Learn English
The world's global lingua franca. Build real fluency by producing the language, not just recognizing it.
Why learn English?
English is spoken by over 1.5 billion people worldwide, making it the most widely spoken language on Earth. It's the dominant language of international business, science, aviation, computing, diplomacy, and the internet. Whether you're reading research papers, traveling abroad, or connecting with people from other countries, English opens more doors than any other language.
English grammar is relatively simple in some ways (no grammatical gender, no case endings), but its massive vocabulary, irregular verbs, and idiomatic expressions will keep you challenged. The gap between spelling and pronunciation is famously wide, and mastering phrasal verbs takes years of practice.
British or American?
English varies across regions. Lingoberry exercises use a mix of British and American English so you're comfortable with both:
🇬🇧 British English
Uses spelling like colour, favourite, and centre. Vocabulary includes flat (apartment), boot (car trunk), and mobile (cell phone).
Dominant in: UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
🇺🇸 American English
Uses spelling like color, favorite, and center. Vocabulary includes apartment, trunk, and cell phone.
Dominant in: Americas, global business, tech industry
Pip accepts both variants in your answers and will point out regional differences when relevant.
What you'll practice
Conversation
Chat with Pip in English scenarios — job interviews, casual small talk, or debating current events.
Translation
Translate paragraphs on any topic and get detailed feedback on grammar, word choice, and naturalness.
Reading
Read passages at your level and answer comprehension questions to prove you understood.
Dictation
Listen to English sentences and type what you hear — training your ear for connected speech.
Speaking
Listen, then speak sentences aloud. Works in browsers that support speech recognition.
Fill in the Blank
Complete sentences with correct verb forms, articles, and prepositions.
Word Bank
Arrange word chips into correct English word order — a quick drill for sentence structure.
The phrasal verb challenge
English phrasal verbs are notoriously difficult for learners. "Turn up," "turn down," "turn in," and "turn out" all mean completely different things. "Get on," "get off," "get up," "get over," and "get away with" have meanings that can't be guessed from their parts. Native speakers use hundreds of these every day.
Lingoberry exercises will challenge you with natural phrasal verb usage — and Pip's feedback explains exactly what each one means and when to use it.
Other tricky areas
Articles (a, an, the)
Especially challenging for Finnish and other article-free language speakers. When do you use "the"? When do you use no article at all? English has complex rules that native speakers apply unconsciously.
Irregular past tenses
English has over 200 irregular verbs. Go/went, buy/bought, think/thought — there's no pattern to memorize, just practice until they become automatic.
Spelling vs. pronunciation
"Tough," "through," "though," "thought," and "thorough" all have different pronunciations despite similar spellings. English spelling is famously irregular, and dictation exercises will train your ear for this disconnect.
Exercises at your level
Lingoberry uses CEFR levels (A1 through C2) to match exercises to your current ability. Start at A1 with basic vocabulary and simple sentences, or jump to B2 for complex conditionals and nuanced vocabulary.
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