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Learn Spanish by listening to stories.

Original stories from Spain and Latin America, graded from A2 to C1, with Spanish and English subtitles. A new one every day.

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Stories by level

Each level has its own series and its own day. Pick yours, start with the first story and keep going.

Every week

One full story for each level and a short video every day. Stories go up at noon New York time, shorts at 5 p.m.

  1. MondayA2 · Beginner: Leo and Marta travel Spain and Latin AmericaShort (A2): false friends
  2. TuesdayShort (A2): Spain vs. Mexico vs. Argentina
  3. WednesdayB1 · Intermediate: legends from the Spanish-speaking worldShort (B1): listen and guess
  4. ThursdayShort (B1): one saying, one story
  5. FridayB2 · Upper intermediate: everyday mysteriesShort (B2): words with no English translation
  6. SaturdayShort (B2): what they don't teach you in class
  7. SundayC1 · Advanced, every other week: adapted classicsShort: a mini story from the week

This week's story, on paper

Every week we send you the PDF of the new story at your level: the Spanish text with the English translation next to it, and the key vocabulary. Print it, underline it, read it again after listening.

About Lenguatales

The idea is simple: you learn a language by understanding it, and stories are the most enjoyable thing to understand.

Each story is original and written for one level, with real places, food and customs. We write them with the help of AI, they are narrated with a synthetic voice, and every one is reviewed before it is published.

Questions or ideas for a story? Write to hola@lenguatales.com.