Basic communication
Greetings, numbers, dates, times, addresses and giving personal details.
ESPNOMAD LEARNING AREA
Practical Spanish for your first days in Spain.
Study, topic by topic, the language you will meet most often for appointments, addresses, banking, housing, healthcare and everyday communication. Many of these words look familiar to English speakers, but watch out for false friends.
LEARNING PATH
Four stages, from the basics to everyday procedures.
Everyday life
Shopping, transport, getting a phone line, restaurants and asking for directions.
Official procedures
Appointments, forms, documents, signatures, notifications and key phrases used by public offices.
Housing and work
Tenancy agreements, banking, insurance and communication for remote work.
TOPIC CARDS
Learn the phrase you need in the right context.
Documents and appointments
Key terms such as cita previa (prior appointment), solicitud (application), documento, firma (signature), copia, traducción and notificación. Most resemble their English equivalents.
Home and city life
Everyday words such as alquiler (rent), fianza (deposit), contrato, empadronamiento (registering your address with the local town hall), transporte and factura (invoice or bill, not a factory).
Healthcare and finances
Transaction words such as seguro (insurance), cobertura (cover), cuenta bancaria (bank account), recibo (receipt), impuesto (tax) and declaración (tax return or statement).
OFFICIAL AND TRUSTED RESOURCES
Support your studies with institutional resources.
Spanish courses and level information
The institutional resource for the Spanish language and culture.
Instituto Cervantes Istanbul ↗Official diploma system
Official information on the DELE exams and their level structure.
About DELE ↗