You already know two words. Can you construct a brand-new sentence from them?
I wantquiero
coffeecafé
So how would you say “I want coffee.”?
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The LanguagePath Method™
Reason it out — don't cram it in
You won't memorize phrases. You'll construct real sentences, then listen and rebuild them. Every step reuses what you already built — so the language compounds.
1 · UNDERSTANDGet one piece of the language.
2 · CONSTRUCTBuild a sentence you've never seen.
3 · SAYSay it out loud before you reveal.
4 · HEARListen and compare with the target.
5 · REBUILDReuse those pieces in the next sentence.
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Real sentences you'll learn to build
Tap any phrase to hear it — then you'll build them yourself.
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How is LanguagePath different?
You don't memorize phrases — you reason them out. The teacher gives you a piece, you build real sentences yourself, say them aloud, then reveal and check. Every step reuses what you already built.
Which languages can I learn?
Nine flagship courses (Mandarin, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Telugu, Farsi) plus dozens more in the picker. Each Path rolls a new eastbound line of cities from languages you can practise here.
What is Path?
Path is LanguagePath’s race: construct a sentence at each city. Misses cost days; a clean build costs nothing. The eighty-day clock is the rule, not the title. Explore → Path, or tap Play Path above.
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🔊 Voice
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The 3 rules of the method
🗣️ Say everything out loud. Silent reading doesn't build speech. Speak before you reveal.
⏸️ Always pause and try first. When you hit a challenge, actually work it out — getting it slightly wrong is how it sticks. Then tap Reveal.
🔁 Don't fear forgetting. Everything comes back through use in later steps. Keep moving; understanding beats memorizing.
Your course (≈10 min each)
Do roughly one a day. They build in order — each lesson reuses the last.
🎧 Lessons
Tap to begin. Speak each answer aloud before revealing.
🔁 Spaced recall
Your daily warm-up. Sentences you've built come back at growing gaps — but don't recall them from memory. Rebuild each one from its pieces, every time; that's what makes them permanent. Read the English, work it out aloud, then reveal.
🧩 Build
The real test of the method: brand-new sentences you've never seen, made only from words and structures you've already learned. You can't recall these — you have to construct them. That's fluency in miniature.
👂 Listening drills
Real conversations hit your ear with no subtitles. Here you only hear the language — work out the meaning, then reveal. This trains the skill you'll actually use in real conversations.
🗣️ Shadowing
A powerful way to develop more natural rhythm and pronunciation: hear a line and repeat it immediately, copying the rhythm and melody — not translating. 10–15 focused minutes beats an hour of tired mimicry.
✚ Chunk builder
Heard a useful phrase out in the world? Capture it here. Every chunk you save joins your Recall, Listen, Shadow and Quiz automatically — so it actually sticks.
📺 Resources & daily plan
Free listening you can understand and enjoy — the comprehensible-input piece. Mix these with your lessons.
💬 Real conversations
Full exchanges you'll actually have, start to finish. Tap 🔊 on any line, or play the whole conversation. Try covering the English and reading the other language aloud.
🎯 Quiz
Test yourself across everything you've learned. Multiple-choice both ways, plus a typing challenge. You need 80% to call a set solid.
🤖 Conversation partner
The practice no drill gives you: a real back-and-forth. Chat with an AI partner that stays at a beginner level and gently corrects you — a powerful way to turn what you've learned into speech.
🌍 Culture & etiquette
Speaking well is half of it — these unwritten rules will make locals warm to you instantly.
🗂️ Pocket phrases
Grab-and-go reference for real situations — greetings, numbers, emergencies that you just need ready. Search or filter, tap 🔊.
🔊 Sounds
Quick grammar
🌐 Hub
Your command centre — progress across every language, one daily plan, a single review that spans them all, and a phrase explorer that shows how your languages connect.
Common Arabic phrases (MSA): notes and examples
Everyday Modern Standard Arabic phrases — yes, no, please, thank you, excuse me, I don't understand.
Worked examples from the course
I want" أريد
Key pieces: أريد · قهوة · بكم
'I want' is urīd (أريد). And coffee is qahwa (قهوة) — the very word Turkish 'kahve' and English 'coffee' come from!
To say “I want coffee” in Arabic: أريد قهوة(urīd qahwa). Built from urīd = I want; qahwa = coffee. qahwa ≈ kahve / coffee.
Water = māʾ (ماء), tea = shāy (شاي) — chai again!
To say “I want tea” in Arabic: أريد شاي(urīd shāy). Built from urīd = I want; shāy = tea. shāy ≈ chai!.
To say “I want water” in Arabic: أريد ماء(urīd māʾ). Built from urīd = I want; māʾ = water.
To ask a price: bikam hādhā? = 'for how much, this?'
To say “How much is this?” in Arabic: بكم هذا؟(bikam hādhā). Built from bikam = how much; hādhā = this.
'I don't want' = lā urīd (لا = not).
To say “I don't want” in Arabic: لا أريد(lā urīd). Built from lā = not; urīd = want.
Because, but & joining ideas
Key pieces: لأن · لكن · أيضاً
Connectors let you link ideas: because, but, also and and. "Very" adds emphasis.
لأن(li-ANN) — because
لكن(LAA-kin) — but
أيضاً(AY-dan) — also/too
و(wa) — and
جداً(JID-dan) — very
لذلك(li-ZAA-lik) — so/therefore
To say “I want water because I am thirsty” in Arabic: أريد ماءً لأنني عطشان(u-REED MAA-an li-AN-na-nee 'aT-SHAAN). Built from أريد ماءً = I want water; لأنني = because I; عطشان = thirsty.
To say “The food is good but expensive” in Arabic: الطعام جيد لكن غالٍ(aT-Ta-'AAM JAY-yid LAA-kin GHAA-lin). Built from الطعام = the food; جيد = good; لكن = but; غالٍ = expensive.
To say “I also want coffee” in Arabic: أريد القهوة أيضاً(u-REED al-QAH-wa AY-dan). Built from أريد = I want; القهوة = the coffee; أيضاً = also.
To say “This is very delicious” in Arabic: هذا لذيذ جداً(HAA-za la-ZEEZ JID-dan). Built from هذا = this; لذيذ = delicious; جداً = very.
To say “Tea and coffee” in Arabic: شاي وقهوة(SHAAY wa-QAH-wa). Built from شاي = tea; و = and; قهوة = coffee.
Written by the LanguagePath editorial team from our own course material. Pronunciation guides are approximate English respellings; tap any phrase in the app above to hear it. Native-speaker review of every course is ongoing — tell us if you spot an error.
Common phrases
Common Arabic phrases (MSA)
These get you through almost any polite daily interaction in Modern Standard Arabic.
Build it: apologise or ask for help with عذراً (excuse me) then a short phrase like لا أفهم (I don't understand).
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