Tips for getting started with Spanish

1. Set up speech first. Install an Enhanced or Premium Spanish voice in Apple's settings, then choose it in LinguaMorpha under Settings → Spanish → Voice. Standard voices sound robotic, and the better voices make a real difference. See Setting up Spanish speech.

2. Start with A1 nouns. In Self Study, open Select word scope and tick only A1 under Level. Set Questions per session to 20 in Settings → General → Study. Then open Nouns and run a few Noun meaning sessions until the basic vocabulary feels solid.

3. Add verbs gradually. Once the A1 nouns feel comfortable, open Self Study → Verbs. In Select verb groups, choose only Regular. In Select tenses, choose only Presente. Run Produce the conjugation until the regular present tense is automatic, before you touch anything irregular.

4. Use the conjugation tables actively. Before you drill, open Verb reference, tap a verb you are about to practise and look at its Conjugation tab. Red marks the parts of a form that depart from the regular pattern. Once you understand the pattern, the drill sticks faster.

5. Broaden in steps. Add A2 in Select word scope. Add verb groups one at a time, for example e→ie, then o→ue. Add one tense at a time: Pretérito Indefinido is the most important after Presente. Never widen your selection so far that sessions feel overwhelming.

6. Check your progress. Tap the chart icon at the top of the Home screen (on the Mac, choose My Progress in the sidebar) and open Word performance. Focus next lists your weakest verbs: the ones you have practised often enough to rank and still get wrong most. Tap a verb to drill just that verb, or tap Practise all to drill the whole list.