MADRID · A1–C1
Spanish course · DELE A1 to C1 · 34 units
Practice speaking Spanish in real conversations
Order a coffee in Madrid, check into a hotel, sort out a wrong order at a tapas bar. The course builds up to conversations you can actually have, from your first hola to DELE C1.
For iPhone, iOS 18 or later.
Your first conversation
Meet your Spanish tutors
Your first mission is Café in Madrid with Lucía, a barista at Café Botánico, Madrid. She greets you, takes your order, asks if it's for here or to go, and tells you the price. Rehearse the phrases first, then talk or type your answers.
As the course goes on you'll meet more of the cast, each with their own place and mission. Ask any of them to repeat, slow down, or show English.
¡Hola, buenos días! ¿Qué te pongo?Hi, good morning! What can I get you?
Syllabus
Every Spanish unit, A1 to C1
34 units across five levels, with 17 built-in speaking missions. You can also write your own.
A1 · Beginner
DELE A18 units
- Sounds of SpanishYou'll be able to pronounce Spanish clearly and greet people.Covers: Vowels and the letters ñ, rr, j, ll, Stress and written accents, Hola, buenos días, ¿qué tal?Speaking mission: Greet your neighbor in the morning and ask how they are
- Introducing yourselfYou'll be able to say your name, where you're from and what you do.Covers: ser: soy, eres, es, llamarse, Subject pronouns, tú vs. ustedSpeaking mission: Introduce yourself at a language exchange in Madrid
- Nouns and articlesYou'll be able to name things around you.Covers: Gender: el, la, un, una, Plurals, Adjective agreement
- Numbers and pricesYou'll be able to count, ask prices and pay.Covers: Numbers 0–1000, ¿Cuánto cuesta?, quiero and me poneSpeaking mission: Order breakfast at a café in Madrid and pay
- Present tenseYou'll be able to talk about what you do.Covers: Regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs, Questions and negation, Frequency: siempre, a veces, nunca
- Where things areYou'll be able to ask where things are and understand directions.Covers: estar for location, hay, Prepositions: cerca de, al lado de, enfrente deSpeaking mission: Ask for directions: Find the Prado from Sol
- Likes and dislikesYou'll be able to say what you like and ask others.Covers: gustar and encantar, me, te, le, nos, les, también and tampoco
- Time and plansYou'll be able to tell the time and make plans.Covers: Telling the time, Days and months, ir a + infinitiveSpeaking mission: Make plans with a friend for Saturday night
A2 · Elementary
DELE A28 units
- Irregular verbsYou'll be able to use the most common irregular verbs.Covers: tener, hacer, poner, salir, Stem changes: e→ie, o→ue, e→i, poder, querer + infinitive
- Daily routineYou'll be able to describe your day from waking up to bed.Covers: Reflexive verbs, Sequence: primero, luego, después, Time expressions
- The preteriteYou'll be able to say what you did yesterday or on holiday.Covers: Regular preterite, Irregular: fui, hice, tuve, estuve, Time markers: ayer, el año pasadoSpeaking mission: Tell a friend about your trip to Barcelona
- The imperfectYou'll be able to describe how things used to be.Covers: Imperfect forms, Habits in the past, Background description
- Object pronounsYou'll be able to talk about things without repeating them.Covers: lo, la, los, las, le, les, se lo, se la, Where pronouns goSpeaking mission: Return a jacket that doesn't fit at a shop in Madrid
- ComparingYou'll be able to compare places, people and things.Covers: más/menos… que, tan… como, tanto como, Superlatives: el más…, mejor, peor, mayor, menor
- CommandsYou'll be able to give instructions and directions.Covers: Affirmative tú commands, usted commands, Negative commands, Pronouns with commandsSpeaking mission: Fix a wrong order: The waiter brought the wrong tapas
- The present perfectYou'll be able to talk about experiences and things you've done today.Covers: he, has, ha + participle, ya, todavía no, alguna vez, Irregular participles
B1 · Intermediate
DELE B17 units
- Telling storiesYou'll be able to tell a story in the past clearly.Covers: Preterite vs. imperfect, The pluperfect, Story connectors: de repente, al finalSpeaking mission: Tell a friend about the strangest thing that happened to you on holiday
- Subjunctive: wishes and adviceYou'll be able to give advice and say what you want others to do.Covers: Present subjunctive forms, querer que, esperar que, recomendar que, es importante queSpeaking mission: Ask a pharmacist for advice about a bad cold
