A searchable library of Comprehensible Input resources (mostly A0–B1): videos, podcasts, and readers designed to be understandable through context (visuals, simple language, stories). Use the search + language filter to find what you need.
| Language | Resource | Level | Cost | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube — Comprehensible input videos (as per spreadsheet).
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Arabic |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube — Friendly, practical Egyptian Arabic with lots of context.
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Biblical Hebrew |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube — Real-life scenes from China with lots of context.
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Paid options • Format: Instagram + courses
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Paid options | Instagram + courses | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
|
Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Format: Reading app
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Reading app | Open | ||
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Level: A1–? • Format: App
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A1–? | App | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Terry Waltz books
Format: Books
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Books | |||
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Czech |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Dutch |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Dutch |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| English |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| English |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
|
Free | YouTube | Open | |
| English |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube — Simple storytelling + visuals for English learners.
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| English |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| English |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| English |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Esperanto |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Esperanto |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Filipino |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Finnish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Finnish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| French |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| French |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| French |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| French |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| French |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Podcast/Articles
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A2–B1 | Podcast/Articles | Open | |
| French |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Podcast
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A2–B1 | Podcast | Open | |
| German |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| German |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| German |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| German |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| German |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Greek |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Indonesian |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Cost: Free • Format: Audio + transcript
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A2–B1 | Free | Audio + transcript | Open |
| Italian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: Book
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A1–B1 | Book | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A1–A2 • Format: YouTube
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A1–A2 | YouTube | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A2–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A1–A2 • Format: Reading
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A1–A2 | Reading | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Reading
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A2–B1 | Reading | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: B1 • Format: Podcast
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B1 | Podcast | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Podcast
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A2–B1 | Podcast | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Podcast
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A2–B1 | Podcast | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Audio + transcript
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A2–B1 | Audio + transcript | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: B1 • Format: Podcast
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B1 | Podcast | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A1–A2 • Format: Podcast
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A1–A2 | Podcast | Open | |
| Italian |
Level: A2–B1 • Format: Podcast + transcripts
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A2–B1 | Podcast + transcripts | Open | |
| Japanese |
Format: Children’s show
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Children’s show | Open | ||
| Japanese |
Level: A1–B1 • Cost: Free, optional Patreon ~$5/mo • Format: Videos + visuals + transcripts
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A1–B1 | Free, optional Patreon ~$5/mo | Videos + visuals + transcripts | Open |
| Japanese |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Japanese |
Level: A1–A2 • Format: YouTube
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A1–A2 | YouTube | Open | |
| Japanese |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Japanese |
Level: A1–A2 • Format: YouTube
|
A1–A2 | YouTube | Open | |
| Japanese |
Level: A1–A2 • Format: YouTube / Podcast
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A1–A2 | YouTube / Podcast | Open | |
| Japanese |
Cost: Free • Format: Podcast
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Free | Podcast | Open | |
| Japanese |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A1–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Japanese |
Level: A1–? • Cost: Free • Format: PDF picture books (+ some audio)
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A1–? | Free | PDF picture books (+ some audio) | Open |
| Korean |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Korean |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Korean |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Latin |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Multiple Languages |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube — Interviews with native speakers + subtitles.
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A1–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A1–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Cost: Paid • Format: Course/Reader
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A1–B1 | Paid | Course/Reader | Open |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: Blog/Reading
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A1–B1 | Blog/Reading | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A1–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A1–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Norwegian |
Level: A1–B1 • Format: YouTube
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A1–B1 | YouTube | Open | |
| Portuguese |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Portuguese |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
|
Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Russian |
Cost: Free • Format: Hashtag
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Free | Hashtag | Open | |
| Russian |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Russian |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Russian |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Russian |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Slovak |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Spanish |
Level: ? • Cost: Free • Format: Picture books + audio + subtitles — Stories with audio + subtitles.
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? | Free | Picture books + audio + subtitles | Open |
| Spanish |
Level: A1–B2 • Cost: Free, optional premium ~$8/mo • Format: Videos — Comprehensible videos with strong visual support.
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A1–B2 | Free, optional premium ~$8/mo | Videos | Open |
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
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YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Level: A1–A2 • Cost: Free • Format: Stories + visuals — Stories with visual support.
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A1–A2 | Free | Stories + visuals | Open |
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
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YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
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YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Level: A1–? • Cost: Paid (varies) / library • Format: Picture books — Picture-based readers (often available via libraries).
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A1–? | Paid (varies) / library | Picture books | Open |
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: Playlists
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Free | Playlists | Open | |
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Spanish |
Level: A2–B1 • Cost: Free • Format: Podcast + transcripts — Simple story podcasts with transcripts.
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A2–B1 | Free | Podcast + transcripts | Open |
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Spanish |
Level: A1–A2 • Cost: Free • Format: Videos — Videos + visual aids.
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A1–A2 | Free | Videos | Open |
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Format: YouTube
|
YouTube | Open | ||
| Spanish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Swedish |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Swedish |
Level: A1–B1 • Cost: Paid • Format: Audiobook
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A1–B1 | Paid | Audiobook | Open |
| Swedish |
Cost: Paid • Format: Book
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Paid | Book | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: Playlists
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Free | Playlists | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Thai |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Ukrainian |
Level: Beginner–Intermediate • Cost: Free • Format: YouTube — Comprehensible input presented exclusively in Ukrainian, tailored to your level—designed to help your brain adapt to natural Ukrainian through lots of listening.
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Beginner–Intermediate | Free | YouTube | Open |
| Vietnamese |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open | |
| Vietnamese |
Cost: Free • Format: YouTube
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Free | YouTube | Open |