Speaking Everyday Spanish
Build real conversational ability in Spanish by learning how native speakers actually assemble thoughts, ask questions, and navigate daily life. Move from essential survival exchanges to sharing stories and speaking fluidly without getting lost in grammar charts.
Like Duolingo, but for Speaking Everyday Spanish. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
24 levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through First Words and Immediate Interactions, Constructing Clear Thoughts, and Real World Fluency and Narratives. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Speaking Everyday Spanish
- Time-specific Spanish greetings shift across the day: 'buenos días' in the morning, 'buenas tardes' in the afternoon, and 'buenas noches' at night
- 'Hola' and '¿qué tal?' are versatile anchors that fit naturally regardless of the time of day
- 'Disculpe' (or 'perdón') signals an apology, gets attention politely, or excuses movement in tight spaces
- 'Por favor' softens simple requests and transactions
- 'Gracias' acknowledges an action or service received
- The five Spanish vowels (a, e, i, o, u) have stable, crisp sounds that do not change based on neighboring letters
- Because vowel sounds remain constant, pronouncing a written Spanish word correctly only requires reading each vowel cleanly
- 'Más despacio' directly prompts the speaker to reduce their speaking speed
- Repair phrases like 'más despacio' and '¿cómo se dice?' keep the interaction alive rather than abandoning it
- 'Hasta luego' implies seeing the person again soon, often later the same day
- 'Hasta pronto' implies seeing them again in the near future
- 'Adiós' carries a more final, decisive tone, often used when you do not expect to cross paths again anytime soon
- 'Quisiera' means 'I would like' and softens a request to sound naturally polite
- 'Quiero' directly states 'I want', which works well in casual contexts or quick transactions
- Both 'quiero' and 'quisiera' can be followed immediately by a noun like 'un café' or 'un boleto' to get what you need
- 'Este' points to a specific masculine or singular item close at hand ('this one')
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 Speaking Everyday 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.
What can you say in Spanish at any time of day, morning or night?
Get it right to open this lesson and 23 more in the app.
How to learn Speaking Everyday Spanish, step by step
Go in order. 24 short levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
First Words and Immediate Interactions
- First Encounters and Conversational Lifelines
- Getting What You Need in the Wild
- 2
Constructing Clear Thoughts
- Naming, Describing, and the Two Ways of Being
- The Action Engine: Speaking in the Present
- Preferences, Obligations, and the Future Hack
- 3
Real World Fluency and Narratives
- Asking Questions and Navigating Space
- Talking About What Happened
- Keeping the Conversation Flowing
3 sections · 8 units · 24 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Speaking Everyday Spanish
How do I learn Speaking Everyday Spanish?
Go in order: start with First Words and Immediate Interactions, then Constructing Clear Thoughts, then Real World Fluency and Narratives. On Tomo that's 24 short levels, about 48 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Speaking Everyday Spanish?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Speaking Everyday Spanish is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Speaking Everyday Spanish course free?
Yes. Speaking Everyday Spanish is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Speaking Everyday Spanish?
24 levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Speaking Everyday Spanish?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
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
Speaking Everyday Spanish is taught in the Explain Like I'm 5 style: no big words. promise.. 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.
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