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Exercises1,250 words

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Languages

Pick from 21 languages

Every language comes with starter decks from A1 to B1: everyday words, each with an example sentence. The app itself is in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian and Ukrainian.

  • العربية
  • Čeština
  • Dansk
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Esperanto
  • Español
  • Français
  • עברית
  • हिन्दी
  • Bahasa Indonesia
  • Italiano
  • Nederlands
  • Norsk
  • Polski
  • Português
  • Português do Brasil
  • Русский
  • Svenska
  • Türkçe
  • Українська
  • Arabicالعربية
  • CzechČeština
  • DanishDansk
  • DutchNederlands
  • English
  • Esperanto
  • FrenchFrançais
  • GermanDeutsch
  • Hebrewעברית
  • Hindiहिन्दी
  • IndonesianBahasa Indonesia
  • ItalianItaliano
  • NorwegianNorsk
  • PolishPolski
  • Portuguese (Brazil)Português do Brasil
  • Portuguese (Portugal)Português
  • RussianРусский
  • SpanishEspañol
  • SwedishSvenska
  • TurkishTürkçe
  • UkrainianУкраїнська
A1400words
A2850words
B11,250words

Where this takes you

From your first card to your first conversation

Ten new words a day. Here’s how far that gets you.

  • Rome · Italian

    After 6 weeks

    You order your cappuccino in Rome in Italian, and nobody switches to English.

    Un cappuccino e un cornetto, per favore.

    A1400 words
  • Seville · Spanish

    After 3 months

    You ask where the best tapas bar in Seville is and understand the answer the first time.

    ¿Dónde se comen las mejores tapas por aquí?

    A2850 words
  • Lyon · French

    After 4 months

    You’re at dinner with friends in Lyon, telling them about your trip in French.

    Attendez, je vous raconte la suite !

    B11250 words

FlashcardsFree

Remember for good

Each word comes back right before you'd forget it. Knew it? Throw the card right. Didn't? Throw it left. Kata works out when you'll see it again.

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English

sea

In summer we go to the sea.

NounNeuterpl. Meere

Throw the card: right if you knew it, left if you didn't.

Review schedule

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  • You learn every word both ways: first to recognize it, then to say it yourself.
  • Every word has an example sentence you can listen to.
  • As many vocabulary reviews as you like, on the free plan too.

Browser extensionPro

Learn from what you watch

Dual subtitles on Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+. Point at any word to see what it means, save it with a click, and it shows up in your next session.

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The train is late today.
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DrillsFree

Never mix up articles again

Short article and plural drills built from the words you're learning, in every language that has them. You learn grammar as easily as vocabulary, one card at a time.

Free: three drill sessions a day. With Pro: as many as you want.

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German

Bahnhof

17 languages have grammatical gender. Kata drills all of them.

ListeningAudio vocabulary
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ListeningFree

Train your ear

Kata reads your words aloud with their meaning, one after another. Put your phone away and listen on a walk, on the train or while you cook.

ProgressFree

Watch it stick

Your progress, what you've mastered and which words are starting to fade. Click the memory check and you review exactly those.

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Best 52

Weekly activity

86words

This week

Mastery Distribution

910 words

318 words mastered

0: 64, 1: 70, 2: 92, 3: 110, 4: 98, 5: 86, 6: 72, 7: 318

What we left out

  • Mascots
  • Leagues
  • Hearts
  • Gems
  • Ads
  • Guilt trips

No ads. Not even on the free plan.

Kata is paid for by our Pro subscribers. So we never need to sell your attention to anyone.

Pricing

Free to start. Free to stay.

The free plan isn't a trial. It doesn't expire and it has no ads. You only need Pro if you want to drill without a daily limit.

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  • Unlimited flashcards and listening
  • Starter decks in 21 languages
  • 3 drill sessions a day
  • Progress, streaks and sync
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Pro

For when three drill sessions a day aren't enough.

$7.17/ month

Billed $85.99 once a year

Everything in Free, plus:

  • The browser extension for your shows
  • Unlimited drills, no daily limit
  • Natural HD voices for every word and example
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