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Start a language from zero, in order.

6 complete A1 paths. Every one runs the same shape: 8 units, an outcome per unit, and one continuous story. The only decision left is which language you want to sound like yourself in.

Languages
6
languages
Units per path
8
units each
Free episodes
2
free episodes
Pick your languageHow a path works

All lessons free to read · No card required · Built for absolute beginners

Route / A1

Foundations paths

One continuous story per language, from a first greeting to getting by.

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  1. 01Spanish32 lessons
  2. 02French32 lessons
  3. 03German32 lessons
  4. 04Italian32 lessons
  5. 05Korean32 lessons
  6. 06Russian32 lessons
A1 · 48 units1 → 6
6 languagesone path each
8 unitsper path, in sequence
192 lessonsabout 20 minutes each
Free to readevery lesson, no card

Pick your language

Six paths. Same shape. Different story.

Same eight-unit shape in every language, but each one runs its own scenes and its own characters. Open a path and you will see all 8 units, every episode title, and exactly where the free part ends.

  • Spanish

    Español · A1

    Spanish Foundations

    Unit 1, Episode 1: "Una vecina nueva" — Marta meets the woman from the fourth floor on the stairs, and has to say something.

    Unit 1 "Meet someone" → Unit 8 "Get by on what you have" · 24 episodes · 32 lessons

    See the Spanish path

  • French

    Français · A1

    French Foundations

    Unit 1, Episode 1: "Bonjour, je suis votre voisine" — Léa arrives in her new courtyard with two boxes and no free hand. A neighbour comes down the stairs.

    Unit 1 "Meet someone" → Unit 8 "Ask for help" · 24 episodes · 32 lessons

    See the French path

  • German

    Deutsch · A1

    German Foundations

    Unit 1, Episode 1: "Eine neue Nachbarin" — Nora arrives on Kastanienallee in Prenzlauer Berg with two boxes, and a stranger on the stairs already knows she is the new neighbour.

    Unit 1 "Introduce yourself" → Unit 8 "Ask for help" · 24 episodes · 32 lessons

    See the German path

  • Italian

    Italiano · A1

    Italian Foundations

    Unit 1, Episode 1: "La vicina sul pianerottolo" — The lift in Chiara's new building is broken, and the neighbour opposite opens her door while Chiara is climbing with boxes.

    Unit 1 "Meet someone" → Unit 8 "Solve a small problem" · 24 episodes · 32 lessons

    See the Italian path

  • Korean

    한국어 · A1

    Korean Foundations

    Unit 1, Episode 1: "첫인사" — Lisa meets the neighbour from 502 in the lift, and has to say something.

    Unit 1 "Greet and introduce" → Unit 8 "Ask for help" · 24 episodes · 32 lessons

    See the Korean path

  • Russian

    Русский · A1

    Russian Foundations

    Unit 1, Episode 1: "Меня зовут Анна" — Dima has boxes, a locked door and no door code — until a neighbour comes out.

    Unit 1 "Recognize and introduce" → Unit 8 "Get help" · 24 episodes · 32 lessons

    See the Russian path

How a path works

One story,
one outcome per unit.

A unit is three episodes and a checkpoint. The episodes teach the scene you are about to need; the checkpoint is an unseen one you sit without scaffolding. Nothing here is a word list, and nothing is out of order.

  1. 01

    Listen & Read

    Hear the scene while you follow the words. Meaning and sound arrive together, which is why nothing here needs translating first.

    5 min
  2. 02

    Shadow & Speak

    Repeat the useful lines out loud while the audio keeps going. You copy the rhythm of a whole phrase instead of assembling it word by word.

    7 min
  3. 03

    Build the Sentence

    Rebuild the lines you just heard from their pieces. This is where a phrase stops being something you recognise and becomes something you can produce.

    5 min
  4. 04

    Quiz

    Retrieve what the scene contained, without looking back. Forgetting once and recalling is what makes the next unit easier.

    3 min

The checkpoint skips build the sentence on purpose: you cannot rehearse it, you sit it. That is how the path finds out whether the unit's outcome survived.

Every lesson is free to read. The first 2 episodes of each path also translate every line, and they cover the whole outcome of Unit 1.See the full breakdown on the Spanish path

Answers

Starting a language from zero: questions

Direct answers about the 6 Foundations paths, the free boundary, and what a path asks of you.

Q01

Which languages have a Foundations path?

Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Russian. Each is a complete eight-unit A1 sequence built from one continuous story, not a shelf of unrelated texts.

Q02

Is Foundations free?

Every one of the 192 lessons across the 6 paths is free to read. The first 2 episodes of each path also translate every line, and together they cover that path's whole Unit 1 outcome. Premium adds support around the lessons - every line translated, unlimited word help, and no daily waits - never extra lessons.

Q03

How long does one A1 path take?

Eight units of four lessons, about 20 minutes each. That is roughly 11 hours per language, before whatever you replay. Most learners take one lesson a day rather than racing the path.

Q04

Do I need to know anything before I start?

No. Unit 1 is the same job in every language - greet someone, say your name, and say where you are from - and it starts on the first line of the first scene.

Q05

What if I already know some of the language?

Skip the path and start from the story library instead: Spanish, French, German, Italian, plus Korean and Russian stories at A1 and A2.

Start at the beginning

Unit 1, Episode 1 is where every path starts

Pick a language and the path picks up mid-scene. All lessons are free to read, and the first 2 episodes translate every line.

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