Michel Thomas Language Library

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About this app

THE METHOD THAT WORKS WITH THE BRAIN

Looking for a convenient language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The Michel Thomas Method is in tune with the way the brain prefers to receive, store then retrieve information. You’ll stick with it because you’ll love it!
This is the official Library App that accompanies the Michel Thomas Method language learning website where you’ll find free language lessons, course booklets and beginner, intermediate and advanced audio courses in many languages. With this app you’ll be able to:
• Learn Egyptian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
• Listen to your free lessons and full courses you download to your language learning Library
• View the free full-colour course booklet
WHY IS THE METHOD SO SUCCESSFUL?
'What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget.' - Michel Thomas
Before there was machine learning, there was Michel Thomas. For over 50 years he worked on decoding languages by breaking them down into their most essential component parts. These ‘building blocks’ are introduced to the learner sequentially in such a way that you reconstruct the language for yourself - to form your own sentences, to say what you want, when you want. This unique method draws on the principles of instructional psychology. Knowledge is structured and organized so that you absorb the language naturally and don't forget it. The method allows the brain to work in the way which accepts learning in a seemingly painless, very exciting and highly motivating way.
HOW DO THE COURSES WORK?
‘All stress inhibits true and effective learning’ – Michel Thomas
During a course, you will join a Michel Thomas Method
teacher and two students in a live lesson, learning from both their successes and their mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. You, as the learner, become the third student and participate actively in the class. Within the very first hour you will be able to construct simple phrases by listening and thinking out answers for yourself without the pressure of writing or stress of having to memorize. You will learn at your own pace, pausing and repeating where necessary.

LEARN ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME!
Reclaim your pockets of free time to learn a new language! Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever and wherever you want, in as little or as much time as you have.
HERE’S HOW TO GET STARTED
If you’d like to purchase a course, please visit the website and join 5 million people who have learned a language with the Michel Thomas Method and get speaking a new language today!
1. Download the free Michel Thomas Method App
2. Sign in securely with your Michel Thomas Method account (sign up on the website)
3. Choose a language from the website to trial or purchase. Download and listen from your Michel Thomas Method app
WHAT OUR LEARNERS ARE SAYING
‘The thrill is that you’re actually figuring it out on your own. You’re engaging with another language,
not just parroting it… It’s an excellent way to start, and leaves the listener thinking, Hey, Ich kann
do dis.’ -David Sedaris, New Yorker

I’ve used Michel Thomas to get off the starting block for French, Italian and Spanish and I’m always surprised by how much I can say after only a few hours of listening. - Katie Harris, Blogger joyoflanguages.com

“ I experienced the same sort of pleasure that you got from suddenly getting a crossword clue right or cracking a code...the finger-snapping moment of, Oh My God!
I’ve just understood what you’ve said to me in Spanish!! ” - Peter O’S. Løvstrøm, Actor
Updated on
Aug 19, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

1.8
154 reviews
A Google user
February 6, 2019
This is a review of the app itself, not of the Michel Thomas method, which I rate very highly. The app is poor, mainly because you cannot control it via Bluetooth headsets which, given the learning method relies on you being able to pause and repeat what was said, is unforgivable and detracts from the whole learning experience.
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Trellisys.net
September 24, 2025
Thank you for saying that you rate our Michel Thomas Method highly, however it is disappointing that the bug you experienced with your Bluetooth headphones has detracted from your experience. We're committed to updating our app regularly to remove bugs - if you experience any issues in future please do reach out to us at support@michelthomas.com.
A Google user
November 13, 2019
Rubbish. The Portuguese 'free lesson' is actually a 3 minute infomercial. That's it. You don't get to try any language learning. I've done MT French and Spanish previously and liked them. Very disappointed with this experience. PS I'd give it no stars if that were possible. UPDATE: I've now bought Portuguese Foundation. Good course but the app is poor. Lots of bugs and usability issues. No room to list here...
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Trellisys.net
June 16, 2025
Thanks for your feedback – we are happy to hear you are enjoying our Foundation Portuguese course but would like to hear more from you about the issues you’ve encountered so we can fully investigate what has happened here. Please reach out to support@michelthomas.com, we look forward to receiving your comments so we can make things right for you.
A Google user
September 21, 2019
Content is excellent but the delivery is poor. The learning method relies heavily on the pause / play button, it needs a much bigger control so you don't need to look at the screen. It would be good to be able to play a selection from it to fall asleep to rather than the whole thing without pause. The content is busy teaching me spanish though. ... 21 Sept 2019, its stopped working again, following Android System update. Just get a blank screen / no library.
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What’s new

Bug Fixes
Improved Accessibility