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Learn Spanish from scratch

Twenty lessons in a fixed order. Each one brings back what you learned three lessons ago, so nothing quietly falls out of your head.

Continue where you left off

6. Tener — to have

7 of 12 lessons done · 9 min · A1.2

A1.1 — your first words

From "hola" to your first sentence about yourself

✓GreetingsA1.1 · 8 minHello and goodbye at any time of day.You can greet anyone and ask how they are.Done ✓Introducing yourselfA1.1 · 9 minYour name, where you are from, what you do.You can say who you are in four sentences.Done ✓Numbers 1–100A1.1 · 7 minCounting, prices and phone numbers.You can understand a price and give your number.Done 4Ser — to beA1.1 · 10 minThe verb for who you are.You can describe people and things.Start →5Estar — to be, right nowA1.2 · 10 minThe other "to be" — and the rule that keeps them apart.You stop mixing up ser and estar.Start →6Tener — to haveA1.2 · 9 minAge, hunger, plans — in Spanish you have them.You can say how old you are and what you need.Continue →✓Asking questionsA1.2 · 8 minqué, quién, dónde, cuándo, por qué.You can ask for what you need.Done 8The present tenseA1.2 · 12 minOne pattern for every regular verb.You can talk about what you do every day.Start →

A1.2 — talking about your day

Food, time, people — the Spanish you use first on a trip

9Food and orderingA1.2 · 11 minOrder a coffee, a beer and a meal.You can eat out without pointing at the menu.Start →✓Telling the timeA1.2 · 8 minSon las dos y media — and why it is "son".You can arrange to meet at a time.Done ✓Days and monthsA1.2 · 7 minNo capital letters, and the week starts on Monday.You can name a day and a date.Done ✓FamilyA1.2 · 9 minThe people closest to you.You can talk about your family.Done

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