LingQ | Learn Languages

Name: LingQ | Learn Languages
Author: LingQ Languages Ltd.

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Learn to speak, read & understand any language with real content, not drills

LingQ | Learn Languages: Reading and Listening Method

By Irfan Rosli

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Stories, podcasts, books and videos as the lesson material
Instant word lookup while reading or listening
Learn 55+ languages, including Spanish, Japanese and Arabic
No textbook drills or gamified exercises
Method co-founded by polyglot Steve Kaufmann

What LingQ is and who it suits

LingQ is a language learning app that teaches through reading and listening to real content instead of lessons and drills. The listing covers more than 55 languages, among them Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Arabic. It suits learners who would rather spend their time with material in the target language than work through exercises.

Learning from stories, podcasts, books and videos

The source material is the core of the app: stories, podcasts, books and videos at a level the learner can follow. The developer says words are met inside these sources, so vocabulary builds from text and audio the learner is already reading or hearing. The listing puts the emphasis on content people enjoy rather than on repetition.

Looking up words in context as you go

While reading or listening, looking up a word gives its meaning immediately, without leaving the material. Each word stays tied to the sentence where it was found, so its meaning is learned in use. The developer says the vocabulary is absorbed over time through this repeated contact.

The comprehensible input approach behind it

The developer describes LingQ as built on comprehensible input, the idea that people pick up a language the way they learned their first, by understanding meaningful content pitched at their level rather than memorizing rules. Co-founder Steve Kaufmann is named on the listing as a polyglot who has learned more than 20 languages with this approach.

What's new

Nov 9, 2026

What's new:
• A completely rebuilt LingQ with a fresh design that's faster and easier to use.
• The richest Reader yet, with multiple modes and many new features that make learning more fun.
• A new word widget, and a redesigned Home and Library with LingQs of the Day as a quick swipe deck.
• Decide what happens to the blue words you read past: leave them blue or turn them all into LingQs.
• Also new: word importance in the word popup, lessons with video play as audio in playlists, plus fixes.

About this APK

The build we hold is LingQ | Learn Languages 6.2.1 (APKS split bundle) for Android 10 and up.

Version: 6.2.1; 635
Requires Android: 10+
Size: 63 MB
Target Android: 17

Package ID: com.linguist
Format: APKS split bundle
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