Español en 10

Need to find the bathroom, a meeting room, or your way around a new city? This episode gives you the Spanish you need to ask for directions and understand simple answers.

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn how to ask where something is, understand basic location words, and follow simple directions like right, left, here, and there.

We’ll also look at a few common ways directions can sound a little different depending on where you are in the Spanish-speaking world.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
¿Dónde está…? · Aquí · Allí · A la derecha · A la izquierda · Cerca

🎯 Your challenge: Ask where something near you is using “¿Dónde está…?”

Food is one of the easiest ways to start a conversation — and lunch is the perfect excuse to practice a little Spanish.

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn how to invite someone to eat, say that you’re hungry, talk about foods you like and don’t like, and order something for yourself.

We’ll also look at a few simple ways lunch habits and meal times can vary across the Spanish-speaking world.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
¿Quieres comer? · Tengo hambre · Me gusta… · No me gusta… · Para mí… · Vamos

🎯 Your challenge: Say one thing you like to eat for lunch using “Me gusta…”

Sometimes the most useful thing you can say in Spanish is simply: “I don’t understand.”

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn a few essential phrases for those moments when someone is speaking too fast, you miss a word, or you need a little help keeping the conversation going.

These are some of the best phrases to know because they help you stay in the conversation instead of giving up.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
No entiendo · Más despacio, por favor · ¿Puedes repetir? · ¿Cómo se dice…? · ¿Qué significa…?

🎯 Your challenge: Memorize these three phrases and use them whenever you need help: “No entiendo,” “Más despacio, por favor,” and “¿Puedes repetir?”

Talking about work is one of the easiest ways to keep a conversation going.

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn how to ask someone what they do, describe your own job in a simple way, and talk about the kind of work you do without needing complicated vocabulary.

We’ll also look at a few different ways Spanish speakers talk about their jobs and professions.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
¿En qué trabajas? · Trabajo en… · Soy… · Me dedico a… · Trabajo con…

🎯 Your challenge: Describe your job in one simple Spanish sentence using “Trabajo en…” or “Soy…”.

See something you like? It’s time to ask: ¿Cuánto cuesta?

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn some of the most useful Spanish phrases for shopping: how to ask the price, choose an item, react to the cost, and ask whether you can pay by card.

We’ll also look at a few expressions you may hear while shopping in different Spanish-speaking countries.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
¿Cuánto cuesta? · ¿Cuánto es? · Quiero este/esta · Es muy caro · ¿Aceptan tarjeta? · ¿Tiene algo más barato?

🎯 Your challenge: Pick up an object near you and ask, “¿Cuánto cuesta?”

Ordering coffee is one of the easiest ways to start using Spanish in real life.

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn how to order a drink politely, choose a size, say please and thank you, and understand a few common questions you might hear at a café.

We’ll also explore how coffee culture and vocabulary can change across the Spanish-speaking world.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
Quiero… · Quisiera… · Un café, por favor · Gracias · Grande · Pequeño · ¿Algo más?

🎯 Your challenge: Say your real coffee order out loud in Spanish.

“How are you?” sounds simple—until someone actually answers.

In this episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn how to ask how someone is doing and respond in a more natural way than simply saying “bien.”

We’ll practice a short conversation you can use with coworkers, friends, or anyone you meet, and explore a few different ways people ask “How are you?” across the Spanish-speaking world.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
¿Cómo estás? · Bien, gracias · Todo bien · Más o menos · Estoy cansado/a · ¿Y tú?

🎯 Your challenge: Ask someone “¿Cómo estás?” and answer with something other than just “bien.”

Everything starts with a simple “hola.”

In this first episode of Español en 10, you’ll learn some of the most important phrases for meeting someone for the first time: how to say hello, introduce yourself, ask someone’s name, and say where you’re from.

We’ll also explore a few different ways people greet each other across the Spanish-speaking world and practice a short conversation you can start using right away.