How to Read in a Language With a Different Alphabet
Learning Russian, Greek, Hebrew or Korean starts with a new alphabet. How many letters each one has, which letters trip people up, and how to learn them.
Learning Russian, Greek, Hebrew or Korean starts with a new alphabet. How many letters each one has, which letters trip people up, and how to learn them.

Duolingoの9コースがB2まで対応するようになりました。Duolingoの次にレベル別でやること、そしてアプリでは埋まりきらない穴を埋める方法をまとめます。

Beelinguappは対訳テキストと録音音声を組み合わせたアプリです。自分の本を読みたい、どの本も読み上げてほしい、単語をもっと細かく管理したい人向けの選択肢をまとめました。

Readlangは安く、ブラウザで使えます。単語をもっと細かく記録したい、スマホで読みたい、オフラインや音声で読みたい人向けの選択肢を紹介します。

はい、Kindleは学習中の言語で本を読むのに向いています。辞書とVocabulary Builderの働き、使い方のコツ、辞書だけでは足りないときに足すものをまとめました。

学習中の言語で本を読むためのアプリを比較します。LingQ、Readlang、Beelinguapp、Kindle、Eppika、Simply Fluentが対象で、確認は2026年10月です。

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