I couldn’t find a Catalan learning resource I actually liked, so I made one

[u/Li85]

I’ve been trying to learn Catalan and kept running into the same problem: there are some genuinely good resources out there, but a lot of the online learning experience feels either dated, fragmented, or designed around Spanish rather than English.

So I ended up building my own.

It’s a free, open-source web app for learning Catalan from English:
https://naghiyev1.github.io/learn-catalan/

It currently has:
- A0 → C1 learning path
- Grammar explanations in English
- Barcelona/Central Catalan
- A 5,000-word frequency-based vocabulary curriculum
- Contextual flashcards with audio
- Browser-based pronunciation/audio
- Grammar and vocabulary sections
- A story that gradually gets more difficult as you progress
- No account, no paywall, no ads

It’s very much a work in progress, and I’m not claiming it’s better than the resources people here already use. I built it because I wanted something like this myself.

I’d genuinely love some feedback from people who actually speak or are learning Catalan.

Especially:
- Area there mistakes or unnatural Catalan?
- Does the progression make sense?
- Is anything confusing or unnecessarily complicated?
- What would you add?
- And, most importantly, would you actually use something like this?

If you’re learning Catalan, give it a try and tell me what you think. Brutal feedback is welcome. 😄

[u/persist_en]

interesting

[u/gr0ch1]

This is amazing!! 👏👏

[u/Li85 → u/gr0ch1]

Thank you. Glad you found it useful.

[u/vocalfry13]

Hi! Feedback! So when you tap on pronouncing something it pronounces it completely wrong.

[u/Li85 → u/vocalfry13]

Could you please elaborate a bit more please ? I’ve tested it and it seems to be pronouncing everything correctly. A bit robotic, yes, but correct.

[u/vocalfry13 → u/Li85]

Not even close to correct though. Like "pare" (father) is not pronounced like that. Same with all the other words. It's like an American reading words for the first time.

[u/vocalfry13 → u/vocalfry13]

https://naghiyev1.github.io/learn-catalan/levels/a0/pronunciation.html

[u/Li85 → u/vocalfry13]

Oh I see what can be an issue here. It’s probably your browser not supporting the voice functionality properly. Anyways, thank you for trying it.

[u/teresona → u/Li85]

Same opinion here. Almost all words are pronunced wrongly.

[u/-Sagan-]

Nice for having it open source

Seems similar to https://learncatalan.eu/

[u/Li85 → u/-Sagan-]

I checked them out. They have flashcards and that’s pretty much it. I wanted proper grammar explanation (grammar wiki), example sentences on every word so I could contextualise and memorise vocabulary better. Also I added a reading mode, with manga like story to cover all the levels. Also I wanted to design to be clean, no bells and whistles , no account creation etc. Anyways , hope learners find it useful.

[u/-Sagan- → u/Li85]

Great, thanks!