Official exams

What the public exam is, who runs it, and how the result is reported. This is a description, not a prep course and not a past paper.

DELE

Spanish

Spanish diplomas of the Instituto Cervantes, from A1 to C2.

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Where this language is spoken

These cities are places where Spanish is official, widely used, or part of daily life for many people. It is not the only language you will hear.

Madrid
Spain
Spanish, in its Castilian form, is both the official language and the one heard every day.
Barcelona
Spain
Catalan and Spanish are co-official, and street signs, schools, and conversation use both.
Seville
Spain
Spanish is the everyday language, with an Andalusian rhythm in shops and on the street.
Mexico City
Mexico
Spanish is the language of public life, and many Indigenous languages are also spoken in the city.
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Spanish is official, and the local Rioplatense variety, including voseo, shapes everyday speech.
Lima
Peru
Spanish is the language of daily public life, and Quechua, also official in Peru, is heard in the city.
Bogotá
Colombia
Spanish is the official language, and it is what offices, schools, and buses use.
Havana
Cuba
Spanish is the everyday language of shops, schools, and the street in Havana.

Who it is for

For anyone learning Spanish for travel, work, study, or everyday conversation. You start at the level you choose.

In the app

You choose Spanish as the language to study, set a level and a daily time, then take short lessons. Pronunciation uses es-ES.

Words you hear every day

These are starter words from the same pack as the games. Where the spelling is not Latin, the reading next to it shows the sound. Tap the speaker to hear the word itself.

Word	In this page's language
el agua	water
el pan	bread
el café	coffee
el té	tea
la casa	house
la puerta	door
la llave	key
la ventana	window
el libro	book
la mañana	morning
la semana	week
el nombre	name
la ciudad	city
el tren	train
el aeropuerto	airport
la calle	street
el trabajo	job
la oficina	office
el equipo	team
el calendario	calendar
comer	to eat
beber	to drink
abrir	to open
leer	to read
escribir	to write
hablar	to speak
querer	to want
trabajar	to work
el amigo	friend
la familia	family
la escuela	school
el dinero	money
el día	day
el año	year

100 picture words

A few phrases

Phrase	Meaning
Hola	Hello
Gracias	Thank you
Buenos días	Good morning
Me llamo…	My name is…

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