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Mowa · a Polish course for iPhone
Learn Polish day by day.
Mowa teaches Polish as one course. Words, grammar and reading are three views of the same progression, from your first words to B1, scheduled by spaced repetition and planned into one short session a day.
- Free
- iPhone, iOS 17+
- No account needed
- Works offline
Try a Mowa flashcard
When it comes back
Day 3if you get it right today
Keep getting it right and a new word returns on day 3, 14, 49, 150 and 419. Intervals here are worked out with FSRS-5 and its default weights at a 90% recall target, the scheduler and default Mowa uses.
alfabet m. alphabet
Nine letters English doesn’t have
Polish for beginners starts here: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź and ż. In Mowa the alphabet, spelling and stress are the first grammar topic of the first unit, and every word card carries its pronunciation, from the 10,000 Polish words in the app.
- mążhusband/ˈmɔw̃ʂ/
- cześćhello/ˈt͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/
- języklanguage/ˈjɛw̃.zɘk/
- łyżkaspoon/ˈwɘʂ.ka/
- dzieńday/ˈd͡ʑɛɲ/
- łóżkobed/ˈwuʂ.kɔ/
- dziśtoday/ˈd͡ʑiɕ/
- źlebadly/ˈʑlɛ/
- żółtyyellow/ˈʐuw.tɘ/
1kurs m. course
One course, three views of the same progression
Most ways to learn Polish split into a vocabulary app, a grammar book and a reader that never talk to each other. In Mowa they are one course: the words you learn are the ones the grammar is practised on, and the reading is recommended once you genuinely know enough of its words. Here is how that looks in unit 3.
1Słowawords
- kawacoffee/ˈka.va/
- kanapkasandwich/kaˈnap.ka/
- herbatatea/xɛrˈba.ta/
- płacićto pay/ˈpwa.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/
The unit has 107 words of its own, each with a gloss, its pronunciation and an example sentence.
2Gramatykagrammar
Accusative singular: the direct object
Kupuję herbatę.
I am buying tea. Pick the form of herbata:
Herbata is feminine and ends in -a, so the accusative singular swaps that ending for -ę: herbatę.
A real exercise from the app. Grammar is practised on words you already know, because a case ending on unknown vocabulary is noise.
3Czytaniereading
Dzień dobry. Poproszę kawę i kanapkę. Z serem? Tak, z serem. Coś jeszcze? Nie, dziękuję. Ile płacę? Dwadzieścia złotych. Czy mogę zapłacić kartą? Tak.
Tap any word
for its dictionary form and meaning, as in the app.
Good day. A coffee and a sandwich, please. With cheese? Yes, with cheese. Anything else? No, thank you. How much do I pay? Twenty zloty. Can I pay by card? Yes.
The unit’s capstone passage. Every word in it is one you have met, and kawę and kanapkę are the accusative you just practised.
A word, then the case it takes, then a café you can actually order in. Three views, one thread, and one review schedule underneath all of it.
2dzień m. day
What a day of Polish looks like
Want to learn Polish fast? The honest shortcut is not forgetting what you already did. Mowa plans each day around that.
Open Today and see where you are
Your current unit, and what it lets you do: “You can order in a café.”
Do one session
The word reviews that are due, and the grammar set those words need.
New material only if there’s time
New words come in only if the time you asked for allows it. One budget, honestly costed.
Today’s session 10 min
- 5 reviews
- 1 grammar set
- 5 new words
An example session, as it appears in the app.
3poziom m. level
A two-minute check puts you in the right unit
The app asks how much Polish you have. “None, starting fresh” begins at the first unit. Any other answer runs a two-minute level check that finds your level and drops you into the right unit.
It is an estimate, not an exam. Practice keeps correcting it, and you can retake it any time in Settings.
Do you know what this word means?
dziś
- Know it
- Not sure
- Don’t know it
“Not sure” is never penalised.
4spis treści m. table of contents
18 units, from your first words to B1
Each unit has a can-do goal, its own vocabulary, its grammar topics and a capstone passage to read when you finish it. A1 and A2 are the core; at B1 you choose your direction.
A1 core
- 1Pierwsze słowaFirst wordsYou can greet people, thank them and be polite.
- 2Ty i jaYou and meYou can introduce yourself and talk about your family.
- 3W kawiarniAt the caféYou can order food and drinks and pay the bill.
- 4ZakupyShoppingYou can buy what you need and ask about prices.
- 5W mieścieAround townYou can ask for directions and use public transport.
