Glossa

Language courses for adults · A1 to C1

Learn the language properly, all the way to C1.

Glossa is a complete course for adults who want real proficiency. Grammar is explained directly, every course has over 5,000 exercises with feedback that says why, and every word you meet is one tap away from its meaning, forms and audio.

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  • Swedish
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German

Tap any word

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I am reading a book.

кни́га

noun · feminine · inanimate

book

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeкни́гакни́ги
Genitiveкни́гикниг
Dativeкни́гекни́гам
Accusativeкни́гукни́ги
Instrumentalкни́гойкни́гами
Prepositionalкни́гекни́гах
Grammar: The accusative case + Add to Practice words

Courses

Five complete courses, each from first words to C1.

Every course is written for English speakers and teaches one standard variety, so the vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation you learn fit together.

  • Swedish

    svenska · Sweden

    A1–C1 · 8 tiers · 75 modules

    Plus 12 professional specializations with 108 more modules.

  • Russian

    ру́сский язы́к

    A1–C1 · 8 tiers · 78 modules

    Starts with the Cyrillic alphabet, with stress marks shown throughout. Plus 12 professional specializations with 108 more modules.

  • Spanish

    español · Spain

    A1–C1 · 8 tiers · 78 modules

    Castilian Spanish, with notes on Latin American usage and a module on the varieties of Spanish.

  • French

    français · France

    A1–C1 · 8 tiers · 76 modules

    The French of France, with a module on French around the world.

  • German

    Deutsch · Germany

    A1–C1 · 8 tiers · 76 modules

    The standard German of Germany, with a module on German in Austria and Switzerland.

The path to C1

Eight tiers, one clear route from first words to advanced.

Each tier is a set of modules on one level. Take the modules in any order; the next tier opens when you have passed every module exam in the one before. Nothing is skipped, so what you learn later rests on what you already know.

Inside a module: Nouns, en and ett (Swedish, Tier 1)

Pronunciation and writing are optional, so you can finish the course without a microphone.

  1. LessonIntroductionThe rule, explained directly
  2. Practice × 3En or ett?Clues to the gender · Things at home
  3. ReadingAnna's flatA text with questions
  4. ListeningListeningHear, choose, transcribe
  5. Speaking · optionalPronunciationScored word by word
  6. Writing · optionalA roomEvaluated against a rubric
  7. ExamModule examPass mark 80%

  1. Tier 1 Sounds and first words 5 modules

    • Pronunciation
    • Greetings
    • Nouns, en and ett
    • Pronouns and the present tense
    • Numbers 0–100

  2. Tier 2 Everyday basics 7 modules

    • The definite form
    • Plurals
    • Adjectives
    • Word order and the verb-second rule
    • Questions and negation
    • Family and possessives
    • Time and days

  3. Tier 3 Daily life 8 modules

    • Verb groups
    • Modal verbs
    • Prepositions of place
    • Food and drink
    • The city and directions
    • Shopping and clothes
    • Likes and wishes
    • Object pronouns

  4. Tier 4 The past 8 modules

    • The preterite
    • The perfect tense
    • Irregular verbs
    • Talking about the future
    • Reflexive verbs and sin
    • Travel
    • Health and the body
    • The home

    Opens the Foundations stage of all 12 specializations (A2 texts)

  5. Tier 5 Building fluency 11 modules

    • Subordinate clauses
    • Particle verbs
    • Comparison
    • Definite adjectives
    • The pluperfect
    • The s-passive
    • Time expressions
    • Work
    • Education
    • Weather and nature
    • Free time

  6. Tier 6 Intermediate 10 modules

    • Relative clauses
    • The conditional
    • Reported speech
    • Indefinite pronouns
    • Participles
    • Sentence adverbs
    • Emotions and character
    • Technology
    • Media and news
    • The environment

    Opens the Working vocabulary stage of all 12 specializations (B1–B2 texts)

  7. Tier 7 Upper intermediate 12 modules

    • The conditional perfect
    • The passive with bli and vara
    • Nominalisation
    • Connectors
    • Word formation
    • Fixed prepositions
    • Clefts and emphasis
    • Politics and society
    • The economy and business
    • Science and health
    • Arts and culture
    • Official Swedish

  8. Tier 8 Advanced 14 modules

    • Advanced word order
    • Subjunctive remnants
    • Register and style
    • Idioms and proverbs
    • Spoken Swedish
    • Varieties of Swedish
    • Spelling and punctuation
    • Swedish and Nordic history
    • Literature
    • Law and justice
    • The housing market and society
    • Nordic neighbours
    • Academic Swedish
    • Humour and culture

    Opens the Professional stage of all 12 specializations (C1 texts)

Specializations · Swedish and Russian

From B2 to C1 in your own field.

General courses stop at general language. Glossa's twelve specializations continue into the vocabulary of your profession: about 500 terms per field, taught with their collocations and grammar, in readings that look like real contracts, reports, news and papers. Each field has nine modules in three stages that open alongside the main course.

