Apakabar.fm: Graded Reader

Learn languages by reading bilingual texts and listening to professional audio. Apakabar.fm is a graded reader and comprehensible input app for rare languages that Duolingo doesn't cover — Bangla, Egyptian Arabic, Latin, Polish, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Romanian, and more.

NOT DUOLINGO — WE'RE ABOUT READING

Duolingo has gamified drills. Apakabar.fm has real nonfiction texts about real places — with professional native audio for every paragraph. Read about Tbilisi in Georgian, about Almaty in Kazakh, about Riga in Latvian. Comprehensible input: you absorb language through context, not flashcards.

RARE LANGUAGES NOBODY ELSE COVERS

▸ Learn Bangla — bilingual texts with professional audio. One of the only apps with Bengali reading and listening content.
▸ Learn Egyptian Arabic — not Modern Standard Arabic. Real Egyptian Arabic (Masri) with native narration.
▸ Learn Latin — classical language with graded reader texts and audio. Read Latin, hear Latin.
▸ Learn Polish — bilingual parallel texts with audio for Polish learners.
▸ Learn Italian — nonfiction articles with native Italian audio.
▸ Learn Georgian — for people moving to or traveling in Georgia. Texts about Tbilisi, Batumi, Georgian culture.
▸ Learn Kazakh — one of the very few apps with Kazakh reading content and professional audio.
▸ Learn Serbian — bilingual texts for anyone visiting or relocating to Serbia.
▸ Learn Latvian — Latvia is transitioning education to Latvian. Prepare with graded reading.
▸ Learn Lithuanian — Lithuania requires Lithuanian for work from 2026. Start reading now.

Plus: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Kyrgyz, Romanian — all with the same reading + audio approach.

HOW IT WORKS

▸ Pick your language pair
▸ Warm up with a vocabulary quiz before each text
▸ Read in the original, the translation, or bilingual mixed view — switch with one tap
▸ Listen to professional native audio for every paragraph
▸ Track your vocabulary from unknown to learned
▸ Study grammar cards for key structures
▸ Explore texts tied to real places on an interactive map

GRADED READER WITH AUDIO

Every text is written and selected for language learners. Graded difficulty means you start easy and build up. Combined with professional audio narration, this is extensive reading and listening practice — a proven path to language fluency.

NOT BEELINGUAPP

Beelinguapp has bilingual books but limited language selection. Apakabar.fm covers rare languages Beelinguapp doesn't — with professional audio for every text, not synthesized TTS.

PERFECT FOR

• Learners of rare languages: Bangla, Egyptian Arabic, Georgian, Kazakh, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian
• People who prefer reading over gamified drills
• Comprehensible input believers — language through context
• Heritage speakers refreshing skills with graded reader content
• Travelers preparing for Georgia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, or the Baltics
• Anyone looking for a bilingual reading app with real audio

No ads. No hearts. No streaks. No leaderboards. Just reading and listening.