Hablar in Spanish: speaking and conversation
Use hablar to say which language you speak, whom you speak with and what you talk about.
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Use hablar to say which language you speak, whom you speak with and what you talk about.
Read and practiseUse comer to describe food and meal times, and practise regular present forms for different subjects.
Read and practiseUse trabajar to describe where and when you work and practise regular present forms with different subjects.
Read and practiseUse vivir to describe where and with whom you live and practise regular present-tense forms.
Read and practiseUse abrir for opening a door or a venue, practise present forms and describe a door as abierta.
Read and practiseUse beber for drinks, describe what someone drinks and practise its regular present-tense forms.
Read and practiseUse venir to say where someone comes from or comes to, and practise vengo, vienes and venimos.
Read and practiseUse necesitar with a noun or infinitive and practise its regular present forms to express a need.
Read and practiseUse leer to discuss books, messages and languages, and practise its present forms and en voz alta.
Read and practisePractise comprar for buying food, tickets and clothes, with present forms and an infinitive after querer.
Read and practiseUse cerrar for doors, shops and accounts, and practise its e-to-ie change in present-tense forms.
Read and practisePractise pagar for bills and tickets, with present forms and phrases for paying by card or in cash.
Read and practiseUse cocinar for preparing meals, with regular present forms, ingredients and an infinitive after querer.
Read and practiseUse caminar to describe going on foot, with present forms and routes through familiar places.
Read and practiseBedtimes and hours of rest become easy to describe with the present forms of the Spanish verb for sleeping.
Read and practiseDescribe running in familiar places with correr, its present forms and a contrast with caminar.
Read and practiseUse viajar for travel, destinations and transport, with regular present forms and an infinitive.
Read and practiseSpot people and objects in Spanish while practising the irregular first-person present form and the personal preposition.
Read and practiseUse vender for selling goods, practise regular present forms and distinguish the seller from the buyer.
Read and practiseOffer a flower or a book in Spanish and practise the irregular first-person present and the recipient of a gift.
Read and practiseUse saber for facts and learned skills, practising the irregular first-person present sé.
Read and practiseUse mirar for looking at objects or through a window, with present forms and an infinitive.
Read and practiseOrder a drink or describe a journey in Spanish with a regular verb whose meaning depends on the object.
Read and practiseLearn how aprender describes acquiring knowledge and how aprender a introduces a skill.
Read and practiseUse estudiar to talk about a subject, where you study and preparation for an exam in Spanish.
Read and practiseA game of chess or football calls for jugar a; see its present forms and the change from u to ue.
Read and practiseLearn entrar for going into a place and use en for the destination and por for the route.
Read and practiseLearn salir for leaving a place or going out, including irregular salgo and the preposition de.
Read and practiseAt a party or in the kitchen, bailar describes dancing; explore its present-tense forms and talk about moving to music.
Read and practiseUse llegar to describe arrivals, destinations and being early or late in everyday Spanish.
Read and practiseLearn llevar for carrying objects, taking things somewhere and wearing clothes in Spanish.
Read and practiseA song in the kitchen or at a party is a chance to describe who sings, using the present tense of cantar.
Read and practiseFrom a pool on Monday to the sea in summer, talk about swimming places and times with present-tense forms of nadar.
Read and practiseExplore Drawing people and things through Spanish examples, present forms, and a short practice round with feedback.
Read and practiseExplore Going up and boarding through Spanish examples, present forms, and a short practice round with feedback.
Read and practiseExplore Going down and getting off through Spanish examples, present forms, and a short practice round with feedback.
Read and practiseExplore Birth: time and place through Spanish examples, present forms, and a short practice round with feedback.
Read and practiseA plant without water and other simple situations introduce the present forms used to describe dying.
Read and practiseAfter a walk or a long trip, describe taking a rest with regular present-tense forms and time expressions.
Read and practiseUse buscar to look for a key, a place or a person and distinguish searching from finding something.
Read and practiseEarly mornings and late starts become easy to describe with reflexive pronouns and present-tense forms.
Read and practiseBedtimes before midnight or after dinner illustrate a reflexive verb whose stressed stem vowel changes.
