In this activity, you will piece together a beautiful jungle scene. As you solve the puzzle, you will uncover the hidden Spanish phrase: "En la selva viven animales como el chimpancé" (In the jungle live animals like the chimpanzee).
Before you start playing, review the essential vocabulary cheat sheet below so you can recognize the jungle animals as they appear in the image.
This beginner-level exercise, titled "Un día de paseo" (A day out) is designed to test your active listening and spelling skills.
In this dictation, you will hear a short, everyday text. Your goal is to type exactly what you hear. To succeed in this exercise, pay close attention to the spelling notes (notas ortográficas) below.
Dictado en español
Escucha, escribe y corrige tu texto.
Nivel B1
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🎧 Escucha el dictado
Puedes escucharlo las veces necesarias
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Notas ortográficas
Tips to Master Spanish Dictations
Listen first: always play the audio completely once before you start typing to understand the general context of the story.
Adjust the speed: if the speaker is too fast for you right now, use the 0.75x speed option on the audio player to catch every single letter.
Review before submitting: read your text one last time to double-check your punctuation and written accents before revealing the correct answer.
-AR verbs are the most common group of verbs in the Spanish language. Because they are regular they follow a strict, predictable pattern. By learning their infinitive forms today, you set yourself up for absolute success when it is time to conjugate them into the past, present or future tenses.
Below, you will find 15 of the most essential regular -AR verbs used in daily, real-life conversations. To help you memorize them effectively, we have created these interactive beginner Spanish flashcards.
How to use these interactive flashcards:
Guess the action: Look at the image on the front of the card and try to recall the Spanish word.
Flip the card: click the flashcard to reveal the correct Spanish verb and its English translation.
Perfect your accent: click the audio play button on every card to hear the exact pronunciation from a native speaker.
Ready to build your vocabulary and improve your listening skills? Let's start flipping!
The Sagrada Familia is one of the most famous monuments in Spain and a must-see attraction in Barcelona.
This Spanish activity is perfect for beginners (A1–A2) and includes four questions that help learners practice grammar and vocabulary while discovering interesting facts about this world-famous basilica.
👋 ¡Hola! Soy Alba, tu guía turística. Vamos a visitar la famosa Sagrada Familia. ¿Me ayudas a completar unas frases sobre esta basílica?
Learning the most common Spanish verbs is one of the fastest ways to start communicating in Spanish. In this online activity, Fill in the blanks with common Spanish verbs, you will practice essential Spanish verbs in the present indicative tense (presente de indicativo), the tense used to talk about facts, routines, descriptions, and everyday situations. This activity for beginners focuses on some of the most important verbs in Spanish: ser, estar, tener, hablar, comer and vivir.
In this exercise you have to complete each sentence by typing the correct present tense form of the verb shown. When you finish, click Comprobar respuestas (Check answers)to see your score and review any mistakes.
Practica verbos comunes en español
Escribe la forma correcta del verbo en presente de indicativo.
Learning how to describe yourself in Spanish is one of the most useful skills for real-life communication because we use it constantly. In this post, you’ll learn the most important Spanish vocabulary to describe faces naturally, including hair, eyes, facial features, accessories...
Basic structure to describe yourself in Spanish
A natural order is usually:
Hair → Eyes → Facial features → General appearance (clothes, accessories...)
But today we are going to focus on how to describe a face in Spanish.
Some examples:
Tengo el pelo largo y rizado y (tengo)* los ojos verdes. (I have long, curly hair and green eyes.).
Soy calvo, tengo los ojos azules y tengo barba. (I'm bald, I have blue eyes and I have a beard.).
*the second "tengo" can be omitted to avoid repetition, as it is clear from the context.
Use of verb "tener" (to have)
Used for both physical characteristics that can easily change over time (such as hair color or texture) or cannot change (such as eye color).
Tengo los ojos marrones.
Tengo el pelo corto.
Tengo el pelo liso.
Tengo bigote.
Tengo el pelo largo y rizado.
Tengo pecas.
Use of verb "ser" (to be)
Used for general physical characteristics which generally do not change or are permanent over a long period of time.
Examples:
Soy calvo.
Soy guapa.
Soy joven.
Use of verb "llevar" (to wear)
This verb is used for accessories, clothes or styles.
Llevo gafas.
Llevo un collar y un vestido rojo.
Yo llevo una coleta y ella lleva dos trenzas.
Below are some tables with vocabulary related to hair, which is useful for describing facial features in Spanish. We recommend practicing with the exercises provided below.
Some Spanish grammar topics become much easier when learners can see them. That is exactly what happens with delante de and detrás de in Spanish.
These common Spanish expressions are perfect for visual learning, especially when paired with simple illustrations, printable activities or interactive exercises. Whether you are teaching Spanish in the classroom or learning on your own, picture-based practice makes these location expressions easier to understand and remember.
In this post, you’ll discover how to practice delante de and detrás de in a simple and engaging way with a downloadable set of 8 illustrated worksheets designed for Spanish learners.
Why illustrations help so much?
Location expressions are naturally visual. Students understand them faster when they can connect words to images instead of memorizing abstract rules.
For teachers, illustrated activities create more interaction and speaking opportunities in class.
For self-learners, visuals reduce translation dependency and help build direct comprehension in Spanish.
Illustration-based practice is especially useful for beginners, children and teens, teachers, independent students and conversation practice.
If you’re learning Spanish, one of the first things you’ll need is the ability to describe where things and people are. Whether you’re talking about your house, giving directions or simply describing a picture, location words are everywhere in real communication.
