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.

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

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.