Course descriptions and registration - Spanish for Baja Residents

You can join a group class in person or on Zoom. We also offer private and semi-private options. You can schedule a free interview so we can talk more and decide the best option together. Or take a 2-minute quiz and we’ll suggest a level for you if you want to start today on your own or explore lessons before committing to a class schedule.

See what you’ll learn in Levels 1–5

Watch each short video to compare the levels and find the best starting point for you.

Start from zero or learn to use the words you already know to build complete sentences.
Learn how to connect the sounds of multiple words so they sound like one thing.
Focus on words and phrases you can use in everyday Spanish conversations.

Learn present-tense conjugations.
Catch the present tense in real conversations, not just on paper.
Talk about your everyday life and introduce yourself.

Learn the basics of past tense (preterite) with regular and irregular verbs.
Catch past-tense verbs in conversations and understand who did what.
Get a lot of repetition practice and prepare to join the Conversation Club (optional).

Reinforce preterite and learn the basics of imperfect tense.
Understand how little words like me, te, le, lo, and la work and where to put them in a sentence.
Tell more complete stories and describe the places or how people were feeling.

Review and reinforce all tenses learned in Levels 1-4.
Learn new tenses to give instructions and share recommendations or wishes.
Put into practice everything you've learned so far and find out your next step.

NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

Answer a few questions and we’ll suggest a level and next step. No email required. Find my Starting Point

Prefer to talk to a teacher? Schedule a free interview.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM?

If you do this on your own, each course is about 24 hours of self-study, except for Level 2, which takes from 16 to 18 hours of self-study. You can complete each course at your own pace and time, but you can skip Level 2, for instance, if you already know present tense. Students do that all the time, they pick and focus on the parts they need to learn or reinforce. You have access to all levels when you sign up, so you can go back and forth between levels to revisit or to skip.

If you join a group class in person or Zoom, most of our students complete Levels 1 to 3 in about 8 to 9 months. Classes typically meet twice a week for one hour, but we also have private and semi-private options in case you’d like to advance faster and adjust the classes to your own schedule and pace.

How long the program takes will depend on your circumstances and how much time and effort you can give it each week. What matters is not how quickly you finish, but whether you can actually use what you learn, not just read it. Some students may feel comfortable with the Spanish they can use by Level 3, while others will want to continue through Levels 4 and 5. Everyone’s path will look a little different, but the goal is the same: to get actual results and be able to speak Spanish in real situations.