  1. Stage 1 · opens with Tier 4FoundationsCore terms in short A2 texts.
  2. Stage 2 · opens with Tier 6Working vocabularyNeutral and professional style at B1–B2.
  3. Stage 3 · opens with Tier 8ProfessionalC1 texts that read like real documents.
  • Law and legal practiceLawyers, legal translators, compliance
  • Business and managementManagers, entrepreneurs, consultants
  • Finance, banking and economicsBankers, analysts, accountants, economists
  • Software and ITDevelopers, product managers, IT consultants
  • Medicine and healthcareDoctors, nurses, medical interpreters
  • Science and academiaResearchers, doctoral students, academics
  • Engineering, industry and energyEngineers and project managers
  • Diplomacy and international relationsDiplomats, analysts, interpreters
  • Politics and governmentAnalysts, journalists, civil servants
  • Journalism and mediaJournalists, media monitors, PR
  • Environment and sustainabilityScientists, NGO staff, ESG and energy analysts
  • Tourism and hospitalityHotel staff, tour guides, travel agents

Example, Law in Swedish: Law in everyday terms · Police and crime · Documents and agreements → Courts and procedure · Contracts · Criminal law → Legal drafting · Corporate and commercial law · Constitutional and EU law.

Specializations are part of Premium.

Exercises

Fourteen kinds of exercise, each with feedback that explains.

Recognising a word is not the same as producing it, and reading is not the same as listening. Each module mixes exercise types so you practise every skill, and every answer gets factual feedback: what was right, what was wrong and why.

Words and forms

Letter match

Letters to sounds, including the ones that look English but are not. How the Russian course teaches Cyrillic.

Match pairs

Words to translations, singulars to plurals, beginnings to endings.

Multiple choice

A meaning, a form or a word in context, with the reason shown after you answer.

Form table

Fill in a whole conjugation or declension, checked cell by cell.

Grammar and sentences

Grammar notes

Short explanations inside an exercise set, right where a rule starts to matter.

Word bank

Build the sentence from tiles. The extra tiles are wrong cases and prepositions, not random words.

Cloze

Fill each gap with the right form of the word given.

Translate

Type a translation in either direction. Several wordings are accepted, and AI checks an answer the course did not list.

Reading and listening

Reading

Texts at your level with questions. Every word can be tapped, and a parallel translation is there if you need it.

Listening text

A dialogue or text read aloud, with the text hidden until you have answered.

Listen and choose

Hear a word or sentence and pick what was said, down to where the stress falls.

Dictation

Type what you hear, then see your answer compared with the original word by word.

Speaking and writing

Pronunciation

Read a word or sentence aloud. A speech-assessment engine scores accuracy, fluency and completeness and marks each word; AI turns the scores into concrete advice on the sounds to fix. Replay your recording next to the reference.

Writing

Write to a prompt that names the structures and vocabulary to use. AI evaluates it against a rubric with inline corrections, each explained and linked to the grammar behind it. Revise and resubmit; every version is kept.

Around the lessons

Everything you need to understand, not just to answer.

Glossa explains the language instead of drilling you blindly. When something is unclear, the explanation is one tap away.

Every word explained

Tap any word in a lesson, exercise, text or AI answer for its meanings, full table of forms, examples, audio and the grammar it belongs to.

Audio everywhere

Words, example sentences, listening texts and pronunciation exercises all come with audio in natural-sounding neural voices.

A grammar reference

One rule per topic, with real examples and translations, searchable and linked both ways with the lessons that teach it.

Ask AI

A tutor that knows your course and level. Ask it to explain a sentence from a text or a mistake from your exercises, and its answers stay tappable word by word.

Practice words, with your real vocabulary level

Words from your lessons are collected for spaced repetition, first from the language into English and then, once you know them, the other way. The practice page counts the words you recognise reliably and places them against research-based vocabulary sizes for each CEFR level.

How Glossa is built

Serious about learning. No gamification.

Glossa is for adults who want to understand a language, not to keep a counter going. There are two progress figures: how much of the course you have completed, and how many words you know against the research estimates for each level. Both are stated as facts.

Grading, feedback and explanations from AI and the speech engine can be wrong. Every exercise, word and answer has a Report a problem link, and reports are reviewed.

  • No streaks, points, leagues, badges or mascotsFeedback says what was right, what was wrong and why.
  • No ads on either planNo analytics, advertising or tracking tools, and your data is not sold.
  • Your data stays yoursExport your data or delete your account from your profile.
  • On your phone or computerRuns in the browser and can be installed like an app. Sign in with Google.

Pricing

Two plans. The whole course is free.

Premium adds professional specializations, stories and offline study. It has no price yet: as a launch offer, every Glossa account gets Premium.

Free

No charge.

  • The full course in every languageAll eight tiers from A1 to C1, with lessons, exercises and module exams.
  • Practice wordsSpaced repetition of your vocabulary, with your level against each CEFR level.
  • Every word explainedMeanings, forms, examples and audio for every word you meet.
  • The grammar referenceOne rule per topic, linked with the lessons that teach it.
  • Listening and pronunciationListening exercises, and pronunciation scored word by word.
  • Writing evaluated by AICorrections against a rubric, each explained.
  • Ask AIThe tutor that knows your course, 25 questions a day.

Premium

No price set yet. Included in every account as a launch offer.

  • Everything in Free
  • Professional specializationsTwelve fields in Swedish and Russian, such as Law and legal practice or Medicine and healthcare. See the fields
  • StoriesLonger texts at every level, from A1 to C1, to read or listen to, with every word explained. Retell a story in your own words and an AI checks what you understood against its main points.
  • Offline modeDownload modules and stories and use them without a connection: lessons, exercises, reading, listening and word details. Your progress syncs when you are back online. Exams, essays, pronunciation and story checks still need a connection.

Start at Tier 1 today. Reach C1 with a method that holds up.

Choose Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French or German. Sign in with Google and begin with the first module. Every word in it is explained.

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