Among these, two of the most common prepositions are “delante de” and “detrás de”. At first glance, they seem easy (just “in front of” and “behind”, right?) but in practice, many students mix them up or forget how to use them correctly in a sentence.
The good news? Once you understand the logic behind them, they become super intuitive.
In this post, you’ll learn how to use delanteand detrásstep by step, with examples, practical tips and links to our activities to help you remember them naturally.
¡Vamos allá!
What do delante de and detrás de mean?
Both words describe position in space:
Detrás de = behind
Delante de = in front of
When followed by a noun, we usually use the preposition “de”:
delante de la casa → in front of the house
detrás de la puerta → behind the door
Delante de
We use delante de when something is in front of another object or person.
Structure:
delante + de + noun
Examples:
El coche está delante de la casa. (The car is in front of the house.)
María está delante de Juan. (María is in front of Juan.)
El perro se sienta delante de mí. (The dog sits in front of me.)
Detrás de
We use detrás de when something is behind another object or person.
Structure:
detrás + de + noun
Examples:
El gato está detrás de la puerta. (The cat is behind the door.)
El niño está detrás de su madre. (The child is behind his mother.)
Hay un jardín detrás de la casa. (There is a garden behind the house.)
Delante de VS Detrás de, the main difference
SPANISH
ENGLISH
MAIN DIFFERENCE
delante de
in front of
visible person/animal/object
detrás de
behind
hidden person/animal/object
Example:
La niña está delante del árbol. (You see her clearly).
La niña está detrás del árbol. (The tree hides her).
Delante de VS Detrás de: common mistakes
1) Missing the preposition “de”
Incorrect: delante la casa
Correct: delante de la casa
2) Confusing with “enfrente”
Enfrente de = opposite (not the same as "delante").
Example:
El banco está enfrente de la escuela. (across the street)
El banco está delante de la escuela. (just in front)
Let's sing!
Sometimes, the best way to remember new words in Spanish is not by memorizing… but by listening, repeating and having fun. This song will help you internalize “delante de” and “detrás de” in a natural and catchy way.
In this video, you’ll hear both prepositions used in context, with clear repetition and rhythm so you can follow along easily.
If you’re learning Spanish and enjoy real-life stories about everyday people, La vida como peluquera is a great way to practice. This short Spanish story for beginners and intermediate learners takes you inside a small hair salon, where daily routines, conversations and small surprises come together.
In this story, you’ll meet Sara, a hairdresser who loves her job and the people she meets every day. Through her eyes, you’ll discover what working in a hair salon is really like and how a simple haircut can sometimes change much more than appearance.
Designed to help you improve your Spanish comprehension, vocabulary and listening skills, this story focuses on daily life, emotions and human connections.
Ready to practice Spanish with a warm and relatable story? Watch the video and discover La vida como peluquera in Spanish.
What you'll get
To help you enjoy La vida como peluquera and make the most of your Spanish learning, you’ll find everything you need right here:
A video with the full story in clear, slow Spanish, with and without English subtitles.
A printable PDF with the complete story in Spanish.
An English translation to read side by side and compare easily.
A short comprehension quiz with answer key to check your understanding.
This resource is perfect for beginner and intermediate Spanish learners who want to learn through realistic stories about work and everyday life.
Below you can find the video and the download links.
Me llamo Sara y tengo treinta y cinco años. Soy peluquera desde hace más de diez. Trabajo en una peluquería pequeña del centro de mi ciudad, que se llama Brillo y Estilo. Cada día, cuando abro la puerta, me llega ese olor a champú y laca que ya forma parte de mi vida.
Por las mañanas suelo preparar el material: limpio las tijeras, ordeno los peines y preparo los tintes. Me gusta ver todo en su sitio. Después, miro la agenda y veo quién viene ese día. A veces tengo muchos clientes y no paro ni un minuto, y otras veces el día pasa más tranquilo.
Lo que más me gusta de mi trabajo es hablar con la gente. En la peluquería se cuentan muchas historias: bodas, viajes, problemas, amores…
(No sé qué hacer... ¡es que es tan mono!)
¡De todo!
También disfruto cuando alguien sale del salón sonriendo, mirándose al espejo y diciéndome: “¡Qué bien me veo, Sara!”.
Eso no tiene precio.
Lo que menos me gusta son los días en los que alguien viene de mal humor y no hay manera de hacerle sonreír; o cuando el tinte no queda exactamente del color que quería la clienta. Pero bueno, eso pasa pocas veces.
Un día, hace unos años, vino don Ramón, un señor mayor con el pelo blanco y unos ojos azules muy claros. Siempre pedía el mismo corte: corto por los lados y un poco más largo arriba. Pero ese día me sorprendió. Me dijo: —Sara, hoy quiero un cambio. Yo me quedé un poco en shock. Pensé que bromeaba. Pero no. Quería teñirse el pelo… ¡de rojo!
Le pregunté varias veces si estaba seguro y me dijo que sí. Me contó que su nieta le había dicho que debía “atreverse más”. Así que lo hice. Cuando se vio en el espejo, sonrió y dijo:
—Ahora parezco joven otra vez.
Y salió tan contento que durante semanas todo el barrio hablaba del “abuelo pelirrojo”.
Esa anécdota la recuerdo con cariño porque me enseñó algo importante: nunca es tarde para cambiar y para divertirse un poco. A veces, un corte de pelo puede cambiar mucho más que la imagen: puede cambiar el ánimo, las ganas de vivir.
Cada día, cuando termino mi jornada y barro los últimos mechones del suelo, pienso que no cambiaría este trabajo por nada. Ser peluquera no es solo cortar el pelo: es escuchar, aconsejar y hacer que la gente se sienta bien.
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