Basic Spanish in 7 Days (Fast Track) 2026
Learn basic Spanish in 7 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 4–5 lessons a day, about 107 minutes daily. Each day you read the lessons, listen to the phrases and take that day's quiz. The final assessment draws 40 questions at random from the whole course; score 80% or more to download your certificate.
Kort antwoord
Deze gratis cursus heeft ongeveer 749 minuten lessen, 7 themaquizzen zonder tijdslimiet (300 vragen in totaal) en een getimede eindtoets van 40 willekeurig gekozen vragen. Haal 80% of meer op de eindtoets om een bewijs van deelname te downloaden (privé, niet geaccrediteerd). Gecontroleerd aan de hand van officiële bronnen op 13 oktober 2026.
Wat je leert
- Spell your name and greet people, choosing between tú and usted
- Say and understand numbers, prices, dates and clock times
- Talk about yourself, your family, your home and your day in short sentences
- Order at a café, shop for food and clothes, and pay at the checkout
- Ask for directions, buy a train or bus ticket and talk about the weather
- Make an appointment and fill in a simple form
- Say what you did yesterday and what you are going to do
- Ask for help in an emergency
Haal 80% of meer om je certificaat te downloaden.
Je studieplan
Lees elke les, maak de themaquiz (zonder tijdslimiet, met uitleg) en daarna de getimede eindtoets. Elke keer wordt een nieuwe mix van vragen gekozen. Je voortgang wordt in deze browser opgeslagen.
- Lees de lessen30 lessen, ongeveer 749 min
- Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me · Unit 4: Numbers 0–100
- Dag 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time · Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people
- Dag 3: Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 9: Home · Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Dag 4: In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons · Unit 16: My day
- Dag 5: Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time · Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours
- Dag 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 21: Phone and appointments · Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans · Unit 25: Can you help me?
- Dag 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more20 vragen
Lessen: Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home · Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Eindexamen40 vragen, 45 min · Haal 80% of meer
Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more
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Vraag 1 van 40
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Antwoord: D. Ñ
Eñe is the letter ñ. It sounds like 'ny' in 'canyon', as in España.
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Vraag 2 van 40
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Antwoord: B. It is silent.
In Spanish, the letter h is always silent, so hola sounds like 'ola'.
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Vraag 3 van 40
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Antwoord: C. How do you spell it?
¿Cómo se escribe? means 'How do you spell it?' Answer with Se escribe… and the letters.
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Vraag 4 van 40
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Antwoord: D. b and v
B and v have the same sound in Spanish. That is why people ask: ¿Con be o con uve?
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Vraag 5 van 40
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Antwoord: B. adiós
The written accent always goes up to the right (´), and here it is on the strong part of the word: a-DIÓS.
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Vraag 6 van 40
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Antwoord: A. At the start of the question
Spanish questions start with ¿ and end with ?: ¿Cómo te llamas?
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Vraag 7 van 40
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Antwoord: A. Like 'th' in 'think'
In most of Spain, z, and c before e or i, sound like 'th' in 'think'. In Latin America they sound like s.
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Vraag 8 van 40
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Antwoord: A. Muñoz
She spells eme, u, eñe, o, zeta: Muñoz. Eñe is ñ and zeta is z.
Transcript
Me llamo Lucía Muñoz. Muñoz se escribe: eme, u, eñe, o, zeta.
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Vraag 9 van 40
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Antwoord: A. López
Apellidos means last names. Most people in Spain have two: his first is García and his second is López.
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Vraag 10 van 40
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Antwoord: B. Víctor
He says uve (v), then i con tilde (í), so the name is Víctor with v and an accent.
Transcript
Mi nombre es Víctor. Se escribe: uve, i con tilde, ce, te, o, erre.
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Vraag 11 van 40
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Antwoord: D. Good morning
Buenos días is the greeting for the morning, until about lunch time.
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Vraag 12 van 40
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Antwoord: D. Buenas noches.
Late in the evening and at night, use buenas noches. Buenas tardes is for the afternoon and early evening.
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Vraag 13 van 40
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Antwoord: D. usted
Use usted with an older person you do not know. Vosotros and ustedes are for two or more people.
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Vraag 14 van 40
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Antwoord: C. Encantada.
Encantado agrees with the speaker. A woman says encantada; a man says encantado.
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Vraag 15 van 40
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Antwoord: C. ¿Cómo está usted?
Usted is the formal 'you' and uses the he/she verb form: está. ¿Cómo estás? and ¿Qué tal? are informal.
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Vraag 16 van 40
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Antwoord: B. Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
¿Qué tal? means 'How are things?', so answer how you are: Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
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Vraag 17 van 40
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Antwoord: A. In the afternoon
They both say buenas tardes, the greeting for the afternoon.
Transcript
Pablo: ¡Buenas tardes, señora Ruiz!
Señora Ruiz: Buenas tardes, Pablo. ¿Qué tal? -
Vraag 18 van 40
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Antwoord: B. Luis's friend
Luis says te presento a mi amigo Carlos: 'this is my friend Carlos'.
Transcript
Luis: Hola, Marta. Te presento a mi amigo Carlos.
Marta: Hola, Carlos. Encantada. -
Vraag 19 van 40
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Antwoord: D. Tomorrow
Elena writes ¡Hasta mañana!, which means 'See you tomorrow!'
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Vraag 20 van 40
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Antwoord: B. Le presento a la señora Gómez.
Le (to you, formal) goes before the verb, then a + the person: Le presento a la señora Gómez.
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Vraag 21 van 40
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Antwoord: D. soy
With yo (I), ser becomes soy: Soy de Canadá.
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Vraag 22 van 40
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Antwoord: A. Where are you from?
