Mango Languages

Mango Languages - Free, personalized, adaptive language-learning

The Mango logo. It is a stylized "M" with multi-colored images inspired by nautical communications flags.

Mango Languages is an online tool to learn simple, practical, and polite conversation skills in more than 70 foreign languages.

Tompkins County Public Library, through Finger Lakes Library System, offers the only personalized, adaptive language-learning experience that provides the tools and guidance you need to expand your language skills wherever and however you learn best. 

Click here to begin your language journey with Mango!

Mango features

  • Real-world conversations that won’t leave you lost in translation
  • Voice Comparison for matching your pronunciation with native-speaker audio
  • Listening & Reading Activities for reinforcing learned material and building new skills
  • Personalized Review System that adapts to your individual learning pathway
  • Culture Notes for unique insights into different cultures
  • Mango Movies for learning through engaging, authentic content

 

World languages

Start the conversation in your choice of more than 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.

A downloadable version of this list is available here.

  • American Sign Language
  • Greek
  • Polish 
  • Arabic (Egyptian)
  • Greek (Ancient)
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Arabic (Iraqi)
  • Greek (Koine)
  • Potawatomi
  • Arabic (Levantine)
  • Haitian Creole
  • Punjabi (Pakistani)
     
  • Arabic (Modern Standard)
  • Hawaiian
  • Romanian
     
  • Armenian
  • Hebrew
  • Russian
     
  • Azerbaijani
  • Hebrew (Biblical)
  • Scottish Gaelic
     
  • Bengali
  • Hindi
  • Serbian
     
  • Chaldean Aramaic
  • Hungarian 
  • Shanghainese
     
  • Cherokee
  • Icelandic 
  • Slovak
     
  • Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Igbo 
  • Spanish (Castilian)
  • Chinese (Mandarin) 
  • Indonesian
  • Spanish (Latin American)
     
  • Croatian
  • Irish
  • Swahili
     
  • Czech
  • Italian 
  • Swedish
  • Danish
  • Japanese 
  • Tamil 
  • Dari
  • Javanese 
  • Telugu 
  • Dutch
  • Kazakh 
  • Thai 
  • Dzongkha
  • Korean 
  • Turkish 
  • English (Shakespearean)
  • Latin 
  • Tuvan 
  • Filipino (Tagalog)
  • Malay 
  • Ukrainian 
  • Finnish
  • Malayalam 
  • Urdu 
  • French
  • Norwegian 
  • Uzbek 
  • French (Canadian)
  • Pashto 
  • Vietnamese 
  • German
  • Persian (Farsi) 
  • Yiddish
 
  • Pirate 
 

 

Specialty Courses

Your TCPL or Finger Lakes Library System Card also grants you access to Mango's specialty courses that can help deepen your understanding of language and culture. You will find each under the "specialty units" tab of your chosen language.

 
  • Arab (Modern standard)
    Etiquette
  • Italian
    Carnival of Venice
  • Russian
    Slang
  • Arab (Modern standard) 
    Superstitions
  • Italian
    Horse Race of Siena
  • Russian
    Superstitions 
  • Chinese (Mandarin) 
    Business
  • Italian
    Romance 
  • Spanish (Castilian)
    Flamenco Dancing
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Feng Shui
  • Japanese
    English Loanwords
  • Spanish (Castilian)
    Soccer Celebration
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Zodiac Signs
  • Japanese
    Mimetic Words
  • Spanish (Latin American)
    Business
  • French
    Argot
  • Korean
    Academic Study
  • Spanish (Latin American)
    Legal
  • French
    Romance 
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
    Hospitality and Tourism 
  • Spanish (Latin American)
    Medical
  • French
    Wine and Cheese
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
    Romance
  • Spanish (Latin American)
    Romance
  • German
    Oktoberfest
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
    Soccer Celebration 
  • Spanish (Latin American)
    Spanish for Librarians
  • Irish
    St. Patrick’s Day
 
  • Spanish (Latin American)
    Text Talk
Click on the image below to begin your language journey with Mango!
The Mango Logo, which includes a stylized M that includes various colored flags, evocative of nautical communication flags

English Courses

Learners of more than 20 source languages can develop their English speaking skills through courses that employ the same unique conversational methodology and native-speaker context as Mango’s world language courses.

These source-language specific courses provide each learner with a comfortable learning environment, allowing them a deeper understanding of the English language.

  • English for Arabic (Egyptian) speakers
    الإنجليزية للمتحدثين بالعربية
  • English for German speakers
    Englisch für Deutschsprachige
  • English for Polish speakers
    Angielski Dla Polaków
  • English for Arabic (Modern Standard) speakers
    الإنجليزية للمتحدثين بالعربية
  • English for Greek speakers
    Αγγλικα Για Έλληνες
  • English for Portuguese (Brazilian) speakers
    Inglês para Brasileiros
  • English for Armenian speakers
    անգլերեն հայերի համար
  • English for Haitian Creole speakers
    Anglè pou Moun Ki Pale Lang Kreyòl Ayisyen
  • English for Russian speakers
    Английский Для Русскоговорящих
  • English for Bengali speakers
    বাংলাভাষীদের জন্য ইংরে জী
  • English for Hmong speakers
    Lus As Kiv rau cov hais lus Hmoob
  • English for Somali speakers
    Ingiriisi loogu talagalay kuwa Soomaali ku hadla
  • English for Chinese (Cantonese) speakers
    教粵語人士講英文
  • English for Italian speakers
    Inglese per Italiani
  • English for Spanish (Latin American) speakers
    Inglés Para Hablantes De Español
  • English for Chinese (Mandarin) speakers
    针对中国人(母语为普通话)的英语学习
  • English for Japanese speakers
    日本人のための英会話
  • English for Turkish speakers
    Türkçe Konuşanlar için İngilizce
  • English for French speakers
    Anglais pour Francophones
  • English for Korean speakers
    한국인을 위한 영어
  • English for Vietnamese speakers
    Tiếng Anh Cho Người Việt Nam
Specialty Courses
  • Business for Chinese (Mandarin) speakers
    商务英语 (针对中国人(母语为普通话)的英语学习)
  • Business for Spanish (Latin American) speakers
     Inglés de Negocios (Inglés Para Hablantes De Español)
  • Text Talk for Spanish (Latin American) speakers
    Lenguaje de Text en Inglés (Inglés Para Hablantes De Español)

 

Download & Stream

Did you know you can borrow e-books, audiobooks, magazines, music, movies, tv shows and comics right from your computer or phone using your library card? Learn more about Downloads and streaming at TCPL.


 

Upcoming Events

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Makerspace One-on-One

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