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Free Spanish courses for English speakers, from eight-hour OpenLearn units to a complete first-year university curriculum, plus short reference guides for grammar questions.
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Free Grammar, Pronunciation & Vocabulary Course
Study Spanish grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary with structured lessons, quizzes and a practical self-study route through StudySpanish.com.
StudySpanish.com
Bilingual Spanish Course
Learn Spanish with bilingual lessons, audio, printable activities and games organized for beginner, intermediate and advanced practice.
OnlineFreeSpanish
The Spanish Experiment: Free Beginner Spanish Lessons
Start Spanish with 16 beginner lessons, clear explanations, audio examples and a practical route for turning each topic into active practice.
The Spanish Experiment
Language Transfer: Complete Spanish
Build Spanish through guided reasoning with 90 free audio lessons by Mihalis Eleftheriou and a focused routine for listening and speaking.
Language Transfer
Advanced Spanish: Language in Context
Explore regional Spanish, linguistic identity and language in context through a free four-hour advanced course from The Open University.
OpenLearn (The Open University)
Spanish Proficiency Exercises (UT Austin)
Practise Spanish listening and speaking with native-speaker videos, vocabulary, grammar notes and tasks from beginner to superior level.
LAITS / University of Texas at Austin
Trayectos: Beginner Spanish OER
Follow an open first-year Spanish curriculum with two volumes, authentic media and learner-centred activities for novice students.
COERLL / Texas A&M University
Loecsen Spanish: First Contact (A1)
Learn practical A1 Spanish through 17 themed lessons with phrases, audio, pronunciation practice and a manageable daily study routine.
Loecsen
FSI Spanish Basic Course
Study the four-volume FSI Spanish Basic Course with dialogues, pronunciation work, pattern drills and extensive public-domain audio.
Live Lingua (FSI Materials)
Getting Started with Spanish 3
Continue introductory Spanish with an eight-hour OpenLearn course on social plans, telephone messages and everyday conversation.
OpenLearn (The Open University)
Getting Started with Spanish 2
Practise telling the time, daily routines, present-tense verbs and the Spanish r sounds in this free six-hour OpenLearn course.
OpenLearn (The Open University)
Getting Started with Spanish 1
Begin Spanish with greetings, introductions, vowel sounds, ser, llamarse and formal or informal address in this eight-hour course.
OpenLearn (The Open University)
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Choosing by how you like to learn
The courses in this category vary widely in length, method, and level. This overview groups them by the kind of learner they suit best:
| Learning style | Courses |
|---|---|
| Short, structured units | Getting Started with Spanish 1, 2 and 3 from OpenLearn |
| Audio, learning by reasoning | Language Transfer: Complete Spanish, 90 lessons |
| A full academic year | Trayectos from COERLL, Texas A&M |
| Practical A1 phrases | Loecsen Spanish: First Contact |
| Grammar with quizzes | StudySpanish.com and OnlineFreeSpanish |
| Listening to real speakers | Spanish Proficiency Exercises from UT Austin |
| Intensive, long-term study | FSI Spanish Basic Course, about 600 hours |
From first words to advanced Spanish
Most resources target beginners, but the category covers the full range. The OpenLearn units, The Spanish Experiment, and Loecsen are good first steps. Trayectos and StudySpanish add depth for a first year of study. The UT Austin videos reach advanced and superior levels, and Advanced Spanish: Language in Context explores regional varieties and linguistic identity for learners who already speak confidently.
Only the OpenLearn courses offer a free statement of participation; the others are open resources without certificates.
Reference guides for quick answers
Seven Idiomary guides cover topics that English speakers often need to check: por and para, pronoun placement and se lo, verbs, numbers, connectors, common words, and everyday phrases. Each has around a dozen pages with examples and practice.
A combination that works
Pair one main course with one listening source and one reference guide. For example, follow Language Transfer on your commute, watch two UT Austin videos a week, and open the pronouns guide whenever object pronouns start to confuse you. Changing the main course every few weeks usually slows progress more than it helps.