Finally speak Spanish confidently
Online live Spanish classes via Zoom with expert teachers. A grammar-based method designed for adult learners who want real results.
How our Spanish classes work
Step 1: Learn the grammar first
Every lesson starts with clear grammar explanations. You learn the rules before you practice them.
Step 2: Practice through translation
You translate sentences from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. This helps your brain understand the patterns.
Step 3: Speak Spanish in class
You practice speaking with your teacher and classmates. Real conversations using what you just learned.
Step 4: Build skills gradually
Each lesson builds on the last one. No confusing jumps or missing pieces.
Our grammar courses
Beginners Level: Spanish for Absolute Beginners
Master essential Spanish conversation skills through our logical, building-block approach that develops sentence-building abilities from day one.
This ten-unit course covers core grammar (ser/estar, regular verbs, time expressions) and practical vocabulary, enabling you to introduce yourself, discuss preferences, and handle everyday situations with confidence.
By completion, you'll speak basic Spanish with the solid grammatical foundation that distinguishes serious learners from casual app users.
Level 2: The Past Tense and Other Topics
Learn to speak about the past in Spanish with proper grammar and confidence.
You'll master the preterite tense, which will allow you to discuss what happened yesterday, last month, or years ago, and you'll also expand your vocabulary with professions, physical descriptions, and personality traits.
Through ten structured units, you'll practice essential conversational patterns until speaking in the past tense—a skill that separates beginners from real Spanish speakers—becomes natural.
Level 3: The Imperfect Tense
Learn to describe how things used to be and talk about ongoing past actions with confidence and precision.
You'll master the pretérito imperfecto (imperfect tense) and learn when to use it versus the preterite, plus start working with direct object pronouns and future tense using ir.
This course teaches you to express habitual past actions ("I used to play guitar"), ongoing descriptions ("she was dancing"), and background information that brings your Spanish storytelling to life.
Complete Level 3 and handle the nuanced past tenses that separate intermediate speakers from advanced learners.
Level 4: Object Pronouns, Future Tense and Verb Haber
Master Spanish object pronouns—the tricky grammar that separates fluent speakers from intermediate students.
This course teaches you to naturally replace nouns with direct and indirect object pronouns ("I gave it to him" = "Se lo di"), plus you'll learn future tense and compound tenses with verb haber. Through challenging stories and writing assignments, you'll practice these complex structures until they become automatic.
Complete Level 4 and handle the object pronouns that most Spanish learners struggle with for years.
Level 5: Subjunctive, Conditional and Imperative
Master the subjunctive mood—the most challenging aspect of Spanish grammar that distinguishes truly advanced speakers.
This intensive course teaches you the patterns that trigger subjunctive use, plus you'll learn conditional structures and command forms.
You'll tackle complex sentences, read at an advanced level, and write sophisticated assignments that complete your formal Spanish grammar foundation.
Complete Level 5 and handle the subjunctive constructions that even advanced students struggle with for years.
Our conversation classes
Basic Conversation
Basic Conversation is an immersion course taught entirely in Spanish, designed for those who are comfortable speaking in the present, pretérito perfecto, pretérito imperfecto, and future tenses.
Through structured conversation practice, you'll develop the fluency and confidence to handle real-world Spanish interactions without hesitation.
Complete Basic Conversation and speak Spanish naturally in everyday situations—the final step from grammar student to conversational speaker.
Advanced Conversation
Perfect your Spanish fluency through sophisticated discourse and debate.
This immersion course is taught entirely in Spanish and designed for advanced students confident in their grammar knowledge who want to enhance vocabulary and oral skills.
Through group presentations, discussions, and complex conversations, you'll develop the sophisticated speaking ability needed for professional and academic settings.
Complete Advanced Conversation and engage confidently in any Spanish-speaking environment—the ultimate test of true fluency.
Why this method works better for adults
Most Spanish learning apps try to teach you like a child. They use pictures and hope you guess the patterns. But adult brains learn differently than children's brains.
The problem with Spanish apps and immersion:
- Your adult brain needs structure first
- Guessing patterns wastes time
- You get frustrated and quit
Why grammar-first works better:
- Adults learn rules faster than patterns
- You understand why Spanish works the way it does
- You can build sentences correctly from day one
- You speak with confidence, not confusion
Research shows that adults who learn grammar rules first speak better Spanish faster than those who try immersion methods.
Why choose our online Spanish school
Native Spanish teachers
All our teachers are native Spanish speakers with teaching experience.
Small class sizes
Maximum 10 students per class for personal attention.
Flexible schedule
Multiple class times available. Make up missed classes easily.
Proven method
The Graf Method has helped thousands of adults learn Spanish.
Live online classes
Real-time interaction via Zoom. Not pre-recorded videos.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to learn Spanish with this method?
Most students become conversational after completing 5 levels (about 12-15 months of regular classes).
I've never studied Spanish before. Is this right for me?
Yes! Most of our students are complete beginners. We designed our Beginners classes specifically for people with zero Spanish experience.
Will I be embarrassed in class as a beginner?
No. All Beginners students start at zero. Our teachers create a supportive environment where making mistakes is part of learning.
How is this different from Spanish apps?
We teach grammar rules first, then practice. Apps make you guess patterns. Our method is faster for adults.
Starting Spanish from zero? You're in the right place
Never studied Spanish before? That's actually perfect. Most of our students start with zero Spanish knowledge. Here's why complete beginners love our method:
- No confusing Spanish immersion on day one
- Every grammar rule explained in English first
- Start with simple sentences you can actually use
- Build confidence before complexity
- Native teachers who understand English speakers
Common beginner worries we solve:
- "Spanish grammar seems impossible" → We break it into simple steps
- "I'm too old to learn languages" → Our method works better for adults
- "I don't know where to start" → We start at the absolute beginning
- "I'm afraid to speak" → Small classes and patient teachers
The Graf Method
Most modern second language (L2) learning methods are inductive: students perform tasks using the target language and eventually pick up patterns. The grammar-translation method, which was used in Europe from the 1840s to the 1940s for foreign and classical language training (Richards & Rodgers, 2001, p. 6), is deductive: students learn rules and then practice them by translating from and to the target language. It often lacks speaking practice.
The Graf Method (Graf derives from the term "gramática functional") is a modified grammar-translation L2 teaching approach in which speaking practice is emphasized.
While inductive methods mimic the natural language acquisition process children go through when learning their first language (L1), research shows deductive L2 instruction works better in adults (Gör et al., 2009). The Graf Method solves the limitations of the traditional grammar-translation method by complementing translation tasks with conversational practice.
References:
Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2001). Approaches and methods in language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Gör, Ö., Kolat, T., İstanbul, A., Üniversitesi, A., Meslek, Y., Okulu, B., & İnönü. (2009). Deductive vs. inductive approach on English grammar teaching for elementary students
