Speak Spanish first. Gu meets you in the sentence.
Five-minute voice lessons for lines you can actually say — a café order, a direction, a hello. Grammar shows up when it helps the phrase. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
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Commencez à parler espagnol sur l’App Store ou Google Play. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
Three Spanish frictions — named, then spoken.
Most apps hide these in a grammar tab. VoiGu puts them in the line you’re saying out loud.
- Ser vs estar
Two verbs for “to be.” Soy is who you are or where you’re from. Estoy is how you are, or where something is right now. You feel the split in a real sentence, not a rule dump.
- Gender and articles
El / la and un / una travel with the noun. You say the pair together — el baño, una mesa — so the article is part of the phrase, not a chart to memorize first.
- Sounds you have to say
Rr, j, ñ, and the five short vowels. Silent flashcards won’t train them. Gu’s lessons are voice-first so you practice the shape of the word, then try it again.
You say the line. Gu is there so you aren’t silent.
Spanish on VoiGu is a speaking loop: say a useful phrase out loud, and try the same café order again.
- 01
A phrase, not a word list
Lessons are built around things people say — “¿Dónde está…?”, “Quisiera un café”, “Soy de…” — so vocabulary arrives inside a turn you can reuse.
- 02
Retry the same moment
The point is the next attempt at the same line, not a new pile of cards. Gu stays on the scene until the sentence feels less foreign in your mouth.
- 03
Grammar as a helper
When ser and estar collide in one dialogue, we name the choice. We don’t pause the speaking path for a textbook chapter.
Four scenes to speak — not a fluency date.
This is a practice path for week one. It is not a promise of what you will “be able to do,” and it is not “conversational in three months.” Show up, say the line, come back tomorrow.
- 01
Hello and your name
Hola. Me llamo… Mucho gusto. A short intro you can actually use at a door, a desk, or a table.
- 02
Order a drink
Un café, por favor. Quisiera un agua. The articles and the polite ask live in the same breath.
- 03
Ask where something is
¿Dónde está el baño? Location takes estar. One question, one verb choice, said out loud.
- 04
Thank someone and leave
Gracias. Hasta luego. Close the scene so the lesson feels like a complete conversation turn.
A map for practice — not an outcome guarantee. How far you get depends on showing up, not on a countdown.
A pocket table for the two “to be” verbs.
Use this as a speaking cue, then go deeper in the guide when it’s published.
| When | Say this | Not this |
|---|---|---|
| Who you are / origin | Soy de Madrid. | Estoy de Madrid. |
| Where something is | ¿Dónde está el baño? | ¿Dónde es el baño? |
| How you feel right now | Estoy cansado. | Soy cansado. |
Three reasons people open Spanish on VoiGu.
- A weekend trip
You want the café and the bathroom question in your mouth before you land — not a silent phrasebook in your pocket.
- You understand more than you say
Heritage or classroom Spanish that went quiet. Voice practice first: say the lines you already recognize.
- A few work lines
A Monday intro, a polite ask, a thank-you. Small, reusable turns — not a promise you’ll run a meeting in Spanish.
Useful next steps on VoiGu.
How long to learn Spanish?
FSI classroom hours for Spanish, and how many weeks that is at your weekly pace.
Comment fonctionne la pratique orale
Dites chaque phrase à voix haute, puis recommencez.
VoiGu Plus quand vous voulez. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
VoiGu Plus unlocks more of the path.
Spanish pronunciation guide
Vowels, stress, and the sounds English speakers miss — say them out loud, not as a silent chart.
Spanish for beginners
What to say first, what to skip, and how to keep a short mouth-first habit.
Straight answers.
Spain or Latin America — does VoiGu split them?
No. There is one Spanish course; there are no separate Spain or Latin America versions.
Do I need grammar before I speak?
No. You speak from the first lesson. Grammar shows up when it helps the line — like ser vs estar inside “¿Dónde está…?”
Will I be conversational in three months?
We don’t promise timelines or fluency dates. Week one is a practice path: greet, order, ask where. How far you get depends on coming back.
What does Gu actually do in Spanish?
You practice with Gu. Say each line out loud, then try it again.
Commencez à parler espagnol
Les deux premières unités sont gratuites. Ouvrez la page de téléchargement pour installer l’application.
Voir la page de téléchargement
Commencez à parler espagnol sur l’App Store ou Google Play. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
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Commencez à parler espagnol sur l’App Store ou Google Play. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.