Spanish A1: the start
The first full sentences
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- Cards
- 315
- Categories
- 10
- Price
- €1.49
- Language
- Spanish
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What is in this deck
With this deck you learn Spanish at level A1: 315 cards with full sentences, plus pronunciation, a note on the form and two words from the same context.
The beginning of a language is a few hundred words that keep coming back. These 315 cards are those words, in ten chapters ordered by what you need on the first day: greeting people, ordering food, asking the way, talking about your family.
Every card carries a whole sentence rather than a bare word, because a sentence brings the grammar with it: that gustar makes the thing the subject, that tener covers age and hunger, that hacer describes the weather.
On the back you find the pronunciation, the point where most learners stumble, and two neighbours from the same field.
The categories decide what comes up: start with “Greetings and courtesy” alone and add the rest when you are ready.
You learn Spanish. The cards, the categories and the usage notes are in English, so you never have to learn through a third language.
What you learn
- The first 315 words, in sentences and not in lists
- The sounds: ll, ñ, j and the Spanish z
- ser and estar, tener and hacer in their fixed uses
- Numbers, clock time and dates as you need them daily
- Courtesy: por favor, perdón, ¿me puede ayudar?
The categories
10 categories sort the 315 cards. You can filter by category and take on what is due right now.
- Greetings and courtesy
- Food and drink
- Family and people
- At home
- Town and travel
- Body and health
- Time and numbers
- Free time
- School and work
- Weather and nature
What you get
Here are three of the 315 cards you get when you buy the deck.
With foreign-language content the answers are read aloud as well, so you know how the words and sentences are pronounced.
Question
Good morning, how are you?
Answer
Buenos días, ¿cómo estás?
Note
[ˈbwenos ˈdi.as] · until about noon; after that buenas tardes · Word field: buenas tardes (good afternoon), buenas noches (good night)
Question
Good afternoon, Mrs López.
Answer
Buenas tardes, señora López.
Note
[ˈbwenas ˈtaɾðes] · from midday until dark · Word field: señora (Mrs), señor (Mr)
Question
Good night, see you tomorrow.
Answer
Buenas noches, hasta mañana.
Note
[ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes] · also a greeting in the evening, not only a farewell · Word field: hasta mañana (until tomorrow), dormir (to sleep)
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How many cards are in Spanish A1: the start?
315 cards, sorted into 10 categories.
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On iPhone and iPad from iOS 26, and on Apple Watch. One purchase covers the family through Family Sharing.
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