Spanish Language Game: Vamos a tomar

Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 Minutes

In this Quick Spanish Language Game, you can playfully learn conversational Spanish. 
With the Quick Game sequence - Memory, Word Invaders, Flash Cards, and finally Shoot Out - you'll learn and practice 8 basic conversational words and phrases as you play.

Vocabulary

• vamos - let's go [ir]
• vamos a tomar - let's go have ...
• algo - something
• algo de beber - something to drink
• genial - great
• Yo invito. - My treat. (I'm inviting.)
• Qué te atepece - What do you feel like?
• una horchata - a tiger nut drink [Spain]

And, if your Spanish is more like Level A2 (Elementary), or even B1 (Lower Intermediate)- you can log-in again or register and play the full gamified Travel Spanish Story, for Free.
To check out the level, just listen to the Spanish 1 Level 1 Podcast.
If you want to find out why learning Spanish with GamesforLanguage is not only fun but also effective, read  5 Reasons for Language Learning with a Travel Story and Games.
The Vocabulary lists of the six Scenes of Level 1 can  be downloaded as PDFs on the Playing page of the Spanish Story.
Please share us with your friends who also want to learn Spanish or one of our other languages.

And, if your Spanish is more like Level B1 - you can log-in again or register and play the full gamified Spanish Travel Story, for Free.
To refresh your memory you can listen to the Spanish 1 Level 2 Podcast
You may also want to read 6 Key Elements for Learning a Language with Games.
The Vocabulary lists of the six Scenes of Level 2 can be downloaded as PDFs on the Playing page of the Spanish 1 Story.
Please share us with your friends who also want to learn Spanish or one of our other languages.

More than a Spanish Language Game

If you like our Spanish games, you can practice Spanish - online and completely for Free - with our 36-Scene story "David en España" by just logging in, or registering HERE.
You can find more resources for learning and practicing Spanish on FREELANGUAGE.ORG.
Our FREE Spanish 1 course will let you learn and practice Spanish playfully - with a travel-story of a young man in Spain and easy game.
If you are interested in other programs - with which we are are practicing with  ourselves - you can read Ulrike's posts: "Lingualia" - Learning Spanish (or English) - A Review, and  "Language Zen" - Learning Spanish - A Review for her assessment.

Spanish Language Game: Quieres practicar

Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 Minutes

In this Quick Spanish Language Game, you can playfully learn conversational Spanish.
With the Quick Game sequence - Memory, Word Invaders, Flash Cards, and finally Shoot Out - you'll learn and practice 8 basic conversational words and phrases as you play.

Vocabulary

• quieres - you want (familiar) [querer]
• practicar - to practice
• tu español - your Spanish (tu, familiar)
• sí, pero - yes, but
• mi español - my Spanish
• no es - is not [ser]
• muy bueno - very good
• Sin problema. - No problem.

Note:  

Pronouns are often dropped in conversational Spanish, the ending of the verb tells you the person: "(tu) quieres".
To make a question in Spanish, you can simply use question intonation.

And, if your Spanish is more like Level A2 (Elementary), or even B1 (Lower Intermediate)- you can log-in again or register and play the full gamified Travel Spanish Story, for Free.
To check out the level, just listen to the Spanish 1 Level 1 Podcast.
If you want to find out why learning Spanish with GamesforLanguage is not only fun but also effective, read  5 Reasons for Language Learning with a Travel Story and Games.
The Vocabulary lists of the six Scenes of Level 1 can  be downloaded as PDFs on the Playing page of the Spanish Story.
Please share us with your friends who also want to learn Spanish or one of our other languages.

More than a Spanish Language Game

If you like our Spanish games, you can practice Spanish - online and completely for Free - with our 36-Scene story "David en España" by just logging in, or registering HERE.
You can find more resources for learning and practicing Spanish on FREELANGUAGE.ORG.
Our FREE Spanish 1 course will let you learn and practice Spanish playfully - with a travel-story of a young man in Spain and easy games.
If you are interested in other programs - with which we are are practicing with  ourselves - you can read Ulrike's posts: "Lingualia" - Learning Spanish (or English) - A Review, and  "Language Zen" - Learning Spanish - A Review for her assessment.

