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Products that do what Respeakable.com – A good AI Language Tutor does
Hi HN, We’ve just launched v1 of Respeakable, an AI-enhanced language tutor. We have two German lessons (Level A2, beginner to complete beginner) designed by a language-teacher friend of ours – feel free to try it out and give any feedback. We (lschneider and I) have been experimenting with learning languages (specifically French) using different vocabulary apps and tools. The issue is that apps like Duolingo are after your attention (their motto is “test everything”) rather than teaching you a language and are therefore hyper gamified and too easy – all about hijacking your dopamine system.…
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Learn English, Spanish, German, French & more by talking
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Hello everyone. I built an AI-based toolset to help me with language learning. I wanted to be able to easily generate very specific study content and get rapid feedback on my writing. Unlike most language apps, it doesn’t actually try to teach you a language. Instead, it’s a collection of tools for people at an intermediate level who already have a learning process It’s particularly great for Anki users. There a demo video on the login page, and I set up anonymous auth for people who want to test it without creating an account. Feedback and bug reports welcome.
2025 · drillapp.xyz
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Hi! I am doing a learning project, attempting to build an imperative language (and interpreter). The end product will be useless for others, I just want to learn and better understand how to build imperative languages. :) If someone else shares this interest and want to give some good hints on good resources I would be grateful. Currently I am looking at an awesome text by Bob Nystrom. All suggestions and tips on resources are most welcome. I am very much a beginner in this, but I find this topic very fascinating. Mail me or post links here! Cheers! You can try a beta version Online at…
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Hi! I created a platform that lets you have real video call lessons with an AI teacher that's available 24/7. What do you think? What should I improve? www.kylian.ai What we offer: - Full video conferencing: see and speak with your AI tutor in a natural setting - Structured lessons with clear objectives and progression - Interactive whiteboard for visual explanations - Real-time translations and grammar feedback - Cultural insights integrated into conversations - Progress tracking to monitor your improvement - Practice exercises and scenarios - Customizable lesson content What makes us…
2025 · kylian.ai
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Hello Hacker News, I've built a platform that lets anyone create their own voice-based AI tutor. To showcase what the platform can do, I've created a voice-based AI tutor for Stanford's famous CS229 Machine Learning course. I took the course myself and know how challenging it can be, so I built this to make it easier to follow and stick with. It's free for now (as long as budget lasts) -> https://vivaverbalis.com/ml The goal of my app is simple: Whether you're a student, teacher, or just curious, you can instantly spin up a conversational AI tutor, and share it, with whoever…
2025 · vivaverbalis.com
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I built an open-source tool for learning anything using AI: - Type what you want to learn - It creates a full interactive course for you Move from beginner to mastery of any subject, even complex things like Quantum Physics It has three formats: - Explanation: bite-sized lessons that you swipe like TikTok/Instagram - Practice: solve problems in real-world situations - Quiz: test your knowledge in Duolingo-like lessons - Language courses have a different format covering vocabulary, reading, and listening skills It's more hands-on than reading a long textbook or watching a video Plus, it…
May 2026 · zoonk.com
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Hey everyone! I’ve been learning the Russian language on and off for over 15 years now. I took classes in college, and of course continued my education through apps like Duolingo. I started learning the language because one of my closest friends growing up was Russian, and I thought it would be cool to be able to speak with him in his language. Of all the ways I’ve learned the language, not one of them focused on the modern way we communicate: through text. I decided to make this app to create a text-first language learning experience --mostly so I could keep up with my friends’ groupchat.…
2025 · apps.apple.com
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I once went to live for a month in Chile, at a friend's place in Santiago where only a few people spoke English. At first I could hardly follow any conversation. I had studied Spanish for a few months using Babbel, which was a good foundation but also nowhere close to really preparing me for this experience. It was difficult. I choked up, froze, constantly looked for the right words to say – it was impossible to have good conversations and form deeper connections. That’s why for the first few days, I resorted to listening and trying to figure out what people were saying. Most of the time I…
2024 · lingolooper.com
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i've spent the last few years shipping learning products at scale - Andrew Ng's AI upskilling platform, my MIT Media Lab spinoff focused on AI coaching. the retention problem was the same everywhere. people would engage with content once and not return. not because the content was bad - rather because there was no mechanism/motivation to make it a habit. the standard industry answer is gamification — streaks, points, badges. Duolingo has shown this works for language. but I'm skeptical it generalizes. duolingo's retention is built on a very specific anxiety loop that feels increasingly…
Mar 2026 · dailylabs.co
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