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Select one of the languages we support. Where a free lesson is available, you can launch it immediately—no sign-in, no subscription. We add new languages as content goes live.
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We teach over thirty languages. Each card shows whether a free interactive lesson is available right now or coming soon as we publish new content.
Pilot languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic) are being prepared for the full free self-paced A1 program. Until that program is activated in production, you can still try the introductory speaking lesson here with no account.
Live lessons with instructors are separate and require a paid plan — they are not included in free self-paced access.
Pilot languages — introductory lesson
Arabic
Pilot A1 — try intro lesson free
English
Pilot A1 — try intro lesson free
French
Pilot A1 — try intro lesson free
German
Pilot A1 — try intro lesson free
Spanish
Pilot A1 — try intro lesson free
More languages — try the first lesson
Bengali
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Danish
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Dutch
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Finnish
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Greek
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Hindi
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Hungarian
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Indonesian
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Italian
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Japanese
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Korean
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Malay
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Norwegian
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Persian (Farsi)
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Polish
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Portuguese
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Punjabi
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Russian
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Serbian
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Simplified Chinese
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Swahili
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Swedish
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Tamil
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Thai
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Traditional Chinese
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Turkish
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Urdu
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Vietnamese
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Yoruba
Intro speaking lesson — preview
Unavailable for now
Twi
Unavailable
Unavailable
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How it works
Pick a language with an available lesson. We open a focused speaking flow tuned for that language (including accent targets where you see a country flag).
Practice phrases with instant feedback. Your progress is saved in this browser so you can pause and return on the same device.
When you are ready, create a free account to keep streaks, XP, and full course access across all your devices.
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Common questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The interactive lesson is free to try in your browser. You do not need a subscription or even an account to start. We only ask you to sign up when you want to save your progress in the cloud or unlock the full course catalog.
Why are some languages marked Unavailable?
We list every language the platform is built to teach. A free public lesson is added per language as our team publishes a suitable interactive module. Unavailable only means a dedicated free lesson is not live yet, not that we do not support that language in courses.
What happens to my data?
Before you have an account, your practice session is stored only on your device. After you create an account, you can keep learning with progress synced to your FluentShip profile.
How is this different from a trial lesson with a teacher?
This page is for instant, self-serve speaking practice. For a live human trial, see our bookable trial options from pricing or the trial lesson flow after you are signed in.
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