Is the audio recorded by native speakers?

Most words are spoken by a computer-generated Tigrinya voice, because no commercial text-to-speech exists for Tigrinya. Recordings by native speakers are being added and replace the generated audio word by word. Every clip is labelled so you always know which one your child is hearing.

How many words does the course teach?

9,995 words. 9,953 have audio today; 42 are being re-recorded after a wording correction. 844 of them carry a photograph; the rest show the Tigrinya script at full size, which is what a child is learning to read.

What does it cost and can I cancel?

Seven days free with no card required. After that it is a monthly subscription covering up to four children, and you can cancel at any time from your account.

Is it safe for children?

Children have no email address, no location is tracked, there are no adverts and no messaging with strangers. A parent holds the account and every child profile sits inside it.

Tigrinya family words

Tigrinya distinguishes relatives more finely than English does — an uncle on your father's side is a different word from one on your mother's. Both are below.

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Learn these properly

A list is easy to read and hard to remember. Meseretna brings each word back in a harder form until your child can use it without looking.

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