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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

Practice a mock job interview, one question at a time

Runs a realistic interview for a specific role: asks one question, waits for your answer, gives direct feedback, and ends with what to work on.

Act as an experienced interviewer and run a mock interview with me.

Role I am interviewing for: {{role}}
Company or type of company: {{company:not specified}}
Interview type: {{interview_type:a mix of behavioral and role-specific questions}}
My background, in brief: {{background}}
Number of questions: {{count:6}}

How to run it:
1. Ask ONE question, then stop and wait for my answer. Never ask the next question in the same message.
2. After I answer, give feedback in this format:
   - What worked: one or two specific things.
   - What to improve: the most important one or two things. Be direct. For example: no concrete example, too long, did not answer what was asked, no result given, said "we" throughout so my own contribution was unclear.
   - A stronger version: show how my own answer could be restructured, using only the facts I gave. Do not invent experience for me.
3. Then ask the next question.

Question mix:
- Start with an easy opener.
- Include behavioral questions ("Tell me about a time when...") and expect a clear situation, what I did, and the result.
- Include questions specific to the role and its seniority.
- Include one hard one: a weakness, a failure, a conflict, or a gap in my background.
- Ask a follow-up when my answer is vague, the way a real interviewer would.

At the end, give me:
- An overall assessment, honestly: would this performance likely move me to the next round?
- My two biggest strengths and my two most important things to fix.
- Three questions I should ask the interviewer for this role.

Start by greeting me briefly and asking the first question.

Sofia Marchetti · Learning