Board game

Spanish Snakes & Ladders.

Easy

Serpientes y Escaleras with a twist: answer a Spanish question right to roll the die and move. Land on a ladder to climb, a snake to slide — first to the final square wins.

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How to play

  1. Each turn you're shown an English word with four Spanish options — pick the correct translation to earn your roll.
  2. Answer correctly and the die rolls, moving your piece forward that many squares; a wrong answer costs you the turn.
  3. Land at the foot of a ladder (🪜) to climb up the board, or on a snake's head (🐍) to slide back down.
  4. Keep answering and rolling until your piece reaches the final square — accuracy and a bit of luck get you there fastest.

Spanish words you'll practice

This free Spanish game drills 99 common words. Want the meanings, examples and pronunciation? Look them up on our Spanish words pages.

árbol tree
silla chair
amor love
libro book
pollo chicken
año year
leche milk
gente people
gato cat
arroz rice
flor flower
tienda store
cielo sky
beber to drink
grande big
caballo horse
comer to eat
playa beach
ratón mouse
jugo juice
calle street
niño boy
viejo old
triste sad
café coffee
puerta door
escribir to write
foto photo
música music
nieve snow
cama bed
vivir to live
vaca cow
tea
leer to read
trabajo work
comida food
llave key
montaña mountain
problema problem
hermana sister
lluvia rain
huevo egg
bueno good
naranja orange
oso bear
familia family
nuevo new
mañana morning
amigo friend
hermano brother
casa house
feliz happy
ciudad city
pájaro bird
manzana apple
río river
león lion
coche car
tiempo time
niña girl
dinero money
tierra earth
malo bad
semana week
mano hand
rápido fast
queso cheese
nombre name
hora hour
teléfono phone
mapa map
caliente hot
país country
sol sun
mes month
pequeño small
frío cold
hombre man
dormir to sleep
correr to run
noche night
ventana window
hablar to speak
lento slow
perro dog
vino wine
pan bread
pez fish
escuela school
luna moon
día day
mesa table
padre father
agua water
carne meat
mujer woman
madre mother
mar sea

Questions

Is this Spanish board game free?

Yes — it plays in your browser with no sign-up. Sign in only if you want to save the words to your review deck and track your best score.

What is Serpientes y Escaleras?

It's the Spanish name for Snakes & Ladders, the classic board game. Here you earn each die roll by answering a Spanish vocabulary question, so practising the language is what moves you up the board.

Can I practise one topic?

Yes. Use the theme picker to draw the questions from a single category — animals, food, the home and more.

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