Try it
Free
5 minutes of conversation
- Everyone at the table, all 8 languages
- Sign in with Google, no card needed
- The clock pauses when you step away
- Lessons, captions and corrections included
Live conversation practice
Speak a new language out loud — at a table with the world.
Pull up a chair at a hillside table with eight paper-cut friends from around the world. Turn to anyone and just talk: they listen, react and answer in their language, with clear captions and an English translation for every sentence.
Spanish · Mandarin · Khmer · French · German · Arabic · Japanese · English — no download, works in your browser.
The iPhone app is on its way. Until then, everything works right here in your browser.
How it works
1
Pick a seat
Click anyone at the table and it turns so they’re sitting across from you. They’ll greet you in their language.
2
Just talk
No buttons, no typing. Speak naturally — they hear when you’ve finished, and you can interrupt them any time, like a real conversation.
3
Understand everything
Every sentence is captioned in their language and in English, with pinyin, rōmaji or romanization, plus gentle corrections when you slip.
Meet the table
Eight people, eight cities, eight languages — each with a job, opinions and a life story to talk about.
🇬🇧 Eleanor
London · English
A museum curator at the V&A who restores Victorian textiles.
🇲🇽 Mateo
Mexico City · Español
A chef who runs a small fonda in Coyoacán famous for its mole negro.
🇨🇳 Lin Wei
Chengdu · 中文
A game designer at a studio in Chengdu who spends weekends in teahouses.
🇰🇭 Sokha
Phnom Penh · ខ្មែរ
A tuk-tuk driver turned tour guide who is saving up to open a coffee shop by the riverside.
🇫🇷 Camille
Lyon · Français
A sommelière who works at a bouchon in Vieux Lyon and paints watercolours on her days off.
🇩🇪 Lukas
Berlin · Deutsch
An architect in Berlin who restores old industrial buildings and DJs techno sets on weekends.
🇪🇬 Youssef
Cairo · العربية
An Egyptologist who gives tours at the Grand Egyptian Museum and plays the oud.
🇯🇵 Haruka
Kyoto · 日本語
A ceramicist who runs a tiny pottery studio near the Kamo river and works part-time at a kissaten.
The speaking practice most apps skip
Most learners can read far more than they can say. Flashcards and drills build vocabulary, but fluency comes from using it — thinking on your feet, understanding a real accent at a real speed, and getting your meaning across.
Chit-Chat gives you that practice any time, with zero social pressure: an open-ended, spoken conversation with someone who is patient, curious about you, and never judges your accent. A few minutes of real talking every day builds the confidence that drills alone can’t.
- Hands-free, real-time voice — talk and listen, no push-to-talk
- Interrupt naturally — they stop and listen, like people do
- Two clear captions — their words, and the English translation
- Beginner → Expert — controls how much they say and how fast
- Gentle corrections — the natural way to say what you meant
- Charming paper-cut people — lip-sync, eye contact, expressions, gestures
- They remember you — pick up where you left off on the same device
How Chit-Chat compares
| Chit-Chat | Vocabulary apps | Human tutor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-ended spoken conversation | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Available any time, instantly | ✔ | ✔ | Scheduled |
| Captions + English translation of every sentence | ✔ | Partial | — |
| Eight languages in one place | ✔ | ✔ | Usually one |
| Typical monthly cost | 5 min free · $25 Pro | $0–$15 | $100–$400+ |
Simple pricing
Best for regular practice
Pro
$25/month
No setup, just talk
- Talk as much as you like with all 8 people, every day (fair use applies)
- Captions, translations, romanization and gentle corrections
- Beginner, Intermediate and Expert modes
- Cancel any time
Every new account gets 5 free minutes of conversation. Prices in USD. Fair-use limits apply.
Questions
How is Chit-Chat different from Duolingo or flashcard apps?
Apps like Duolingo teach you words. Chit-Chat is where you use them: a live, spoken, open-ended conversation with a character who listens, reacts and talks back in real time — the part of language learning most apps skip.
Do I need to type?
No. Chit-Chat is hands-free: just talk. It hears when you finish speaking, and you can interrupt whoever you’re talking to, just like a real conversation. A text box is there if you prefer to type.
Which languages can I practice?
Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Khmer, French, German, Arabic and Japanese — plus English with Eleanor from London. Each language has its own character with a personality, a hometown and a life story.
What if I’m a complete beginner?
Choose Beginner: the person you’re talking to uses one or two short sentences, speaks more slowly, and every sentence is captioned in their language and in English (with pinyin, rōmaji or romanization where it helps). You can answer in English while you build confidence.
How much does it cost?
Your first 5 minutes of conversation are free, with no card needed. After that, Pro is $25/month to talk as much as you like with everyone at the table, within a daily fair-use limit. Cancel any time.
What happens when my free minutes are up?
The clock only runs while you’re talking. When your 5 free minutes are used, Chit-Chat asks you to go Pro to keep the conversation going. Your lessons, saved words and settings stay in your browser either way.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes — in Chrome on Android and in Chrome, Edge or Safari on desktop. For the best experience use headphones so you can interrupt naturally.
Is my voice recorded?
Chit-Chat never receives or stores your audio. Your browser’s built-in speech recognition turns your voice into text (in Chrome and Edge this is processed by Google or Microsoft, in Safari by Apple), and only that text is sent to generate replies.