Learn Spanish online with free resources (audio/video, grammar, vocabulary, verbs, etc.)

My name is Jeff Blum (JB), another language learner like yourself. This site is a carefully selected collection of the best Spanish language learning resources I have found in my efforts to the learn the language. I started the site because I wanted to share a great novel written for Spanish learners (written by professors, not me). Over the years I have expanded the collection of resources bit by bit. I hope the idea of finding the best learning resources efficiently assembled and accessed in one place proves helpful to you.

Most Recent Content

  1. 17 Instagram accounts for learning Spanish

    These Instagram accounts for learning Spanish will help you master the language while browsing social networks and enjoying yourself.

  2. Tr-ex.me

    Tr-ex.me is a bilingual contextual dictionary, containing translations of various phrases. For each translation, it has various example sentences demonstrating usage.

    Tr-ex.me es un diccionario contextual bilingue, conteniendo traducciones de varias frases. Para cada traduccion, tenemos ejemplos de uso en varias oraciones. Los ejemplos son tomados de millones de textos previamente traducidos que van desde dialogos (subtitulos de peliculas), hasta documentos oficiales de sitios web multilenguaje. … [ Read more ]

  3. Study Spanish

    Study Spanish provides a fairly comprehensive amount of free material – you’ll need to join to gain access to anything beyond the preliminary grammar exercises, but the tutorials are quite informative and verb drills helpful if you’re struggling with conjugation.

  4. Dictionary.com Spanish Lesson

    This is an old 10-part Spanish lesson from Dictionary.com that is no longer available (the link is to an Archive.org copy). It involves a student named Kristen arriving to study in Barcelona. Each lesson is text-only and not terribly long. There is also an option to show or hide the English translation. No explanations of vocabulary or grammar are provided, so really this serves more … [ Read more ]

  5. Exlirere Para el Alma: Poemas, relatos y cuentos

    As the title indicates, a collection of poems, stories, and tales in Spanish. The site is a bit old and not so pretty but the content is still there to be enjoyed.

Most Popular Content

  1. Ser and Estar
    One of the most stressful parts of learning Spanish for many language learners, other than the subjunctive and para vs. por, is knowing the difference between ser and estar. But it doesn´t have to be stressful! While both of these verbs mean "to be" and are used all the time in daily communication, the following simple rules should help you to differentiate between the two. … [ Read more ]

  2. Notes from ¿Qué tal? - Weather/Seasons
    ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?


    Here are some colorful expressions for commenting on the weather.

    • Llueve a cãntaros. It's raining cats and dogs (lit., raining jugfuls).
    • Estoy calado/a hasta los huesos. I'm soaking wet (lit., soaked to the bones).
    • Hace un frio/calor de morirse. It's extremely cold/hot (lit., so cold/hot you could die).
    • Hace un frio/calor espantoso. It's awfully (frightfully) cold/hot.



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  3. Noche Oscura en Lima - Chapter 1
    El reloj de la catedral de Lima[1] acababa de dar las siete. Aunque no era muy tarde, las calles de la ciudad ya estaban envueltas en las sombras de la noche. Era una noche oscura. El viento, lanzando gritos, cogía el polvo de las calles y lo arrojaba al aire. Arriba unas nubes negrísimas corrían rápidamente a través del cielo.

    Manuel … [ Read more ]

  4. Noche Oscura

    My name is Jeff Blum (JB), another language learner like yourself. This site is a carefully selected collection of the best Spanish language learning resources I have found in my efforts to the learn the language. I started the site because I wanted to share a great novel written for Spanish learners (written by professors, not me). Over … [ Read more ]

  5. DonPotter.net
    Spanish teacher Don Potter has put together some helpful resources for learning Spanish. In particular, he offers a free PDF copy of Spanish Grammar by Eric. V. Greenfield along with accompanying audio.

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El Gobierno reubica a más de un millar de migrantes de la playa de El Trampolín y prevé habilitar nuevos espacios
El desplazamiento a las instalaciones, tras más de dos semanas acampados, ha sido voluntario, según el Ministerio de Migraciones
  – 08/20/2026 06:09 PM

Casos de sarna, tuberculosis e impétigo en Ceuta: no son los inmigrantes, son las condiciones en las que se ven obligados a vivir
La crisis migratoria está teniendo también consecuencias sanitarias, pero los expertos piden evitar la estigmatización
  – 08/20/2026 04:14 PM

Bruselas recalca el “deber” de España de proteger a menores vulnerables en Ceuta pese a reclamar el retorno de los migrantes
La Comisión, que aún no ha sido informada formalmente de los planes de reubicar a unas 500 niñas en la Península, subraya la “clara expectativa” de que todos los que entraron ilegalmente sean devueltos a Marruecos
  – 08/20/2026 01:14 PM

Marruecos exime de visado a países africanos mientras cuestiona el “efecto llamada” de la regularización en España
Rabat ha regularizado a más de 50.000 subsaharianos al tiempo que expande su influencia diplomática y económica en África
  – 08/20/2026 03:45 AM

Una devolución exprés de menores en 2021 como la que plantea ahora el PP acabó con una condena por prevaricación
La Audiencia de Cádiz fijó una pena de nueve años de inhabilitación a la entonces delegada del Gobierno en Ceuta y la exvicepresidenta de la ciudad por la repatriación de migrantes marroquíes
  – 08/20/2026 10:32 AM