Free graded readers
B1 Spanish reading practice
Intermediate stories with more varied tenses, opinions, and natural narrative detail.
Every story is complete and free to read. Tap highlighted words for contextual meanings and reveal English paragraphs only when you need them.
B1 · 12 min
Una decisión difícil
Laura recalls her old job while choosing a new path. Imperfect for background, preterite for key moments, and phrases for giving opinions.
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B1 · 11 min
Planes para el verano
Diego, Elena and Sam debate a summer trip. Future tense, travel vocabulary, and natural ways to agree and disagree.
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B1 · 3 min
La fotografía de la plaza
Family memories and checking a local story
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B1 · 3 min
El correo que podía esperar
Work boundaries and making a clear request
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B1 · 3 min
Una carrera sin mirar el reloj
Comparison, pacing, and enjoying a personal challenge
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B1 · 3 min
Dos horarios y una pared
Negotiating a practical agreement with a neighbor
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B1 · 3 min
La cena detrás del toldo
Asking for directions and staying open to a change of plan
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B1 · 3 min
Una palabra que no hacía falta
Finding another way to explain an idea in Spanish
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B1 · 3 min
Un café sin hacer dos cosas
Making room for a quieter morning
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B1 · 3 min
Una capa de más
An imperfect cake and an unexpected conversation
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B1 · 3 min
El cumpleaños por otro camino
Changing a hiking plan when conditions change
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B1 · 3 min
El profesor también pregunta
Sharing experience and accepting a useful change
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Is B1 the right level?
The best reading level lets you follow the plot while still meeting some useful new language. If every sentence feels like a puzzle, step down one level. If nothing makes you pause, try the next level.
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