Spanish resources
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| Resource | Type | Levels | Cost | Verified |
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ABC España
Conservative national daily — register contrast practice.
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reading | B1-C2 | freemium | — |
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Alison Spanish courses
Free beginner Spanish certificate pathways.
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course paid | A1-A2 | freemium | 2026-08-02 |
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Anki Shared Spanish decks
Community SRS decks; pair with Language Hacks root exports.
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tool | A1-C2 | free | — |
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Assimil Spanish
Classic book+audio method still popular with serious learners.
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course paid | A1-B2 | paid | — |
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Audiria
Spanish listening exercises with transcripts.
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listening | A2-B2 | freemium | — |
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Babbel Spanish
Brand-recognized beginner path for A1–A2 starter paths.
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course paid | A1-A2 | paid | — |
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BaseLang
Unlimited tutoring subscription model for Spanish.
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course paid | A1-B2 | paid | — |
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BBC Languages Spanish (archive)
Archived beginner courses and cultural notes; still useful starter path.
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course free | A1-A2 | free | 2026-08-02 |
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BBC Mundo
Clear international news Spanish.
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reading | B1-C1 | free | 2026-08-02 |
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BBC News Mundo YouTube
News video immersion.
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youtube channel | B1-C2 | free | — |
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Bowdoin Spanish Grammar
Academic grammar notes historically popular with students.
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reference | A2-B2 | free | 2026-08-02 |
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Cadena SER
Major Spanish talk radio — fast native pace.
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listening | B1-C2 | free | — |
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Centro Virtual Cervantes Lecturas
Literature portals and reading guides.
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reading | B1-C2 | free | — |
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Cervantes Centro Virtual — ELE
Teaching Spanish as a foreign language materials and reference.
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course free | A1-C2 | free | — |
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Children's stories — Cuentos Cortos
Short stories suitable for beginners/kids paths.
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reading | A1-A2 | free | — |
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Clarín (Argentina)
Argentine news Spanish.
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reading | B1-C2 | freemium | — |
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Clozemaster Spanish
Sentence cloze drills from frequency data.
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course paid | A2-C1 | freemium | — |
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CNN en Español
News video and articles in Spanish.
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listening | B1-C2 | free | — |
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COERLL Spanish Grammar
Open Spanish grammar explanations with examples.
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course free | A1-B2 | free | — |
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Coffee Break Spanish
Friendly audio course; strong free podcast catalogue.
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course paid | A1-B1 | freemium | — |
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Conjuguemos
Conjugation and vocabulary drills used widely in classrooms.
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tool | A1-B2 | freemium | — |
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Cooljugator Spanish
Clean conjugation tables.
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reference | A1-B2 | free | — |
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COPE Radio
National radio news and talk for immersion.
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listening | B1-C2 | free | — |
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DeepL Spanish
High-quality translation aid — use to check, not replace production.
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tool | A2-C2 | freemium | — |
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Dreaming Spanish
Graded comprehensible-input video; excellent beginner to intermediate path.
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youtube channel | A1-B2 | freemium | — |
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Dreaming Spanish Super Immersion
Playlist-organised CI by level.
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youtube channel | A1-B1 | freemium | — |
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Duolingo Spanish Podcast
Bilingual storytelling podcast for intermediates.
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listening | A2-B1 | free | — |
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Easy Spanish
Street interviews with dual subtitles.
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youtube channel | A2-B2 | free | — |
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edX Spanish courses (audit)
Multiple university Spanish courses available to audit.
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course paid | A1-B1 | freemium | 2026-08-02 |
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El Mundo
National Spanish daily.
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reading | B1-C2 | freemium | — |
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El País
Major Spanish newspaper; pair with slow-news for support.
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reading | B1-C2 | freemium | — |
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El Universal (Mexico)
Major Mexican daily.
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reading | B1-C2 | freemium | — |
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FluentU Spanish
Authentic video with interactive captions.
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course paid | A2-C1 | paid | — |
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FSI Spanish Basic Course
Public-domain government courseware; audio + text. Anchor free course for Spanish.
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course free | A1-B1 | free | — |
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FSI Spanish Programmatic Course
Shorter FSI programmatic track; useful A1 audio drills.
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course free | A1-A2 | free | — |
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Google News Spanish
Personalised Spanish headline stream for daily reading.
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reading | B1-C2 | free | — |
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Google Translate Spanish
Quick lookups; teach verification habits.
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tool | A1-C2 | free | — |
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Hablarama / Hablar+ open lessons
Conversation-oriented free lessons and prompts.
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course paid | A1-B1 | freemium | — |
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Hola Spanish
Practical phrases and culture.
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youtube channel | A1-B1 | free | — |
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How to Spanish podcast
Culture + language podcast for intermediates.
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listening | B1-C1 | freemium | — |
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Infobae
Pan-Latin American news site.
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reading | B1-C1 | free | — |
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italki Spanish tutors
Speaking practice is the plateau unlock — place on B1–B2 paths.
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tutoring | A1-C2 | paid | — |
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La Vanguardia
Barcelona-based paper; Catalonia/Spain coverage.
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reading | B1-C2 | freemium | — |
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Langfocus (Spanish episodes)
Linguistics-minded language explainers including Spanish.
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youtube channel | A2-C1 | free | — |
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Language Transfer Spanish
Thinking Method audio course — complete and free.
