Lingua Franca
Frank Language
Learn languages fast!
The point of this app is to get you speaking a language almost immediately with core basic vocabulary. What most other language apps and courses do is try to teach the language in a formal way, focusing on grammar, but this is not necessary to be understood. You really just need a few words and key phrases to get by like “help”, “how much”, “thanks”, or “bathroom”.
The first 500 most common words cover about 90% of spoken languages, and the first 1000 words cover about 90% of written language.
We will focus initially on the present tense in languages that have past and future tenses. You will not be mistaken for a native speaker but you will be understood if you say for example “Yesterday I go library” or “tomorrow I going bank”.
There are later lessons in the premium version elaborating on grammar including past and future tenses for those who wish to sound more fluent, and other key subunits like Numbers, Expressions, and Adult Phrases.
French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Scottish Gaelic each open with the 100 most common words. A free account starts with one course.
French
An official language in 29 countries.
Spanish
An official language in 20 countries.
German
An official language in 6 countries.
Italian
An official language in 4 countries.
Russian
An official language in 4 countries.
Chinese (Simplified Mandarin)
An official language in 3 countries.
Hindi
An official language in 2 countries.
Japanese
An official language in 1 country.
Scottish Gaelic
Recognized in Scotland.
Each account can send one message a day.