Lira
Learn Spanish to actually hold a conversation
Spanish is spoken almost everywhere, and most people learn it to travel or hold a real conversation. Lira trains you on real texts at your level, not the frozen dialogues of a textbook.
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Everyday vocabulary
Articles, news, novel excerpts: you learn the Spanish people actually speak, not a 2005 textbook.
Vocabulary that comes back at the right time
FSRS schedules each review right before you forget, for retention that lasts, not just a quiz.
Texts at your exact level
Difficulty is calibrated automatically, so you progress without getting bored or stuck on words that are too advanced.
From A1 to C1, at your pace
Lira calibrates every text to your real level from the first reading, and adjusts difficulty as you progress.
FSRS
Spaced repetition (FSRS)
FSRS calculates, for every word, the exact moment you're about to forget it, and resurfaces it right before that happens. Retention climbs in steps instead of declining.
Vocabulary retention over time
I'm leaving for Colombia in 3 months, I'm already reading local news articles.
Leah, 30
I did Duolingo for a year without ever understanding a real sentence. Two months into Lira, I could.
Mark, 41
Vocabulary actually sticks, even weeks after reading it.
Nina, 22
Why not just Duolingo, Babbel, or Busuu?
Those apps teach vocabulary out of context through repetitive drills. Lira trains you directly on real text, with memorization scheduled in the background.
| Duolingo | Babbel | Busuu | Lira | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understands real text | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Long-term memory (FSRS) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Content you choose | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free | ~ | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
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