28 units, 1,143 words, 70 texts with translation

Spanish B1: Intermediate level

What you’ll be able to do: travel without a dictionary, read news and blogs.

Units in this level

Unit 1 · 38 words · 2 texts
Talk about what has changed in a year
Welcome a friend back from a trip, say how long you've been doing something, and talk about what has changed in your life and what hasn't.
- ¡Por fin de vuelta! — Back at last!
- Llevo más de un año viviendo en Valencia — I've been living in Valencia for more than a year
Unit 2 · 41 words · 2 texts
Share your plans for the year
Talk about your goals and resolutions for the year: what you'll do, how hard you'll try and when.
- ¿Qué harás este año? — What will you do this year?
- Con cumplir la mitad ya estaré contenta — If I keep just half, I'll be happy
Unit 3 · 42 words · 3 texts
Make plans in case it rains
Talk about the weather and nature, make predictions, and make plans and promises like "if it rains, we'll stay home".
- ¿Y si llueve? — What if it rains?
- El horóscopo que se cumplió — The horoscope that came true
- El domingo saldrá el sol otra vez — On Sunday the sun will come out again
Unit 4 · 42 words · 3 texts
Ask your neighbors to keep it down
Politely ask your neighbors for some quiet, complain without starting a fight and reach an agreement, using the conditional ("I would…") and polite requests.
- La una de la madrugada — One in the morning
- ¿Les importaría no usar el taladro? — Would you mind not using the drill? (to several people, formal)
- ¿Y tú qué harías? — And what would you do?
Unit 5 · 42 words · 2 texts
Give a friend advice
Ask for and give advice: say what you would do in someone's place, weigh the pros and cons, talk about your doubts and make up your mind.
- Yo que tú, no lo dudaría tanto — If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much
- ¿Por qué no vivimos juntos? — Why don't we live together?
Unit 6 · 41 words · 2 texts
Tell the story of a fight and making up
Tell what happened: fights, accusations, confessions and making up. Talk about your own stories and other people's gossip.
- ¡Ni te lo imaginas! — You have no idea!
- Cómo discutí con mi mejor amigo — How I had a fight with my best friend
Unit 7 · 44 words · 2 texts
Rent a car and drive in Spain
Rent a car and ask about insurance, the deposit, gas and parking; understand the road rules and politely ask what you don't know.
- ¿Qué seguro entra en el precio? — What insurance is included in the price?
- En coche por España — By car around Spain
Unit 8 · 41 words · 3 texts
Tell what went wrong on a road trip
Tell the story of a trip where something broke down or didn't go as planned: a breakdown, a flat tire, animals on the road, getting help and a happy ending.
- Una llamada desde la gasolinera — A call from the gas station
- La rueda, las ovejas y la boda de unos desconocidos — The tire, the sheep and some strangers' wedding
- La llamada a la asistencia en carretera — The call to roadside assistance
Unit 9 · 38 words · 3 texts
Explain why you were late
Say what had already happened by a certain moment in the past: being late, stage fright and the first times in your life.
- ¡Ya os habíais ido todos! — You had all left already!
- La primera vez que hablé en público — The first time I spoke in public
- El regalo de Carlos — Carlos's present
Unit 10 · 41 words · 3 texts
Return a purchase and make a complaint
Return an item, ask for your money back and write a polite complaint to a store or an online shop.
- No me lo cambian — They won't exchange it for me
- Solicito el reembolso completo — I request a full refund
- ¿Te lo han devuelto? — Did they give it back to you?
Unit 11 · 43 words · 2 texts
Argue about a movie
Talk about a movie: praise it and criticize it, compare it with others, and say whether you agree or disagree.
- ¿La mejor peli del año? — The best movie of the year?
- Desde el segundo capítulo es otra serie — From the second episode on, it's a different series
Unit 12 · 43 words · 3 texts
Ask friends to help you move
Ask for help and give friendly instructions during a move: hold this, put it there, sit down. Talk about how you met someone.
- Mudanza sin ascensor — Moving without an elevator
- Cómo nos conocimos — How we met
- ¿Dónde pongo esto? — Where do I put this?
Unit 13 · 44 words · 3 texts
Buy and sell secondhand things
Buy and sell used things from ads, haggle over the price politely and furnish a new apartment.
- ¿Me lo dejaría en ciento cuarenta? — Would you let me have it for a hundred and forty? (formal)
- Tenemos piano y no hemos subido ni un peldaño — We have a piano and we haven't climbed a single step
- Éramos siete y solo teníamos tres platos — There were seven of us and we only had three plates
Unit 14 · 41 words · 2 texts
Report what someone said
Pass on what other people said and asked in the past, sum up a TV episode and talk about detective stories.
- ¿Qué dijo la casera? — What did the landlady say?
