Zaban — Learn English

Learn English, in your own language.

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The language we will use to guide you as you learn English.

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by Fulcrum Dynamics

Zaban — Learn English

Welcome!

What is your native language? From here on, the app speaks your language.

زبان مادری‌تان چیست؟ · ستاسو مورنۍ ژبه څه ده؟

You can switch languages later, any time.

Zaban — Learn English

by Fulcrum Dynamics

Zaban — Learn English

by Fulcrum Dynamics

Zaban

خوش آمدید, Friend

Lesson 1 · Food, home & everyday things

Level 1.6 0 Stars Day 1 Free trial · Day 1 of 3
1.6 / 10

Your level · Beginner

سطح شما — هر روز ببینید چقدر پیش رفته‌اید

عکس را ببینید. آیا می‌دانید این چیست؟ نام آن را به انگلیسی بگویید، بعد روی کارت بزنید تا جواب را ببینید و بشنوید.

Look at the photo. Do you know what this is? Say its name in English, then tap the card to see and hear the answer — spoken twice.

Your path — from first words to fluent Levels 1.0 – 10.0

Today you will learn to say: “Could I change my appointment to Friday?” — plus the words and pattern behind it, step by step.

  1. 1Next: Unit 1.1 — Say hello and say your name
  2. 2Then: Write two lines about yourself
  3. 3Then: Talk mission — Meet Emma or James
Full lesson · 12–15 minOne unit, 8 steps: review, new words, quiz, pattern, build, say, write, talk.
Short on time? · 3 minOne due sentence, one short exchange, one line of writing — it still counts as a learning day.
Deep session · ~25 minA full talk mission, a harder variant, a paragraph, and free talk.

Short on time today? Your streak is safe: Zaban asks for 5 learning days a week, and each week you can earn one streak shield by finishing a talk mission. A missed day simply says “continue where you stopped” — nothing is ever taken away.

Photo — can you name it in English?

آیا می‌دانید این چیست؟

Do you know what this is?

نام آن را به انگلیسی بگویید

برای دیدن جواب بزنید

apple

say: AP-ul

سیب

1 / 10

عکس بزرگ را ببینید و کلمهٔ درست را پیدا کنید. روی کلمه بزنید، یا آن را بکشید و روی عکس بیندازید. ستاره جایزه می‌دهد!

Look at the big photo and find the right word. Tap it — or drag it onto the photo. Tap the gold star for bonus points!

امتیاز: 0 Round: +0 Photo 1 of 10
Next badge at 50 points
Food
Big photo — which English word is this?

کدام کلمه درست است؟

آفرین! این دور تمام شد.

10 / 10

جمله همیشه یکسان است — فقط کلمهٔ آخر تغییر می‌کند. یک کلمه انتخاب کنید و جمله را بشنوید.

The sentence never changes — only the last word does. Pick a word and hear the whole sentence. Then, below, build the sentence yourself with the word tiles — hear it, say it back, and type it.

Photo for the sentence

من یک سیب می‌خواهم

I want an apple.

I want + a / an + word

یک کلمه انتخاب کنید: Pick a word:

Now build it yourself · حالا خودتان بسازید

You learned “I want…”. Now we tell you what to want — in your language — and you build the English sentence.

Step 1 · Build the sentence

من یک موتر می‌خواهم

I want a car.

Tap a word — or drag it here — in the right order.

هر وقت بخواهید، دربارهٔ هر موضوعی با هم‌صحبت‌تان صحبت کنید — خانواده، کار، غذا، صحت، خرید، روزتان… او همیشه اینجاست.

Your conversation partner lives here — talk about anything, any time: family, work, food, health, shopping, your day, your dreams. Speak or type in English; your partner answers, asks back, and gently fixes mistakes. This is free conversation — not a test.

Talk missions — practise real life first

Each mission has four stages: Rehearse the key sentences privately, talk guided with sentence starters, then free — with a surprise problem, then replay it in a new place so you truly own it. Finishing a mission is the strongest way to lift your Speaking — and your Vocabulary can only pass 6.9 with real conversation like this.

Portrait of your conversation partner

Emma

Your conversation partner

Use your voice to communicate with Emmaبا صدای‌تان با هم‌صحبت‌تان صحبت کنید

Talk with:
Next conversation test: in 7 days

Start a topic:

Your level grows from two things together: your daily quizzes and lessons, and your weekly conversation test with your partner.

سطح شما از ۱ تا ۱۰ است. ۱ آغاز است و ۱۰ روان. قدم‌های کوچک را ببینید: ۱٫۱، ۱٫۲، ۱٫۳… هر روز سطح‌تان را ببینید.

Your level goes from 1 to 10. Level 1 is the very basics, 10 is fluent. You move in small steps — 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2… — so you can always see exactly where you are and what is next.

دوباره با هم‌صحبت‌تان گفتگو کنید

Your American conversation partner talks with you again and re-checks your speaking level — the same friendly chat as at the very beginning.

Next conversation test: in 7 days

1.6 out of 10 Level

Level 1 · Starter

سطح ۱ — آغاز

You are 0.4 away from Level 2.0. Keep going — a few more words and sentences will get you there.

