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.
Family
Activity 1
Here we are introduced to Ana Belén's family.
Did you recognise any of the words? Don’t worry if not - here’s a table to help you learn them:
Language in this activity
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermano | ehrmahnoh | Brother | |
| Hermana | ehrmahnah | Sister | |
| Mamá | mammah | Mum | |
| Papá | pah-pah | Dad | |
| Abuela | ahbwelah | Grandma | |
| Abuelo | ahbweloh | Grandad | |
| Primo | preemoh | Cousin | |
| Tía | teeyah | Aunt | |
| Tío | teeyoh | Uncle |
There’s a lot to learn so don’t worry if you can't remember it all to start with! Just learn a few at a time - usually if you can remember one from a pair then you can remember the other as it just has a different letter at the end (except for Papá and Mamá). If you feel happy that you know most of them, choose one of your family members and practise saying “Mi [relative] se llama [name]" which means “My [relative] is called [name]”.
When you’ve done that, print off this activity sheet and follow the instructions on there. If you don’t have a printer, just copy out and fill in the sheet on some paper. It might help to draw your own people.
Activity 2
Print out this sheet and follow the instructions on there to help you remember all the family members. Again, if you don’t have a printer, draw your own people and write underneath which family member they are.
More vocabulary
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermanastra | hehr-mahn-astrah | Step-sister | |
| Hermanastro | hehr-mahn-astroh | Step-brother | |
| Madrastra | mahdrah-stah | Step-mom | |
| Padrastro | pahdrah-stoh | Step-dad | |
| Medio hermana | mehdeeyoh ehrmahnah | Half-sister | |
| Medio hermano | mehdeeyoh ehrmahnoh | Half-brother |