AI tutor Live interpreter 27 languages

Learn to speak
any language.

Lessons written around your life, a tutor that listens and corrects you out loud, and a live interpreter for the conversations you actually have.

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First lesson free · No account · iPhone and Mac, one subscription

Talvo's conversation screen: the tutor replies in French at a café and waits for you to answer out loud
¡Hola! Bonjour こんにちは 안녕하세요 أهلاً 你好 Ciao Olá

Live interpreter

For the conversation you're in before you're ready.

Hold the phone between you and someone who speaks the language. Talvo tells you what they said, how it sounds and three ways to answer, then says your reply out loud. Here's a real exchange at a market in Cairo:

You typeHow much is this?bikam da?
The seller saysده بخمسين جنيهda b-khamsin ginehThis is fifty pounds.
You tap a reply · Talvo says itCan it be a bit less?mumkin a'll shwayya?

How it works

Built for the moment you have to open your mouth.

Most apps stop at tapping the right word. Talvo writes your lessons, makes you speak, and catches what you got wrong.

Lessons

Written around your life

Tell Talvo you're into chess, football or your job. Every unit, from beginner to upper-intermediate, is written around it, at your level.

A Japanese vocabulary card: こんにちは, konnichiwa, Hello, with pronunciation kon-NEE-chee-wah
Speaking tutor

Corrects you, and tells you why

Pick a situation, a café, a taxi, a job interview, and talk. The tutor replies in character and fixes mistakes quietly. Each one becomes tomorrow's drill.

A correction card: Un cafe becomes Un café, because café needs an accent on the e
Interpreter

Every phrase, every way to say it

See the meaning, the pronunciation and casual alternatives for everything you hear. Save anything to your deck with one tap.

An Egyptian Arabic alternative: كام ده؟ kam da? How much is this? (shorter, very casual)
A Spanish review card for adiós with Again, Hard, Good and Easy buttons

Reviews and practice

Every word you meet comes back right before you'd forget it.

  • Spaced repetition schedules every card from your lessons and conversations
  • Six exercise types graded by AI. A missing accent gets a nudge, not a fail
  • Romanized answers accepted for Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Chinese, Hindi and more
  • Start a lesson on your Mac, finish your reviews on your iPhone

27 languages

Including the ones the big apps skip.

Egyptian Arabic, the Arabic people speak in Cairo, films and music, sits next to Modern Standard. Urdu, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese too. Learn one, or several at once.

Egyptian ArabicThe Arabic people actually speak
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)
French
German
Italian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Japanese
Korean
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Taiwan)
Modern Standard Arabic
Hindi
Urdu
Persian
Turkish
Russian
Dutch
Swedish
Polish
Greek
Hebrew
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Thai
English

Pricing

Try it free. Go Pro when you want more.

Your first lesson, a taste of the live interpreter, your reviews, your deck and the placement test are free for good.

Free
$0
no account needed
  • One full lesson
  • 3 live-interpreter exchanges
  • Unlimited reviews and deck
  • Placement test
Pro · Yearly 7-day free trial
$69.99
per year, about $5.83 a month
  • Unlimited lessons, conversations and translations
  • Live interpreter without limits
  • Every language, the full course to B2
  • Weak-spot drills and natural voices
  • iPhone and Mac, one subscription
Pro · Monthly or Weekly
$12.99
per month, or $5.99 a week for a trip
  • Everything in Pro
  • Cancel any time

Prices in USD; the App Store shows your local price. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings.

Questions

What people ask first.

Do I need an account?

No. There's no sign-up and no login. Your progress lives on your device, and a random per-install ID is the only thing Talvo's server uses, for free-plan limits.

Does one subscription cover iPhone and Mac?

Yes. Subscribe on either and it works on the other with the same Apple Account. Use Restore Purchases if it doesn't show up straight away.

Is it good for complete beginners?

Yes. The placement test puts you on the right lesson, and the first units cover sounds, greetings and the phrases you'll use in your first week. If you already know some, it starts you further along.

Which Arabic does it teach?

Both. Egyptian Arabic, which is what people speak in Cairo and hear in films and music, and Modern Standard Arabic for reading and formal settings. Pick either as a course.

What leaves my phone?

The text you type and short voice clips go to Talvo's server and on to the AI provider to write lessons, grade answers and transcribe speech. Nothing is used for advertising or sold. Read the privacy policy.

Say your first sentence today.

The first lesson is free. It takes about five minutes.

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