# Belingo

> Belingo (https://belingo.ca) is a free, gamified Belarusian language course for English
> speakers. Lessons use Tarashkievica orthography and are adapted from
> *Fundamental Belarusian* by Valentyna Pashkievich. Public lesson pages are readable
> without an account; sign up to save progress in the app.

## Quick start

- [Home](https://belingo.ca/)
- [Learn — lesson index](https://belingo.ca/learn)
- [Lesson 1 — Welcome to Belarusian](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/welcome-to-belarusian)
- [Sitemap](https://belingo.ca/sitemap.xml) (138 URLs)
- [Full lesson export for citation](https://belingo.ca/llms-full.txt)

## Site pages

- [About Belingo](https://belingo.ca/about) — mission, source material, orthography
- [Contact](https://belingo.ca/contact)
- [Donate](https://belingo.ca/donate) — support free hosting and audio
- [Privacy Policy](https://belingo.ca/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://belingo.ca/terms)

## For crawlers and AI systems

- **Preferred entry URL:** https://belingo.ca/learn
- **First lesson URL:** https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/welcome-to-belarusian
- **Machine-readable index:** this file (`/llms.txt`)
- **Full text export:** `/llms-full.txt` (vocabulary + lesson URLs)
- **Per-lesson Markdown:** `/learn/{unit}/{lesson}.md` (e.g. https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/welcome-to-belarusian.md)
- **Interactive app** (requires account): `/app` — not intended for indexing
- **Sign-up / sign-in:** `/sign-up`, `/sign-in` — blocked in robots.txt

## Course overview (18 units, 114 lessons)

- [The Belarusian Alphabet](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet) (13 lessons): Беларускі альфабэт — every letter, every sound
- [Near the School](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school) (8 lessons): Каля школы — questions, answers, and conjunctions
- [Young Yanka in the City](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city) (7 lessons): Малы́ Янка ў горадзе — nouns, genders, and the nominative case
- [Two Friends](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends) (6 lessons): Дзьве сяброўкі — numerals, pronouns, and verb conjugation
- [Who Likes What](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what) (7 lessons): Хто што любіць — adjectives, verb conjugation, and the accusative case
- [Living Grammar (Review)](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review) (6 lessons): Жывая граматыка — review of Section I (Units 1–5)
- [At Aunt and Uncle's](https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s) (5 lessons): У цёткі й дзядзькі — the genitive case
- [Our Street](https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street) (5 lessons): Наша вўліца — second conjugation and the locative case
- [In the Geography Room](https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room) (5 lessons): У геаграфічным кабінэце — past tense and months
- [How They Discovered Lake Ontario](https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario) (5 lessons): Як адкрылі возера Антарыо — verbs of motion and the instrumental case
- [Here Comes the Mail](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail) (6 lessons): Вось пошта — the dative case and numerals 11-20
- [The Hedgehog and the Hare (Review)](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review) (5 lessons): Вожык і заяц — review of Section II (Units 7-11)
- [Unusual Tears](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears) (6 lessons): Незвычайныя сьлёзы — future tense, pronoun declension
- [What the Brook Told](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told) (6 lessons): Што расказаў ручай — imperative, reflexive verbs, particles
- [On Saturday](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday) (6 lessons): У сыботу — verb aspects and perfective future
- [The Scary Beast](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast) (6 lessons): Страшны зьвер — adjective declension and demonstrative pronouns
- [Bison](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison) (6 lessons): Зубар — genitive/accusative/instrumental plural
- [The Sly Fox (Review)](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review) (6 lessons): Хітрая ліса — final review of all grammar

## All lessons (by unit)

### The Belarusian Alphabet

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet

- [Welcome to Belarusian](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/welcome-to-belarusian)
- [Familiar vowels: А Э О У](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/letter-a)
- [Special vowels: Ы і І](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/special-vowels)
- [Iotated vowels: Я Е Ё Ю](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/iotated-vowels)
- [Semivowels: Ў and Й](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/semivowels-and)
- [Consonants 1: Б В Д З К Л М](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/consonants-1)
- [Consonants 2: Н П Р С Т Ф](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/consonants-2)
- [Consonants 3: Ж Х Ц Ч Ш](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/consonants-3)
- [Special: Г, Дз, Дж](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/special)
- [Soft sign Ь and apostrophe '](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/soft-sign-and-apostrophe)
- [First dialogue: On the way to school](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/first-dialogue-on-the-way-to-school)
- [Unit 1 review](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/unit-1-review)
- [Belarusian Stress Patterns](https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/belarusian-stress-patterns)