Read and practiseUse escuchar for listening to music, questions and people, with present forms and the personal a.
Read and practiseClothes for a party or a comfortable day offer ways to practise a reflexive verb with a changing stem.
Read and practiseUse esperar for waiting for people or transport and for hoping to do something, with personal a.
Read and practiseDescribe sitting down in Spanish, using the present tense and reflexive pronouns for different people and situations.
Read and practiseDescribe taking a shower in Spanish, using the present tense and reflexive pronouns for different people and situations.
Read and practiseUse ayudar for helping a person or helping with an action, with personal a and an infinitive.
Read and practiseDescribe combing your hair in Spanish, using the present tense and reflexive pronouns for different people and situations.
Read and practiseUse llamar for calling someone or knocking, and llamarse to introduce a name.
Read and practiseBirdsong, rain and an alarm frame the present forms used to describe waking up in Spanish.
Read and practisePlane journeys and flight plans are easier to describe with the present tense of the Spanish verb for flying.
Read and practiseUse escribir for notes, names and messages, and practise present forms and the irregular participle escrito.
Read and practiseA street or bridge can be crossed: practise the present forms and the spelling of the first-person past.
Read and practiseUse conocer for familiarity with people and places, practising conozco and contrasting saber.
Read and practiseAt the next corner, indicate a left or right turn in Spanish with the regular present forms of this useful verb.
Read and practiseA path leads onward and an activity goes on: express both ideas with the present forms of this Spanish verb.
Read and practiseUse elegir for choices and practise elijo, the e-to-i change and the unchanged nosotros form.
Read and practiseA train comes to a halt or a person stops an activity: express both situations in Spanish.
Read and practiseLearn pedir for requesting help or ordering food, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseA bicycle ride and a flat-pack shelf share one Spanish verb; see its present forms in context.
Read and practiseA new house takes shape: describe building it and practise the present form used for yourself.
Read and practiseLearn ofrecer for offering help or refreshments, including the irregular present form ofrezco.
Read and practiseA damaged lamp can work again: describe repairs in Spanish and practise the present tense.
Read and practiseLearn cambiar for changing a date or seat and exchanging one thing for another in Spanish.
Read and practiseA broken window tells a story: describe breaking objects and use the irregular Spanish participle.
Read and practiseLearn servir for serving food and for an object’s purpose, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseA bottle takes cold water: describe filling containers in Spanish and name what goes inside them.
Read and practiseLearn limpiar for removing dirt and practice present forms with individual and collective subjects.
Read and practiseA bag is emptied onto a bed: describe taking everything out and practise accented Spanish verb forms.
Read and practiseLearn costar for prices, its present-tense stem change and agreement with one item or several.
Read and practiseFlour meets water in a bowl: describe combining ingredients in a Spanish recipe and practise present forms.
Read and practiseLearn encontrar for finding an object, place or answer, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseWater reaches a boil: describe heating it for tea or pasta and practise the changing present-tense stem.
Read and practiseLearn perder for losing belongings or missing transport, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseHot oil and a pan: describe frying food, practise present forms and recognise the participle used in a completed action.
Read and practiseLearn guardar for keeping objects, putting things away and saving a digital file.
Read and practiseBread in the oven: describe baking food and practise the regular present-tense forms used for different people.
Read and practiseLearn enviar for sending messages and packages, including the accent in present forms such as envío.
Read and practiseA pear for breakfast: describe removing the skin from produce and practise regular present-tense forms for different people.
Read and practiseLearn recibir for receiving messages, invitations or goods and contrast it with enviar.
Read and practiseA thirsty garden: describe watering plants and practise the stem change and the spelling of the first-person past form.
Read and practiseLearn responder for answering questions and replying to messages, with useful present forms.
Read and practiseFrom seedlings to children: describe growth and practise the irregular first-person present alongside the other forms.
Read and practiseLearn probar for tasting food or trying on clothes, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseLearn traer for bringing objects to a place, including the irregular present form traigo.
Read and practiseA neighbour’s cat or a family member: describe caring for people, animals and plants with regular present forms.
