A structured course that takes you from complete beginner through the foundations of Spanish and towards B1 — with straightforward explanations, practical examples and no assumption that you already understand complicated grammar terminology.
Pattern recognition, not rote memorisation. You learn the handful of patterns that generate thousands of sentences, so you can build what you need rather than recall what you were given.
The 80/20 vocabulary. Around 500 core words do most of the work in everyday Spanish. The course front-loads them, so you are useful in real conversations early.
Sentence shortcuts for real life. Ready-made structures for travel, hotels, shopping, directions and work — the moments where you actually need Spanish.
Explained in plain English. No assumed grammar knowledge. If a term matters, you’ll know exactly what it means and why.
Tried before and stalled? You are the person this was written for.
10 structured chapters
From the foundations through increasingly useful real-world Spanish.
150+ pages + answer book
A complete written programme with exercises and answers.
65+ guided teaching videos
Detailed explanations taking you step-by-step through the full programme.
— TRY IT FOR FREE
Start with Chapters 1 & 2 and 16 teaching videos. No commitment.
— LEARN THE METHOD
See how Spanish grammar and structure are explained specifically from an English-speaker’s perspective.
— CHOOSE HOW TO CONTINUE
Choose the written Self-Study course or the Complete Course with all 65+ teaching videos.
CHAPTER 1
Introductions, Greetings, Numbers
Introduce yourself, say where you're from and your age, and count confidently
Greetings & introductions, gender & articles, numbers, days & months
Say hello and say who you are
CHAPTER 2
Gente — People, Transport
Catch a taxi or bus, ask to go where you need, and form full present-tense sentences
Present tense endings, key irregular verbs (querer, poder, ir, hacer, tener, hablar), al/a la
Get around town
CHAPTER 3
El Hotel — Booking Accommodation
Give personal details and check into a hotel, understanding front-desk questions
Hotel vocabulary & phrases, personal details, su vs tu
Check in with confidence
CHAPTER 4
Ser y Estar — Two Forms of 'To Be'
Understand when to use ser and estar
Ser vs Estar, demonstrative adjectives & pronouns
Get Ser and Estar sorted, for good
CHAPTER 5
¿Dónde está? — Directions & Gustar
Ask for and follow directions, and talk naturally about likes/dislikes
Directions vocabulary, gustar, ordinal numbers
Ask the way, say what you like
CHAPTER 6
Regular Verbs, Adjectives, Shopping
Conjugate regular verbs, use adjectives with the correct agreement, handle a shopping conversation
Regular verb conjugation, adjective agreement, shopping phrases
Describe it, compare it, buy it
CHAPTER 7
Possessives, Past Tenses
Say what belongs to whom, and describe what happened / what things used to be like
Possessive adjectives, preterite, imperfect
Talk about the past
CHAPTER 8
Tener, Dar, Time, Gerund, Haber
Use everyday tener/dar expressions, tell the time, describe what's happening now, say what you've already done
Tener & dar expressions, telling the time, gerund, perfect & pluperfect
Say what's happening now and what has already happened
CHAPTER 9
Radical Verbs, Future, Conditional
Handle stem-changing verbs, and talk about the future, what you'd do, and ‘what if’
Stem-changing verbs, future tense, conditional, si clauses
Talk about what's next
CHAPTER 10
Pronouns, Negation
Replace nouns with pronouns, negate sentences properly, link ideas smoothly
Direct & indirect object pronouns, negation, relative pronouns
Put it all together
COMPLETE COURSE — £159
Everything in Self-Study
65+ guided teaching videos
Pronunciation and additional explanations
Step-by-step guidance through the course
RECOMMENDED
SELF-STUDY — £69
150+ page Fast-Track Spanish course
Full exercise answer book
Work completely at your own pace
Best for independent learners
Designed for English speakers — grammar explained from the starting point of how English speakers think about language.
Understand, don't just memorise — learn why the language works the way it does rather than simply remembering disconnected rules.
Structured progression — each chapter deliberately builds on what you have already learned.
I’m a native English speaker with a degree-level background in Spanish, a teaching qualification, and many years of experience learning and using languages myself.
I speak Spanish, French and Portuguese, as well as German — so I understand first-hand what it feels like to learn a language as an adult, including the frustration when something that should be simple is explained in an unnecessarily complicated way.
That experience is what led me to create Fast-Track Spanish.
I originally developed and taught the Fast-Track approach in the classroom, with one simple aim: to explain Spanish clearly from the perspective of an English speaker.
Rather than assuming you already understand terms such as direct object pronoun, preterite or subjunctive, I explain what they mean, why they matter, and how Spanish actually works in straightforward English.
The course has now grown into a structured programme of more than 150 pages of learning material, a full exercise answer book and over 65 supporting teaching videos.
My goal is not simply to give you vocabulary lists and grammar rules to memorise. It is to help you understand the patterns behind the language so that Spanish starts to make sense.
The photograph here was taken in Madrid’s Retiro Park — one of those places that reminds me why learning a language is about much more than grammar. It gives you greater access to people, places and experiences that would otherwise remain just a little further away.
And you don’t have to take my word for it.
You can start with Chapters 1 & 2 and 16 teaching videos completely free, experience the Fast-Track method for yourself, and then decide whether you want to continue.
No. Fast-Track Spanish is designed so that you can begin as a complete beginner.
The course starts with the foundations and then builds progressively, with each chapter introducing new language and concepts based on what you have already learned.
Fast-Track Spanish is designed to take you from complete beginner through the key foundations of A1 and A2 Spanish and towards B1-level language.
The aim is not simply to teach you isolated phrases, but to give you the vocabulary, grammar and understanding you need to start communicating increasingly independently in Spanish.
Both versions include the full 150+ page Fast-Track Spanish course and the complete exercise answer book.
The Self-Study Course (£69) is designed for learners who are happy to work independently from the written material.
The Complete Course (£159) includes everything in the Self-Study version plus over 65 supporting teaching videos, where I guide you through the material, explain the grammar and language in more detail, help with pronunciation and provide additional examples and teaching points.
If you prefer having a teacher explain things to you as you progress, I recommend the Complete Course.
Absolutely.
There are no classes to attend and no fixed timetable. You can work through the course as quickly or as gradually as suits you, revisit earlier sections whenever you need to, and fit your Spanish learning around the rest of your life.
That is exactly the kind of learner Fast-Track Spanish was designed to help.
I do not assume that you already understand grammatical terminology. If we need to use a term such as preterite, direct object pronoun or subjunctive, I explain what it actually means and how it works in straightforward English.
The aim is to help you understand the language rather than simply memorise rules.
No.
Grammar is explained because understanding how Spanish works makes it much easier to communicate confidently, but the course combines grammar with practical vocabulary, expressions, exercises and real situations.
The objective is to help you understand, speak, read and use Spanish — not simply learn grammatical terminology.
Yes.
You can access the first two chapters of Fast-Track Spanish together with 16 supporting teaching videos completely free.
There is no need to purchase the full course first.
I want you to experience the teaching style and see whether the Fast-Track approach works for you before deciding whether you want to continue.
Nothing automatically commits you to buying anything.
If you enjoy the Fast-Track method and want to continue, you can choose either the Self-Study Course (£69) or the Complete Course with all 65+ supporting videos (£159).
