Complete A1 to B1.2 Curriculum
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, with over 500 million native speakers across 20 countries. It's one of the most rewarding languages to learn — and one of the most accessible for English speakers.
The Spanish present tense covers regular and irregular verbs across three conjugation groups (-ar, -er, -ir). Master ser, estar, tener and ir from day one.
Hablo español todos los días. / ¿Tienes hambre? / Somos estudiantes.
The present perfect links past actions to the present. Used with time markers like hoy, esta semana, alguna vez.
He comido paella hoy. / ¿Has visitado alguna vez España? / Nunca he visto esa película.
One of the most common challenges for English speakers. POR expresses cause, duration and exchange. PARA expresses purpose, recipient and deadline.
Estudié por dos horas. / Compré flores para mi madre.
Both mean 'to be' — SER for identity and permanent traits, ESTAR for states, locations and temporary conditions.
Soy médico. / Estoy cansado hoy.
The subjunctive mood expresses wishes, doubts and emotions. Triggered by verbs like querer que, esperar que, es importante que.
Espero que llegues pronto. / Es importante que estudies cada día.
The conditional (would) is used for polite requests, hypothetical situations and advice con debería.
¿Podría traerme la cuenta? / Yo en tu lugar, estudiaría más. / Deberías descansar.
Have you ever been to Mexico? — Present Perfect for life experience.
Yes, I went last year. I loved the food! — Past tense + opinion.
What would you do if you could go back? — Conditional + subjunctive.
I'd go back to learn to make mole. It's important that one tries the local food.
Spanish is considered one of the easiest languages for English speakers. With 20–30 minutes of daily practice, most learners reach B1 conversational level in 6–9 months using LingoNibble's structured curriculum.
The biggest challenges are verb conjugations (Spanish has more forms than English), the subjunctive mood, the distinction between ser and estar, and knowing when to use por vs para. LingoNibble covers all of these with dedicated units.
Spanish uses the Latin alphabet with a few extras (ñ, ü) — if you can read English, you can read Spanish. Unit 1 covers pronunciation from scratch.
The main differences are pronunciation (the 'c/z' sound) and the vosotros pronoun used in Spain. LingoNibble teaches a neutral international Spanish understood everywhere.
Spanish is the world's second most spoken native language with over 500 million speakers. It's the official language of 21 countries and increasingly valuable in the United States, Europe and global business.
Hello
Hola
Good morning
Buenos días
Good afternoon
Buenas tardes
Good night / evening
Buenas noches
Greetings, names, origin, ser/estar/tener, hay, numbers 0-20.
Family, physical traits, colors, calendar, regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs, numbers 21-101.
Workplaces, professions, salaries, telling time, dates, big numbers, hacer, possessives (long forms), hay que.
Rooms, furniture, chores, ir + ir a + infinitive, tener que, comparisons (más/menos que), prepositions a/de and contractions al/del.
Foods, drinks, table settings, restaurant phrases, gustar/encantar, querer, polite quisiera, partitive 'de'.
Clothing, professional uniforms, sizes, prices, stem-changing verbs (o→ue, e→ie), poder/querer/necesitar + infinitive, por vs para, the number uno.
Body parts, illnesses, pharmacy, doler (like gustar), sentirse, ser vs estar for health, reflexive pronouns.
Transport, airports, directions, weather, saber vs conocer, present progressive (estar + -ando/-iendo), prepositions of movement.
Public services, local shops, errands, the informal imperative (tú), and 'para' to express purpose.
Vacations, hotels, attractions, hobbies, weather. Review: ir a + inf, gustar/encantar, present progressive, large numbers.
Talk about completed past actions. Pretérito Indefinido: regular -AR endings. hablar → hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron.
Pretérito Indefinido: -ER and -IR endings. Key irregulars: ir/ser (fui), hacer (hice), tener (tuve), ver (vi).
Describe past habits and states. Pretérito Imperfecto: -AR (-aba/-abas/-aba), -ER/-IR (-ía/-ías/-ía). Only 3 irregulars: ser/ir/ver.
Compare people, places and things. más/menos + adj + que (superiority/inferiority). tan + adj + como (equality). el/la más + adj + de (superlative). Irregulars: mejor/peor.
Talk about near-future plans. IR + A + infinitive: voy a estudiar, vas a viajar. Future time expressions: mañana, la semana que viene, el año que viene.
Querer (e→ie: quiero/quieres/quiere) + infinitive. Poder (o→ue: puedo/puedes/puede) + infinitive. Tener que + infinitive (obligation). Saber + infinitive (skill).
Give and follow directions. Imperative (tú): dobla, gira, sigue, cruza, toma. Prepositions of place: enfrente de, al lado de, detrás de.
Describe health problems. DOLER (to hurt) works like GUSTAR: me duele / me duelen. LLEVAR + gerundio for duration. Body parts and common ailments.
Shop for clothes in Spanish. Demonstratives: este/esta/estos/estas (this/these). ¿Cuánto cuesta(n)? ¿Me lo/la puedo probar? Me lo/la llevo.
