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Learning the script is the first real milestone in any new-alphabet language — and with the right drill it takes days, not months. Eleven writing systems, from the Japanese kana to Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Devanagari, Thai and Georgian.
The core Japanese syllabary — 46 base characters plus voiced forms and combinations. Every Japanese learner starts here.
Start practicingLearn KatakanaThe angular Japanese syllabary used for loanwords and foreign names — the fastest route to reading real words in the wild.
Start practicingLearn HangulThe Korean alphabet — 19 consonants and 21 vowels that stack into syllable blocks. Famously learnable in days.
Start practicingLearn Russian CyrillicAll 33 Russian letters — the true friends, the false friends (В is v, Н is n) and the new shapes, drilled by sound.
Start practicingLearn Ukrainian CyrillicAll 33 Ukrainian letters — including і, ї, є, ґ and г-as-h, with a dedicated group for what differs from Russian.
Start practicingLearn GreekThe 24 Greek letters you half-know from math class — drilled by name (alpha, beta…), with modern sounds as hints.
Start practicingLearn HebrewThe 22 letters of the alef-bet plus the 5 final forms — right to left, drilled by letter name, sounds in the hints.
Start practicingLearn ArabicThe 28 Arabic letters with their dot families grouped side by side — right to left, drilled by letter name.
Start practicingLearn DevanagariThe Hindi script — 11 vowels and 35 consonants arranged by mouth position, plus signs and the classic conjuncts.
Start practicingLearn ThaiAll 44 Thai consonants organized by class (the key to tones) plus the core vowel signs — drilled by name (ko kai…).
Start practicingLearn GeorgianThe 33 letters of Mkhedruli — one letter, one sound, no capitals. The most learnable script you have never seen.
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