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Conversational Spanish in 90 days

A realistic daily routine to go from 'hola' to ordering, renting and making friends.

Woman studying Spanish at a café in Seville

Weeks 1–4: survival Spanish

  • 15 minutes a day in an app for vocabulary.
  • Learn the 100 most common verbs in present tense.
  • Memorize scripts: ordering, directions, the pharmacy, the landlord.

Weeks 5–8: start speaking

  • Two 30-minute sessions a week with an online tutor.
  • One language exchange a week in person.
  • Switch your phone and Netflix to Spanish with subtitles.

Weeks 9–12: immersion

  • Take a 1–2 week immersion course in Spain or Latin America.
  • Keep a 5-sentence daily voice note diary.
  • Order, chat and get lost only in Spanish.

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