Set aside 30 to 45 minutes a day for the lessons and exercises below.
Set up your study before day 1
Keep one notebook for sentences and a way to record your voice.
Before day 1, record a short introduction with your name, city, languages and one thing you like. Speak without a script.
A repeatable daily routine
- Review: recall yesterday's words and sentences without looking.
- Learn: read one short explanation of the day's topic.
- Build: write five to eight true sentences about your life.
- Read or listen: choose a short A1 text and note what you understand.
- Use it: speak for one minute or write a short message.
Don't memorise casa alone: write Vivo en una casa pequeña.
Week 1: introduce yourself
Day 1: sounds, spelling, and greetings
Learn the alphabet, key sounds, and greetings; spell your name. Goal: a 20-second introduction.
Day 2: name, origin, and language
Practise pronouns and present-tense ser: name, nationality, city, work, languages.
Day 3: articles, gender, and useful nouns
Learn el, la, un, una with nouns for people, study, work, home.
Day 4: numbers and personal details
Numbers 1 to 30, then towards 100; say age with tener.
Day 5: days, months, and dates
Learn days, months, and dates; ask when a birthday is.
Day 6: describe a person
Add a few adjectives; describe yourself and one other person.
Day 7: review the week
No new grammar: give a 45-second introduction and write six sentences.
Week 2: talk about everyday places and actions
Day 8: regular present-tense verbs
Practise one regular verb from each group: hablar, comer, vivir. Use each in a sentence about your routine.
Day 9: ask basic questions
Write six questions with qué, quién, dónde, cuándo, cómo, cuánto; answer aloud.
Day 10: say what exists with hay
Describe a room or street with hay, numbers, and articles.
Day 11: location with estar
Use estar with en, cerca de, delante de, al lado de.
Day 12: demonstratives and nearby objects
Practise este, esta, ese, esa with objects around you.
Day 13: needs and ability
Build requests with querer, necesitar, poder.
Day 14: complete an everyday task
Role-play a purchase. Greet the seller, ask two questions, check the price and end politely.
Week 3: talk about routines, family, and preferences
Day 15: likes and interests
Use gustar, encantar, interesar with true examples: food, music, travel.
Day 16: family and possession
Learn family words plus mi, tu, su, nuestro; describe two people.
Day 17: daily routine
Add reflexive verbs for waking up, getting ready and going to bed.
Day 18: frequency and sequence
Link routines with primero, después, normalmente, a veces, nunca.
Day 19: high-frequency irregular verbs
Learn a few forms of pedir, volver, poder: each in a real sentence.
Day 20: simple plans with ir a
Use ir a plus an infinitive to describe your plans. Ask someone about their plans.
Day 21: one-minute routine
Speak for one minute: a day, an interest, a plan.
Week 4: combine the language
Day 22: read for specific information
Take a short text or timetable; find names, dates, and prices.
Day 23: listen for the main point
Choose a slow A1 recording; listen for situation, then details.
Day 24: accept or decline an invitation
Practise inviting, accepting, and refusing politely, with a time or reason.
Day 25: write a personal message
Write a short note: introduction, routine, or plan.
Day 26: recognise recent experience
If you are comfortable with the present tense, read a few present perfect examples and practise recognising the form.
Day 27: describe a place and give a need
Describe your room, neighbourhood, school, or workplace. Say what exists, where two things are, and what you need there.
Day 28: practise a simple transaction
Role-play buying something. Greet the seller, make a request, ask the price and say goodbye.
Day 29: complete a four-skill check
One text, one recording, one minute of speech, one message: no translator.
Day 30: repeat your baseline
Re-record your day-1 introduction; compare for clarity, length, and accuracy.
What a useful day 30 result looks like
Try these without building each sentence in English first:
- introduce yourself and exchange basic personal information;
- use numbers, dates, times, and prices in predictable situations;
- describe a person, place, routine, preference, need, and simple plan;
- find key information in a short beginner text;
- follow very slow, clear speech on familiar topics;
- write a short message with connected sentences.
These are study checks, not a CEFR certificate. If you still need a script for one skill, repeat that week with new examples.
Three habits that slow beginners down
Collecting words without using them. Put each new word in a sentence you can use.
Waiting for complete grammar. Use short, simple sentences from day one to practise recalling what you have learned.
Treating a calendar as certification. Finishing 30 days does not make you officially A1. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or CEFR, describes language levels. DELE exams assess your Spanish under exam conditions.