A rigorous A1 Spanish course designed for native English speakers. 8 modules tackle the specific challenges English speakers face: Spanish phonetics (the good news — it IS phonetic!), the ser/estar distinction, grammatical gender, the 6-form verb conjugation system, reflexive verbs, the preterite past tense, and the near future. Rich visual explanations, real cultural context, and voice conversation scenarios throughout.
Spanish phonetics for English speakers — the great news: Spanish IS phonetic. Once you learn the ~10 rules, you can pronounce any word correctly. Front-loaded because it gives immediate confidence and unlocks everything else.
The two 'to be' verbs (ser/estar) are THE defining challenge for English speakers — a full module is dedicated to understanding them. Plus tener for age and physical states, and hay for existence.
Every Spanish noun is masculine or feminine. Patterns make this more predictable than French (-o = masculine, -a = feminine, with clear exceptions). Articles, adjective agreement, and the mandatory contractions al/del.
The 6-form conjugation system: regular -AR verbs (90% of all verbs), -ER and -IR verbs, negation with the mandatory double negative, yes/no questions, question words, and the four essential irregulars: ir, querer, poder, hacer.
Spanish numbers 0–1,000 and their logical rules (hundreds agree in gender), telling time with son las / es la, days of the week and months, and reflexive verbs for the daily routine you'll use every day.
Survival Spanish for real life: ordering at a restaurant with quisiera, asking for directions and navigating a city, shopping for clothes and food with direct object pronouns (lo/la/los/las).
The past tense for completed events. Regular -AR preterite (hablé, hablaste, habló), -ER/-IR preterite (comí, comiste, comió), and the essential irregulars: fui (ir/ser), tuve (tener), hice (hacer), estuve (estar). Plus sequencing past events naturally.
Family vocabulary and the crucial conocer vs saber distinction, the near future with ir + a + infinitive, and a full A1 capstone review with a complete grammar checklist and A2 roadmap.