Spanish Language Game: Poder - Present Tense

Quick Spanish Language Game: poder (can, to be able) - present tense
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes
Learn and practice the present tense of the Spanish verb for "can, to be able" with a quick and fun interactive game.
Note that in the present tense, the verb "poder" is irregular: Its stem changes from o --> ue in all forms except nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros [used in Spain].

(Image credit: Kamila Maciejewska on Unsplash)
With Shootout, you'll practice the personal verb forms.  With Word Invader, you'll make easy sentences with each of the forms.
Note: Pronouns (yo, tú, él, etc.) are often dropped in Spanish, unless you need them for clarity or emphasis.
We'll first include the pronouns for practice. In the sentences you'll notice that some of them are naturally dropped.

Present Tense of the Irregular Verb "poder"

• yo puedo - I can
• tú puedes - you can (familiar)
• él, ella puede - he, she can
• Usted puede - you can (formal)
• nosotros/as podemos - we can (m/f)
• vosotros/as podéis - you can (m/f) [Spain]
• Ustedes pueden - you can (pl) [Latin America]
• ellos/as pueden - they can (m/f)

Spanish Language Story Game: 5

Spanish Language Story: Part 5 of David's trip to Spain (El viaje de David 5 - En Sevilla).
Level: Low Intermediate (B1).
Playing Time: 6 1/2 minutes (The Story and Word Shoot Game)

David arrives by train in Seville. He takes a bus to Louis Morales Street and checks into the Hotel Meliá Lebreros, where he had made a reservation. In the few days that he's there, David visits the Giralda (the exquisite Bell Tower of the Cathedral of Seville), and the Torre del Oro (a watchtower on the left bank of the Guadalquivir river). With his new friends, he also spends an evening in the Barrio de Triana, a lively neighborhood with small streets and a history of attracting artisans and flamenco.

Hear and read Part 5 of David's trip in Spanish. It contains 140 basic words and phrases.
Try to listen without translating the words, as you play through the story.
To hear a sentence again, click on it (before continuing to the next screen).
 "Shadow" each sentence by saying it along with (or just after) the native speaker.
That's an effective way to practice the sounds and rhythm of conversational Spanish.
Note: in context, words for "he, she, we" etc are often omitted in Spanish unless they are needed for clarity.

Shootout Game: 10 Key Verbs

• tomar - to take
• ayudar - to help
• costar - to cost
• tener - to have
• necesitar - to need
• conectar - to connect
• subir - to go up
• intentar - to try, attempt
• cenar - to have dinner
• ver - to see

You can roll over the translation on a desk- or laptop, but not on a phone or tablet.
Register or log in and go to Spanish 1, David en España, if you want to play the full 6-part story for free. You'll learn and practice 750 basic words and phases in the context of the story.

Spanish Language Story Game: 4

Spanish Language Story: Part 4 of David's trip to Spain (El viaje de David 4 - En Granada).
Level: Low Intermediate (B1).
Playing Time: 6 minutes (The Story and Word Shoot Game)

David has arrived in Granada. He finds the street where Daniel and his girlfriend Rosa live, and she opens the door. Rosa's sister Ana is also visiting and introductions follow. When Daniel comes home, they order pizza. During the next days, his friends join David for a visit to the Alhambra. (And David finds out that the American author Washington Irving spent three months there in 1829, to write "Tales of the Alhambra"). They also walk around the university (founded in 1531 and one of the oldest in Europe). Finally, they go up to el Mirador de San Cristóbal, a spectacular viewpoint that overlooks the city.

Hear and read Part 4 of David's trip in Spanish. It contains 130 basic words and phrases.
As you play the story, listen to the speaker without translating the words.
To hear a sentence again, click on it (before continuing to the next screen).
 "Shadow" each sentence by saying it along with (or just after) the native speaker.
That's an effective way to practice the sounds and rhythm of conversational Spanish.
Note: in context, words for "he, she, we" etc are often omitted in Spanish unless they are needed for clarity.

Shootout Game: 10 Key Verbs

• encontrar - to find
• abrir - to open
• entrar - to enter, go in
• ver - to see
• tutear - to say "tú" to someone
• estudiar - to study
• llegar - to arrive
• pensar - to think
• pedir - to order
• vivir - to live

On a desk- or laptop you can roll over the translation (but not on a phone or tablet).
To practice the words and phrases of the whole story for free, register or log in and go to Spanish 1, David en España.