A1 · Beginner Spanish
A1 is the first CEFR level, and the point at which most learners give up on authentic material — real Spanish news is written for native adults, not for someone six months in. So at A1 each story is a brief, not the full article: about 300 words in six short paragraphs — what happened, who, where and when, the key figure, why it matters, what comes next — in the present tense and the most common Spanish words. Every fact in it is the article’s own; what doesn’t fit is left out rather than changed. When the brief feels easy, the A2 version adds context and reactions, and the full story is one tap away.
Each article also carries the original Spanish, so you can read the A1 version first and then check yourself against the real thing. Tap any word for a translation, or listen to the article read aloud.
Spanish news ·
Durante las vacaciones, jóvenes de Ebolowa en el sur de Camerún, y de pueblos cercanos se reúnen para noches de baile que combinan entretenimiento, vida social y actividad económica.
Spanish news ·
Oksana era la hija menor de la familia Khunkheev, una familia buriata. En la escuela, sus compañeros se burlaban de su apellido y de su apariencia. Ahora, como diseñadora exitosa, todavía piensa en ese trauma.
Spanish news ·
Nunca se me había ocurrido documentar el folclore indígena tharu hasta que mi abuela partió de este mundo. Ahora que ya no está, añoro esas palabras de sabiduría que no tienen precio.