Useful resources to improve your spanish

You probably already know that one of the keys to mastering a new language and consolidating your knowledge is to practice it as much as you can, familiarizing yourself with its structures, vocabulary and, not least, the sound of the language you are learning.

Since it is not always possible to have someone nearby to practice with, a very good option is to dedicate yourself on your own to immerse yourself in the language, through reading, series, music or any other means within your reach that brings you closer to Spanish and keeps you in touch with it.

Nowadays there are many resources available for the Spanish learner, in a multitude of formats, so learning while having fun is now easier than ever. Let’s take a look at some of those resources that will take your fluency to another level.

Books for everyone

Even from your first steps in the language, you will find entertaining readings that will be very useful. The Instituto Cervantes offers publications for A1 and A2 level students, such as Leyendas or Ruidos en el adosado. If you know English, another good option is Short Stories in Spanish, by Olly Richards, which can accompany you up to B1 or B2 level. From there, the options multiply!

Learning with popcorn

Movies are another great way to get to know a language, especially to get used to how it sounds. There are comedies, dramas and every genre you can think of available. If you also get the chance to add subtitles you will have a fun learning tool. Here are a few movies for you to practice:

MOVIES	TV SERIES
Una casa de locos (filmada en Barcelona)	Merlí (en castellano)
Toc Toc (comedia)	Valeria
Mar adentro	Sky rojo
Diarios de motocicleta	El incocente
Ocho apellidos Vascos (comedia)	Gran Hotel
Perfectos desconocidos	Vivir sin Permiso
Amor de madre (Netflix)	Velvet
Roma	Isabel
Y tu mamá también	El tiempo entre costuras
El club	El ministerio del tiempo
El secreto de sus ojos	Vis a vis
El Laberinto del Fauno	Las chicas del cable
Hable con ella	Las casas de las flores
Primos (comedia)	Élite
Kiki (comedia)	La casa de papel

The student’s arsenal

Of course, there are also tools that are more clearly oriented towards study and consultation, somewhat less entertaining but much more effective for mastering Spanish. On the one hand we find applications (to translate, conjugate verbs and many other utilities) and on the other hand something that cannot be missing: good dictionaries to keep learning new words.

APPLICATIONS

DICTIONARIES

With all these useful resources to improve your spanish, in a short time you can become a speaker who masters all the secrets of the language of Cervantes, and the best thing is that you will achieve it almost without realizing it. Would you like to give it a try?