Every lesson of the Adyghe course in the Circassian App is free: all 119 of them, with the 66-letter alphabet, the words, the phrases and Habze, with audio in every lesson. There is no “first three lessons free”, no account wall and no trial timer. The only limit on the free tier is hearts, and even those come back on their own. This page shows exactly what you get without paying, how hearts work, and what Premium adds if you ever want it. The lesson at the top is the Adyghe course’s real first lesson.
Exactly what is free, and what is not
Here is the free tier next to Premium, line by line. The course itself is the same for everyone:
| Free | Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Adyghe course | All 119 lessons | All 119 lessons |
| Kabardian course | All 119 lessons | All 119 lessons |
| Alphabet | 66 letters, every sound | 66 letters, every sound |
| Habze | 64 lessons | 64 lessons |
| Adyghe dictionary | 3,499 entries, offline | 3,499 entries, offline |
| Hearts | 5, one back every 4 hours | Unlimited |
| Audio course | The first 4 lessons | All 31 lessons |
| AI tutor Кызбеч | 4 messages | Unlimited |
| Chats, voice rooms, games | Yes (writing and duels need a free account) | Yes |
| Auto-translate in chats | No | Yes |
| Ads | No third-party ads | No third-party ads |
How hearts work on the free tier
Hearts are the one limit, and they never lock content away. They only decide how many mistakes you can make in a row:
- Five hearts
Every wrong answer in a new lesson costs one heart. Lessons, words and audio are the same with or without them.
- One back every 4 hours
Hearts refill on their own: even from zero, all five are back within 20 hours.
- Practice earns one back
Finish a practice session, a review of words you already know, and you get a heart back at once. Practice and replays of finished lessons never cost hearts.
If you try to start a new lesson with no hearts left, the app offers Premium. You can close it and practise to earn a heart back, replay a lesson you have finished, or simply wait for the refill. Nothing you have learned is lost.
The whole Adyghe course, not a sample
This is the full curriculum: 10 sections and 119 lessons, from your first hello to the diaspora and Circassian heritage. Lessons open one after another as you finish them, never by payment. Words you get wrong come back in later lessons until they stick.
- 1Foundations15 lessonsHello! · About Me · Family · Numbers · Colors · Essentials
- 2My World18 lessonsFarm Animals · Wild Animals · Food · Drinks · Elements · Landscape · Around the House
- 3Actions & Time19 lessonsBasic Verbs · More Actions · Expressive Actions · Time · Seasons & Weather · Telling Time
- 4Describing the World12 lessonsAdjectives 1 · Adjectives 2 · Body Parts · Health · Emotions
- 5Daily Life13 lessonsClothing · Places · People & Roles · More Professions · Numbers 11-100
- 6Going Places13 lessonsGetting Around · Directions · At the Hotel · Countries & Origins · Months & Calendar
- 7Social Life11 lessonsAt the Restaurant · Shopping · Technology · Hobbies & Sports · Weather
- 8Deeper Conversations8 lessonsEmergencies · Daily Routine · Opinions & Feelings
- 9Circassian Heritage6 lessonsHeritage · Traditions · The Diaspora
- 10Grand Finale4 lessonsGrand Review
The Adyghe alphabet, free, with sound
All 66 letters of the Adyghe alphabet in 11 short lessons. Every letter with a sound of its own (all but Ъ and Ь) is a native speaker’s recording. Tap a letter to hear it:
Lesson “Core Vowels”
Lesson “Borrowed Vowels”
Lesson “Basic Consonants I”
Show the other 49 letters
Lesson “Basic Consonants II”
Lesson “Consonants III”
Lesson “Adyghe Sibilants”
Lesson “Affricates & Laterals”
Lesson “Ejectives”
Lesson “Uvulars & Modifiers”
Lesson “Labialized I”
Lesson “Labialized II”
Letters, sounds and lesson order from the app's alphabet course. Every letter with a sound is a native speaker's recording: tap to hear it.
Your first Adyghe words
The first two lessons of the course, word for word, with the app’s audio. This is what you learn in your first ten minutes:
| English | Adyghe |
|---|---|
| hello | Сэлам |
| how are you | Сыд фэдэу ущыт? |
| good | дэгъу |
| and you? | оры? |
| I am well | Сыпсау |
| goodbye | ХъяркIэ |
| thank you | Тхьауегъэпсэу |
| please | сыолъэIу |
| I understand | КъызгурэIо |
| I don't understand | КъызгурэIорэп |
Words, translations and audio from the app’s first two Adyghe lessons, “Basic Greetings” and “Politeness”.
Four free audio-course lessons
The Adyghe audio course teaches by ear: the narrator asks you to say something, you answer out loud in the pause, then you hear it in Adyghe. It is narrated in English, Russian, Turkish or Arabic and keeps playing with the screen off. The first four lessons are free for everyone, about 31 minutes with the English narrator: “How this course works”, “Are you Circassian?”, “Do you understand me?”, “What's your name?”. The other 27 come with Premium.
