Alphabet
The traditional Spanish alphabet has 30 letters: the 26 letters you already know from the English alphabet, plus 4 others. The letters that are the same are pronounced differently, so take a moment to learn the Spanish alphabet.
A1 Reading
Beginning Spanish Practice
Self-study checklist:
Lawless Spanish for Beginners
Cines de verano al aire libre
Learn about Spain’s wonderful outdoor summer cinemas in this sound file with transcript and translation.
Consultorio de libros
Forget medicine, how about a prescription for a book? Learn about an innovative, online book clinic in this bilingual audio article.
One Third Stories
One Third Stories is a monthly box subscription with a language-learning twist. Each month features a story that starts out in English, then gradually adds Spanish words until by the end, the entire story is in Spanish.
Vida nueva
Get to know the sounds of Spanish and some beginning-level grammar with this 5-part series of audio articles.