Learn Spanish, one conversation at a time.

A free path from your first words to fuller ideas. Read, listen, write and rehearse conversations with Bailiwick’s characters.

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A path with room to grow

Choose a starting point or use the optional placement check. Earlier units stay available whenever you want to return.

Your first conversations

Introduce yourself, ask for help and handle short exchanges about people, places and routines.

14 units

More of your everyday life

Describe familiar experiences, arrange plans, compare options and understand fuller everyday messages.

12 units

Connected ideas

Follow stories, explain your reasons, compare information and negotiate solutions. Practice your own written and spoken responses.

30 units

A1, A2 and B1 describe the course’s learning targets. They are not a proficiency certificate.

Start with a useful phrase

¿Puedes repetirlo?

Can you say that again?

Ask for another chance to hear a message before continuing.

Antes iba andando al trabajo.

I used to walk to work.

The imperfect iba describes a past habit; antes supplies the contrast with now.

Entiendo tu punto de vista, pero…

I see your point, but…

Acknowledge another view before explaining a difference.

Listen, respond and try again

Lesson recordings, reviews and guided conversations connect words to a situation. Crosswords gives you another way to recall each unit’s vocabulary.

Orb offers help and conversation on compatible computers. Its initial download is optional; lessons do not depend on it. Recording and speech recognition depend on your device and permission.

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