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course free | A1-A2 | free | — |
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LanguageTool Spanish
Open-source grammar/style checker supporting Spanish.
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tool | A2-C2 | freemium | — |
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Lingoda Spanish
Live group/private classes on CEFR curriculum.
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course paid | A1-C1 | paid | — |
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LingQ Spanish
Import content and mine vocabulary while reading.
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reading | A2-C1 | freemium | 2026-08-02 |
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Linguee Spanish
Translation memory style examples.
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reference | A2-C2 | free | — |
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Live Lingua Spanish library
Aggregates public-domain FSI/Peace Corps Spanish with audio downloads.
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course free | A1-B2 | free | — |
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Los40 / music radio
Pop music radio for lighter listening stamina.
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listening | A2-B2 | free | — |
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LyricsTraining Spanish
Fill-gap listening via music videos.
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listening | A2-B2 | freemium | — |
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Michel Thomas Spanish
Audio course emphasizing confidence and structure.
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course paid | A1-A2 | paid | — |
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MosaLingua Spanish
SRS flashcards + dialogue packs; method-fit placement.
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course paid | A1-B2 | paid | — |
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News in Slow Spanish Latino
Latin American variant of slowed news.
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listening | A2-B2 | freemium | — |
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News in Slow Spanish YouTube
Video editions of slowed news.
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youtube channel | A2-B1 | freemium | — |
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Newsela Spanish (when available via schools)
Leveled news articles — institutional access common.
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reading | A2-B2 | paid | — |
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Notes in Spanish Intermediate
Natural couple conversations at intermediate speed.
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listening | B1-B2 | freemium | — |
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OpenCulture Spanish courses index
Curated index of free Spanish courses and podcasts.
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course free | A1-B2 | free | — |
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Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Lexico legacy / OUP)
Premium bilingual reference when licensed.
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reference | B1-C2 | paid | — |
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Peace Corps Spanish materials
Practical field Spanish; public-domain courseware via Live Lingua archive.
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course free | A1-B1 | free | 2026-08-02 |
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Preply Spanish tutors
Marketplace tutors with trial lessons.
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tutoring | A1-C2 | paid | — |
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Proyecto Gutenberg Spanish
Classic Spanish-language ebooks.
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reading | B2-C2 | free | 2026-08-02 |
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Radio Ambulante
Long-form Latin American narrative journalism podcast.
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listening | B2-C2 | free | — |
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Radio Nacional de España
Live and on-demand radio for advanced immersion.
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listening | B1-C2 | free | — |
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Readlang Spanish library
Click-translate reading with SRS export.
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reading | A2-C1 | freemium | — |
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Reforma (Mexico)
Mexican national paper for LatAm register.
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reading | B2-C2 | freemium | — |
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Rocket Spanish
Interactive paid course; strong fit for review pages.
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course paid | A1-B2 | paid | — |
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Rosetta Stone Spanish
Immersion-style app course; brand recognition for beginners.
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course paid | A1-B1 | paid | — |
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RTVE Noticias
Spanish public broadcaster news.
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listening | B1-C2 | free | — |
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RTVE Play
Spanish national broadcaster — news, series, documentaries.
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listening | B1-C2 | free | — |
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Señor Jordan
Classroom-style grammar videos popular with students.
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youtube channel | A1-B1 | free | — |
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Spanish After Hours
Natural speech and culture from a native teacher.
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youtube channel | A2-B2 | free | — |
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Spanish Proficiency Exercises (UT Austin)
Video interviews with transcripts by proficiency level.
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course free | A2-C1 | free | — |
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Spanish with Maria
Structured lessons for beginners.
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youtube channel | A1-B1 | free | — |
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SpanishChecker
Grammar check for writing practice.
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tool | A2-C1 | freemium | — |
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SpanishDict Conjugator
Fast verb conjugation lookup.
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reference | A1-C1 | free | — |
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SpanishDict YouTube
Word-of-the-day and grammar shorts.
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youtube channel | A1-B2 | free | — |
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SpanishPod101 Audio Lessons
Levelled audio lessons with transcripts.
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listening | A1-B2 | freemium | — |
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Spotify — Spanish learners playlists
Discovery for Spanish learner and native podcasts.
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listening | A1-C1 | freemium | 2026-08-02 |
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Tatoeba Spanish sentences
Open sentence corpus for examples and Anki.
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reference | A1-C1 | free | 2026-08-02 |
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Telemundo Noticias
US Spanish-language news — useful Latin American register.
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listening | B1-C1 | free | — |
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The Spanish Experiment
Stories and beginner content.
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youtube channel | A1-A2 | free | — |
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Univision Noticias
Major US Hispanic news network.
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listening | B1-C1 | free | — |
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Verbling Spanish
Professional tutor marketplace.
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tutoring | A1-C2 | paid | — |
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Why Not Spanish?
Clear grammar and vocabulary explainers for English speakers.
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youtube channel | A2-B2 | free | — |
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Wikipedia Español
Endless graded-by-topic reading; start with Simple topics.
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reading | A2-C2 | free | — |
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Wikisource Spanish
Public-domain Spanish literature.
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reading | B2-C2 | free | — |
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WordReference Spanish
Forum + dictionary for nuance and register questions.
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reference | A2-C2 | free | 2026-08-02 |