Watch
See how it works
A walk, a call, a few words.
- Your phone rings at 8am
- You answer while walking
- The words you used stay
Japanese · Chinese · English
Start speaking
while you walk
You can read it, but nothing comes out when you open your mouth. That's not a knowledge gap — it's that you've never said it out loud.
Five minutes a day · all you need is earphones
You know 3,000 words
and still can't order coffee.
The problem isn't your level — it's the order. Most study pours words in through your eyes and saves speaking for last. But speech only comes out as far as you've pushed it out.
WalkLingo flips the order. You speak from day one, and when you get it wrong you're corrected right there. With nobody watching.
How it works
Five minutes. Three steps.
- 01
Pick up the call
At the time you chose, an AI teacher calls — a real call screen, not a notification. Answer and the conversation starts.
- 02
Just talk
It brings the topics. If you miss something it asks again, and it reshapes the awkward phrasing into something natural.
- 03
Lock it in on the walk
Today's words come back as sound. No screen to look at, nothing to tap.
Scheduled calls
You never have to open the app to study
An app you have to open is an app you stop opening. So we call you. 8am, 7pm on the way home — pick the times and days, and the phone rings.
- Answer straight from the lock screen
- Set as many times as you like
- One more ring if you miss it
No-tap vocabulary
It moves on without you touching anything
The word plays, the meaning follows, then an example sentence. There is no next button. Walk, do the dishes, close your eyes.
- Furigana and pinyin included
- Touch the screen to pause
- Words you miss come back on their own
Spaced repetition
It brings words back right before you forget
It remembers when you learned each word and slips it back in around the time it would fade. The ones you keep missing come more often; the ones you know, less.
- Missed words come first
- Old words drop in now and then
- A streak you can see on the calendar
Languages you can learn today
日本語
Japanese
JLPT N5–N1 · with furigana
中文
Chinese
HSK 1–6 · with pinyin
English
English
TOEIC · TOEFL core vocabulary
Word lists download as packs. Pronunciation is baked in ahead of time, so it plays with no connection.
Frequently asked questions
What if I can't say a single word?
That's fine. Your first call can end after hello. It finds your level on its own, and helps you out in your own language when you're stuck.
I'd be embarrassed with people around.
That's why it's built for walking. Put in earphones and talk like you're talking to yourself. Vocabulary practice can be sound-only.
How long do I need each day?
Five minutes is enough. Short and often beats long and rare — the spaced repetition is built on that assumption.
Is it free?
Vocabulary and review are free. AI conversation comes with free minutes each month, and you can pick a plan if you want more.
Does it use a lot of data?
Word audio is downloaded ahead of time, so it works offline. Only the calls need a connection.
Say one thing
today.
Your phone rings at 8am tomorrow.
