Spanish and German for the Leaving Cert.

Short lessons, endings in tables, past-paper practice and an AI tutor. Free to try, built around the exam.

A grammar table in H1 Lingo showing the Spanish articles el, la, los and las, and how to make plurals
The H1 Lingo Learn screen for 6th Year Spanish, with a Continue button and a list of units

Built around how the exam works.

Notes with the endings in tables

Every grammar point has a table: endings, plurals, tenses. Read it once, then try the examples.

Topic notes on a laptop screen: Yo y mi personalidad, with key points highlighted

Lessons that add up

Three short lessons per unit, then a mixed review of whatever went wrong.

A fill-in-the-blank question in an H1 Lingo lesson

Exam practice

Past papers with listening, questions by topic, and guides for the oral.

  • Reading
  • Written
  • Aural
  • Oral
The Exams screen in H1 Lingo, with past papers, questions by topic, the exam guide and the oral

Puffin, your AI tutor

Ask about a tense, rehearse an oral, or photograph your handwriting for corrections. Puffin is an AI and can be wrong.

  • Explain the subjunctive with exam examples
  • Give me 5 H1 phrases for an opinion essay on climate change
  • Quiz me on the words I keep getting wrong
  • What topics come up most in the Spanish oral?
Puffin needs your own Claude account.

Learn a unit in three short lessons: key words, more words, then phrases.

Whatever you get wrong comes back in a mixed review.

Leaving Cert and Junior Cert.

Leaving Cert

  • Reading, Written, Aural and Oral practice for Higher and Ordinary level.
  • A countdown to your orals and your written exams.
  • Opinion toolkit and connectors for the answers that earn the top marks.

Junior Cert

  • Units for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year, with more added all the time.
  • A quiz across all three years to see what has stuck.
  • CBA guides and past papers with listening.
  • Notes for the oral and the writing tasks, with the grammar you need for both.

Starting from zero?

Short everyday units, from colours and numbers to directions and travel.

29units of General Spanish
27units of General German
Who can use it?

The beta is for people aged 18 or over.

Is it free?

Yes. Nothing is sold and there are no ads.

Where is my progress saved?

On your own device, in your browser. There are no accounts yet and nothing is tracked. Clearing your browser data clears your progress.

Is it official?

No. It is an independent project. It is not run or approved by the State Examinations Commission or the Department of Education.

Has the content been checked?

Not fully yet. The Spanish and German content is still being reviewed, so report any mistake from inside the app. Irish and French stay switched off until someone who knows them has checked the content.

Can the AI be wrong?

Yes. Check anything important with your teacher. Puffin and Photo check run through your own Claude account.

Who runs it?

Manuela Heinz and Padraig Heinz-Ward, private individuals and not a company. Email [email protected].

Try the beta.

Free, for adults aged 18 and over. Your progress stays on your device.

Open the beta
A lesson question in H1 Lingo
The Practice screen in H1 Lingo, with Quick review, Verb gym, Photo check and flashcards