- El último episodio — The last episode
Unit 15 · 44 words · 3 texts
Talk about yourself at a job interview
Talk about your education, skills, strengths and weaknesses at a job interview, and join sentences with lo que, donde and quien (what, where, who).
- Cuando estoy nerviosa, hablo demasiado — When I'm nervous, I talk too much
- Me puse roja como un tomate — I turned as red as a tomato
- Lo bueno y lo malo — The good and the bad
Unit 16 · 42 words · 2 texts
Tell someone what not to do
Learn to tell people what not to do, and talk about body parts, exercises and habits: the things trainers and grandmothers like to talk about.
- Mi primer día en el gimnasio — My first day at the gym
- No te sientes ahí, que hay corriente — Don't sit there, there's a draft
Unit 17 · 44 words · 3 texts
Describe personality and mood
Describe what someone is like and how they feel today. Learn how ser and estar change the meaning of some adjectives, plus words about habits and behavior.
- El nuevo — The new guy
- No estoy malo, estoy hecho polvo — I'm not sick, I'm wiped out
- ¡Qué día! — What a day!
Unit 18 · 44 words · 2 texts
Share wishes and requests with loved ones
Talk about wishes and feelings: ask people for things, say what you hope for, congratulate, support and speak openly.
- Quiero que seas sincero — I want you to be honest
- Felicidades, Irene — Happy birthday, Irene
Unit 19 · 42 words · 2 texts
Leave your keys and your pet with a friend
Going away for a week? Leave your keys with a friend and explain how to feed the cat and water the plants, and what to do in an emergency. You'll learn to say "so that" with para que and "usually" with soler.
- Me voy una semana — I'm going away for a week
- No le des jamón — Don't give him ham
Unit 20 · 40 words · 2 texts
Get help from tech support
Call customer support: ask them to fix your internet, wait on hold and ask for compensation. You'll also learn new uses of por and para.
- Llamo por tercera vez — I'm calling for the third time
- Cómo gané a mi compañía de internet — How I beat my internet company
Unit 21 · 40 words · 3 texts
Plan a guest's visit
Plan a visit from a friend or relative: airport pickup, a place to sleep, vacation plans and getting by in a foreign language. Say what will happen when something else happens.
- Cuando llegues, escríbeme — When you arrive, write me
- Cuando aprenda español… — When I learn Spanish…
- Una huésped en casa — A houseguest at home
Unit 22 · 36 words · 2 texts
Spot a scammer
Recognize a scam on the phone and in messages, say no to it, and warn other people.
- Llamaré yo al número de mi tarjeta — I'll call the number on my card myself
- Cuando le digan que llaman del banco, cuelgue — When they tell you they're calling from the bank, hang up
Unit 23 · 42 words · 3 texts
Understand street Spanish
Understand everyday slang and youth words from Spain and know who you can use them with. Guess what new words mean from their parts: des-, re-, -ción, -dad.
- No he entendido ni la mitad — I didn't understand even half
- Diez palabras que oigo todos los días — Ten words I hear every day
- ¿Deshacer o rehacer? — Undo or redo?
Unit 24 · 42 words · 2 texts
Express doubt about what others say
Say how sure you are, talk about news and rumors, and argue about an important decision.
- ¿Madrid? ¡Ni hablar! — Madrid? No way!
- El bulo que todos creyeron — The hoax everyone believed
Unit 25 · 35 words · 2 texts
Debate your views at the table
Argue after a long lunch about what matters more, money or time, and what makes a good life.
- Se trabaja para vivir, no se vive para trabajar — You work to live, you don't live to work
- Sin frases bonitas, solo cosas pequeñas — No fancy phrases, just little things
Unit 26 · 41 words · 3 texts
Talk about falling in love
Talk about feelings and relationships: falling in love, dating and getting married, and also getting used to a new city and feeling at home there.
- ¿Te gusta Diego? — Do you like Diego?
- Cómo me enamoré de esta ciudad — How I fell in love with this city
- El anillo que no era de oro — The ring that wasn't gold
Unit 27 · 28 words · 3 texts
Go on a date and make up after a fight
Go on a first date, settle an argument and tell a breakup story: flirt, ask for changes gently and come to an agreement.
- Hacía años que no tenía una cita — I hadn't been on a date in years
- ¡Si lo único que he roto es la aspiradora! — But the only thing I've broken is the vacuum cleaner!
- Estar sola te sienta bien — Being alone is good for you
Unit 28 · 42 words · 3 texts
Explain a hard decision
Make a big decision, take stock and turn down an offer politely: stay or leave, with no regrets. Choose quickly between the normal verb form and the subjunctive.
- ¿Qué has decidido? — What have you decided?
- Carta a la Ana de dentro de un año — A letter to the Ana of one year from now
- La llamada a Madrid — The call to Madrid

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