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Ten sentences, one screen at a time. The translation is one tap away.
The same ten sentences, three times, a little harder each time. That is the whole method.
Ten sentences, one screen at a time. The translation is one tap away.
Every sentence is read aloud by a natural voice. Hold the button to hear it slower.
Put the words back in order, fill the gap, or rebuild the sentence from sound alone.




Built for beginners who want to keep going: short, clear, and never punishing.
30 chapters and 150 stories per level, read one sentence at a time. The translation is one tap away.
Every sentence read aloud in the language you learn. Hold the button to hear it slower.
Put the words in order, fill the gap, rebuild from sound alone, pick the meaning, match the pairs.
Re-read the story, then answer a few questions to check you understood it.
A missed sentence comes back later in the session, then tomorrow, in three days, in a week.
Swipe through your words, with illustrations, to see which ones you really know.
Every word you have met, with its translation and how well you know it.
Pick your pace, from relaxed to intense. A free streak freeze covers you if you miss a day.
XP, levels and 42 costumes to unlock as you learn.
One notification a day, at the time you choose, and nothing else.
A mistake costs nothing. You see what went wrong and try again, as often as you like.
Greek, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Japanese: in level 1, the pronunciation is written in Latin letters under every sentence.
Thirty chapters and 150 stories per level. Level A1 in every language, A2 in 2 languages, up to B2 in English and French. Explanations in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish and Turkish.
This book is one of our older editions, and its audio is no longer available. We have put everything into the Koala Lingo app instead, with new stories written for it, read aloud sentence by sentence and with exercises. Download it on iPhone or Android: the first 7 days are free.
The first 7 days are free, with full access to every chapter and every language. After that, the subscription continues at the price shown in the app before you start. If you cancel before the 7 days are over, you pay nothing.
In the settings of your App Store account on iPhone, or in Google Play > Payments and subscriptions on Android. You keep your access until the end of the period already paid.
46 languages today, from Spanish to Vietnamese. Level A1 everywhere, A2 in 2 languages, and up to B2 in English and French. You can change language at any time from the Profile tab.
In English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish or Turkish: the app follows the language you choose.
Yes. For Greek, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Japanese, level 1 shows the pronunciation in Latin letters under every sentence and every word, and every sentence is read aloud.
Not yet: Koala Lingo is an app for iPhone and Android phones.
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