Learn Spanish Step-by-Step

How to learn Spanish step-by-step and not lose your mind or get confused by grammar rules?

Hola, language enthusiasts! Is the thought of learning Spanish making you both excited and a tad nervous? Fear not! I’ve charted out a clear path to navigate the language landscape without getting lost in grammar jungles or vocabulary quicksand. Here’s how to learn Spanish step-by-step, embracing daily practice to transform from an eager beginner to a confident conversationalist.

The first thing you need to remember is to PRACTICE EVERY DAY IF YOU WANT TO SEE RESULTS!

How do you learn Spanish step-by-step?

Step 1: Lay the Foundation with Basic Vocabulary
Step 2: Ask Away – Mastering Question Words
Step 3: Tackle Basic Grammar with Confidence
Step 4: Verb Mastery – Present, Past, and Future
Step 5: Engage in Simple Conversations
Step 6: Navigate with Prepositions and Articles
Step 7: Connect with Native Speakers

Step 1: Basic Vocabulary

Start simple: greetings, numbers, colors, days of the week. But let’s avoid cognitive overload.

• Strategy. Watch one instructional video every three days. I personally find Rocket Languages’ bite-sized videos to be digestible and not too intimidating for starters.
• Practice Tools. After each video, reinforce learning with fun tools like Memrise, Digital Dialects, Lingo Hut, or Rocket Languages.
• Real-life Application. Use new words in sentences that reflect your daily life to anchor them in memory.

I really recommend that you watch these videos and learn the basic vocabulary but don’t get overwhelmed by watching all of them in one day. Let your mind process these words and actually learn them. I would recommend you watching one video in three days. During that period practice those words you have just learned. Use sentences that relate to your life with each one of them.

Step 2: Question Words

Learn how to ask questions in Spanish, that’s a very important step in a language learning process.

• Spanish Interrogatives
• Spanish lesson: Question Words

For more resources check my other post about Learning Spanish Online.

Step 3: Learn Basic Grammar

Grammar isn’t so hard to learn you just need to practice it. These two websites will guide you through the basic grammar. Learn articles, genders, plural forms, and adjectives.

• Spanish Grammar Guide

You need to pay in order to practice more exercises on their site, you can do just a few exercises for free.

• StudySpanish

You need to practice everything you learn otherwise you’ll forget it, here are the best grammar exercise sites. As I said connect everything to your life and build sentences.

Here you can find more Spanish grammar exercises:

• Personal Colby
• 121Spanish
• Conjuguemos
• Todo Claro
• Learn Spanish Feel Good
• Living Spanish

Step 4: Master Spanish Verbs

Verbs are your storytelling toolkit. The best way to learn a language is to practice it, you can’t speak in the present tense all the time, you want to talk about your future plans or what you did yesterday. So the fastest way to speak is learning Past, Present, and Future at the same time. Don’t go crazy and learn Past Perfect or Conditionals, keep it simple. In the beginning Present, Past and Future Simple is OK.

You would like to start with these verbs because they are the most used verbs in Spanish:

• Video for all tenses

Present:

• How to Practice Spanish Verb Conjugations
• Basics of Spanish – Conjugate a Verb
• Irregular Verbs in Spanish
• Spanish Tenses: Present Indicative

Past:

• Spanish Past Tense

Future:

• FUTURE TENSE
• Spanish Lesson – Future

Check every verb’s conjugation on these sites:

• Spanish Dict
• Lingua Sorb
• Conjugation

Step 5: Make Small Conversations

Start speaking by describing your daily activities, interests, and experiences.

• Self-Description. Learn adjectives and body parts to describe yourself with tutorials like “How to describe yourself physically in Spanish!”.
• Narrate Past Events. Share anecdotes using past tense resources like “Spanish Past Tense” to recount funny or memorable stories.
• Describe what you do (learn hobbies);

Hobbies in Spanish

• Describe yourself (learn body parts and adjectives);

How to describe yourself physically in Spanish!

Tell me how you look in Spanish

• Talk about your pets (learn animals and description);
• Talk about your future plans (practicing future);

Speak in the Future Without More Conjugation

• Tell funny stories that happened to you in the past

Spanish Past Tense

Ser and Estar Past Tense

Continue with your interests, talk about everything you like.

Step 6: Learn Spanish Prepositions and Articles

It’s not enough to know some words in Spanish, in order to talk you also need to know some articles and prepositions to connect those words.

• Prepositions & Adverbs in Spanish
• Definite & Indefinite Articles in Spanish

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Step 7: Connect with a Native Speaker

Ok, now you’ve learned enough vocabulary to express yourself, it’s better if you practice Spanish from the first day but not everyone can do that. Most people are afraid to talk from the first day because they think they don’t know enough words. That’s why I recommended you to make up sentences. So now it’s time for practicing with a native speaker, find one in your city using Facebook groups or use the following sites:

• Papora
• My Language Exchange
• Speaky 
• Easy Language Exchange

Now, Over to You!

By breaking down the process into these steps and utilizing a variety of resources, you’ll find yourself speaking Spanish more naturally and with greater confidence. Remember, it’s not about perfection; it’s about progression.

Embrace mistakes as part of the learning process, and most importantly, have fun with it! Share your stories, connect with the culture, and watch your Spanish skills blossom.

¿Listo para comenzar tu aventura en español? (Ready to start your adventure in Spanish?) Let’s embark on this journey together, and don’t hesitate to reach out for support in the comments below or through our social channels.

¡Hasta la vista y buena suerte! (See you later and good luck!)