Intermediate Spanish Resources
We put together this list of intermediate Spanish resources to help you improve your Spanish skills faster. Clozemaster is awesome, but there's a lot out there and the key is finding what works best for you.
Spanish Apps
- Clozemaster: A gamified app focusing on context-based vocabulary learning.
- Duolingo: A popular app with interactive lessons and practice exercises.
- Babbel: Offers structured courses with dialogues and grammar explanations.
- Busuu: Features interactive lessons and community-based practice.
- Rosetta Stone: Uses immersive techniques with speech recognition technology.
- Lingvist: Provides personalized vocabulary and grammar practice.
- Memrise: Combines videos of native speakers with spaced repetition.
- FluentU: Utilizes real-world videos with interactive subtitles.
- Tandem: A language exchange app connecting learners with native speakers.
- HelloTalk: Allows users to practice with native speakers via text, voice, and video.
- SpanishDict: Offers dictionary, translation, and language learning resources.
- MosaLingua: Focuses on vocabulary and phrases with spaced repetition.
- Beelinguapp: Presents bilingual texts to improve reading comprehension.
- Drops: Emphasizes vocabulary building with visual aids and short sessions.
- Lingodeer: Provides structured lessons with grammar explanations.
- Pimsleur: Audio-based lessons focusing on listening and speaking skills.
- Brainscape: Uses flashcards with spaced repetition for vocabulary building.
- Anki: Customizable flashcard app with shared decks for Spanish learners.
- Mondly: Offers daily lessons with speech recognition and interactive exercises.
- SpanishPod101: Provides audio and video lessons with transcripts and practice tools.
Spanish Reading Resources
- Clozemaster: A gamified app focusing on reading and vocabulary through context-based sentences.
- News in Slow Spanish: Features news articles with slow narration and transcripts.
- El País: A leading Spanish newspaper offering a variety of articles.
- BBC Mundo: An international news site with articles in Spanish.
- El Mundo: A major Spanish newspaper with extensive online content.
- Short Stories in Spanish by Olly Richards: Engaging short stories tailored for intermediate learners.
- Readlang: A reading app that translates words on-the-fly and builds vocabulary lists.
- BookBox Spanish: Animated stories with subtitles to aid reading practice.
- Las Fábulas de Esopo: Classic Spanish fables with moral lessons.
- TVE Internacional: Offers articles, videos, and exercises for Spanish learners.
- Project Gutenberg: Free access to a range of classic Spanish literature.
- Easy Spanish Reader by William T. Tardy: A book designed for progressive reading practice.
- LibriVox: Free audiobooks of Spanish literature, often with text available.
- Clarín: An Argentine news magazine with a variety of articles.
- Gallica: The digital library of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France with a vast collection of Spanish texts.
- Univisión: A site with a variety of Spanish-language news articles.
- Lecturas Graduadas: Books specifically designed for Spanish learners at various levels.
Spanish Listening Resources
- Clozemaster: Includes audio practice for contextual sentence comprehension.
- Coffee Break Spanish: A podcast series with episodes focused on practical language use.
- Notes in Spanish: Features conversations on various topics at different levels.
- Radio Ambulante: A podcast with stories from across Latin America.
- RTVE: Provides video and audio news segments with clear narration.
- Audible: Audiobooks in Spanish, including many titles suitable for intermediate learners.
- TuneIn Radio: Access to Spanish radio stations and programs.
- Butterfly Spanish YouTube Channel: Such as Easy Spanish, offering street interviews and conversational practice.
- El País Podcasts: News and cultural podcasts from a leading Spanish newspaper.
- StoryLearning Spanish: Podcast series with stories designed for learners.
- Spanish Obsessed: Podcasts focusing on everyday Spanish conversations.
- Spotify: Search for Spanish language podcasts and audio content.
Spanish Writing Resources
- Clozemaster: Provides fill-in-the-blank exercises to improve writing through contextual practice.
- HiNative: A language exchange platform where native speakers correct your writing.
- Italki: Connects learners with Spanish tutors for personalized writing feedback.
- HelloTalk: Allows language exchange with native speakers who can help improve your writing.
- Write & Improve by Cambridge: Offers free writing practice with instant feedback.
- SpanishDict: Offers grammar guides and writing exercises with explanations.
- WordReference Forums: Community discussions that can help clarify writing questions.
- SpanishCorrector: A detailed Spanish grammar and spell checker.
- Lingolia Spanish: Clear grammar explanations with interactive exercises.
- Practica Español: Provides writing exercises based on current news and events.
- Learn Spanish with Andrew: YouTube channel offering writing tips and practice.
- Wattpad: A platform for writing and sharing stories, allowing feedback from native speakers.
- Instituto Hemmingway: Platforms like Coursera and edX offer courses specifically focused on improving Spanish writing.
Spanish Speaking Resources
- Clozemaster: Offers sentence-based practice with listening and speaking exercises.
- Speechling: Provides feedback on your speaking from native speakers.
- Lingoda: Offers online Spanish classes with live tutors to practice speaking.
- Rocket Spanish: Provides interactive audio lessons with speaking practice.
- Preply: Offers online tutoring sessions with native Spanish speakers to practice speaking.
