20 units, 799 words, 52 texts with translation

Spanish A2: Elementary level

What you’ll be able to do: talk about yourself, go shopping, read simple texts.

Units in this level

Unit 1 · 40 words · 2 texts
Catch up with friends and family
Chat with friends and family on video calls and by message: share your news and ask what's new with them.
- ¿Qué estás haciendo? — What are you doing?
- Ya me estoy acostumbrando a todo — I'm already getting used to everything
Unit 2 · 40 words · 2 texts
Talk about your day
Say what you've already done today — chores, errands and small mishaps — and what you haven't done yet.
- ¿Ya has comprado el pan? — Have you bought the bread yet?
- Hoy todo ha salido mal — Everything has gone wrong today
Unit 3 · 38 words · 2 texts
Talk about what you've done and seen
Say what you've already tried, seen and visited, and chat about TV series, trips and your impressions.
- ¿Has estado en Andalucía? — Have you been to Andalucía?
- ¿Has visto ya esta serie? — Have you seen this series yet?
Unit 4 · 40 words · 3 texts
Compare prices and haggle
Shop at markets and stores: talk about prices and quality, compare things, haggle and exchange what you bought.
- ¿Me hace un descuento? — Can you give me a discount?
- Dos chaquetas — Two jackets
- ¿Quién es la última? — Who's last in line?
Unit 5 · 40 words · 3 texts
Rent a room from an ad
Read an apartment ad, call the landlord, look at a room and talk about the rent, the deposit and the bills.
- Llamo por el anuncio — I'm calling about the ad
- ¡La he encontrado! — I've found it!
- La nueva inquilina — The new tenant
Unit 6 · 42 words · 2 texts
Tell a friend how to cook
Cook with friends: name kitchen tools and ingredients, say what to cut, fry and add, and give a friend casual commands like "cut" and "add".
- La primera tortilla de Ana — Ana's first tortilla
- Si no remueves, el arroz se quema — If you don't stir, the rice burns
Unit 7 · 40 words · 2 texts
Talk about your weekend
Say how your weekend went: parties, celebrations, presents and jokes. Talk about yesterday and last Saturday in the past tense.
- ¿Qué tal el sábado? — How was Saturday?
- La fiesta de Lucía — Lucía's party
Unit 8 · 40 words · 3 texts
Talk about a trip
Tell the story of a trip: where you stayed, what you saw, where you went and what went wrong.
- ¿Qué me recomiendas? — What do you recommend?
- El autobús equivocado — The wrong bus
- Perdidos en la montaña — Lost on the mountain
Unit 9 · 39 words · 3 texts
Apologize and explain what happened
Tell people what happened to you: explain, apologize, react with surprise and admit your mistakes. Use the most common irregular verbs in the preterite: estuve, tuve, hice, fui, vi, di.
- ¿Dónde estuviste ayer? — Where were you yesterday?
- Una palabra equivocada — The wrong word
- El sábado no fui al cine y no llamé — On Saturday I didn't go to the movies and I didn't call
Unit 10 · 40 words · 3 texts
Talk about a new job and a move
Talk about changes in your life: moving to a new city, a new job, a job interview and plans for the future.
- ¡Cuánto tiempo! — Long time no see!
- ¿Y en qué planta vives? — So what floor do you live on?
- ¿Me voy o me quedo? — Should I go or should I stay?
Unit 11 · 40 words · 2 texts
Choose something to watch tonight
Pick a movie or a series for the evening: say what interests you, what you like and what bores you, and explain what a movie is about.
- ¿Qué vemos esta noche? — What should we watch tonight?
- ¿De qué trata la película? — What's the movie about?
Unit 12 · 40 words · 2 texts
Talk about your childhood
Remember your childhood: say how you lived, what you played and what you did every day when you were little.
- ¿Cómo eras de pequeño? — What were you like as a kid?
- Yo soñaba con tener un perrito — I used to dream of having a puppy
Unit 13 · 40 words · 3 texts
Describe how your neighborhood used to be
Talk about what your neighborhood was like in the past: describe places, people and the weather, and say what used to be there.
- Antes todo era distinto — Everything used to be different
- Echo de menos aquel barrio aburrido — I miss that boring neighborhood
- Un puente sin río — A bridge without a river
Unit 14 · 41 words · 3 texts
Ask about platforms and transfers
Travel by train, bus and plane: buy a ticket, ask about the platform and transfers, and talk about delays.
- ¿Transbordo? Perdón, no conozco esa palabra — Transbordo? Sorry, I don't know that word
- Vamos a llegar con retraso — We're going to arrive late
- Tengo miedo cuando el avión despega — I'm scared when the plane takes off
Unit 15 · 40 words · 3 texts
Understand what the doctor tells you
Go to the doctor and the pharmacy: say what hurts, name medicines and understand what the doctor tells you to do.
- Toso desde hace cuatro días — I've been coughing for four days
- Una semana en casa con un resfriado — A week at home with a cold
- Me pica mucho la piel de los brazos — The skin on my arms really itches
Unit 16 · 40 words · 3 texts
Tell a story about something that happened
Tell people what happened to you: a storm, an unexpected meeting, a scare and a happy ending. Set the scene and move the story forward with the right past tense.
- La noche del apagón — The night of the blackout
- Niebla, un charco y una sorpresa — Fog, a puddle and a surprise
- ¿Quién me perseguía? — Who was chasing me?
Unit 17 · 40 words · 3 texts
Introduce your friends at a party
Introduce people to each other at a party, say who's related to whom and who gets along with whom, and describe what people look like.
- ¿Quién es quién? — Who's who?
- Perdón, creo que no nos conocemos — Sorry, I don't think we know each other
- ¡Qué cotilla eres! — You're such a gossip!
Unit 18 · 39 words · 3 texts
Run errands at the post office and the bank
Send a package, fill out forms, deposit and withdraw money, and say how things are done with -mente adverbs.
- Quiero enviar un paquete a Madrid — I want to send a package to Madrid
- Una mañana de recados — A morning of errands
- La contraseña — The password
Unit 19 · 42 words · 3 texts
Explain what's broken
Get things fixed and explain what's wrong: talk to a technician and your landlord, read ads and pass on what other people say.
- Ayer se estropeó mi móvil — My phone broke yesterday
- El grifo de la cocina gotea — The kitchen faucet is dripping
- ¿Qué dice la casera? — What does the landlady say?
Unit 20 · 38 words · 2 texts
Look back on your year in Spain
Say goodbye and look back on a year in Spain: talk about feelings, goals, hard times and what you've learned.
- La cena de despedida — The farewell dinner
- Carta a la Ana de hace un año — A letter to the Ana of a year ago

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