to goals.

Both mean 'to know' — but saber is for facts and skills, conocer for people and places.

Both describe the past — but preterite is for finished actions, imperfect for what was ongoing, habitual, or in the background.

Add me, te, se, or nos when the action comes back to you — and nothing when it acts on an object.

IOP first, DOP second — and le/les change to se before lo, la, los, or las.

Me, te, le, nos, les — the pronouns that show who receives the benefit of the action.

Lo, la, los, las — replace the noun that receives the action, matching its gender and number.

Gustar flips the sentence — the thing you like is the subject, and you're just the indirect object.