I moved to Barcelona and outgrew Duolingo, so I built this
Learns Spanish from real songs, YouTube videos and news instead of app-generated drills
Noentiendo teaches Spanish by having you listen to songs with line-by-line translated lyrics, watch YouTube videos with a tap-to-translate transcript, and hold voice or text conversations in scenarios like ordering coffee, with no timer or score. Words you save from any of this collect into a vocabulary trainer that brings them back on a spaced-repetition schedule. It's free with no ads and no credit card, built by someone who said they outgrew Duolingo after moving to Barcelona; the FAQ states the songs and articles are real, not AI-generated, though AI is used for word explanations and conversation feedback.
What holds up
- +Everything free right now with no ads and no credit card, including AI explanations and conversation practice
- +Songs and articles are real content, not AI-generated — only explanations and feedback use AI
- +Spaced repetition timed to bring words back shortly before you'd forget them, not on a fixed daily quiz
- +Saved vocabulary, progress and content stay free even if other features become paid later
Mind the limits
- −Spanish only for now — other languages aren't supported
- −Real content is hard for beginners per the FAQ — the maker recommends pairing it with a separate structured course
- −Still in development with no live usage stats shown — an early, unproven product
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