Express opinions and preferences, and complete the A2 Capstone Exam.
Master the Pretérito Perfecto (haber + participio). Use it for recent events, life experiences, and contrast it with the Indefinido. Irregular participles: hecho, dicho, visto, puesto, vuelto, escrito, abierto, roto.
Master the key contrast between POR and PARA. PARA = purpose, destination, deadline, opinion. POR = cause/reason, duration, exchange, means, on behalf of. Essential for fluent intermediate Spanish.
Extend reflexive verbs beyond daily routines. SENTIRSE (to feel), PONERSE (to become emotionally), QUEDARSE (to remain/end up), LLEVARSE (to get along). Understand change-of-state reflexives vs non-reflexive counterparts.
Go beyond basic SER/ESTAR rules. Master adjectives that CHANGE MEANING depending on which verb they follow: aburrido, listo, malo, rico, seguro, vivo, muerto, bueno, libre. Understand SER for events/locations of events, ESTAR for locations of people/things.
Introduce the Present Subjunctive (Presente de Subjuntivo). Formation: -AR → -e stem, -ER/-IR → -a stem. Use after: QUERER QUE, ESPERAR QUE, RECOMENDAR QUE, ALEGRARSE DE QUE, SENTIR QUE. Key irregulars: ser→sea, estar→esté, ir→vaya, tener→tenga, poder→pueda.
Use relative clauses to connect ideas fluently. QUE (that/which/who — most common), QUIEN/QUIENES (who — after prepositions), DONDE (where — for places), LO QUE (what/the thing that — refers to ideas not nouns), CUYO/CUYA (whose — formal/written).
Master the Condicional Simple (would). Regular: infinitive + -ía/-ías/-ía/-íamos/-íais/-ían. Irregular stems: querr-, podr-, tendr-, vendr-, saldr-, pondr-, sabr-, habr-, dir-, har-. Use for: polite requests, hypotheticals, advice with DEBERÍA, and Si clauses type 1 preview.
Use impersonal expressions that always trigger the subjunctive: ES IMPORTANTE QUE, ES NECESARIO QUE, ES POSIBLE QUE, ES PROBABLE QUE, ES BUENO QUE, ES RARO QUE, ES NORMAL QUE, ES INCREÍBLE QUE. Contrast with expressions that take indicative. Master OJALÁ independently.
Combine direct and indirect object pronouns in one sentence: ME LO, TE LO, SE LO, NOS LO. The rule: indirect comes first, direct second. SE replaces LE/LES before LO/LA/LOS/LAS. Word order with infinitives and gerunds. Placement with imperatives.
Master Si clauses Type 1: real/possible conditions. SI + present indicative → future/imperative/present. Contrast with Type 2 preview (si + imperfect subjunctive → conditional — hypothetical). Common patterns: si tienes tiempo..., si llueve..., si puedes...
Discuss aspirations, career goals, and regrets. Master Si Clauses Type 2 (Si + imperfect subjunctive → conditional) for hypothetical choices, and 'Ojalá' for wishes.
Read and discuss news, crime reports, and legal/social events. Master the Spanish passive voice (SER + past participle + por + agent) and the impersonal passive with SE.
Discuss workplace tasks, meetings, and feedback. Master reported speech (estilo indirecto) converting direct statements, questions, and commands into indirect. Understand tense shifts (present→imperfect, future→conditional, preterite/perfect→pluperfect) and time/place shifts.
Discuss environmental issues, green policies, and sustainable actions. Master purpose clauses (para que + subjunctive vs. para + infinitive) and concession/condition clauses (aunque, a menos que, con tal de que, a pesar de).
Explore cultural diversity, traditions, and identity. Master impersonal and passive reporting structures (se cree que, se dice que, es sabido que, dicen que) to discuss widely held beliefs and traditions without specifying a source.
Discuss scientific progress, research, patents, and artificial intelligence. Master modals of deduction in Spanish: DEBER DE + infinitive (certainty/must), NO PODER + infinitive (impossibility/can't), and PODER + infinitive or SUBJUNCTIVE (possibility/might) in present and past contexts.
Analyze media bias, source credibility, and misinformation. Master cleft sentences (oraciones escindidas/enfáticas) in Spanish to highlight specific elements for emphasis and contrast (e.g. 'Fue la prensa la que...', 'Lo que más me preocupa es...').
Discuss global trade, economic policies, inflation, and inequality. Master Spanish verbal periphrases that change meaning (infinitive vs. gerund / preposition changes): dejar de (stop) vs. parar a (stop to do), tratar de (try) vs. probar a/gerund (test), acordarse de (remember to) vs. acordarse de haber (remember having done), lamentar (regret to) vs. arrepentirse de (regret having done).
Discuss relationships, conflict, and boundaries. Master advanced relative clauses (cuyo, con quien, el cual) and reduced relatives (participles).
Review all B1.2 structures. Master lexical contrasts (afectar vs. efecto, subir vs. aumentar, sensato vs. sensible) and show your upper B1 proficiency.