Learn Albanian
Everything you need to start speaking Albanian, in one place. Free guides to the alphabet, pronunciation, numbers, and grammar; practical phrase pages for travel and family; plus spaced-repetition flashcards and a CEFR level test.
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Learn Albanian for beginnersA clear first-week plan: the alphabet, your first words, and the two verbs you will use in half your sentences.The best way to learn AlbanianWhat works: a little every day, across all four skills, aimed at the words you will use most.How long to learn Albanian?Realistic timelines - from your first conversation in weeks to fluency in a couple of years.
The basics
The Albanian alphabetAll 36 letters with their sounds and example words - the phonetic key to reading anything.Albanian pronunciationHow to sound the tricky letters - ë, ç, q, gj, xh, and the two r sounds - and fix your accent.Albanian numbersCount from 0 to 100 and beyond - with the simple pattern that builds every number in between.Albanian greetingsHello, goodbye, please and thank you - the everyday phrases that open every conversation.Albanian phrasesThe everyday phrases that carry a conversation - courtesy, questions, and getting unstuck when you're lost.Speaking AlbanianHow to go from knowing words to saying them - train your ear, then speak out loud every day.
Build your Albanian
Albanian grammarA friendly overview: nouns, gender and cases, verbs, and the two verbs to learn first.Albanian verbsConjugations, tenses, and the two verbs to learn first - plus a full video playlist to go deep.Albanian adjectivesThe linking word (i / e), how adjectives agree with the noun, and comparing things - with common examples.Albanian pronounsI, you, he, she - plus the possessives (im / ime) and the this/that words. The words in every sentence.Albanian adverbsWell, badly, now, here, very - the words that modify verbs, and the one rule that makes them from adjectives.Albanian prepositionsIn, with, for, from, to - the little linking words, and how they slot into everyday sentences.
For your goal
Albanian vocabularyHow to build a vocabulary that sticks - high-frequency words first, drilled with spaced repetition.Albanian for travelThe phrases that matter on a trip to Albania or Kosovo - greetings, prices, directions, food.Gheg vs ToskThe two main Albanian dialect groups, what separates them, and which one to learn first.Albanian for KosovoAlbanian is the language of Kosovo. What "Kosovar Albanian" means - Gheg spoken, standard written - and how to learn it.Albanian for familyReconnect with grandparents, in-laws, and heritage by learning the everyday Albanian your family speaks.
Practice with Shqipify
Online Albanian tutor1:1 lessons with a native speaker - real conversation practice, with feedback apps can't give.Albanian flashcardsFree spaced-repetition decks for the most useful Albanian words. No signup to start.Albanian level testFind your CEFR level (A1–C2) in a few minutes and get pointed to the right decks.