Alex · Best Friend · Friends
Someone to tell everything to.
Alex is the friend you call from the bus. Daily life, gossip, the thing that happened at lunch; they remember all of it and bring it up next time. No agenda, no lesson, just the conversation friends have, in the language you are learning.
People call Alex when they are bored, when something happened and nobody is around to hear it, and when they want fifteen minutes of easy talk in a language that still feels like work.
Daily life, gossip, remembers everything you tell them.
When people call Alex
Three reasons to pick up the phone
“You will NOT believe this”
The story that needs telling right now. Alex reacts the way a friend does.
“I’m bored, entertain me”
Questions, opinions, a game, a plan for the weekend. Alex keeps it going.
“Rate my day”
Out of ten, with reasons. Ridiculous, and the best daily speaking practice you will find.
What a call is like
A real voice that answers the moment you stop talking
The phone rings, Alex picks up and speaks first, in the language you chose. You talk; you can interrupt; captions run if you want them. Afterwards you get a short report on how you spoke, and Alex keeps the memory of the call for next time. Practice that does not feel like practice.
- Realtime voice, not text read aloud
- Remembers your previous calls
- Any of 57 languages, at your pace
- A report after every call: what you said well, what to fix
YouOkay, so remember the guy from the gym?
AlexThe one who takes your machine? Obviously I remember. What did he do.
Questions about calling Alex
Is Alex a real person?
No. Alex is an AI character with a fixed personality and a voice, built to talk with you on a phone-style call in the language you are learning. If you ask whether it is an AI, it tells you the truth. It keeps a memory of your calls so the next one continues the story.
Which languages can we talk in?
Any of the 57 languages TalkNative teaches. You choose the language when you set up, and the character speaks it naturally, at a pace you can follow, with live captions if you want them. Most people pick the language they are learning; calls are the most natural speaking practice there is.
How much does a call cost?
Every account gets two free minutes to try a call, with no card. After that, minutes are bought by the pack and never expire; the Everything bundle includes fifty. Prices are in rupees in Pakistan and dollars elsewhere.
Is this a replacement for talking to real people?
No, and it does not try to be. It is a voice that picks up at any hour, keeps you company, and lets you practise saying things out loud before you say them to someone who matters. If what you are feeling is heavy, please also talk to a person you trust or a professional; the character will say the same.
Alex picks up any hour.
Two free minutes to try it. Minutes never expire after that.
Everyone else in the phone book