One short story a day.

Useful English words and phrases in every short story, explained in your own language. Zobi reads it with you.

Hi, I'm Zobi! Here's a line from Day 1. Tap the yellow phrase.

Emma had a while checking the company's account.

headache · Đau đầu.

8 more are hiding in this story. Try one:

Read Day 1 with Zobi About 10 minutes · no account needed

A day with Zobi

Four short steps, about ten minutes. Every step earns XP towards your daily goal.

  1. Zobi the bunny waving hello1Story+5 XP

    Peter just started his first job as a junior developer at a software company. He had never worked on a real codebase – he was still wet behind the ears. His manager, Mr. X, said: "Don't worry, you'll learn the ropes in a few weeks." By lunchtime, he had already fixed his first small bug, and everyone agreed he was a quick learner.

    Read the story and guess what the phrases mean.

  2. Zobi the bunny waving hello2Learn+5 XP
    • wet behind the earscòn non kinh nghiệm
    • learn the ropeshọc cách làm việc
    • a quick learnerngười tiếp thu nhanh

    Meet each phrase, explained in your language.

  3. Zobi the bunny waving hello3Practice+15 XP

    X, said: "Don't worry, you'll in a few weeks.

    wet behind the earslearn the ropesa quick learner

    Match, fill the gap, type it.

  4. Zobi the bunny waving hello4Test+20 XP

    Question 3 of 10

    He had never worked on a real codebase – he was still .

    learn the ropeswet behind the earsa quick learner

    9 of 10 – passed

    Ten questions. Pass and the next story opens tomorrow.

Come back tomorrow. Zobi keeps count.

Pick a daily goal, keep your streak and collect badges. Your progress is saved – sign in to see it on every device.

An example week

Zobi smiling happily20 / 30 XP

Zobi the bunny waving hello 3 day streak

  1. T
  2. F
  3. S
  4. S
  • First sprout
  • Warming up
  • Perfect score
  • Week of wonder
  • Phrase collector
  • Memory keeper
  • Bookworm
  • Unstoppable
  • Course hero
  1. Day 1
  2. Day 2
  3. Day 3
  4. 4Day 4
  5. Day 5
  6. Day 6
  7. Day 7
  8. Day 8
  9. Day 9
  10. Day 10
  11. Day 11
  12. Day 12
  13. Day 13
  14. Day 14
  15. Day 15
  16. Final

Pick a story to start with

Each course is a series of short stories at one level. The next story opens once you pass the one before.

Start Day 1 today

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Read Day 1 with Zobi