All 31 lessons of the Adyghe audio course
- 0How this course worksfree · 1 min
- 1Are you Circassian?free · 6 min
- 2Do you understand me?free · 12 min
- 3What's your name?free · 12 min
- 4Do you speak Circassian?11 min
- 5Where are you from?11 min
- 6I want, I don't want16 min
- 7Eating and drinking17 min
- 8Come here! This and that16 min
- 9Numbers 1 to 516 min
- 10Numbers 6 to 1016 min
- 11My family16 min
- 12House and garden17 min
- 13Where is it?19 min
- 14How old are you?19 min
- 15Who, what, why?18 min
- 16Good morning, good night17 min
- 17What time is it?18 min
- 18Making plans19 min
- 19Safe journey!18 min
- 20I have to go19 min
- 21How do you feel?18 min
- 22My head hurts17 min
- 23How much is it?18 min
- 24The past tense20 min
- 25Yesterday's story19 min
- 26Tomorrow I'll go18 min
- 27Today is cold18 min
- 28What do you like?18 min
- 29Welcome!16 min
- 30The whole story16 min
Кызбеч: four free messages
Кызбеч is the app’s AI tutor for Adyghe. He replies in Adyghe with a translation and can read his replies aloud. With a free account your first four messages are free; Premium removes the limit. This is his real first message:
All 64 Habze lessons, free
Habze (also written Xabze) is the Circassian code of conduct. Its 16 units of 4 lessons each walk through real situations, with an explanation after every answer, and every one of them is free:
- Core Values
- Hospitality
- Warrior Code
- Respect & Family
- Proverbs & Wisdom
- Nart Mythology
- Marriage & Wedding
- Music & Dance
- Traditional Dress
- Cuisine & Table
- Democratic Council
- Horse Culture
- Craftsmanship
- Nature & Sacred Places
- Circassian Tribes
- Festivals & Traditions
The community chats, voice rooms and five games, from a sword duel against real opponents to Word Rain, are free too; writing in the chats and playing the duels need a free account. The community chats:
- General chat
- Circassian Only
- Turkish Chat
- Arabic Chat
- Circassian Women women only
- Чэнджэщ opens at set times
Start in three steps, no card needed
- Download the app
Free on the App Store and Google Play. No card, no trial to cancel.
- Choose the West course
Pick your app language, then Adyghe (West Circassian). You can switch to Kabardian at any time.
- Open lesson one
Сэлам, Сыд фэдэу ущыт?, Сыпсау: hello, how are you, I am well. Then the alphabet, one sound at a time.
What Premium adds, if you want it
Premium is optional. It gives you unlimited hearts, so mistakes never pause a lesson, the full audio course of 31 lessons, Кызбеч without limits, auto-translate in chats and a few other perks. A Family plan covers up to 6 people with one yearly plan. New subscribers get 3 days free, and your app store shows the price in your currency. The lessons themselves do not change.
More about the course itself: learn Adyghe.
Rated 4.9 on the App Store, every course lesson free
4.9 out of 5 from 285 ratings on the App Store. Reviews, word for word:
“Good app for learning circassian language. No ads, nice and clean design. Easy to navigate. Doesn't crash, smooth animations. My circassian kudos to the creator!”
“это моё самое любимое приложение здесь можно учить адыгский язык как я и хотел с озвучкой и письменностью а что самое главное оно бесплатное спасибо большое”Translated from Russian: “This is my favourite app. Here I can learn the Circassian language the way I wanted, with audio and writing, and most importantly it is free. Thank you very much.”
“Everything in the app is actually really good. Feels like a Circassian edition of Duolingo except this is a whole lot cooler and even easier to use and fun to engage in. …”
“Starting from 0 and getting to basic fluency. I love this app 😃”
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Everything you need to know about the free Adyghe course
Is it really free to learn Adyghe in this app?
Yes. All 119 lessons of the Adyghe course, the 66-letter alphabet and all 64 Habze lessons are free, on iPhone and Android. You never have to pay to finish the course.
What does Premium actually unlock?
Unlimited hearts, the full audio course (its first 4 lessons are free for everyone), the AI tutor without limits (the first 4 messages are free), auto-translate in chats and a few other perks. The course lessons are the same for everyone.
How do hearts work on the free tier?
You have five. Every wrong answer in a new lesson costs one, and one comes back every 4 hours. Finish a practice session and you earn one back. Practice and replays of lessons you have finished never cost hearts.
Do I need an account to learn Adyghe?
No. You can download the app and start the first Adyghe lesson without an account or an email. A free account saves your progress across phones and opens the chats, the duels and the AI tutor.
Can I really go through the whole Adyghe course for free?
Yes. Lessons open in order as you finish them, never by payment, from the first lesson to the last. Premium only removes the hearts limit for learners who make lots of mistakes, and opens the full audio course and the tutor without limits.
Are there ads?
No third-party ads, on the free tier or with Premium.
Is the Kabardian course free too?
Yes, on the same terms. Kabardian (East Circassian) is a separate course of 119 lessons with its own 60-letter alphabet. The two are never mixed, and you can switch at any time.
What does "Adyghe" mean in this app?
Adyghe (Адыгэ) is the Circassians’ own name for themselves. In the app, as in linguistics, the Adyghe course means West Circassian, the language of the Republic of Adygea; Kabardian is East Circassian.
Sources
- Lessons, alphabet, audio course, Habze units, dictionary, tutor, hearts and limits: the Circassian App’s own data and code (version 5.8), checked October 5, 2026.
- Rating: App Store, 285 ratings, average 4.94, October 5, 2026. Reviews from the App Store and Google Play, quoted word for word; the translation from Russian is ours, and a cut is marked “…”.