A2 core
- 6Dom i codziennośćHome & daily routineYou can describe your home and your daily routine.
- 7Czas wolnyFree timeYou can talk about hobbies and make plans with friends.
- 8PodróżeTravelYou can book a room, buy tickets and survive a trip.
- 9ZdrowieHealthYou can describe symptoms and get help at a doctor’s or pharmacy.
- 10Praca i naukaWork & studyYou can talk about your job, studies and plans.
B1 your direction
- 11Usługi i urzędyServices & offices
- 12Ludzie i relacjePeople & relationships
- 13Media i wiadomościNews & media
- 14Polska i kulturaPoland & culture
- 15Natura i środowiskoNature & environment
- 16Społeczeństwo i politykaSociety & politics
- 17Gospodarka i pieniądzeEconomy & money
- 18Technologia i internetTechnology & internet
18units, A1 to B1, each with a capstone passage
104grammar topics, A1 to C1
1,040grammar exercises
10,000Polish words with glosses, examples and inflection tables
15,000+recorded audio clips
18edited reading passages, plus 130+ practice drafts up to C1
5słuchanie n. listening
Beyond recognising a word on a card
Knowing a word when you see it is only the start. Three extra drills push it further, toward hearing it, producing it and using it at speed. All three sit outside your daily budget and never touch your review schedule.
Sentence echo
We show the meaning, you type the Polish. It is graded on sense, not on a missing comma.
Fluency sprints
Sixty seconds over words you know well, scored against nothing but your own last run.
Underneath everything is spaced repetition (FSRS): each word is scheduled on its own, and each grammar topic as a single card graded on its whole exercise set.
6egzamin m. exam
Preparing for the Polish B1 exam
Six complete mock papers and focused drills, in the format of the real exams. See your readiness per module, from listening and reading to grammar and writing.
Score your own writing and speaking against the exam rubric, or get optional AI feedback with Premium.
6complete mock papers
2exams covered: Państwowy B1 and telc
7słowa n. pl. words
Only here for the words? It’s still a Polish vocabulary app.
Nothing has been taken away. The frequency queue still runs from the most useful word to the ten-thousandth, you can still swipe through the dictionary and sort what you already know, and you can switch the grammar course out of your daily plan in Settings to use Mowa as a pure Polish flashcards trainer.
- Nº 1win, at
- Nº 28jużalready
- Nº 65dzieńday
- Nº 258książkabook
- Nº 1,431kawacoffee
- Nº 4,723łyżkaspoon
- Nº 9,508gęśgoose
8seria f. streak
Your streak, honestly
gems leagues fake levels guilt
A day counts when you practise
It counts the days you showed up. It never claims you learned something you did not, and nothing scolds you when a streak ends.
Calendar, widget, one small celebration
A calendar, a widget for your Home Screen, and a small celebration the first time you finish a session each day. That is the whole of it.
One saved day a month
Premium can automatically save one missed day each month.
10pytania n. pl. questions
Questions about learning Polish with Mowa
Is Mowa free?
Yes. Mowa is free to download, and the free version includes ads. Mowa Premium is an optional subscription, billed monthly or yearly, that removes the ads, adds AI feedback on mock exam writing and speaking, and can save one missed streak day each month.
Is it good for complete beginners?
Yes. Starting fresh begins at the first unit, whose first grammar topic is the alphabet, spelling and stress. If you already know some Polish, a two-minute level check places you in the right unit instead, and “not sure” is never penalised.
Do I need an account?
No. No account or sign-up is required.
Does Mowa work offline?
Core lessons, readings, reviews and manual mock scoring work offline. Premium AI feedback for mock writing and speaking needs an internet connection.
What level does the course reach?
The 18 units run from your first words to B1. Grammar goes further, with 104 topics from A1 to C1, and more than 130 practice reading drafts reach C1. Six complete mock papers prepare you for the Państwowy B1 and telc exams.
Which languages are the explanations in?
Grammar lessons, pitfalls and explanations are written out in English, Russian and Ukrainian, not machine-translated. The interface is available in English, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian.
Can I use it only to learn Polish vocabulary?
Yes. Switch the grammar course out of your daily plan in Settings and Mowa becomes a pure vocabulary trainer: a frequency queue from the most useful word to the ten-thousandth, and a dictionary you can swipe through to sort what you already know.
Which devices does it run on?
Mowa is an iPhone app and needs iOS 17 or later. There is also a widget for your Home Screen.
Zaczynajmy. Let’s begin.
Your first words, your first case, your first café order. Mowa is free on the App Store for iPhone.
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