Free Spanish Listening Practice
Experience Real Spanish — Free
Develop your listening skills with authentic Spanish news stories, clearly narrated for learners and accompanied by transcripts.
Every lesson on News in Slow Spanish includes a free portion of audio and transcript, allowing you to explore real content at your own level before subscribing.
Whether you are a beginner building confidence or an advanced learner maintaining fluency, you can start listening right away.
What You Can Access for Free
You can sample real content across all levels:
- Intro segments of weekly news stories
- Partial transcripts and audio
- Access to beginner, intermediate, and advanced material
These free portions are designed to give you a realistic sense of the program's style, pacing, and level.
Start Listening Right Away
Choose a program level and play the free portion of any segment. Follow along with the transcript to support comprehension.
If the material feels challenging:
- Try a slower program level
- Focus on key ideas rather than every word
- Re-listen to build familiarity
- Use contextual translations where available
Listening regularly — even in short sessions — leads to steady improvement.
Explore Free Content by Level
Beginner Spanish
Clear narration, foundational vocabulary, and strong support for developing listening skills.
Explore Beginner Lessons: Weekly news stories, Get Up to Speed course
Intermediate Spanish
Real news stories presented at a learner-friendly pace, with rich vocabulary and context.
Explore Intermediate Lessons: Weekly news stories, Grammar course, Expressions course
Advanced Spanish
In-depth discussions and analysis designed to maintain and refine high-level comprehension.
Explore Advanced Lessons: Weekly news stories
Why Practice with Real News?
Authentic content exposes you to Spanish as it is actually spoken — not simplified dialogues or isolated phrases.
Listening to real topics helps you:
- Build natural comprehension
- Acquire vocabulary in context
- Become comfortable with continuous speech
- Develop cultural awareness
- Prepare for real conversations
Even More Free Content in Our Companion App
Explore complete news stories with audio and transcript — entirely free — in our Linguistica app.
Linguistica provides additional opportunities to practice listening on mobile devices, making it easy to learn anywhere.
Visit LinguisticaApp.com
Ready to Go Further?
Free samples help you explore. Full access helps you progress.
Unlock complete lessons, advanced tools, and the entire program with one subscription.
For Independent Learners, Students, and Schools
News in Slow Spanish is used by individual learners, classrooms, and institutions worldwide. Its structured yet flexible approach supports both self-study and guided instruction.