Our Complete Curriculum
From Beginner to Confident
- 9,995+
- Words
- 49
- Stories
- 147
- Questions
- 240
- Fidel Letters
Fidel, alphabet, basic words.
Build a strong vocabulary.
Short stories to read once the first words are known.
Longer stories with questions to answer after each one.
Speak in real life situations.
Learn through our heritage.
Every unit, in order
The full contents behind those six tracks. Every figure is counted from the course itself each time this page is built.
Stage 1 · Read
Recognise the Fidel and the sounds it makes.
30 core families in seven orders, five extended families, and the 30 labiovelar letters. Free to use, no account.
Stage 2 · First words
Concrete vocabulary a child can see and point at.
- Numbers & quantities114 words
- Calendar, time & seasons90 words
- Family & people153 words
- Home & household90 words
- Food, drink & cooking109 words
- Body & health175 words
- Nature & weather110 words
- Animals & farming91 words
- Colours & describing46 words
Stage 3 · Everyday Tigrinya
The words that carry an ordinary day.
- Greetings & talking64 words
- School & learning66 words
- Work & jobs73 words
- Money & shopping13 words
- Travel & directions40 words
- Places & community63 words
- Everyday actions143 words
Stage 4 · Wider world
Beyond the house and the street.
- Government & law33 words
- Faith & tradition160 words
Stage 5 · Fuller sentences
Enough vocabulary to say something complicated.
- Feelings & character86 words
- Bigger ideas6 words
Stage 6 · Reading and mastery
Advanced vocabulary, and the names that appear in traditional texts.
- Names in scripture10 parts1,746 words
Reading
Short stories with comprehension questions, once there is enough vocabulary to read them.
Browse by subject
The same vocabulary sorted by what it is about rather than by how hard it is.
- Names & places1,746 words
- Phrases & sentences1,690 words
- Actions207 words
- Faith & tradition199 words
- Body & health175 words
- Family & people153 words
- Numbers & quantities114 words
- Nature & weather110 words
- Food & drink109 words
- Places & buildings103 words
- Animals91 words
- Time, months & days90 words
- Home & household90 words
- Feelings86 words
- Work & jobs86 words
- School & learning66 words
- Colours46 words
- Question & joining words39 words
- Clothes27 words
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