Spanish texts by level
Short Spanish texts from A1 to C1. Pick your level, tap any word you don't know, then check yourself with a few questions.
El cumpleaños de la abuela
Grandma's birthday. A family prepares a surprise party for a grandmother who turns eighty. Family words, dates, «ir a» + infinitive for plans.
A1El mercado de los sábados
The Saturday market. Luis and his daughter buy fruit at the market. Numbers, colors and prices.
A1Mi gato Lunes
My cat Monday. Andrés describes his lazy cat and their day together. Describing with «ser» and «estar», colors and the days of the week.
A1Perdida en Madrid
Lost in Madrid. Emma, a tourist, asks for directions to the Prado museum. Asking and giving directions, polite «usted», Spain vocabulary.
A1Una mañana en Oaxaca
A morning in Oaxaca. María wakes up, opens the window and walks to the bakery on the corner. Present tense, everyday words.
A2Busco piso en Valencia
Looking for an apartment in Valencia. Tomás compares two apartments before choosing one. Comparisons (más… que, tan… como), house vocabulary, Spain variant.
A2El autobús de las siete
The seven o'clock bus. Daniel misses his bus and his morning goes wrong, then right. Past tense (pretérito) in a short story.
A2La receta de mi abuela
My grandmother's recipe. A grandmother explains how to make guacamole her way. Commands (imperative) and kitchen words.
A2Mi primer día de trabajo
My first day at work. Valeria remembers her nervous first day at a radio station in Guadalajara. Preterite and imperfect side by side, feelings.
A2Un fin de semana en la playa
A weekend at the beach. Two friends drive to Puerto Escondido, and the weather has other plans. Past tense (pretérito) and weather expressions.
B1Aprendí a nadar a los treinta
I learned to swim at thirty. A man explains why he never learned to swim as a child and how he finally did. Preterite vs. imperfect, feelings, «hasta que».
B1El altar de mi casa
The altar in my house. A young woman describes how her family prepares the Day of the Dead altar. Imperfect vs. preterite, and a first look at the subjunctive.
B1El kiosco de don Rubén
Don Rubén's kiosk. A student in Buenos Aires tells the story of the neighborhood kiosk owner who knew everyone. Argentine Spanish with «vos», imperfect for habits.
B1En tren por el norte
By train through the north. A slow train journey from León to Galicia and a conversation with a stranger. Pluperfect, descriptions of landscape, Spain vocabulary.
B1Mi abuela y el celular
My grandmother and her phone. A grandson teaches his grandmother to use a smartphone, and she ends up teaching him something. Subjunctive after «para que», «cuando» and «ojalá».
B2Teletrabajo frente al mar
Remote work by the sea. A designer from Madrid moves to a small town in Cádiz to work remotely, and has mixed feelings about it. Opinions, subjunctive and connectors; Spain vocabulary.