This Spanish course covers pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary at the beginner level. We provide a firm foundation in these areas to help you form everyday expressions, ask questions and meet basic needs related to food and shopping for groceries. The first section of the course explains how to pronounce and read words related to money and prices. We describe currencies in Spanish-speaking countries and the many ways you can name the cost of a particular item. We explain how to compare the cost of an article depending on which country you find yourself. We demonstrate how to use the term ‘¿cuánto cuesta?' (‘how much is it?’ to ask simple questions about food and its costs.

These Spanish classes then examine the terms ‘algunos' and 'cualquier' used to describe quantities and teach how to use 'cuánto/a' and 'cuántos/as' for countable and uncountable nouns. We compare the use of countable and uncountable nouns in Spanish. These phrases help you to conduct a conversation in a shop or marketplace. The final part of our grammar section describes intensifier adverbs such as 'demasiado' (’too’), 'muy' (‘very’) and 'también' (‘also’, ‘too’). These words help strengthen the expression's meaning and emphasize specific words in sentences.

The final section of these Spanish lessons provide vocabulary related to food. We identify various food groups, varieties found under each group and the amounts and containers they typically come in. This can be useful when you travel or need to engage with Spanish-speaking shop owners. Sign up to pick up useful vocabulary you might use while shopping for groceries in one of the 20 countries in which Spanish is the official language.