Castilian Spanish — the way it's spoken in Spain.

Meet Spanish sounds and greetings, count to twenty, and name the days of the week

Introduce yourself, ask where someone is from, and use the verb ser with confidence

Talk about your family and their ages using possessives and the verb tener

Talk about places in town, ask for and give directions, and use estar and hay with confidence

Talk about your daily routine, tell the time, and describe your weekend with regular -ar verbs and reflexives

Order food and drinks in a Spanish tapas bar, say what you like, and split the bill with friends

Run everyday errands with demonstratives, object pronouns, and plans made with voy a

Talk about today, this week and your life so far with the pretérito perfecto

Recount what happened with the pretérito indefinido, and learn when Spain picks it over the perfecto

Set the scene with the imperfecto, and mix it with the indefinido to tell a real story

Talk about how you feel and what hurts, and get through a Spanish doctor's appointment

Look forward with the futuro and the condicional, and make plans the way Spaniards do

Use the present subjunctive to voice opinions, doubts, wishes and advice

Tell people what to do — and what not to do — with affirmative and negative commands

Keep a real conversation going with fillers, clarifications and Castilian slang