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Learn the way people really talk.

Short lessons in 18 languages and 110 other courses. Hear it, say it, keep your streak. Pat the parrot repeats after you.

Pat, the Patois macaw

Try a lesson right here.

This is the real app, not a picture of it.

Built to be finished.

Teach first

Every lesson opens with the words, then quizzes you on them. A miss comes back once at the end.

Hear it

Tap to hear each phrase, slow or normal, and type what you hear.

Keep going

XP for every right answer, a daily streak, and hearts that make you slow down.

Yours everywhere

iPhone, Mac and the web. Sign in to sync, or just start. No account needed on the apps.

128 courses.

Spanish to Hindi, then code, computer science, engineering, math, science and BC Grade 12.

SpanishFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseJapaneseChineseKoreanRussianArabicHindiDutchPythonSwiftCalculusPhysicsChess

Questions.

Is it free?

Yes. An account keeps your streak, XP and review queue in sync across devices.

Do I need an account?

Not on iPhone or Mac. The web app asks you to sign in with email, Apple or Google.

What is Patois?

The way a place really talks at home, rather than the textbook version. That is how the lessons are written.

Who is Pat?

A scarlet macaw. Parrots learn by repeating what they hear, and so do you.