Each level has 10 small steps (.0 to .9). Finish one step at a time — that is how 1 becomes 2, and 2 becomes 10.

Your level comes from two measures, combined

Neither one alone decides your level. Zaban adds them together — that is the number you see everywhere.

Quizzes & daily lessons · آزمون‌ها و درس‌های روزانه —
Weekly conversation test · گفتگو (آزمون هفتگی گفتار) —
Combined — your level 1.6 / 10

A strong week can move you from 1.1 to 1.5. A slower week moves you only to 1.2 or 1.3. Small steps, honestly earned — from your quiz grades and your conversation grade together.

How we measure your level

Your level is not a guess. The app watches five things as you learn, and your 1–10 level is the average of all five. Each line runs from red (just starting) through yellow (growing) to green (strong) — the arrow shows exactly where you are today. Your scores come from everything together: your conversations with your partner, your quizzes, the words you learn, the sentences you build, and your reading and writing.

Grammar گرامر و ساختن جمله

5%
Just startingGrowingStrong

Level 1.5 on its own · How well you use patterns like “I want a…” and put words in the right order — in the sentence builder and in your conversations.

Vocabulary لغت‌هایی که می‌دانید

10%
Just startingGrowingStrong

Level 1.9 on its own · Words you have learned and matched correctly in flashcards and the quiz.

Speaking — sentences with your voice با صدای خود جمله بسازید

7%
Just startingGrowingStrong

Level 1.6 on its own · Sentences you say out loud with “You say it” — the app listens and checks your words.

Reading خواندن به انگلیسی

7%
Just startingGrowingStrong

Level 1.6 on its own · English words and sentences you read on flashcards, in the sentence builder, and in your partner's messages.

Writing نوشتن به انگلیسی

4%
Just startingGrowingStrong

Level 1.4 on its own · Words and short sentences you type correctly — try the writing practice below.

How your number moves

Do a little every day and watch the number climb. Nothing is hidden — this is exactly what counts:

  • Flashcards → Vocabulary goes up when you learn and practise a new word.
  • Quiz ✓ → Vocabulary + Grammar go up when you match words right, first try.
  • Say it → Speaking goes up when the app hears you form a sentence with your voice.
  • Read it → Reading goes up when you read the English words on your cards and in the sentences you build.
  • Write it → Writing goes up when you type the English word correctly below.
  • Talk → Every skill is also judged from your conversations with your partner — understanding, grammar, vocabulary and fluency all count.

The road from 1 to 10

Every student starts at Level 1. There is no skipping — small steps, every day, all the way to fluent.

    The full course — Levels 1 to 10, unit by unit

    Your placement with Emma or James set your starting level. Every level below it is open to you as an optional Review deck. Every level above it unlocks when you pass its gate: vocabulary quizzes, building unseen sentences, a level-end conversation, and three written sentences — you only repeat the part you missed, never the whole level.

    How your Vocabulary number stays honest: tapping the right answer is only the first step. With no typed or built evidence, Vocabulary can never go past 3.9 — and with no real conversation evidence, it can never go past 6.9. Stars never buy level increases. If a word slips at review, your tenths can dip a little — the app will tell you: “words slipping — review to win them back.”

    Writing Studio — from one word to a portfolio

    Writing grows in stages. You always see the purpose first, get two real strengths named, then one priority fix at a time — then you revise, and your draft, feedback and final version are saved together.

      Picture Story (weekly): 3–4 connected photos → put them in order → write or dictate the story → get feedback → revise → read it aloud to Emma, who asks you one question about it.

      Writing practice — lift your Writing score

      Look at the photo, read your language, then type the English word. Getting it right moves your Writing gauge — and your overall level.

      Photo for writing practice

      سیب

      Type this word in English:

      Writing: 0 correct

      دوستان‌تان را پیدا کنید، سطح آن‌ها را ببینید و از آن‌ها پیشی بگیرید! با هم یاد بگیرید و به هم پیام بفرستید.

      Find people you know on Zaban, see each other's levels, and push each other forward. When a friend passes you, you'll want to learn more today — that's the idea.

      Find your friends — two ways

      Start with your phone contacts — it works for everyone, no Facebook account needed. Facebook is there too, if you prefer it.

      RECOMMENDED · BEST FOR EVERYONE

      Phone contacts

      We match the phone numbers in your contacts with Zaban accounts — only people already on Zaban appear. No one is contacted without you choosing them.

      How it works in the full app:
      1. You allow contacts on your phone — one tap.
      2. We match numbers privately and show who is on Zaban.
      3. You tap Add — they appear in your friends list below.

      Found in this preview — example contacts:

      Facebook

      Connect Facebook to find Facebook friends who are also learning on Zaban. Good if your friends joined with Facebook.

      How it works in the full app:
      1. You log in to Facebook and approve — one tap.
      2. We show only Facebook friends who are on Zaban.
      3. You tap Add — they appear in your friends list below.

      Found in this preview — example contacts:

      Y

      You · Friend

      See where you stand among your friends below.

