Learn English for Spanish speakers
English stories at your level, with Spanish translations one tap away. The path from school English to actually reading native content at your pace.
Free to start · no card · your first story in 10 seconds
What Spanish speakers already know
Spanish and English share thousands of Latin-rooted cognates (importante / important, situación / situation, posible / possible, decisión / decision). Same Latin alphabet, similar punctuation, SVO word order. The flip side: pronunciation and listening are the harder skills here — reading is friendlier from day one.
The friction points
- Articles (a / an / the) overlap with Spanish use but diverge in many cases — "life is hard" vs "la vida es dura" — and getting it natural takes input.
- 12 English tenses vs Spanish's similar tense system means the mapping is easier than for Slavic speakers, but perfect continuous forms still need work.
- Phrasal verbs are entirely new — Spanish uses single verbs where English combines verb + particle.
- Vowel sounds: Spanish has 5 clean vowels, English has ~15 with reductions — leads to comprehension gaps.
False friends to know first
Words that look familiar but mean something else. The first ones to learn so you don't embarrass yourself.
What English looks like in Newt
Generated by Newt at the level you set. Tap any word for an instant Spanish translation, definition, and pronunciation — no leaving the page.
Yesterday I went to the supermarket because I needed some milk.
Ayer fui al supermercado porque necesitaba leche.
Some — Spanish doesn't have a direct equivalent; English uses it constantly for indefinite quantities.
I've never been to London, but I'd love to go someday.
Nunca he estado en Londres, pero me encantaría ir algún día.
Present perfect (I've never been) — Spanish has a parallel construction (he estado), which helps.
Why Spanish speakers pick up English
English is the dominant business and tech language across Latin America and the EU, which puts Spanish-speakers in front of it constantly — at work, at university, online. Most plateau at B1 because their school English doesn't bridge to native content, podcasts, or technical documentation. Reading short stories at the right level is what makes B2 finally click.
Read → tap → save → repeat
- Tell Newt what you care aboutPick a topic (cycling, history, coffee, indie games — anything). Newt writes you a short English story around it at your level.
- Tap any word for instant translationTap a word — Newt shows the Spanish translation, definition, and pronunciation in a popup. No page-switching.
- Save the ones you don't know yetSaved words land in your vocabulary list with the sentence you met them in — context comes free.
- Newt reuses them in your next storyEach new story tries to fold in 2-3 words you recently saved, so you meet them again in fresh context. That's how vocabulary actually sticks.
- Spaced repetition catches what slippedA short daily review session brings back words the algorithm thinks you're about to forget. Same idea as Anki, except you never had to build the deck.
Common questions
How is this different from Duolingo for English?
Duolingo teaches isolated phrases in a fixed curriculum. Newt generates short stories from topics you actually care about, at your current level, with every word tappable for an instant Spanish translation. Words you save come back automatically in future stories — that's the part that makes vocabulary stick.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT to write me a English text?
ChatGPT can write you a story, but it forgets everything between sessions. It doesn't know which words you already learned, doesn't space them out for review, and doesn't quietly weave your saved words into the next story. Newt does all of that — it's a closed loop, not a one-shot prompt.
What level of English do I need to start?
Any. Newt supports A1 (complete beginner) through C1 (advanced). At A1 you'll get short, very simple texts with high-frequency vocabulary; at B2+ you'll get nuanced articles and stories. The system calibrates as you tap and save words.
Is it free?
Yes — there's a free plan with 3 fresh AI texts every day, no card required to sign up. Premium lifts the daily cap and lets you study multiple languages at once; you can upgrade anytime.
How long until I can read a real book in English?
Realistic timeline for Spanish speakers: 4-8 months of consistent daily reading (15-30 min) to read a young-adult novel comfortably, 12+ months to read literary fiction. The single biggest predictor is hours of input — Newt's job is to make those hours easy to start.
Start reading English tonight
Pick a topic, your first story lands in 10 seconds. Free to start, no card.