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En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor.In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing.
Free Spanish books to start with
Every book below is in the public domain and takes under three hours to read. Open one to read it with translation, word lookup and audio.
- La vida de Lazarillo de TormesAnónimoSpanish · Adventure, Satire, ClassicsMedium1 h 40 min
- Platero y yoJuan Ramón JiménezSpanish · ClassicsMedium2 h 38 min
- El sí de las niñasLeandro Fernández de MoratínSpanish · DramaMedium1 h 38 min
- Ratón PérezLuis ColomaSpanish · Children'sEasy22 min
Why learn Spanish by reading books
Spanish verb conjugation is easiest to absorb in context. Seeing the subjunctive in a real sentence, with a translation beside it, teaches more than a conjugation table.
Literary Spanish uses many more tenses than textbook Spanish. Reading with instant translation lets you meet them early without stopping to open a dictionary.
The audio narrator reads each paragraph with a Spanish voice, so you hear the rhythm and stress patterns that spelling does not show.
What you get
Inline translation
Tap any Spanish paragraph to see it translated, and tap a single word to see what it means in that exact sentence.
How inline translation worksAudio narration
Have each paragraph read aloud in a Spanish voice while you follow the text.
How audio narration worksFlashcards from your reading
Save words you look up and practise them as flashcards, tied back to the Spanish book they came from.
How flashcards worksYour own books
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Spanish reading: common questions
- Can I read Spanish books for free?
- Yes. PolyglotReader is free. Upload a Spanish EPUB, PDF or text file you own, or paste text, and read it with inline translation. Public-domain Spanish books from sites like Project Gutenberg work well.
- What level of Spanish do I need?
- You can start at A2. Use the simplified mode to rewrite difficult passages at a B1 level, and tap any paragraph to see the English translation when you get stuck.
- Does it work for Latin American and Peninsular Spanish?
- Yes. The reader works with whatever Spanish your book is written in, and the translation and word lookup take the surrounding sentence into account.