Discover
The child touches a card and it says its word. No right or wrong answer: we explore, we listen.
From précoce and Spillschoul
Your child's first Luxembourgish words, while having fun.
Your child is starting précoce or Spillschoul soon and doesn't hear Luxembourgish at home? The Kawi app helps them recognise words from the classroomroom through play, without reading, at their own pace.
New to you too
Don't speak Luxembourgish? Learn it with your child.
Many parents discover Luxembourgish at the same time as their child. That's exactly what Kawi is for: you play together, you hear the real pronunciation, and the translation is there in your own language.
- ✓ You discover the words right alongside them.
- ✓ Translation in French, Portuguese, English and German.
- ✓ A real moment together, not a screen that shuts you out.
- ✓ You arrive prepared for that first day at school.
How it works
Listen, look, count, speak.
No reading, no pressure. Pictures, the official LOD.lu pronunciation, and every success celebrated.
The child listens
The official pronunciation from the LOD.lu dictionary, clear and true.
They touch the picture
They pick the right drawing. Got it wrong? No worries, we try again with no penalty.
They dare to say it
They repeat the word after Kawi, never judged. Every success is celebrated: a reason to want to come back tomorrow.
A path that grows with your child.
Six ways to learn, in the order a child builds a language: the ear first, reading last, and speaking all the way through.
Recognise
The voice says a word, the child touches the right picture. The heart of the game: hear, then point.
Sort
One or several? Which is the odd one out? The child sorts what they hear: grammar begins with the ear.
Listen to the sounds
Haus or Maus? A single sound apart. The ear sharpens: this is exactly what gets a child ready to read.
Read
Matching the written form to words they already know by ear. The game grows with them, all the way to their first words read.
Speak
Repeating after Kawi: hear the model, dare to say it, hear yourself. Never judged, and from day one: speaking doesn't wait for reading.
And every session follows the same little ritual:
ReviewA gentle warm-up, on words already met.
LearnWords never seen before, in free discovery.
PractiseThe skill of the moment, to make it stick.
ChallengeFinding the words in a big illustrated scene.
Short, predictable, with a real ending. The steps are a suggestion, never a wall: everything stays open, so a parent can explore and a child can dare.
Vocabulary that's useful from day one.
A few of the app's themes. The illustrations come straight from the game: this is exactly what your child will see.
DéierenAnimals
Uebst a GeméisFruit and vegetables
ZuelenNumbers
IessenFood
NaturOutdoorsKierperThe body
FaarwenColours
FamillThe familyA screen, yes, but a gentle one
Short, active, to do with you.
Short sessions
A few minutes are enough. A clear ending, no nudge to stay.
No traps
No ads, no autoplay, no streak to keep alive.
Together
Made to be played as a pair, and to point back to real life.
Kawi TV, first words on video.
Short videos to watch with your child: they listen, find the picture, then try saying the word. Everyday themes, from the body to farm animals.
Watch Kawi TV
The screen-free version
Too little for a screen? There are cards too.
Kawi is first and foremost the app. If your child is still too young for screens, there's also a printable card version: you tap the word in the app, they point to the right card. Less screen, a real moment together.
Download the sample cards (PDF)A free sample: the Animals theme, in English. Every theme can be printed from the app.
Free to start.
Try the games and several themes without paying a thing. The rest unlocks simply, for the whole family: a model shown clearly, with no traps or surprise purchases.
What parents ask.
I don't speak Luxembourgish, is that a problem?+
Quite the opposite. Kawi is designed so you learn at the same time as your child, with the translation in your own language. You progress together.
My child can't read yet.+
That's the whole point. Everything relies on pictures and sound. No reading is needed.
What age should we start?+
In practice between 3 and 6 years old, as soon as your child shows interest. Kawi is built for the précoce and Spillschoul years: everything goes through pictures and sound, never through reading.
What is précoce?+
In Luxembourg, précoce education is an optional year open from age 3, before the Spillschoul (cycle 1, compulsory from age 4). It's often a child's very first contact with Luxembourgish, and that's exactly the moment Kawi prepares for.
Does it replace the Spillschoul?+
No. The app helps your child get a head start and revise, but the real learning happens with the teachers and the other children. It's a complement.
How much time per day?+
A few minutes. The app is built for short sessions, with nothing designed to keep your child hooked. No streak to maintain.
The guides that prepare for the new school year.
The first words, with the official pronunciation
24 sound cards: touch, listen, repeat together.
Listen →
Getting ready for school without Luxembourgish
The 3-month plan when the language isn't spoken at home.
Read the guide →Teaching the language to a child who can't read
Immersion, nursery rhymes, play, lessons: the 4 paths honestly compared.
Read the guide →
Having a baby: leave, benefits and paperwork
Registering the birth, maternity and birth leave, grants: everything, in order.
Read the guide →