Spanish Resources for Independent Learners
Learning Spanish independently doesn’t need to be a daunting task. At SpanishDictionary.com we’ve designed a series of resources to help you reach your goals! Read on to learn more about what SpanishDictionary.com has to offer for adult independent learners of Spanish.
Questions This Article Answers
How to learn Spanish on my own?
Where to find resources for learning Spanish?
How to learn Spanish vocabulary?
Have you decided to study Spanish on your own? Congratulations, that’s a great goal! Hoy en día(nowadays) it’s easy to learn a language from anywhere, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re just starting to learn Spanish or you’ve been studying it since you were little. At SpanishDictionary.com, we have amazing resources for you to learn and practice Spanish!
Word of the Day
Let’s start with the smallest step you can take: learning the Word of the Day. You can follow SpanishDictionary.com on Instagram or Facebook to conveniently get the Word of the Day in your social media feed. Or, if you create an account, you’ll be automatically subscribed to get our daily Word of the Day email.
The Word of the Day is a great way to build your vocabulary slowly but surely. Learning one new word each day is a fantastic way to practice Spanish poco a poco(little by little)! You can check out the recent Words of the Day here.
Learn: SpanishDictionary.com’s Structured Spanish Course
Learn Spanish is the ideal resource for adult independent learners. Through Learn, you’ll learn Spanish vocabulary and grammar by doing. Our lessons have been carefully designed to help you learn vocabulary and grammar through structured lessons. You will also have the opportunity to hear Spanish used in everyday situations, which will help develop your listening skills in Spanish!
How Does Learn Spanish Work?
Check out our very first Learn Spanish lesson, Introduce Yourself!
Each Learn Spanish lesson is divided into two parts:
- A series of lessons designed to help you learn by doing
- An article about the vocabulary and grammar used in the lessons to help you review what you’ve learned
Learn Tips
• Read the article after you take the lesson to review the concepts you encountered!
• To practice speaking, use the Chrome browser on your computer or Android device to take Learn lessons. Make sure you have your microphone enabled!
Vocabulary Lists
Words are the building blocks of any language. If you’re learning Spanish independently, our Vocabulary feature is ideal! There are two ways you can practice Spanish using our vocabulary feature:
- Using our Featured Vocabulary Lists
- Creating your own lists
Do you need help creating a vocabulary list? Check out these Help articles!
Note that you can toggle between multiple-choice format questions and free-response format questions by using the button in the top-right corner of the screen. This button looks like either an Aa or four squares depending on the current type of answer you see.
When you’re just starting out with a vocabulary list, using the multiple-choice format is great—it allows you to get familiar with the terms and how they’re spelled.
Once you’re more confident with the terms, then it’s time to switch to the free-response format! This helps you practice how to spell each term properly.
Great Vocabulary Lists for Independent Learners
Here are our top recommendations for independent learners! The Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced lists include 1,000 words each, which give you an excellent base. We also highly recommend the Verbs lists to help you learn the most essential verbs in Spanish!
Spanish at Work
Are you learning Spanish for your job? Be sure to check out these Vocabulary lists!
Boost Your Pronunciation Skills
While one might think that speaking will suffer when learning Spanish independently, that doesn’t have to be the case! We’ve got a resource for that too. Check out our Pronunciation feature to find lessons and articles explaining the pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet, as well as helping with the pronunciation of tricky pairs and tricky words and phrases.
Be sure to use Chrome on your computer or Android device and activate your microphone to do these lessons so that you can use our speech recognition tool to polish your pronunciation!
Premium Perks
Do you have a Premium account? Be sure to take advantage of the following Premium perks!
- Writing Coach: Proofread your Spanish texts, listen to them with the text-to-speech feature, or translate longer texts!
- Voice recognition exercises
- Jump ahead in the Learn Spanish course so that you can start right at your current level
- Ad-free browsing
- Learn vocabulary offline on your iPhone or iPad
Clear-Cut Conjugations
While you do learn grammar in our Learn Spanish course, you may find that you want more Spanish grammar and verb conjugations practice. Never fear, we’ve got features for that too! We have two different options to help you with conjugations: general lessons about each tense and conjugation drills. Let’s take a look at each resource.
Lessons to Practice Spanish Grammar
If you’re looking for general lessons about Spanish grammar, we've got you covered. Looking to practice Spanish verb tense? Here are some Spanish verb tenses you'll definitely want to master!
Conjugation Drills
If you’re looking to study a specific list of verbs, be sure to check out our Conjugation Drills feature. You can personalize the drills to the max by choosing specific tenses, pronouns, and verb categories, as well as the number of questions you want to practice.
Primo Personalization Tip
Do you want to study a specific set of verbs? Create your own vocabulary list by clicking + Add New List. You can then use the verbs from that list in your own conjugation drill! Be sure to click the drop-down menu under Verbs on the Drill page, and look for your custom-made vocabulary list!
Articles
Are you looking to dig deeper into Spanish? We have an extensive selection of articles on many aspects of the Spanish language, such as vocabulary, grammar, and culture. Let’s take a look at some of the articles that may be of interest to you!
Spanish Articles for Independent Learners
Independent Learning
Spanish in the Workplace
Academics
Vocabulary
Culture
Food
Whichever resources you decide to use, there’s one tip we haven’t addressed yet: consistency is key. A little bit of Spanish every day goes a long way!
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