First Conversations in Spanish
Start speaking real Spanish right away without getting bogged down in endless grammar charts. Learn the core conversational anchors, easy sentence formulas, and vocabulary shortcuts that get you talking from day one.
Like Duolingo, but for First Conversations in Spanish. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Breaking the Ice and Navigating Real Situations. It starts from scratch.
Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in First Conversations in Spanish
- 'Buenos días' is used in the morning until midday
- 'Buenas tardes' covers the afternoon hours until it gets dark
- 'Buenas noches' serves as both an evening greeting and a bedtime farewell
- 'Disculpe' (or 'perdón') signals an apology or politely catches someone's attention
- Polite interjections immediately soften requests or physical interruptions with strangers
- 'De nada' means 'you're welcome' and only works after someone thanks you
- Native speakers often speak rapidly unless you explicitly give them a cue to slow down
- Saying 'hablo un poco de español' alerts speakers early so they naturally simplify their speech
- 'Más despacio, por favor' directly asks someone to slow their speaking speed
- Each Spanish vowel (A, E, I, O, U) has a single, reliable sound that does not shift like English vowels do
- Spanish spelling is phonetic, meaning you pronounce every vowel cleanly as written
- Inverted marks like '¿' and '¡' signal question or exclamation tone right at the start of a clause
- Spanish statements and questions often share the exact same word order, so the opening mark clarifies the tone immediately
- English relies on changed word order (like adding 'Do' or 'Are') to signal questions early, while Spanish relies on tone
- In Spanish, helper verbs like 'necesito' or 'quiero' are conjugated for the person speaking
- The second verb following a helper verb stays in its unconjugated dictionary form ending in -ar, -er, or -ir
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives First Conversations in Spanish the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You meet a neighbor outside at 3:00 in the afternoon. Which greeting fits best?
Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.
Where First Conversations in Spanish takes you
- 1
Breaking the Ice
- First Words and Easy Rapport
- The Helper-Verb Shortcut
- 2
Navigating Real Situations
- Asking Directions, Ordering, and Inquiring
- Unlocking Thousands of Words with Cognates
2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
First Conversations in Spanish is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
More Language on Tomo
First Steps in German
Build immediate speaking confidence in German using practical patterns. Learn how sentences snap together, order food and navigate transit smoothly, and decode compound words without feeling overwhelmed.
Everyday Spoken French
Navigate real-world French interactions with poise and confidence. Learn the polite rituals, ordering essentials, and conversational glue that turn everyday encounters into smooth connections.
Everyday Italian
Step into daily Italian life with the confidence to order coffee, decode trattoria menus, and speak clearly. Learn the essential vowel sounds, natural conversation patterns, and cultural rules locals use every day.
Everyday Spoken Spanish
Unlock real interactions in Spanish from your very first day. Learn the essential conversational phrases, requests, and recovery moves to navigate cafes, markets, and streets with confidence.
Spanish for Your First Conversation
Skip the conjugation tables and start speaking immediately. This course gives you the essential 'survival loop' to navigate your first real-world interactions in Spanish.
First Words in Spanish
Start speaking Spanish from zero with the core phrases you actually need. Learn to greet locals comfortably, order food and drinks, and navigate everyday street encounters without freezing up.
Start First Conversations in Spanish today.
Download Tomo, search First Conversations in Spanish, and play your first lesson in under a minute.