Fundamentals
Read the fidel family by family, with drills that make you read the letter — not guess from English.
Group 1 free todayLearn Tigrinya.Feel at home.
Short, thoughtful lessons for reading, speaking and writing ትግርኛ — starting with the Ge'ez script, with audio recorded by native speakers.
Now in beta on Google Play and TestFlight — register and we'll tell you the day the apps launch publicly.
Script firstRead the fidel before you memorise a single phrase.
Real voicesEvery clip recorded by a native speaker. No robot audio.
Works offlineOn the plane, in Asmara, anywhere.
Your first letters
Four families. Twenty-eight sounds. Your first real words.
The fidel isn't an alphabet — it's a system. Each consonant takes seven shapes, one for each vowel. Learn the pattern once and every new family gets easier.
Group 1 is free, and by the end of it you'll read words like ሓምለ, ሉል and ላም on your own.
Hover a letter to see how it sounds.
How it works
Script first, then conversation.
Course
Real conversations with dialogue, starting with greetings and courtesy — masculine and feminine forms side by side.
Level 1 open todayTravel & Culture
Say it in English, hear it in Tigrinya. Plus Asmara's landmarks, their stories, and where to find great coffee.
Live now · 10 places in AsmaraFree practice sheets
Print it. Trace it. Write it.
Handwriting practice for every family, with the same romanization we use in the app. Free to print and share at home, at church or at weekend school.
Group 1
The first four families — 28 shapes. Two pages.
Groups 2–8
New sheets arrive as each group opens in the app.
Coming soon
Early access
Your language is waiting for you.
Register once and start learning right away in your browser. When the iPhone and Android apps go live, you'll be the first to know.
- Instant access to Fundamentals Group 1, Course Level 1 and the Travel companion
- One email on launch day — no newsletters, no spam
- Your progress stays on your device
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