      1.6

      YOUR LEVEL / 10

      Your friends & their levels

      Example friends for this preview — in the full app this is your real list. Friends see your level too, so keep climbing. The friend just ahead of you is your next target.

        Together this week — learn as a circle

        Friends are a practice circle, not just a scoreboard. This week's shared challenge: Together: 8 talk missions and 100 sentences built. Cheer a friend for the exact thing they finished — “You finished the doctor mission — great work!” — as a text or a recorded voice note (recording it is speaking practice for you, too). Friends see your level and the missions you finished — never your conversation transcripts or your writing, unless you choose to share them.

        Talk to your friends about learning

        Send encouragement, celebrate a new level, or agree to practise together today. Preview conversation — messaging turns on in the full app.

        Mariam S. · Level 4.2I reached 4.2 today! Your turn — can you pass me this week?

        عکس، ایمیل، رمز عبور و زبان راهنمای‌تان را تغییر دهید. نام‌تان قفل است و تغییر نمی‌کند.

        Your profile, your way. You can change your picture, email, password and guide language here — your name stays exactly as you signed up with.

        F

        Friend

        Level 1.6 / 10 · you@example.com

        Pick a photo from your phone or computer — you see it here straight away. Friends will see it next to your level.

        Your name — locked

        Your first and last name were set when you created your account and can't be changed in Settings. This keeps every account tied to one real person.

        Locked — can't be changed
        Locked — can't be changed

        Change your email

        Use an email you check often — we send your trial reminder and receipts there.

        Change your password

        At least 6 characters. Type your current password first, so only you can change it.

        Guide language

        The language Zaban uses to guide you. Changing it switches the whole app straight away — same as the دری / پښتو button at the top.

        Signed in — you stay signed in

        You are signed in as you@example.com. You stay signed in on this device — closing the app or the website never logs you out. The only way out is the button below, tapped by you.

        You stay signed in on this device until you tap Log out yourself — closing the app or website never signs you out.

        سه روز اول رایگان است. بعد از آن، برای ادامهٔ درس‌ها ماهانه ۷٫۹۹ دالر بپردازید.

        Your first 3 days are free. After that, $7.99/month keeps every lesson open.

        How the trial works

        • Day 1

          Today — everything openAll flashcards, quizzes and sentences are unlocked.

        • Day 2

          Keep learningNew word sets open. Your progress is saved to your account.

        • Day 3

          Last free dayWe remind you before the trial ends — no surprise charges.

        • Day 4

          Trial overLessons lock until you subscribe. Your account and progress stay saved.

        After your trial

        $7.99 / month

        Less than a cup of coffee — for English you use every day.

        • Every lesson unlocked — vocabulary, quizzes, sentences
        • New words and lessons added every week
        • Learn on your phone or computer, one account
        • Cancel anytime — keep learning until the month ends

        Starts only after your 3 free days end.

        Zaban

        The road from 1 to 10 — every unit

        One unit is about 12–15 minutes and moves you about +0.1. There is no calendar and no “behind” — you go at your own speed, and a fast learner can take a Prove-It mission to skip recognition work they have already mastered. Tap a level to see its units, then tap a unit to start it.

        Your level now: 1.6 / 10 Placement set your start

        Why are you learning? Choose a goal

        Your goal never changes the core course — it decides which real-life situations and mission variants come first for you.

        Life in America — Survival Pack Levels 1.5 – 4.5 · runs alongside your path, never blocks it

        The English you need in your first months — taught as real situations, reusing the shopping, directions and doctor words from your path.

        Review deck — words come back before you forget them

        Every word travels: Seen → Recognized (right on two different days) → Built (you typed it or built it into a sentence) → Used (you used it freely with Emma or James). Reviews return after 1, 3, 7, 16 and 35 days, a little harder each time — and they earn Stars at the same rate as new words. Miss one and it simply comes back sooner with an easier step; miss it twice and Zaban re-teaches it fresh. Tap a card to flip it.

        Level checkpoint — are you ready for the next whole level?

        A checkpoint samples the whole level, weighted toward your shakier words. Scoring 70% or more (within the last 30 days) is one part of stepping up a whole level. There is no hard fail: missed words simply return to your review deck sooner. Every question has an “I don't know” choice — guessing is never rewarded, and honesty costs you less than a wrong guess.

        Word Collector — Challenge Deck Unlocks at Level 9.0 · recognition only · never blocks a gate

        Rare, bookish words for readers who want them — collected for joy, never required: erudite, perspicacious, verisimilitude, supercilious, vociferous, bombastic, esoteric, ubiquitous, deleterious, mellifluous. Levels 9–10 are earned with functional English instead: idioms, academic and professional terms, and presentation skills.

        by Fulcrum Dynamics

        Zaban

        Zaban — Learn English

        Every word in Zaban

        The complete vocabulary built so far — every word in English, Dari and Pashto. Fruits, vegetables and places each have their own real photo; the home and jobs words are listed by topic and get their photos and lessons as the course grows.

        No word matches that search — try another spelling.

        by Fulcrum Dynamics

        A first look at the app — sign up, pick Dari or Pashto, and try the first lesson.
        Zaban — Learn English