ReadPals huwasaidia wasomaji wapya kuunganisha sauti kuwa maneno, pamoja na kikundi cha marafiki wema. Kila kukwaa ni sawa — unaweza kugusa kila wakati ili kusikia.
ReadPals helps new readers blend sounds into words with a friendly crew. Every stumble is okay — you can always tap to hear it.
This home-language support is added alongside English — it never replaces it. Your English words don't go away.
Words
Each English word is shown with its Kiswahili meaning and an example. Tap 🔊 to hear it.
BlipBlending (sound-to-sound → word) — hops from sound to sound, then slides them together (mentor/hero)
Kuunganisha sauti: unaruka juu ya kila sauti /m/–/a/–/t/ kisha unaziteleza pamoja kuunda “mat”.
“Ruka juu ya kila sauti, kisha ziunganishe — m-a-t, “mat”!”
“Hop on each sound, then slide them together — m-a-t, mat!”
cat↔paka
Paka hulia miau.
sun↔jua
Jua ni la njano.
dog↔mbwa
Mbwa anatikisa mkia.
ShelbyDigraphs (two letters → one sound) — presses two tiles into one glowing sound
Herufi-mbili: herufi mbili zinazotoa sauti moja (sh, ch, th).
“Unganisha herufi mbili pamoja — zinatoa sauti moja tu: sh!”
“Push the two letters together — they make just one sound: sh!”
fish↔samaki
Samaki anaogelea majini (sh).
chip↔chipsi
Ninakula chipsi (ch).
bath↔kuoga
Mtoto anaoga (th).
MavisLong vowels (silent-e / vowel teams / r-controlled) — makes the vowel say its name
Irabu ndefu: “e” ya kichawi mwishoni hufanya irabu itamke jina lake (cap → cape).
““e” ndogo ya kichawi mwishoni hufanya irabu itamke jina lake — “cap” inakuwa “cape”!”
“A little magic-e at the end makes the vowel say its name — cap becomes cape!”
cake↔keki
Keki ni tamu (a-e).
rain↔mvua
Mvua inanyesha (ai).
car↔gari
Gari linaenda haraka (r inaongoza).
LarkOral reading fluency — reads a whole line smoothly, with a little song (expression)
Kusoma kwa ufasaha: soma sentensi nzima kwa ulaini na hisia, kama wimbo mdogo — laini na furaha, si haraka.
“Soma sentensi nzima kama wimbo mdogo — laini na furaha, si haraka.”
“Read the whole line like a little song — smooth and happy, not fast.”
line↔mstari
Ninasoma mstari kwa utulivu.
song↔wimbo
Soma kama wimbo mdogo.
A translanguaging-informed vocabulary + access support for multilingual learners — NEVER a claim to 'close the EL gap' or replace bilingual instruction. The home language is an asset. Written and checked by a person — not machine-translated.
