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Word Lab
Your first words, as games.
About sixty everyday words and phrases in each language, each with an example. Flip cards, listening, picture match and one drill made for each language. Words come back just before you would forget them.
Gaeilge
Irish, first on the list
Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste.
Greetings, food, home, getting around, time, feelings and the weather, with every noun's gender and a drill for the mutations: mo bhróg, ár mbróg. Then say them out loud with Niamh, the Irish voice tutor.
Eight more languages
- 中文MandarinHear a syllable, pick its tone, then the words that use it.Tone trainerPlay
- 日本語JapaneseHiragana row by row, then the words you will use first.Kana matchPlay
- FrançaisFrenchCafé, gare, fenêtre: everyday words with their le or la.le or la?Play
- EspañolSpanishThe words you need for a first week in Spain or beyond.el or la?Play
- DeutschGermanEvery noun with its der, die or das from the first day.der, die or das?Play
- ItalianoItalianOrdering, directions and small talk, article included.il, lo or la?Play
- PortuguêsPortugueseBrazilian Portuguese for everyday life, from oi to saudade.o or a?Play
- ไทยThaiStreet food, taxis and polite endings, with a voice for the tones.Listening, tones includedPlay
Every list is written for Testera, and its genders, readings and romanisation were checked against published dictionaries. Spotted something to fix? Tell us. Audio for the Irish words is coming soon; the other languages are voiced with Google Cloud Text-to-Speech.