Castilian Spanish
Last Updated: June 9, 2025
Learning Castilian Spanish? Here's a great collection of Castilian Spanish language learning resources to help you get fluent in Castilian Spanish! Start learning Castilian Spanish today.
Castilian Spanish Language Learning Blog Posts
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Start Learning Spanish Grammar With These Four Verbs
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Castilian Spanish Language Learning Links
- Ba Ba Dum – interactive flashcards available for several languages.
- Babbel
- BBC Languages European (Castilian) Spanish – although it is no longer being updated, it's still a good resource.
- CapicúaFM – culture, language, and games. There's also a podcast you can listen to.
- Coffee Break Spanish – Archived podcast library.
- Destinos – While I was watching French in Action, my friends were learning Spanish through this program on PBS.
- italki – perfect for a more personalized language learning experience. They also have an app, and you can pay per lesson!
- Lingua – choose from 5 languages. Vocabulary games, spaced repetition.
- Linguanaut Spanish – another free language resource with other languages available.
- News in Slow Spanish (Castilian) – Intermediate level.
- Notes in Spanish – another great podcast. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced podcasts are available. There's also a Gold podcast for more advanced learners and a podcast dedicated to travel, life, and culture.
- Pimsleur – language immersion course. A bit pricey, but well worth it!
- SquidTV España – listings of Castilian Spanish television channels and radio stations.
- WikiTravel: Castilian Spanish Travel Phrasebook
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Castilian Spanish Language Learning Apps
- Beelinguapp: Learn Languages with Audiobooks
- Diccionario RAE y ASALE – it is the official dictionary app of the Real Academia Española (RAE) and the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (ASALE). Available for iOS and Android.
- Duolingo
- Mango Languages
- Polly Lingual Spanish
- Speak and Translate by Apalon Apps – free with in-app purchases. Available for iOS only.
Movies in Spanish

Castilian Spanish Language Learning Books
- A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish by Mark Davies and Kathy Hayward Davies (Routledge)
- Comparative Grammar of Spanish Portuguese Italian and French: Learn & Compare 4 Languages Simultaneously by Mikhail Petrunin (perfect if you're trying to learn other Romance languages together)
- Essential Spanish in 2 Hours with Paul Noble
- L'espagnol pour tous: Grammaire, Vocabulaire, Conjugaison by Bescherelle (this is good if you want to learn Spanish through French)
- Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- Next Steps in Spanish with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course
- Spanish Grammar For Beginners: The most complete textbook and workbook for Spanish Learners
- The Berlitz Self-Teacher: Spanish

Learning a Dialect and Another Language May Start To Make Sense
Castellano (Castilian Spanish) wasn't on my radar until I made plans to visit Spain and learned more about my Spanish heritage. Since Mexican Spanish is my native tongue, I figured I could give this a try. I have found that French has helped me more here than Mexican Spanish.
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