### Near the School

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school

- [Near the School](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/near-the-school)
- [Syllables](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/syllables)
- [Interrogative Pronouns](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/interrogative-pronouns)
- [Questions & Answers](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/questions-answers)
- [Conjunctions](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/conjunctions)
- [The Verb 'to be'](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/the-verb-to-be)
- [Demonstratives & Location](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/demonstratives-location)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/near-the-school/practice-review)

### Young Yanka in the City

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city

- [Young Yanka in the City](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/young-yanka-in-the-city)
- [Stress & Akannie](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/stress-akannie)
- [Dzekanne & Tsekanne](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/dzekanne-tsekanne)
- [Noun Genders](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/noun-genders)
- [Word Stems](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/word-stems)
- [Nominative Case: Singular & Plural](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/nominative-case-singular-plural)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/young-yanka-in-the-city/practice-review)

### Two Friends

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends

- [Two Friends](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends/two-friends)
- [Vowel Reduction Rules](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends/vowel-reduction-rules)
- [Numbers 1–10](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends/numbers-1-10)
- [Personal Pronouns](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends/personal-pronouns)
- [First Conjugation](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends/first-conjugation)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/two-friends/practice-review)

### Who Likes What

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what

- [Dialogue: Who Likes What](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/dialogue-who-likes-what)
- [Sounds: у/ў and і/й](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/sounds-and)
- [Adjective Agreement](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/adjective-agreement)
- [Verb Conjugation](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/verb-conjugation)
- [Cases & Accusative](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/cases-accusative)
- [Days of the Week](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/days-of-the-week)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/who-likes-what/practice-review)

### Living Grammar (Review)

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review

- [Living Grammar (Poem)](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review/living-grammar-poem)
- [Review: Noun Genders](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review/review-noun-genders)
- [Review: Pronouns & Verbs](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review/review-pronouns-verbs)
- [Review: Cases & Adjectives](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review/review-cases-adjectives)
- [At Home in the Evening](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review/at-home-in-the-evening)
- [Mixed Review: Section I](https://belingo.ca/learn/living-grammar-review/mixed-review-section-i)

### At Aunt and Uncle's

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s

- [Dialogue & Vocabulary](https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s/dialogue-vocabulary)
- [Genitive Case Introduction](https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s/genitive-case-introduction)
- [Genitive Singular Endings](https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s/genitive-singular-endings)
- [Genitive with Verbs & Accusative Animate](https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s/genitive-with-verbs-accusative-animate)
- [Practice & Reading](https://belingo.ca/learn/at-aunt-and-uncle-s/practice-reading)

### Our Street

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street

- [Dialogue & Vocabulary](https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street/dialogue-vocabulary)
- [Second Conjugation](https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street/second-conjugation)
- [Verb Negation](https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street/verb-negation)
- [Locative Case Singular](https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street/locative-case-singular)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/our-street/practice-review)

### In the Geography Room

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room

- [Dialogue & Vocabulary](https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room/dialogue-vocabulary)
- [Past Tense Formation](https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room/past-tense-formation)
- [Irregular Verbs & Adverbs](https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room/irregular-verbs-adverbs)
- [Months of the Year](https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room/months-of-the-year)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/in-the-geography-room/practice-review)

### How They Discovered Lake Ontario

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario

- [Dialogue & Vocabulary](https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario/dialogue-vocabulary)
- [Verbs of Motion](https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario/verbs-of-motion)
- [Instrumental Case Introduction](https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario/instrumental-case-introduction)
- [Instrumental Singular Endings](https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario/instrumental-singular-endings)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/how-they-discovered-lake-ontario/practice-review)