- Verbling: Connects learners with professional Spanish tutors for conversation practice.
- Baselang: Offers unlimited one-on-one Spanish tutoring to practice speaking skills.
- My Language Exchange: Language exchange platform specifically for speaking practice.
- Easy Spanish: YouTube series with street interviews to mimic natural conversation.
- Learn Spanish with Paul: YouTube channel offering speaking practice and tips for improving fluency.
Spanish Grammar Resources
- Clozemaster: Provides sentence-based practice with a focus on grammar in context.
- Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Grammar by Dorothy Richmond: Comprehensive guide with exercises.
- SpanishDict: Offers detailed grammar guides and interactive practice.
- StudySpanish.com: Extensive grammar explanations and quizzes.
- Lawless Spanish: Extensive grammar guides and practice exercises.
- 123TeachMe: Provides grammar lessons, quizzes, and verb conjugation tools.
- BBC Languages: Grammar guides and interactive exercises.
- Conjuguemos: Focuses on verb conjugation practice with interactive exercises.
- Rocket Spanish: Comprehensive course with a strong emphasis on grammar.
- All Language Resources: Interactive stories that focus on grammar practice.
- Spanish Grammar in Context by Juan Kattan-Ibarra: A book that teaches grammar through real-life examples.
- Learn Spanish Grammar app: Mobile app focused on providing grammar exercises and explanations.
Spanish Dictionaries
- WordReference: Online dictionary with translations, definitions, and forum discussions.
- Linguee: Bilingual dictionary with contextual examples from real-life sources.
- Reverso Context: Provides translations and examples of words in various contexts.
- Collins Spanish Dictionary: Offers translations, idiomatic expressions, and usage examples.
- Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Comprehensive bilingual dictionary with cultural notes.
- Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE): Authoritative dictionary by the Spanish Royal Academy.
- SpanishDict: Online dictionary with translations, conjugations, and language learning resources.
- Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary: User-friendly online dictionary with pronunciation guides.
- Larousse Spanish-English Dictionary: Detailed entries with translations and grammar tips.
- PONS Online Dictionary: Offers translations, example sentences, and pronunciation.
- Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary: Detailed entries with grammatical information.
- Vox Spanish and English Student Dictionary: Aimed at learners with clear definitions and examples.
- Bab.la: Interactive dictionary with translations, language games, and quizzes.
- Dict.cc: Community-driven bilingual dictionary with user contributions.
- Gran Diccionario Oxford: Comprehensive bilingual dictionary for advanced learners.
- Diccionario Esencial de la Lengua Española: A simplified version of the DRAE for learners.
- Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary by Larousse: Portable dictionary with essential vocabulary.
- Langenscheidt Pocket Spanish Dictionary: Compact bilingual dictionary with essential terms and phrases.
Spanish Textbooks
- "Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Grammar" by Dorothy Richmond: Comprehensive guide with exercises for mastering Spanish grammar.
- "Easy Spanish Step-By-Step" by Barbara Bregstein: Step-by-step approach to build grammar and vocabulary.
- "Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses" by Dorothy Richmond: Focuses on mastering Spanish verb conjugations.
- "Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish" by Joseph J. Keenan: Addresses common mistakes and offers intermediate-level grammar explanations.
- "Spanish Demystified" by Jenny Petrow: Clear explanations and practice exercises for intermediate learners.
- "Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish" by Margarita Madrigal: A unique approach to building vocabulary and grammar.
- "Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish" by Bill VanPatten, Michael Leeser, and Gregory Keating: Integrates cultural contexts with language learning.
- "¡Arriba!: comunicación y cultura" by Eduardo Zayas-Bazan: Focuses on reading comprehension with engaging texts.
- "Rumbos" by Jill Pellettieri et al.: Intermediate textbook that emphasizes cultural insights and language skills.
- "Fuentes: Conversación y gramática" by Debbie Rusch, Marcela Domínguez, and Lucia Caycedo Garner: Focuses on conversation and grammar practice.
- "Imagina: Español sin barreras" by José A. Blanco and Cécile Z. Benaiges: Integrates language skills with cultural insights.
- "Revista: Conversación sin barreras" by José A. Blanco: Advanced intermediate textbook focusing on conversation.
- "Encuentros maravillosos: Gramática a través de la literatura" by Abby Kanter: Uses literature to teach grammar concepts.
- "Conexiones: Comunicación y cultura" by Eduardo Zayas-Bazán, Susan Bacon, and Dulce García: Emphasizes communication and cultural connections.
- "Vistas: Introducción a la lengua española" by José A. Blanco and Philip Redwine Donley: Comprehensive language program with various learning tools.
- "Pasajes: Lengua" by Mary Lee Bretz, Trisha Dvorak, and Carl Kirschner: Intermediate language course with grammar and vocabulary practice.
- "Aventuras" by Philip Redwine Donley and José A. Blanco: Engaging activities and cultural insights for intermediate learners.
- "Viajes: Introducción al español" by Robert Hershberger, Susan Navey-Davis, and Guiomar Borrás A.: Integrates grammar and communication skills.
- "Apúntate: Español introductorio" by Ana María Pérez-Gironés and Harold Ernest Teschner: Combines grammar practice with cultural learning.
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