What does LingoRead actually do?

Every day it writes you a new reading passage at your level, reads it aloud, translates any word you tap, and asks you a handful of comprehension questions about it. Words you look up are saved for review.

Do I pay anything today?

No. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, $0 is due today, and you can cancel at any point during the trial at no charge.

What happens when the trial ends?

Your chosen plan begins automatically on day 7. If you cancel before then you are never charged, and if you are charged and not satisfied there is a full refund within 7 days.

Which languages can I read in?

Thirteen: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and Turkish.

Which exams does it help with?

You choose your language first and then your exam, so the list you see is already filtered — IELTS and TOEFL for English, Goethe-Zertifikat, telc, TestDaF and DSH for German, JLPT for Japanese, TOPIK for Korean, DELE and SIELE for Spanish, DELF, DALF, TCF and TEF for French, and more. LingoRead trains the reading component. Each exam page states plainly how much of that exam reading actually is, and never claims to prepare you for a speaking or writing paper.

Can I try it before signing up?

Yes. The demo on this page is the real reader — you can tap words, play the audio and answer the quiz without an account.

AI reading practice · exam prep and everyday reading

Read at exactly your level. In thirteen languages.

A new passage every day, written for the level you are actually reading at — with audio, tap-to-translate and a comprehension quiz. Train for an exam paper, or read something you simply want to understand.

Start free for 7 days See a real passage

Today's passage

Level B1 · 3 min read

“Coffee is more than just a ; it is a global ...”

Tap a highlighted word to see what it means.

13: languages to read in
38: exam families mapped to their reading papers
A1–C2: every CEFR level, adapted as you go
$0: due today — 7 days free, cancel anytime

What are you reading for?

Pick a reason and your first passage is built around it — the subject matter, the register and the length all follow from this one answer.

Work and careerMost professional language use is reading. This is the best non-exam fit for what LingoRead does.Start here

Living abroadBureaucracy, healthcare, housing and local news — and often a language requirement you do not yet know about.Start here

University studyAcademic reading is exactly what IELTS Academic, TOEFL, TestDaF and DALF measure — and exactly what we train.Start here

TravelRead the signs, menus and apps you will actually meet on a trip.Start here

Books, film and newsThe "I want to read Murakami in Japanese" learner. Reading is the goal, not a proxy for it.Start here

CuriosityNo deadline, no external driver — so the shortest possible path to a first win.Start here

Or preparing for an exam?

Pick your language first, then the exam. A German learner is never shown IELTS.

Browse the exam pages

Try the real reader. No account needed.

This is the product, not a video. Tap a word for its meaning, play the audio, then answer the questions.

According to the passage, what makes coffee special?

A real question from the passage above.

The full reader opens in a full-screen view.

A day on LingoRead

Ten minutes, three steps, one passage.

Step 1
Tell us your language, then your reason
Language first, then why you are reading — exam, work, a move abroad, or curiosity — then the level you are reading at now.
Step 2
Read today's passage
Written for your level. Tap any word for an instant translation, or listen to it read aloud.
Step 3
Answer the questions
A short comprehension check — and every word you tapped is waiting in your dictionary.

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Next target

Your passages climb the CEFR ladder as your comprehension holds.

The difficulty follows you, not a fixed syllabus.

Most courses hand everyone the same texts. LingoRead writes each passage against the level you are reading at now, and moves the target as your comprehension holds.

Difficulty set from your own results, not from an average
A path from A1 to C2 with nothing skipped
Vocabulary, grammar and comprehension tracked separately
Tomorrow's passage picked from what tripped you up today

Read it, hear it, keep the words.

Every passage comes with audio in the language you are learning, and any word you tap is saved to a dictionary you actually come back to.

Native-quality audio: Play the whole passage or a single sentence, at your own pace.
Tap to translate: A word, its type, its pronunciation and an example — without leaving the page.
Your own dictionary: Saved words come back as review cards built from the sentence you met them in.

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Exam tracks

Reading practice for the exams people actually sit.

38 exam families across 12 languages. Every page is written from what the awarding body publishes — with the source next to the number, and "not published" wherever there is no source.

Exam coverage by language

English
Deutsch
Español
Français
Italiano
Português
Русский
日本語
한국어
中文
العربية
Türkçe

EnglishIELTSAcademicA standalone 60-minute reading paper: three long texts, 40 questions, no grammar section mixed in.Reading is the examSee the reading paper

DeutschGoetheB1Germany's best-known certificate, A1 to C2. B1 is the language proof for the settlement permit and for citizenship.A full reading sectionSee the reading paper

日本語JLPTN3The largest language exam in this catalogue. At N1–N3 reading is its own 0–60 section with its own pass mark — you cannot carry a weak reading score on a strong total.Reading is the examSee the reading paper

EspañolDELEB2Spain's official diploma, A1 to C2, valid for life. A2 is the language requirement for Spanish nationality; C1 or C2 for medical residency.A full reading sectionSee the reading paper

FrançaisDELFB2Four independent diplomas, A1 to B2, valid for life. B2 opens French, European and francophone universities.A full reading sectionSee the reading paper

한국어TOPIKTOPIK II (중·고급, PBT)Six levels across two papers. TOPIK II's 50-question reading section is exactly one third of the exam — the biggest single reading block in the Asian catalogue.A full reading sectionSee the reading paper

We train reading. Where an exam only partly rewards reading — or has no reading paper at all — its page says so before it asks you to sign up.

Browse every exam

Seven days, nothing due today.

Here is exactly what happens.

Today
Full access to every passage, the audio and the quizzes. $0 is charged.
Days 1–7
Read as much as you like. Cancel any time in settings, at no charge.
Day 7
Your plan starts unless you cancelled. Charged and not satisfied? Full refund within 7 days.

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Before you sign up

The questions people actually ask.

Your next passage is already written.

Pick a language, say why you are reading, and find out where your level actually is.

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