Read and practiseLearn querer for wants and affection, including its present-tense stem change and infinitive pattern.
Read and practiseFrom a hungry cat to a baby at mealtime, describe feeding someone and practise the regular present tense.
Read and practiseLearn poder for ability or possibility, its present-tense stem change and the following infinitive.
Read and practiseLearn deber for obligations or owing money, with present forms and a following infinitive.
Read and practiseA table, an umbrella or a walk: express what people share and who takes part using present-tense forms.
Read and practiseLearn hacer for doing tasks, making things and common weather expressions, including hago.
Read and practiseLearn to place objects and put on clothes with poner, including the irregular present form pongo.
Read and practiseFrom a bicycle to a library book, identify the lender, the object and the person who receives it temporarily.
Read and practiseLearn sacar for removing things from a place and notice the past spelling saqué.
Read and practiseLearn apagar for switching off lights and devices and notice the past spelling apagué.
Read and practiseA borrowed book or a purchase: say what goes back, where it goes, and practise the changing present stem.
Read and practiseLearn encender for switching on lights and devices, including the stem change in enciendo.
Read and practiseLearn pensar en for having someone in mind and pensar plus an infinitive for intention.
Read and practiseA room near the station or a car for a journey: describe a rental and identify who pays for the use.
Read and practiseLearn cortar to divide food or paper and describe the tool or size of the pieces.
Read and practiseLearn lavar for washing dishes, clothes and vegetables, and lavarse las manos for washing hands.
Read and practiseLearn secar for drying dishes and secarse for drying hands or things becoming dry.
Read and practiseA delivery fee or a monthly salary: Spanish distinguishes the person receiving money from the person paying it.
Read and practiseLearn decidir plus an infinitive and decidirse a for making up one’s mind to act.
Read and practiseLearn sentir for sensations and emotions and sentirse for describing how someone feels.
Read and practiseA suitcase on a scale or flour for a recipe: describe an object’s weight and the action of weighing it.
Read and practiseLearn dejar for leaving an object or condition and dejar de plus an infinitive for stopping an action.
Read and practiseLearn preguntar to ask a question, identify the person addressed and ask about a topic.
Read and practiseA table, a wall or a person’s height: describe measurements in Spanish and practise the first-person form.
Read and practiseLearn explicar to explain an idea or route to someone and notice the past spelling expliqué.
Read and practiseLearn visitar for visiting a place or person and the personal a before a specific person.
Read and practiseLearn recordar for remembering people and things, including recuerdo and recordamos.
Read and practiseA contract, a letter or a petition can all carry a signature: practise the Spanish verb for signing documents.
Read and practiseLearn olvidar and olvidarse de to discuss forgotten appointments, objects and actions.
Read and practiseLearn empezar and empezar a plus an infinitive for starting a task, class or activity.
Read and practiseLearn terminar and terminar de plus an infinitive for ending a task or activity.
Read and practiseForms and applications call for personal details: express who fills them in and practise the present tense of rellenar.
Read and practiseLearn conducir to describe driving and its irregular present form conduzco.
Read and practiseLearn reservar for booking tables, rooms and seats and mentioning the time or people.
Read and practiseLearn cancelar for canceling an appointment, reservation or planned trip.
Read and practiseA ticket, a map or a report can go from screen to paper; explore imprimir and recognise the form impreso.
Read and practiseLearn usar to describe using objects, transport and glasses for a purpose.
Read and practiseLearn acompañar to go with a person to a place and ask whether someone can come along.
Read and practiseLearn invitar to invite a person to a place, a gathering or an activity.
Read and practiseLearn entender for understanding a question or explanation and ask for repetition.
Read and practiseA phone, printer or laptop can join a network: describe the connection with conectar and its present forms.
Read and practiseLearn repetir to ask someone to say something again or repeat an exercise.
Read and practiseLearn oír to describe hearing music, voices and a doorbell in everyday situations.
Read and practiseLearn traducir to discuss translating messages, instructions and documents between languages.
Read and practiseLearn pronunciar to ask how a name sounds and describe speaking words clearly.
