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THE FROG FLIES game to learn Irish

Learning Irish action game with a jumping frog and tasty flies..

About this game

You are a happy hungry little frog in the jungle in the middle of a starry night. Catch the flies to feed yourself (and practice Irish just for fun).

You can play the game on a tablet or desktop computer. On tablet you move the frog by tapping where you want it to move to. On a computer, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move. Sometimes a big bird swoops through the forest catching unwary amphibians so stay alert and get out of the way of its beak!

Interactive single player Irish learner game The frog flies

Scoring is based on the level of your chosen topic: for beginner topics (8 questions) catching a fly is +10 points,correct answers are +50 points, wrong answers are -20 points and being eaten by a bird is -10 points. For intermediate topics (15 questions) catching a fly is +5 points,correct answers are +25 points, wrong answers are -10 points and being eaten by a bird is -5 points. Your final score is your total points minus your time in seconds.

The highest score for each topic can be saved and seen by clicking on the star button, so get learning and maybe you'll get your own froggy name up in lights!

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How to play The frog flies to learn Irish

Play The frog flies to learn Irish at learn-irish.net

  1. Choose "The frog flies" from the Irish games page.
  2. On the settings page read the Method text, then click on PLAY to start the game.
  3. You are a small hungry frog sitting on a branch in a big jungle in the middle of the night.
  4. A fly is buzzing around above your head.
  5. Use your keyboard arrow keys or tap the screen on your tablet to move the frog and catch the fly.
  6. You get 10 points (beginner) or 5 points (intermediate) for catching the fly.
  7. When you catch a fly a question box opens with one text and 3 pictures from the topic you have chosen.
  8. Match the text to the correct picture by clicking/tapping on the correct picture, or type in 1,2 or 3 on your keyboard.
  9. If you answer correctly you score an additional 50 / 25 points - a wrong answer loses you 20 / 10 points.
  10. Additional branches are added to the scene occasionally
  11. Continue to catch flies and answer questions. Avoid the bird that flies across the screen.

Sound effects for this game supplied by freesfx.co.uk.

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