Learn Spanish B1, in English
You can already get by day to day — B1 gets you holding real conversations: sharing opinions, telling stories, and handling work or study situations with confidence.
Try the first unit freeHow long does this level take? 18 weeks
What does B1 actually mean?
B1 means you can deal with most situations you'll encounter, express your opinion, and explain your reasons and plans — the level most work and study situations ask for first.
What you'll be able to do after B1
- Hold a real conversation about familiar topics
- Tell a story and explain what happened, step by step
- Give your opinion and defend it with simple reasons
- Handle a job interview in Spanish at a basic level
- Write a short email or message for work or study
- Understand the main points of a conversation, even a fast one
What you'll do every day
Vocabulary
Work, study, opinions, and storytelling
Grammar
The imperfect vs. the preterite, an introduction to the subjunctive, and connectors
Listening
Longer conversations and short audio at natural speed
Speaking
Hold a real back-and-forth conversation with Nour
Sample sentences you'll learn in B1
Cuando era niño, vivía en Rabat.
vivía = imperfect — background, habits, or ongoing situations in the past.
Creo que es una buena idea, pero necesito pensarlo.
creo que = I think that — giving an opinion.
Espero que todo salga bien mañana.
espero que + salga = subjunctive, used after espero que (I hope that).
Llevo tres años estudiando español.
llevo + gerund = how long you've been doing something.
A job interview
Cuénteme, ¿por qué le interesa este puesto?
Tell me, why are you interested in this position?
Me interesa porque quiero seguir creciendo en este sector.
I'm interested because I want to keep growing in this field.
¿Y qué experiencia tiene?
And what experience do you have?
Llevo dos años trabajando en atención al cliente.
I've been working in customer service for two years.
The B1 exam
A mock exam styled after DELE and SIELE at B1 level — the level most work situations and study programs ask for first.
Lerniyo's exam is built in the style of internationally recognized exams (DELE, SIELE) — it is not an official registration with the Instituto Cervantes or any of its partner institutions. The Lerniyo certificate is a completion certificate for our own curriculum.
What will you learn in Spanish B1?
- Imperfect vs. preterite: telling a story
- Introduction to the subjunctive
- Connectors: aunque, sin embargo, por eso
- Work and job interviews
- Expressing opinions and agreeing or disagreeing
- Future plans and hypotheticals
- Formal emails and messages
- News and current events, simplified
- Indirect speech: reporting what someone said
- Describing a process step by step
- Making complaints and solving problems
- Culture and daily life in Spain and Latin America
Learn Spanish B1 in English with Lerniyo
Most apps explain grammar using confusing jargon or a third language, adding difficulty on top of difficulty. Lerniyo explains everything in plain English, so you focus on Spanish, not on decoding the explanation.
After B1 comes B2
See B2