Read and practiseLearn practicar to discuss language practice, music and swimming, including the past form practiqué.
Read and practiseLearn creer que to express an opinion and creer en to describe belief in something.
Read and practiseA disconnected device or a break from work: explore the forms and meanings of desconectar in everyday situations.
Read and practiseA file can accompany an email or message: express what you attach and identify the present and past forms of adjuntar.
Read and practiseA wrong date or an old file: describe removing writing and digital material with present and past forms.
Read and practiseLearn agradecer to express thanks for help or information and use the form agradezco.
Read and practiseDocuments, addresses and files can be copied in Spanish with copiar; explore its present forms and a past-tense contrast.
Read and practiseFrom a pasted address to a label on a box, pegar connects digital text and physical objects in everyday situations.
Read and practiseA pencil line can mark a key word or passage; explore the present forms of subrayar and distinguish them from the past.
Read and practiseA name, address or time is easy to forget; anotar lets you say you are recording it for later reference.
Read and practiseA meeting, an article or a report can be shortened to its main points with resumir and its regular present forms.
Read and practiseA person or a detail can enter a conversation briefly: explore this verb through present forms and a past contrast.
Read and practiseNews or a match can prompt a comment: discuss an event with someone or add a remark about it.
Read and practiseA bridge or a proposal can invite an opinion: express your view with a topic or a full statement.
Read and practiseWater for a walk or time to rest: give someone advice with an infinitive or a clause in the subjunctive.
Read and practiseA good café, a useful action or advice for someone else: recomendar helps you offer suggestions with the right verb forms.
Read and practiseA plan, a place or a change can be proposed with sugerir; explore its present forms and suggestions with que.
Read and practiseA slippery path, a change of plans or a possible danger: express a warning with advertir and its present forms.
Read and practiseA changed time or an upcoming event calls for a timely message; avisar helps you tell someone what is happening.
Read and practiseNoise, delays and cold can all prompt a complaint: say what bothers you with the Spanish verb for complaining.
Read and practiseA wrong bill or missing parcel calls for action: request a correction or claim what is owed in Spanish.
Read and practiseAn accusation or a loan request can be denied: learn the changing present-tense stem and use it in context.
Read and practiseAn invitation, a job offer or a condition can receive a positive response: express acceptance in Spanish.
Read and practiseAn offer or an application can be turned down: express refusal and spell the first-person past form correctly.
Read and practiseA library, a museum or a family can allow someone to act: express permission and identify who may do what.
Read and practiseRain, noise or a barrier can stop an action: describe what prevents someone from doing something with a Spanish subordinate clause.
Read and practiseA contract, a school or a resident can make a firm demand: learn the present forms and the spelling of the first person.
Read and practiseA certificate or a job opening calls for a formal request: express what you are asking for in Spanish.
Read and practiseA ticket or an open window can be the result: express obtaining something or managing to carry out an action.
Read and practiseA shared goal or a measurement can be achieved: describe a successful outcome or an action brought to completion.
Read and practiseA new song or a heavy box can invite an attempt: say what someone tries to do without promising success.
Read and practiseAn uncomfortable question or an obligation can be evaded: describe deliberate avoidance in Spanish and practise the present and past forms.
Read and practiseA stubborn puzzle or a dispute can be settled: express a solution and practise the irregular past participle.
Read and practiseBefore leaving or using a device, verify an address, a date or a microphone with this Spanish verb.
Read and practiseA library schedule, a caller or a noise has an answer to discover; practise finding it and spelling the past form.
Read and practiseA familiar voice or an admitted mistake calls for reconocer: explore its present forms and the difference between recognition and acknowledgment.
Read and practisePicture a different future, a place or a possible situation with imaginar and its present and past forms.
Read and practiseAn uncertain arrival can be expressed as an assumption; explore present forms and a common construction.
Read and practiseA doubtful claim, an uncertain choice or a questionable answer calls for dudar and its different constructions.
Read and practiseA shift in a voice or an unexpected smell can catch your attention; practise describing the detail you notice.
Read and practiseClouds move and plants grow: describe watching a process carefully or spotting a detail in Spanish.
