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Voice rooms
Voice rooms for language exchange, with the controls you need
A TalkYouApp room is a free live voice conversation with a chat beside it. Anyone can open one in seconds by choosing a language, a level from A1 to C2 and a topic. Rooms work in 73 languages, and the owner decides who may speak, who may type and who may come in.
A TalkYouApp room is a live voice conversation with a chat beside it. Anyone can open one in a few seconds: choose a language, a level from A1 to C2 and a topic, and it appears in the lobby for others to join. Rooms work in 73 languages, and English is the busiest.
An account is required before joining any live room, including from a direct room link.
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Voice rooms at a glance
Chat beside the voice
Type, share a GIF, react, or send a private reply to one person without stopping the talk.
Your room, your rules
Decide who can speak, who can type in the chat and who can come in at all.
What's in a room
At its heart a room is people talking. Turn your camera on if you like; most rooms are voice-first. The chat keeps a running thread next to the conversation, which is handy for a name, a spelling or a link. When the talk slows down, anyone can open a conversation card with a ready question, or share a YouTube video that the whole room watches in sync.
- Live voice, with an optional camera
- Room chat with GIFs, reactions and private replies
- YouTube videos everyone watches at the same moment
- Conversation cards for when the talk slows down
Running your own room
When you open a room, you're its owner. You can make trusted people co-owners or moderators and share the work. Between you, you can let everyone talk or keep the microphone for speakers, keep the chat open or limit it, and mute someone, stop them typing in the chat, turn off their camera or remove them if they spoil it for everyone else.
Owners set the tone as much as the rules. A room with a clear topic, an honest level and a host who greets each newcomer by name fills up faster and stays kinder than one without.
Who can come in
Rooms are public by default and show up in the lobby. You can also keep a room out of the lobby, make it friends-only for people you follow who follow you back, add a password, set a size limit of up to 30 people, or limit the room to women or to men. The room's share link stays the same for as long as the room is open.
One rule never changes: everyone has an account. A link helps people find your room, but it doesn't let a guest in. Visitors register or sign in first, and the room's own rules still apply to them.
- Public in the lobby, or kept out of it
- Friends-only, password or women-only rooms
- Size limits of up to 30, or no limit
- One share link for as long as the room is open
Language exchange, not a lesson
A room doesn't have to feel like a class. People talk about their day, their jobs, a film or last night's match. Language exchange works best when the conversation is worth having for its own sake; you just happen to be having it in the language you're learning.
A room can list more than one language, which suits a real exchange: someone learning English and someone learning Arabic can meet halfway and switch. Put both languages in the title and see who comes.
After the room closes
A room closes shortly after the last person leaves. The people you met don't have to disappear with it: follow them, message them, or bring your regulars into a language group with its own chat and meetups. Your history keeps the rooms you joined and who you talked with.
What the owner of a room controls
Opening a room makes you its owner. These are the levers you, and the co-owners or moderators you appoint, can pull at any moment during a conversation.
| Control | What you can set |
|---|---|
| Microphone | Everyone speaks, or speakers only while others raise a hand |
| Room chat | Open to everyone, limited to speakers or owners, or locked |
| Camera | Optional for everyone; a moderator can turn one off |
| Size | A limit of up to 30 people, or no limit at all |
| Door | Public, kept out of the lobby, friends-only, password, women-only or men-only |
| People | Mute, block from chat, turn off a camera, or remove someone |
A clear practice loop
Open your first room
- Step 1
Sign in
Create a free account or sign in. No card is needed.
- Step 2
Choose the basics
A language, a level and a topic that gives people an easy first question.
- Step 3
Set the door
Public, friends-only, password or women-only: whatever this room needs.
- Step 4
Welcome people
Say hi to each person who joins and ask them one question.
Practical answers
Questions about voice rooms
Are the language exchange rooms free?
Yes. Joining and opening voice rooms is free. You only need a free account, and no card is required.
How many people can be in a room?
The owner sets a size limit of up to 30 people, or leaves the room without a limit.
Can I make a private room?
Yes. Keep it out of the lobby, make it friends-only, add a password, or limit it to women or to men.
Can I use video?
Yes, cameras are optional and most rooms are voice-first. Room owners and moderators can turn off a camera if they need to.
Can a room have two languages?
Yes. A room can list more than one language, which suits a two-way language exchange.
What happens when everyone leaves?
The room closes shortly after the last person leaves. Your friends, messages and history stay with you.
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