Dónde means where and eres is 'you are': ¿De dónde eres? = Where are you from?
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Vraag 23 van 40
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Antwoord: C. somos
With nosotros (we), ser becomes somos.
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Vraag 24 van 40
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Antwoord: C. mexicana
Ana is a woman, so the nationality ends in -a: mexicana. México is the country.
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Vraag 25 van 40
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Antwoord: C. John es canadiense.
Canadiense ends in -e, so it is the same for a man and a woman. With one other person, ser is es.
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Vraag 26 van 40
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Antwoord: C. With a small first letter
Spanish writes nationalities and languages with a small letter: inglés, española. Only country names have a capital.
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Vraag 27 van 40
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Antwoord: D. Italy
Marco says soy italiano (I am Italian). He lives in Valencia, but he is from Italy.
Transcript
Hola, me llamo Marco. Soy italiano, pero vivo en Valencia.
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Vraag 28 van 40
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Antwoord: A. English, German and some Spanish
Emma says hablo inglés y alemán, y un poco de español: English, German and a little Spanish.
Transcript
Emma: Hablo inglés y alemán, y un poco de español.
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Vraag 29 van 40
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Antwoord: C. Sophie lives in Barcelona.
Vivo en Barcelona means 'I live in Barcelona'. She is French (francesa), from Lyon.
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Vraag 30 van 40
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Antwoord: D. No, somos ingleses.
Sois is the vosotros form (you all). To answer for you and your friend, use nosotros: somos.
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Vraag 31 van 40
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Antwoord: B. quince
15 is quince. Cinco is 5, catorce is 14 and cincuenta is 50.
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Vraag 32 van 40
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Antwoord: C. 70
Setenta is 70. Be careful: sesenta is 60 and siete is 7.
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Vraag 33 van 40
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Antwoord: D. veintidós
Numbers from 21 to 29 are one word, and 22 has an accent: veintidós.
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Vraag 34 van 40
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Antwoord: C. cuarenta y cinco
From 31 to 99, use the tens + y + the units: cuarenta y cinco.
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Vraag 35 van 40
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Antwoord: D. cien
Exactly 100 is cien: cien euros. Mil is 1,000 and diez is 10.
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Vraag 36 van 40
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Antwoord: D. Tengo treinta años.
Spanish uses tener (to have) for age: Tengo treinta años. Trece is 13.
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Vraag 37 van 40
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Antwoord: D. veintiún
Before a masculine noun like años, veintiuno becomes veintiún.
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Vraag 38 van 40
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Antwoord: D. 17
Lucas says diecisiete (17). Siete is 7, dieciséis is 16 and setenta is 70.
Transcript
Me llamo Lucas y tengo diecisiete años.
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Vraag 39 van 40
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Antwoord: D. 648 290 135
The speaker says each digit: seis, cuatro, ocho, dos, nueve, cero, uno, tres, cinco = 648 290 135.
Transcript
Mi número es el seis, cuatro, ocho, dos, nueve, cero, uno, tres, cinco.
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Vraag 40 van 40
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Antwoord: D. 65
De dieciocho a sesenta y cinco años means 'from 18 to 65'. Sesenta y cinco is 65.
Toetsenbord: 1–4 om te antwoorden, Enter voor de volgende vraag.
Wat je moet weten voor het examen
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) calls levels A1 and A2 “basic user” levels.
- At CEFR level A1, a learner can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, and ask and answer questions about personal details, such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They can interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is ready to help.
- DELE diplomas are official certificates of a person's level of Spanish. The Instituto Cervantes awards them on behalf of Spain's Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports. They are officially valid, do not expire and are recognized internationally.
- The Instituto Cervantes says the DELE A1 shows that a person can understand and use very common everyday expressions, ask for and give basic personal information, and interact in a simple way with people who speak slowly and clearly. The exam has four parts: reading (45 minutes), listening (25 minutes), writing (25 minutes) and speaking (10 minutes, after 10 minutes of preparation).
- 112 is the emergency number everywhere in the European Union, including Spain. It is free and works from fixed and mobile phones.
- In Spain, 091 is the phone number of the Policía Nacional (National Police). It handles emergencies and questions from the public, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Veelgestelde vragen
Which plan should I choose: 7, 10, 15 or 30 days?
All four plans have the same 30 units and the same questions. Only the daily load changes: about 4–5 units a day in 7 days, 3 a day in 10 days, 2 a day in 15 days, and 1 a day in 30 days. Choose the plan that fits the time you have each day.
What level will I reach?
The course covers the basics of level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): everyday phrases, simple questions and answers, and short conversations when people speak slowly and clearly.
Is this Spanish from Spain or from Latin America?
The course teaches the Spanish of Spain, for example vosotros and words like zumo and coche. When Latin America uses a different word or form, the lesson tells you, for example ustedes, jugo and carro. People everywhere will understand you.
Is this an official Spanish certificate?
No. This is an independent practice course. It is not an official language exam and is not connected to the Instituto Cervantes or any other testing body. If you need proof of your Spanish, take an official exam such as the DELE A1.
How do the listening questions work?
Press the play button and your device reads the Spanish text aloud with a computer voice. You can play it again. After you answer, you can read the text.
What should I do after this course?
Keep practising every day: review the units, read and listen to simple Spanish, and speak with other people. Then move on to level A2, or take an official A1 exam if you need a certificate.
Is het certificaat geaccrediteerd of officieel erkend?
Nee. Het is een privé bewijs van deelname, alleen voor je kennis. Het is niet erkend, geaccrediteerd of goedgekeurd door een overheid, vergunningsinstantie, toezichthouder of onderwijsinstelling, en het vervangt geen wettelijk verplichte vergunning, certificering of opleiding.