Read and practiseA train or a bus? Put one option beside another and describe a comparison using the right preposition.
Read and practiseWeather can decide a trip, and a train can determine an arrival: express what an outcome depends on.
Read and practiseA breakfast in the price or a neighbour in a group: express what is included and form the present tense.
Read and practiseA parcel or a report may hold something inside: describe its contents and practise the present forms of the Spanish verb.
Read and practiseA key can belong to a person and a person to a group: express ownership and membership with Spanish present forms.
Read and practiseAn event happens or an idea comes to mind: describe both with Spanish forms of the verb and the right pronoun.
Read and practiseAn unexpected event or a change of office calls for a precise verb: describe what happened or who took over in Spanish.
Read and practiseA question at a meeting or a possible solution can be brought forward with plantear; explore its forms and common patterns.
Read and practiseA meeting, report or conversation can tackle a subject directly. Explore present forms and the accented past form of abordar.
Read and practiseReasons and evidence give a position weight: explore argumentar, its present forms and how to express support or opposition.
Read and practiseA claim can be challenged with evidence: express a reasoned rebuttal and practise the present tense in Spanish.
Read and practiseA decision, assumption or set of figures can be questioned with reasons; explore forms of cuestionar in context.
Read and practiseA broad claim can need a qualification; explore matizar, its present forms and a spelling change in the past.
Read and practiseA confusing condition or deadline becomes easier to understand when you clarify it in Spanish.
Read and practiseA delayed project or a difficult choice calls for reasons: explain or justify an action in Spanish.
Read and practiseGround a proposal, diagnosis or conclusion in evidence with fundamentar and its regular verb forms.
Read and practiseEvidence can back a claim, and people can support a colleague: explore how respaldar expresses both kinds of support.
Read and practiseA decision can call for assessing options, while a kind gesture may deserve appreciation; valorar expresses both.
Read and practiseAn approximate cost or a considered opinion calls for a versatile Spanish verb; practise its forms and meanings.
Read and practiseA table’s area or the time a job needs can be calculated or estimated with this Spanish verb.
Read and practiseA report predicts higher prices: explore how to express a forecast and spell this verb in the present, past and future.
Read and practiseExpected difficulties invite preparation; an appointment can also be moved to an earlier time with this Spanish verb.
Read and practiseA meeting moves to May: express a delay to a later date and spell the first-person past form correctly.
Read and practiseA faster vehicle or a shorter procedure: express an increase in speed with the Spanish verb for acceleration.
Read and practiseA storm, a delay or a piece of news can affect people and plans; explore the verb’s forms and its direct object.
Read and practiseWeather, choices and costs can shape an outcome; explore influir en and its present and past forms.
Read and practiseA shared effort can advance a result: express contributions to goals and actions with the appropriate Spanish construction.
Read and practiseA choice can involve a change, cost or action: express its implications with the Spanish present tense.
Read and practiseMoving, taking a role or opening a shop can entail costs and duties: express those consequences in Spanish.
Read and practiseA demanding task may need time, tools or action: practise the Spanish verb for stating its requirements.
Read and practiseConditions can promote a process, while a decision can benefit or favor a person; explore the forms and meanings of favorecer.
Read and practiseA decision, delay or action can harm a person or an outcome; explore the forms and uses of perjudicar.
Read and practiseA contract or service may guarantee access, a price or a response; express the scope and limits of that promise in Spanish.
Read and practisePromises, deadlines and requirements call for cumplir, with or without con; explore its forms and the difference in meaning.
Read and practiseA missed deadline or broken promise calls for a precise verb: describe failure to honour an agreement or obligation in Spanish.
Read and practiseA post, a right or a prize can be given up: express resignation and renunciation in Spanish.
Read and practiseResponsibility, costs and unverified facts call for different uses of asumir; explore its forms and meanings in context.
Read and practiseA rule, relationship or deadline can be established in Spanish; explore establecer and its irregular first-person form.
Read and practiseA promise, a closed door and a steady schedule show how Spanish expresses keeping an agreement or condition in place.
Read and practiseA revised schedule, contract clause or report page shows how to express a specific modification in Spanish.
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