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Every section of LinguaCommons in one place. New here? Language Guides is the front door — pick the language you speak, then the one you want to learn. Everything else supports that.
Language GuidesBrowse study guides by your native language across 50+ target languages.
Pronunciation GuidesHow each language sounds, what trips learners up, and how to fix it.
Vocabulary FlashcardsFlashcard decks of the words you will meet most often, by language pair.
Methods & ToolsAnki, comprehensible input, shadowing, TPRS & more.
Apps & ProgramsHonest reviews — Duolingo, Ling, Pleco, Renshuu, HyperTTS & more.
Constructed LanguagesLanguages people invented — Esperanto, Interlingua, Interslavic, Ido, Novial, Klingon.
Ancient LanguagesLatin, Ancient Greek, Old English & more — history, grammar & where to start.
Endangered LanguagesCritically endangered languages — Manchu, Livonian, Tlingit, Ket, Yurok & Wymysorys.
DialectsRegional dialects contrasted with the standard language — starting with Bavarian German.
Famous LinguistsPlain-English profiles of Krashen, VanPatten, Swain, Long & Ellis.
Notation SystemsHow linguists write sound down — IPA & its extensions, ASCII encodings, ToBI, HamNoSys.
Writing SystemsInvented and reformed scripts for everyday writing — Shavian, Tengwar, Unifon.
Language Terms ExplainedPlain-English explanations of the words grammar books assume you know, beginner to advanced.
GamesGuess the language behind a flag, or test yourself on language terms. Three levels each.