Language guides

Learn a language by reading.

Pick a language to see why it's worth learning, how hard it really is for English speakers, and how to start reading it today. Every guide is built on the same method: read real texts, learn the common words first, and remember them with spaced repetition.
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Learn Mandarin

中文 · Category IV · ~2,200 hours

Learn Mandarin🇪🇸

Learn Spanish

Español · Category I · ~600 hours

Learn Spanish🌍

Learn Arabic

العربية · Category IV · ~2,200 hours

Learn Arabic🇫🇷

Learn French

Français · Category I · ~600–750 hours

Learn French🇧🇷

Learn Portuguese

Português · Category I · ~600–750 hours

Learn Portuguese🇷🇺

Learn Russian

Русский · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Russian🇩🇪

Learn German

Deutsch · Category II · ~750 hours

Learn German🇹🇷

Learn Turkish

Türkçe · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Turkish🇮🇹

Learn Italian

Italiano · Category I · ~600 hours

Learn Italian🇵🇱

Learn Polish

Polski · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Polish🇺🇦

Learn Ukrainian

Українська · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Ukrainian🇳🇱

Learn Dutch

Nederlands · Category I · ~600 hours

Learn Dutch🇿🇦

Learn Afrikaans

Afrikaans · Category I · ~600 hours

Learn Afrikaans🇨🇿

Learn Czech

Čeština · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Czech🇬🇷

Learn Modern Greek

Ελληνικά · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Modern Greek🇭🇺

Learn Hungarian

Magyar · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Hungarian🇫🇮

Learn Finnish

Suomi · Category III · ~1,100 hours

Learn Finnish🟩

Learn Esperanto

Esperanto · Not FSI rated · ~200 hours

Learn Esperanto🏛️

Learn Koine Greek

Κοινή · Not FSI rated · ~1,100 hours

Learn Koine Greek🏛️

Learn Latin

Latina · Not FSI rated · ~600 hours

Learn Latin

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