Optimnen: The Official Website of Daniel Tammet
Spanish Course Spanish Course
Learn Spanish online with the Optimnem Spanish course. Ideal for beginners, those with a little knowledge of the language or those who find learning or using correct grammar difficult.
If this is your first visit to our site, you may want to find out more about Daniel. Also, read the introduction to our online language courses.
We provide courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced level. Each course consists of 10 lessons, with each lesson focusing on a different 'building block' of the language.
How our courses work
Whole sentence examples with simultaneous translation:
- '¿Por qué te gusta el queso?'
(Why do you like cheese?)
Hundreds of native speaker-recorded audio clips:
- 'Todos los años van por coche a España'
(Every year they go by car to Spain) - 'Nuestra iglesia está abierta todos los días'
(Our church is open every day)
Simple, jargon-free explanations of grammatical features
Emphasis on word relationships and other patterns to aid recall:
- la mano (hand)
- manojo (handful)
- manosear (to tamper)
- manija (handle)
Lots of self-check exercises to monitor your progress; just click the sentence to reveal the answer:
- They say that they want to study Spanish
Ellos/ellas dicen que quieren estudiar español - Los chicos juegan al fútbol en el campo
The boys play football in the field
Frequently asked questions
- Is there any time limit?
- No. Learners can take as little or as long over each lesson as they need.
- Is the course suitable for children?
- Yes, the course's lessons are suitable for children as well as adults.
- How much does the course cost and how do I pay online?
- Each course is £11.99 (around 19 Euros or 25 US dollars) or purchase all 3 course levels together for £29.99 (44 Euros/$59 US). You can make a secure online payment. Upon receipt of payment you will receive an email with your own, unique password and link to access the course pages.
Read a list of the lessons available when you sign up to learn Spanish online.
Have other questions about Optimnem's language course? Email us your questions.
10% of each purchase goes to the National Autistic Society and the National Society for Epilepsy.