- Future and conditionalYou'll be able to talk about the future and what you would do.Covers: Simple future, Conditional, Future of probability
- Subjunctive: feelings and doubtYou'll be able to react to news and express doubt.Covers: me alegra que, me molesta que, no creo que, dudo que, es posible que
- Por and paraYou'll be able to choose between por and para correctly.Covers: por: cause, through, exchange, para: purpose, destination, deadline, Set phrasesSpeaking mission: Check into a hotel: Ask to change rooms and arrange a late checkout
- Relative clausesYou'll be able to describe people and things in detail.Covers: que, quien, donde, lo que, el que, la que, Subjunctive in relative clausesSpeaking mission: Call about a flat for rent and ask about it
- Reported speechYou'll be able to pass on what people said.Covers: dijo que…, Tense shifts, preguntó si…
B2 · Upper intermediate
DELE B26 units
- HypotheticalsYou'll be able to talk about what would happen if things were different.Covers: Imperfect subjunctive, si tuviera…, haría…, ojalá + imperfect subjunctive
- Arguing a pointYou'll be able to give a structured opinion and counter-argument.Covers: sin embargo, no obstante, aunque, Subjunctive after negative opinions, HedgingSpeaking mission: Debate with a friend whether tourism is good for Barcelona
- Passive and impersonal seYou'll be able to read and write news-style sentences.Covers: se vende, se alquila, ser + participle, Impersonal se
- Professional SpanishYou'll be able to handle job interviews and formal emails.Covers: Formal register, Email phrases, Talking about strengthsSpeaking mission: Do a job interview for a marketing role in Mexico City
- Spanish around the worldYou'll be able to understand Latin American and Spanish varieties.Covers: vosotros vs. ustedes, voseo, Regional vocabulary
- Idioms and colloquial speechYou'll be able to follow informal conversation.Covers: Common idioms, Colloquial intensifiers, Filler words: pues, o sea, valeSpeaking mission: Chat with friends at a bar about your week
C1 · Advanced
DELE C15 units
- Subjunctive with nuanceYou'll be able to use the subjunctive for subtle meaning.Covers: aunque + indicative vs. subjunctive, como si, Pluperfect subjunctive
- Literary SpanishYou'll be able to read literature and formal prose.Covers: Future perfect and conditional perfect, Literary tenses, Style and register
- Cohesion and styleYou'll be able to write long, well-linked texts.Covers: Advanced connectors, Nominalization, Avoiding repetition
- Humor and wordplayYou'll be able to understand jokes, sayings and double meanings.Covers: Refranes, Double meanings, Irony and toneSpeaking mission: Swap jokes and sayings with a friend from Seville
- Spanish for anythingYou'll be able to read specialist texts and speak with precision.Covers: Academic vocabulary, Precise verbs, Formal presentationsSpeaking mission: Present a project proposal to a team in Madrid
Levels
Practicing for the DELE speaking paper
Every DELE exam includes a speaking paper where you talk with an examiner, and it's the part many candidates find hardest to practice alone.
Vivavoce's Spanish levels follow DELE A1 to C1, with speaking missions at every level, so you get regular practice answering in real time instead of only reading and writing.
Stories that grow with you
El último tren · The Last Train · A2
Son las once de la noche. Marta corre por la calle con su maleta.
It's eleven at night. Marta runs down the street with her suitcase.
Each unit has its own story, written with the words and grammar you've learned so far, plus graded readers like El último tren. Tap any word for its meaning and an example, and listen while each sentence is read aloud.
FAQ
Questions about learning Spanish with Vivavoce
Is this Spain Spanish or Latin American Spanish?
The tutors and missions are set in Madrid, and the B2 level includes a unit on Spanish around the world, covering how it differs across Spain and Latin America.
When do I learn the subjunctive?
At B1, in two units: wishes and advice first, then feelings and doubt. C1 comes back to it with finer nuance.
Can Vivavoce help me prepare for the DELE?
Each level follows a DELE level from A1 to C1 and has spoken role-plays with a tutor, which is good practice for the speaking paper. It isn't an official DELE course.
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Start speaking today
Your first speaking mission takes about six minutes. For iPhone, iOS 18 or later.