Learn Spanish with short stories

Read 5 free graded stories in Spanish, written for beginners at A1 to A2, right in your browser. Tap any word for its meaning in context, listen while you read, and save the words worth keeping. No sign-up, no install, works on any phone.

Stories in Spanish

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How it works

Tap any word to see its meaning, and whether it takes el or la
Listen to the story read aloud while you follow the text
Save new words as learning or known while you read

Whether a Spanish noun takes el or la is something you pick up by seeing it, not by drilling tables. Tap any noun in these stories and its article shows up instantly, so el mercado, la biblioteca and la vecina imprint themselves while you simply follow the story.

Common questions

What level of Spanish are these stories?

They are graded for beginners at CEFR A1 to A2: short sentences, high-frequency vocabulary, and everyday scenes like a market morning, a new neighbor and a trip to the library.

Is the Spanish reader really free?

Yes. The browser reader is completely free, with no account, no sign-up and no time limit. It is a free taste of the full oqou app for iPhone and iPad.

Will these stories help me with el and la?

Yes. Tap any noun and its article appears together with the meaning, so you absorb genders from real sentences instead of memorizing lists.

Can I listen to the stories in Spanish?

Yes, every story can be read aloud with follow-along highlighting. The voices come from your browser and device, so how natural they sound varies from device to device.

Is this the full oqou app?

This is the free web reader with oqou's Spanish starter stories. The iOS app adds your own books, articles and PDFs, in-context word explanations, and spaced review for the words you save.

Read the guide

Download on the App StoreRead your own books this way, in the oqou app for iPhone and iPad.