Practice habits
Five Spanish role plays to practise alone.
Read both parts, try a line without looking and switch roles. Start with one short exchange and note what needs another attempt.
How to practise on your own.
You do not need a partner to rehearse a conversation. You play both people. Each exchange below is short, uses phrases from the free 7 Day Spanish Starter Plan and has one goal.
Read both parts.
Check the English meanings and say the Spanish aloud.
Cover one line.
Use its English meaning as a cue, say the Spanish, then check.
Switch roles.
Try the other part. Repeat, or stop after one useful exchange.
These are original practice exchanges. Ana and Sam are example names; replace them with your own.
Practise with a seven-day plan.
The free 7 Day Spanish Starter Plan gives you seven short tasks, two dialogues and a tracker, about ten minutes a day. Open it on the web or download the 5-page PDF.
The complete plan is free and open. No account or email needed; an emailed copy is optional.
Role play 1: meet someone.
Goal: introduce yourself and ask a name.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A: Hola. Me llamo Ana. ¿Cómo te llamas? | A: Hello. My name is Ana. What is your name? |
| B: Me llamo Sam. Mucho gusto. | B: My name is Sam. Nice to meet you. |
| A: Mucho gusto. | A: Nice to meet you. |
Next try: use your own name and say A’s first line from memory. ¿Cómo te llamas? uses familiar singular address (tú).
Role play 2: order a drink.
Goal: ask for coffee and answer a short follow-up.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A: Hola. Un café, por favor. | A: Hello. A coffee, please. |
| B: ¿Algo más? | B: Anything else? |
| A: No, gracias. | A: No, thank you. |
| B: Aquí tiene. | B: Here you are. |
| A: Gracias. | A: Thank you. |
Next try: change un café to un té (a tea) or un vaso de agua (a glass of water).
Role play 3: ask someone to repeat.
Goal: ask politely when you miss a name.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A: Me llamo Sam. | A: My name is Sam. |
| B: Perdón. ¿Puede repetir, por favor? | B: Excuse me. Can you repeat, please? |
| A: Me llamo Sam. | A: My name is Sam. |
| B: Mucho gusto. | B: Nice to meet you. |
Next try: cover B’s request and say it from the English cue. Puede uses polite singular address (usted).
Role play 4: ask where something is.
Goal: ask a simple where question.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A: ¿Dónde está la estación? | A: Where is the station? |
| B: Está allí. | B: It is over there. |
| A: Gracias. | A: Thank you. |
Next try: replace la estación with el baño (the bathroom). Está allí is an illustrative short reply; real directions are usually longer, so add ¿Puede repetir, por favor? as if the reply were unclear.
Role play 5: ask for slower speech.
Goal: make a polite request when a reply feels too fast.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A: Un vaso de agua, por favor. | A: A glass of water, please. |
| B: ¿Algo más? | B: Anything else? |
| A: ¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor? | A: Can you speak more slowly, please? |
| B: ¿Algo más? | B (more slowly): Anything else? |
| A: No, gracias. | A: No, thank you. |
Next try: on the second pass, read B’s repeated line slowly yourself, then switch roles.
Record yourself, if you like.
Recording is optional. Some learners find it useful to hear a whole exchange back. If you try it:
- Record one role play with your phone, playing both parts.
- Listen once and check each line against the table.
- Note one phrase where you paused or needed the text.
The recording stays on your own device. Listening back is a way to notice pauses, not a judgement of your accent; this page cannot assess pronunciation.
Use the free self-check.
For each role play, note the help you used. Try any one task first.
| Role play | Help I used |
|---|---|
| Meet someone | example / prompt / memory |
| Order a drink | example / prompt / memory |
| Ask someone to repeat | example / prompt / memory |
| Ask where something is | example / prompt / memory |
| Ask for slower speech | example / prompt / memory |
This records your practice. It does not assess pronunciation or unscripted conversation.
Try five recall prompts.
These match Day 6 of the free plan. Cover the Spanish column, say each phrase from its English cue, then check.
| Spanish answer | English cue |
|---|---|
| Hola. | Hello. |
| Me llamo… | My name is… |
| Un café, por favor. | A coffee, please. |
| ¿Dónde está la estación? | Where is the station? |
| ¿Puede repetir, por favor? | Can you repeat, please? |
Your task: choose one role play and run it twice today. Then try the three role plays on Day 7 of the plan and pick one phrase to repeat on another day. Keep the Conversation Rescue Card nearby for clarification phrases.
Practice, not a promise. These tasks help you rehearse everyday Spanish at your own pace. Individual progress varies; nothing here promises a level, a qualification or a fixed learning speed. How we write and check our Spanish
Sources and editorial notes
- Content basis: the Smart Learning Path 7 Day Spanish Starter Plan and Conversation Rescue Card. The exchanges include original illustrative variations.
- Real Academia Española, Diccionario panhispánico de dudas: tú and usted, retrieved October 18, 2026.
These are rehearsal tasks; replies in a real conversation can differ. Choose the form of address that fits the person and situation. Spanish checked by our editors. See our Editorial Policy. Spotted a mistake? Suggest a correction.
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One exchange. One useful next step.
Pick a role play and try it at your own pace, then follow the free seven-day plan.
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