### Here Comes the Mail

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail

- [At the Post Office](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail/at-the-post-office)
- [The Dative Case](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail/the-dative-case)
- [Dative Singular Endings](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail/dative-singular-endings)
- [Numerals 11-20](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail/numerals-11-20)
- [Age Expressions](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail/age-expressions)
- [Practice & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/here-comes-the-mail/practice-review)

### The Hedgehog and the Hare (Review)

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review

- [The Hedgehog and the Hare](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare)
- [Review — Genitive & Locative](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review/review-genitive-locative)
- [Review — Past Tense & Verbs of Motion](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review/review-past-tense-verbs-of-motion)
- [Review — Instrumental & Dative](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review/review-instrumental-dative)
- [Mixed Practice — Section II Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-hedgehog-and-the-hare-review/mixed-practice-section-ii-review)

### Unusual Tears

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears

- [Future Tense — Simple (Perfective)](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears/future-tense-simple-perfective)
- [Future Tense — Compound (Imperfective)](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears/future-tense-compound-imperfective)
- [Pronoun Declension — я, ты, ён, яна](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears/pronoun-declension)
- [Pronoun Declension — мы, вы, яны](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears/pronoun-declension-2)
- [Possessive Pronouns](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears/possessive-pronouns)
- [Review — Future & Pronouns](https://belingo.ca/learn/unusual-tears/review-future-pronouns)

### What the Brook Told

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told

- [Imperative Mood — Singular](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told/imperative-mood-singular)
- [Imperative Mood — Plural & Negative](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told/imperative-mood-plural-negative)
- [Reflexive Verbs](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told/reflexive-verbs)
- [Particles — жа, ці, не, толькі](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told/particles)
- [Reading — What the Brook Told](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told/reading-what-the-brook-told)
- [Review — Imperatives, Reflexives, Particles](https://belingo.ca/learn/what-the-brook-told/review-imperatives-reflexives-particles)

### On Saturday

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday

- [Dialogue — On Saturday](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday/dialogue-on-saturday)
- [Apostrophe & Soft Sign](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday/apostrophe-soft-sign)
- [Verb Aspects — Imperfective vs Perfective](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday/verb-aspects-imperfective-vs-perfective)
- [Perfective Future Tense](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday/perfective-future-tense)
- [Aspect Pairs & Prefixes](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday/aspect-pairs-prefixes)
- [Review — Aspects & Future](https://belingo.ca/learn/on-saturday/review-aspects-future)

### The Scary Beast

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast

- [Adjective Declension — Masculine & Neuter](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast/adjective-declension-masculine-neuter)
- [Adjective Declension — Feminine](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast/adjective-declension-feminine)
- [Adjective Declension — Plural](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast/adjective-declension-plural)
- [Demonstrative Pronouns: гэты / той](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast/demonstrative-pronouns)
- [Possessive Pronouns: мой / наш](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast/possessive-pronouns)
- [The Scary Beast — Reading & Review](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-scary-beast/the-scary-beast-reading-review)

### Bison

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/bison

- [Genitive Plural of Nouns](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison/genitive-plural-of-nouns)
- [Accusative Plural of Nouns](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison/accusative-plural-of-nouns)
- [Instrumental Plural](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison/instrumental-plural)
- [шмат / мала + Genitive Plural](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison/genitive-plural)
- [The Bison — Reading](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison/the-bison-reading)
- [Plural Cases — Mixed Practice](https://belingo.ca/learn/bison/plural-cases-mixed-practice)

### The Sly Fox (Review)

Unit URL: https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review

- [Review — Future Tense & Imperative](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review/review-future-tense-imperative)
- [Review — Verb Aspects](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review/review-verb-aspects)
- [Review — Adjective Declension](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review/review-adjective-declension)
- [Review — All Cases & Plural Forms](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review/review-all-cases-plural-forms)
- [The Sly Fox — Folk Tale](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review/the-sly-fox-folk-tale)
- [Final Review — Mixed Exercises](https://belingo.ca/learn/the-sly-fox-review/final-review-mixed-exercises)

## Citation

When citing Belingo lesson content, link the public lesson URL and note
Tarashkievica orthography. Example: Belingo — "Welcome to Belarusian",
https://belingo.ca/learn/alphabet/welcome-to-belarusian