Preview African Languages prep
Reconnect with your roots. Step-by-step lessons in Nigerian languages (Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and Naija) and beyond (Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Shona, Twi, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Somali and Amharic), covering pronunciation and tones, greetings, introductions, family, numbers, food, days, and the customs behind the words. More languages open as native-speaker tutors join and build them. This course is in beta: it sticks to common, everyday language, but it has not yet been reviewed by native speakers, and many phrases have regional variants. If something looks wrong, please tell us.
Sample lesson
Sounds, Tones and Special Letters
How Yoruba is written and pronounced: tones and special letters.
Yoruba (Èdè Yorùbá) is spoken in south-western Nigeria, and parts of Benin and Togo. Before learning phrases, get to know how it sounds and how it is written.
Yoruba has three tones — high (marked ´), mid (usually unmarked) and low (marked `) — and three letters with a dot underneath: ẹ, ọ and ṣ. Tone marks change meaning, so learn every word with its marks.
Read-only preview. Quizzes and progress tracking start in the full course.
What a mock looks like
Conversation Check
40 minutes total, with sections timed individually.
- Yoruba0 min
- Igbo0 min
- Hausa0 min
- Naija0 min
- Swahili0 min
- Zulu0 min
- Xhosa0 min
- Afrikaans0 min
- Shona0 min
- Twi0 min
- Kinyarwanda0 min
- Lingala0 min
- Somali0 min
- Amharic0 min
What you'll study
Yoruba
Igbo
Hausa
Naija
Swahili
Zulu
Plus 8 more subjects in the full syllabus.
See the full curriculum