About ¡Hola Speekee!
¡Hola Speekee! is our 10-week series of free Spanish lessons for children at home.
- A free 10-week program with activities for three different age groups: up to 7 years, 7 to 9 years and 9-11 years
- There is 1 theme per week
- Free Spanish lesson plans which are easy for you to follow
- Free Spanish videos with real Spanish children in real Spanish locations
- Free Spanish audio clips to perfect pronunciation
- Free Spanish games and activities for children to complete alone or with family members
- Free Spanish printables to complement each lesson plan
- No registration, login or payment is required
Over the 10 weeks you will cover the following 10 themes:
Greetings. Numbers. Days / Months. Age. Colours. Animals. Family. Food. Likes and dislikes. Hobbies.
Numbers
Activity 1
Ana Belén loves to paint - here she is telling Aitana about her artwork. Focus on the last 15 seconds of the video, where Aitana is counting to 12.
Now try saying the numbers yourself - here’s a list a spellings and pronunciations to help you:
Language in this activity
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uno | oonoh | One | |
| Dos | doss | Two | |
| Tres | tress | Three | |
| Cuatro | kwahtroh | Four | |
| Cinco | theenkoh | Five | |
| Seis | seheess | Six | |
| Siete | seeyehteh | Seven | |
| Ocho | ohchoh | Eight | |
| Nueve | noowehbeh | Nine | |
| Diez | dee-eth | Ten | |
| Once | ontheh | Eleven | |
| Doce | dotheh | Twelve |
When you feel confident with these ones, you can try the rest, upto 20! Here’s a table to help you:
Language in this activity
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trece | trehtheh | Thirteen | |
| Catorce | katortheh | Fourteen | |
| Quince | keentheh | Fifteen | |
| Dieciséis | dee-ethee-seheess | Sixteen | |
| Diecisiete | dee-ethee-see-ehteh | Seventeen | |
| Dieciocho | dee-ethee-otchoh | Eighteen | |
| Diecinueve | dee-ethee-nwehveh | Nineteen | |
| Veinte | beh-eenteh | Twenty |
Here’s an activity sheet to print off - follow the instructions on there. If you don’t have a printer, you can draw your own jars and complete the task on some paper.
Here’s another activity sheet to do - draw or write the number of green bottles in each square. Again - if you don’t have a printer, you can draw your own bottles and write the sentences on some paper.
Perhaps you could also learn the song ‘10 Green Bottles’ in Spanish!
