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Choose a language
Choose what you want to learn and your level.
A NEW WAY TO LEARN LANGUAGES
Read your way
into a new language.
Wovio helps you learn any language by weaving new words into stories you already understand. Tap any word to hear it, understand it, and keep reading naturally.
Available on iOS, Android and web.
A Walk Through the Old Town
· Beginner
A Walk Through the Old Town
I walked into the on a quiet street.
The aroma of filled the air.
An older smiled and said, “.”
I ordered a of and sat by the .
How Wovio works
Start with what you understand. Wovio introduces a new language gradually, without breaking the story.
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Start reading
Enjoy stories while Wovio gradually adds new words.
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Tap. Hear. Understand.
Hear pronunciation, see the meaning and keep reading.
THE IDEA BEHIND WOVIO
In 1968, the idea sounded “outlandish.”
Robbins Burling
Linguist and early proposer of the idea behind progressive language weaving.
Linguist Robbins Burling proposed a different way to approach language learning: start with language a learner already understands, then gradually introduce the new language.
Decades later, research explored this idea through what became known as the diglot approach. Wovio brings that principle into a modern, adaptive reading experience.
Stories you want to read. New words woven in naturally. Instant meaning and pronunciation.
1968
Burling proposes the idea
Research
Diglot reading explored experimentally
Today
Wovio makes it adaptive and interactive
A little more of the language. Every page.
Wovio doesn't throw you into a language you don't understand. It changes the story gradually as you learn.
Stage 2 · More woven in
en la and saw that was open. was sleeping on the chair while came in.
Why Wovio feels different
Most language apps ask you to stop and study. Wovio lets you keep reading.
Traditional language apps
Wovio
Memorize isolated vocabulary
Discover vocabulary in context
Complete exercises
Read an actual story
Stop to study
Keep reading
Fixed lessons
Adapts as you progress
Learn anywhere,
anytime.
Your stories, vocabulary and progress stay with you across web and mobile.
· Beginner
A Walk Through the Old Town
132 / 689 words
I walked into the on a quiet street.
The aroma of filled the air.
An older smiled and said, “.”
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Designed to make learning feel natural.
No pressure. Just progress.
Learn at your own pace.
Natural repetition
Meet important words again in context.
Learn in context
Understand words through real sentences.
Read + listen
Connect written words with how they sound.
Start reading.
Start understanding.
Your next language can start with your next story.