Look up anything
Type a word or phrase you want to learn. Hula explains it in the language you are learning, with similar words to explore next.
6,732words and phrases with an AI lesson
7,048AI-made pictures
16,165audio clips
5languages, on 4 iOS apps and 5 websites
Real numbers from Hula, as of November 2, 2026. Sources are listed under Hula by the numbers.
How it works
A dictionary that teaches, then keeps talking.
Hula is built on one idea: repetition is the mother of learning. Instead of drilling grammar, it turns the words you care about into short lessons you can listen to again and again.
Picture and voice
Every word gets an AI-made picture and a spoken lesson, in a quick 10-second version and a full version.
Your daily list
Hula ranks your saved words by what you need to hear again, based on your listening history.
Learn hands-free
Lessons play one after another, in the background and from the lock screen, so you can learn while driving or walking.
My Vocab and favorites
Save words to your list and star the ones you want to hear most often.
Web and iPhone
Use Hula in the browser at hula.ai or in the iPhone and iPad apps, signed in to the same account.
Languages
One method, five languages.
Hula started with English. The same app now teaches Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish on the App Store, and Arabic on the web. Each language has its own site and its own word list.
English
English
The original Hula app. Look up any word or phrase and get an English lesson with a picture and audio.
1,041AI lessons so far
hula.ai: English Everyday
hula.ai: English Everyday
Mandarin Chinese
普通话 · 自然习得
The same listening-first method for Mandarin, with lessons spoken in Mandarin.
5,349AI lessons so far
自然习得: Mandarin Chinese Everyday
自然习得: Mandarin Chinese Everyday
Cantonese
粵語 · 自然習得
Everyday Cantonese words and phrases, explained and spoken in Cantonese.
69AI lessons so far
自然習得: Cantonese Everyday
自然習得: Cantonese Everyday
Spanish
Español · Adquirir
Learn Spanish the natural way, with pictures, audio and real context.
270AI lessons so far
Adquirir: Spanish Everyday
Adquirir: Spanish Everyday
Arabic
العربية
An early web preview. Arabic has no iOS app yet.
3AI lessons so far
A look inside
Simple to start. Easy to keep going.
Hula by the numbers
What's in Hula so far.
Lessons, pictures and audio are made when a word is looked up, so these numbers keep growing. Counted on November 2, 2026.
| Language · site | AI lessons | Pictures | Audio clips |
|---|---|---|---|
| English · www.hula.ai | 1,041 | 1,072 | 2,511 |
| Mandarin · nihao.hula.ai | 5,349 | 5,627 | 12,863 |
| Spanish · hola.hula.ai | 270 | 275 | 598 |
| Cantonese · neihou.hula.ai | 69 | 72 | 187 |
| Arabic · marhaban.hula.ai | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 6,732 | 7,049 | 16,165 |
- All figures were counted from Hula's own databases on November 2, 2026.
- AI lessons: words and phrases with a full lesson. The same list is public at each site's /vocabulary/list page. Pictures: 7,049 in total, 7,048 of them AI-made. There are also 6,950 quick 10-second lessons, about 20.2 hours of audio.
Your next word, on repeat.
Every Hula app is free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad: English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish. Arabic is on the web.