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Free Spanish Short Stories by Level
Complete short stories at every CEFR level, free to read in your browser, each with its own vocabulary glossary.
The fastest way to know if leveled reading works for you is to read a leveled story. Below are six original Spanish short stories, one per CEFR level, written the same way the stories in Léelo are: A1 uses only the present tense and high-frequency words, and each level up adds the grammar and vocabulary you’d meet at that stage.
Pick the level that feels comfortable. If you understand nearly everything without the glossary, move up one. If you’re stopping at every sentence, move down one. Not sure where to start? The free Spanish level test places you in about five minutes.
Beginner
A free A1 Spanish short story for true beginners. Present tense only, high-frequency vocabulary, with a full glossary. Read it in your browser.
Read the story A2Elementary
A free A2 Spanish short story with past tenses and everyday dialogue, plus a full glossary. Read it free in your browser.
Read the story B1Intermediate
A free B1 Spanish short story with subjunctive, future tense, and real narrative, plus a full glossary. Read it free in your browser.
Read the story B2Upper intermediate
A free B2 Spanish short story with conditionals, hypotheticals, and abstract language, plus a full glossary. Read it free in your browser.
Read the story C1Advanced
A free C1 Spanish short story with idioms, complex syntax, and subtle humor, plus a glossary of the hardest expressions. Read it free.
Read the story C2Mastery
A free C2 Spanish short story in a literary register, near-native prose with a glossary of its most demanding vocabulary. Read it free.
Read the storyNot sure which level to pick?
Take the free Spanish level test: twelve short reading passages, no signup, about five minutes.