Two languages in one room
Pick up to two languages when you open a room. Take turns, or switch whenever someone gets stuck.
Language exchange
Free language exchange in live voice rooms
TalkYouApp is a free language exchange in live voice rooms. A room can have two languages, such as English and Arabic, so everyone practices the language they're learning and helps with the one they speak. Rooms work in 73 languages. In late September 2026, English and Arabic rooms were open every day, and French, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Portuguese rooms on most days.
Most people on TalkYouApp are learning English, and between them they speak many other languages. That makes it a good place to learn those languages too. If you speak English, or any language someone here is learning, you already have something to offer, and a room with both languages is where you trade.
An account is required before joining any live room, including from a direct room link.
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Language exchange at a glance
Not only English
Besides English, Arabic rooms were open every day in late September 2026, and French, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Portuguese rooms on most days.
Free, in the browser
No card and nothing to install. A free account and a microphone are all you need.
How an exchange works in a room
Open a room and pick the two languages you want to trade, a level from A1 to C2 or Mixed, and a topic that gives people an easy first question. The room's card in the lobby shows both languages, so the people who join are the ones looking for that pair. Think of it as an "offering Arabic, seeking English" post where the conversation starts as soon as someone walks in.
When someone joins, agree on the split before you start. Fifteen minutes in each language works well, or one language per question. Use the room chat for the word you can't pronounce or the spelling you need, and open a conversation card when the talk slows down.
- Up to two languages per room, both shown in the lobby
- A level from A1 to C2, or Mixed
- Room chat next to the voice, for spellings and new words
- Conversation cards for when you run out of things to say
The busiest languages
A room can be opened in any of 73 languages. These are the ones where you'd have found a room most often over the fifteen days from 13 to 27 September 2026, counting a room with two languages for both. The lobby always shows what's open right now.
| Language | Rooms open |
|---|---|
| English | Every day |
| Arabic | Every day |
| French | Most days |
| Russian | Most days |
| Spanish | Most days |
| Hindi | Most days |
| Portuguese | Most days |
| Urdu, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, German, Persian, Bengali and Uzbek | A few days a week |
- Any other language: open the first room, and it shows up in the lobby straight away
- Want a regular time? Start a group for your language and set a meetup, so people know when to come
Language by language
Here's what you'll find if you're learning one of the busiest languages, based on the second half of September 2026. Learning something else? Open a room for it: it takes a few seconds, and everyone who opens the lobby can see it.
- Arabic: a room was open every day, and Arabic with English is the pair with the most rooms.
- French: rooms on most days, and French with English is one of the most popular pairs.
- Russian: rooms on most days. Russian with English drew more people than any other pair in September 2026.
- Spanish: rooms on most days, and Spanish with English is one of the most popular pairs.
- Portuguese: rooms on most days, and Portuguese with English is one of the most popular pairs.
- Hindi and Urdu: Hindi rooms on most days and Urdu rooms a few days a week, and Hindi with English is a common pair.
- Turkish: rooms a few days a week, and English with Turkish is one of the pairs people open.
The pairs people open most
In September 2026, the two-language rooms that drew the most people paired English with Russian, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi, followed by English with Turkish, Vietnamese and Uzbek. Rooms that pair two other languages happen too, such as Bengali with Urdu or Japanese with Korean.
So if you speak English and you're learning one of those languages, you're exactly who these rooms need. And if English is the one you're learning, a room that pairs it with your own language is the easiest way to find people who'll trade with you.
Habits that make an exchange work
An exchange works when both people get their turn and nobody ends up as a free teacher. A few habits help.
- Agree on the split first, and keep an eye on the time
- Correct only when someone asks, and do it gently
- Type the tricky word in the room chat instead of stopping the conversation
- Be honest about your level so nobody gets lost
- Follow the people you get along with, and meet again
Keeping your exchange partners
A room closes shortly after the last person leaves, but the people you met don't have to disappear with it. Follow them, send a message, and bring regular partners into a language group. A group keeps its own chat between conversations and holds meetups in a members-only voice room, either right away or at a time everyone sees in their own time zone. A group can have up to 250 members.
Most exchanges that last start this way: two people who got on well in a room and agreed to meet again. A daily streak, which counts every day you spend time in a room, helps with the rest.
When something else fits better
TalkYouApp is built for group conversation. In a room you'll meet other learners as well as people who grew up speaking the language. If you want one fixed partner matched to you, or paid lessons with a native-speaking teacher, a partner-matching app or a tutoring marketplace is built for that.
A clear practice loop
Start your first exchange
- Step 1
Create a free account
Register with email or Google. No card, nothing to install.
- Step 2
Open a room in two languages
Pick both languages, a level and a topic that gives people an easy first question.
- Step 3
Agree on the split
Fifteen minutes in each language, or one language per question.
- Step 4
Keep your partners
Follow the people you enjoy talking with and meet them again in a group.
Practical answers
Questions about language exchange
Is this language exchange free?
Yes. Joining and opening rooms, groups and meetups is free, and you don't need a card. Plus, at $5.99 a month, adds extras like Studio voice for a cleaner microphone, premium room looks, a Plus ring and badge, and two streak shields a month.
Can a room have two languages?
Yes. When you open a room you can pick up to two languages. The lobby shows both, so the people who join are the ones looking for that pair.
Which languages can I practice?
Rooms can be opened in 73 languages. In late September 2026, English and Arabic had rooms every day, and French, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Portuguese on most days. For any other language, open a room, and it shows up in the lobby straight away.
Will I meet native speakers?
Often. Most members grew up speaking a language other than English, and a room with two languages is where they help with theirs. You'll meet other learners too.
Do I have to speak English?
No. A room can pair any two languages, such as Arabic and French. English just happens to be the most common half of an exchange here.
Do I need to download an app?
No. TalkYouApp runs in the browser on phones and computers, and you can add it to your home screen. You do need a free account: register or sign in before you join a room.
Is it safe?
Everyone has an account, so blocks, reports and bans follow a person. Room owners can mute or remove someone, a room can be limited to women, nothing said in a room is recorded, and the minimum age is 13.
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