Spanish (Spanish: español / castellano)
is a Romance language that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries and is spoken by about 500 million native speakers, making it the world’s second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese.
Books:
- Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish
- Easy Spanish Step-by-Step
- Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses
- Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners
- Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners
- 101 Conversations in Simple Spanish
- 101 Conversations in Mexican Spanish
- Complete Spanish Grammar Verbs Vocabulary: 3 Books in 1
- Assimil – Spanish With Ease
- Lonely Planet Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary
- Barron’s 501 Spanish Verbs
- A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish
Apps & websites:
- Busuu (good comprehensive course)
- Babbel (good comprehensive course)
- Seedlang (good allround course)
- LingQ (really good for reading)
- Mondly (really good for phrases)
- Story Learning: Spanish Courses (learn Spanish through stories)
- Memrise (good for vocabulary and phrases)
- Drops (really good for vocabulary)
- SpanishDict (the best Spanish dictionary app/website)
- ConjuGato – Android | Apple (good for conjugation practice)
- Duolingo (good for getting your feet wet)
YouTube channels for beginners & intermediate learners:
- Easy Spanish
- Butterfly Spanish
- Dreaming Spanish
- Why Not Spanish?
- Spanish and Go
- Hola Spanish
- PRACTIQUEMOS
YouTube channels for immersion (for intermediate/advanced learners):
- Noticias Telemundo
- BBC Mundo
- DW Documental
- DW Español
- No Hay Tos
- Mexican Fluency
- Noticias Caracol
- RTVE Noticias
Podcasts for beginners & intermediate learners:
Podcasts for immersion (for intermediate/advanced learners):