20 min

language learning center · A1 · Lesson 3

Basic personal information

Practice this topic in Spanish: Basic personal information.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

Lucía

Me llamo Lucía.

My name is Lucía.

Mateo

Tengo veintiocho años.

I am twenty-eight years old.

Lucía

Vivo en Madrid.

I live in Madrid.

Mateo

Trabajo en una biblioteca.

I work in a library.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • Me llamo Lucía.

    My name is Lucía.

    Me llamo Lucía.

  • Tengo veintiocho años.

    I am twenty-eight years old.

    Tengo veintiocho años.

  • Vivo en Madrid.

    I live in Madrid.

    Vivo en Madrid.

  • Trabajo en una biblioteca.

    I work in a library.

    Trabajo en una biblioteca.

  • ¿A qué te dedicas?

    What do you do?

    ¿A qué te dedicas?

Notice, try, and speak

Which Spanish sentence has this meaning: “My name is Lucía.”

Which Spanish sentence has this meaning: “My name is Lucía.”

Make it yours

Say the five Spanish turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Spanish in a real conversation

  1. 1. Me llamo Lucía.
  2. 2. Tengo veintiocho años.
  3. 3. Vivo en Madrid.
  4. 4. Trabajo en una biblioteca.
  5. 5. ¿A qué te dedicas?
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