A running list of online language-learning tools, courses, and immersion resources — each one labeled honestly, whether that’s a recommendation, a pass, or an honest “we haven’t tried this yet.”
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Entertainment, lifestyle, news and resource lists
Levels: Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Virtual Institute for Afrikaans
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Free audio course explaining sentence construction
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Extensive beginner Iraqi Arabic course with phonology, grammar, dialogues, drills and audio
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Extended Iraqi Arabic course taught through dialogues, grammar comparisons and downloadable audio
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Beginner Baghdadi Iraqi Arabic course with practical vocabulary, sentence patterns and cultural notes
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Compare Iraqi Arabic with Modern Standard Arabic through everyday phrases and dialogues
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Compact phrase-based introduction to conversational Iraqi Arabic
Levels: Starter, Beginner
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Intensive online Iraqi Arabic program covering six proficiency levels
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Large free Defense Language Institute Iraqi Arabic course with PDFs, audio and pronunciation recording
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Learning Material··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Curated directory of Iraqi Arabic courses, books, dictionaries and tutoring options
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Animated introductory Iraqi dialect course with cultural scenes and exercises
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··Free or FreemiumFully free in some cases, freemium (paid upgrade tiers) in others.
Iraqi-language app teaching Iraqi Arabic through real conversations, flashcards and cultural insights
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Native-speaker Iraqi Arabic recordings, transcripts, grammar lessons and vocabulary
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured MSA app covering script and four skills
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Arabic courses with MSA and dialect options
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Video courses and learner-focused media
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Structured lessons and authentic news-based English
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
One-to-one online English lessons with a large lesson-material library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Online one-to-one English conversation lessons
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Intermediate comprehensible podcasts and courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Adaptive grammar study and testing
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Paid lessons and free learning content
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learner-oriented current affairs
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material·FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Gamified introductory and intermediate language courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Tool·Paid, or free via a libraryNormally paid, but often accessible for free through a library membership.
Structured app-based language courses across many languages
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Free CEFR-structured courses and authentic media
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Grammar reference and interactive exercises
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Video-based app built around native-speaker clips
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Detailed grammar explanations and vocabulary articles
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Large lesson library with dialogues
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Content-heavy lessons for multiple levels
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
University-developed Indonesian courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Audio-first conversational course
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured courses and native video content
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Learning Material··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Free level-organized lessons and exercises
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Podcasts, videos, transcripts and courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Grammar reference and SRS practice
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Comprehensive notes and cultural background
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Lessons, transcripts and flashcards
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Vocabulary by topic and JLPT level; URL needs verification
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Free audio-visual beginner lessons
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Online one-to-one Japanese lessons with native speakers
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Integrated vocabulary, kanji and grammar study
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Japanese language and culture articles
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Listed as Ubiq; exact current URL needs verification
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Korean-learning blog and courses
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Large free grammar-centered course
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Reference and exercise series by proficiency level
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Podcasts, transcripts and lessons
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Interactive speaking scenarios with video
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Audio and video Mandarin lessons
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Virtual-China quests and cultural learning; URL needs verification
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Listed by Lindie; exact current URL needs verification
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Visual stories and spaced repetition
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Taiwan-oriented PDFs and materials
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Conversational Persian lessons and cultural material
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Free multimedia Persian course
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Comprehensible podcasts, stories and courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lessons and vocabulary tools
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Story-driven Brazilian Portuguese video courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Courses and native Brazilian video content
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
European Portuguese courses, podcast and membership
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Comprehensive European Portuguese platform
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Comprehensible-input video library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Adaptive grammar study and testing
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Free audio course focused on constructing Spanish
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Tool··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreeFree to use, no payment required.
Interactive structured Turkish course
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based Turkish podcast lessons
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Large dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Dialogue-based lesson library
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Learning Material··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Basic free lessons
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Learning Material · Input & Immersion··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Southern Vietnamese lessons and podcast-style content
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
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