🇪🇸 Español

Spanish, a free sleep-and-learn session

Spanish is spoken by close to 500 million people, across Spain and most of Latin America. Spanish spelling stays close enough to its pronunciation that most words sound the way they look once a few core rules click into place — stress usually falls on a predictable syllable, and vowels are always pronounced the same way.

The course covers the same six themes as every Nocturnal Voice language: greetings, daily life, travel, conversation, numbers, and body & mind. Every phrase is spoken aloud, shown with a phonetic guide, and listed in full underneath the player — read along, listen with your eyes closed, or both.

Study notes

Learning Spanish: what to know before tonight's session

Script & sound

Spanish is written with the Latin alphabet, with a few accented vowels and the letter ñ. If it looks unfamiliar, that's normal — the phonetic guide under every phrase on this page (and in the word list below the player) exists specifically so you never have to guess.

Three things worth knowing early

A common early mistake

English speakers often skip the tildes and accent marks, but they can change both meaning and word stress — sí (yes) and si (if) are a common mix-up.

How to use this page: pick a theme above, press play, and let the hour run. If you'd rather browse than listen, scroll to the word list under the player — it holds the full theme in text, with a play button on every line.
Quick answers

Spanish course FAQ

How many people speak Spanish?

Spanish is spoken by close to 500 million people, across Spain and most of Latin America.

What script does Spanish use?

Spanish is written with the Latin alphabet, with a few accented vowels and the letter ñ. Every phrase on this page is shown in that script alongside a plain-English phonetic guide, so you're never stuck if the characters feel unfamiliar.

What's a common beginner mistake in Spanish?

English speakers often skip the tildes and accent marks, but they can change both meaning and word stress — sí (yes) and si (if) are a common mix-up.

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