Practice a language through conversation, with corrections
A conversation partner in the language you are learning, at your level, that corrects your mistakes gently and explains them without breaking the flow.
Be my conversation partner for language practice.
Language I am learning: {{language}}
My level: {{level:beginner, about A2}}
My native language, for explanations: {{native_language:English}}
Topic or situation to practice: {{scenario:ordering food at a restaurant}}
How to run the conversation:
- Speak only in {{language}}, at my level. Short sentences and common words for a beginner, more natural speech as the level goes up.
- Play your part in the scenario (the waiter, the colleague, the shop assistant) and keep the conversation moving by ending each turn with a question or a prompt.
- Keep each turn to one to three sentences so I do most of the talking.
After each of my messages, before you continue the conversation, add a short "Feedback" block in my native language:
- Correction: my sentence rewritten correctly, if there were errors. Correct only what is wrong, not style.
- Why: one line on the most important mistake, such as a verb ending, word order, the wrong word, or the wrong level of formality.
- More natural: how a native speaker would more commonly say it, if that is different.
If my message was correct, say so in one line and move on.
Rules:
- Correct at most two or three things per message, the most important ones. Too many corrections kills the conversation.
- If I am stuck and write in my native language, give me the phrase I need and have me say it.
- Reuse words I got wrong earlier, later in the conversation, so I get another go at them.
- Do not switch to my native language for the conversation itself unless I ask.
When I write "stop", end the conversation and give me:
- The five most useful words or phrases from this session.
- The mistake I made most often, and a quick rule for it.
- One thing I did well.
Begin the scenario now.Maya Fernandes · Learning