Browse, then join
Discover lists every public group. Filter by language, search by name, and join. Some let anyone in, others ask an admin first.
Language groups
Join a language group, or start a speaking club of your own
A TalkYouApp language group is a free home for people who practice together: a class, a club or a few friends. Open Discover to browse public groups, filter by language and join one; the groups with a voice room open right now are marked Live. A group holds up to 250 members and keeps its own chat between meetups.
Most people arrive with nobody to practice with yet. Discover is the list of groups that are open to anyone: filter by the language you want to speak, see which ones have a room running right now, and join. If you would rather bring your own people — a class, a few friends, the regulars from last night's room — creating a group is free too.
An account is required before joining any live room, including from a direct room link.
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Language groups at a glance
Meetups in one tap
Choose "Let us talk now", "When you are free" or a time. Members see it in their own time zone and answer Going or Can't go.
Run by the people in it
The owner and admins approve members, keep the chat tidy and look after the meetup room. Only members can enter it.
Find a group to join, even if you know nobody
Discover is where public groups are listed. Filter by the language you want to practice, or search by name. Every group shows how many members it has and whether its voice room is open right now, and joining is one tap: some groups let anyone in, others ask an admin to approve you first.
The order is the useful part. Discover does not rank by member count, because a group of two hundred with no conversation is worth less to you than a group of nine that meets every week. It ranks by whether you can actually talk to someone, and how soon.
| Where a group sits | Why it is there | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| First | Its voice room is open right now with at least two people in it | Join and be talking in a minute |
| Next | A meetup starts within the next six hours | Join now, and be there when the room opens |
| Then | Members spoke or wrote in the last two weeks | A group that will still be here next week |
| Last | Nothing has happened for a while | Quiet, and open to someone who brings it back |
Rooms are for meeting people. Groups are for keeping them.
A good conversation in a room is easy to lose. Everyone leaves, the room closes, and the three people you clicked with are gone. A group gives them somewhere to stay. A teacher can put a whole class in one. A handful of friends can keep a weekly habit. Someone who met great speaking partners last night can bring them together before the chance slips away.
Each group has a language, a name, a picture and its own house rules. New members accept the rules when they join, which saves an awkward conversation later. Messages, photos, GIFs and short videos stay in the group, so the conversation doesn't end when the room does.
- A class that practices between lessons
- A weekly conversation club
- Friends who met in a TalkYouApp room
- A study group preparing for a speaking exam
Meetups: a room of your own, at the time you pick
When the group wants to talk, the owner or an admin sets up a meetup. "Let us talk now" invites everyone straight away. "When you are free" leaves the door open for the rest of the day. "Schedule" picks a time, and every member sees it in their own time zone, so nobody has to do time-zone math in the chat. The meetup appears in the group thread, and members answer Going or Can't go.
"Let us talk now" and "When you are free" open a voice room straight away. A scheduled meetup appears in the lobby an hour before it starts, and its room lets members in from the start time. Only members can enter; other people see the meetup marked Group only and can ask to join the group instead. If nobody arrives within thirty minutes of the opening, the room closes. Once people are talking it stays open, and if everyone steps out it waits another thirty minutes for someone to come back.
Keeping a group friendly
Every group has an owner, and the owner can make other members admins. Owners and admins can invite people, approve or decline requests to join, remove someone who breaks the rules and delete messages that don't belong. Members can leave at any time, and they can rejoin the same group after 24 hours.
Admins also decide what can be posted. Photos, GIFs and videos can each be switched off, and new members can be asked to wait for approval before they get in. Images and GIFs pass an automatic safety check before anyone sees them.
- Owner and admins, chosen by the owner
- Join requests you approve or decline
- House rules every new member accepts
- Remove members and delete messages that break the rules
Getting your people in
Share an invite link, and decide whether it expires or how many people can use it. You can also invite friends straight from your friends list; it shows only mutual friends who can actually join.
A group holds up to 250 members. A free account can run one group and be a member of up to three at a time, which is plenty for a class, a club and the friends you practice with.
How groups and rooms work together
Most groups start in a room. You meet two or three people you enjoy talking with, you follow each other, and someone creates a group so the conversation has somewhere to live. The next evening, a meetup brings you back into a voice room, this time with people you already know. That second conversation is usually better than the first.
Groups work in all 73 languages TalkYouApp supports, so the same idea works for a Spanish club, a Turkish study circle or a group of Arabic speakers practicing English together.
Three kinds of meetup
A meetup is how a group turns a chat into a conversation. Pick the one that matches how your people live.
| Meetup | When the room is there | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Let us talk now | Straight away | Someone is free and wants company |
| When you are free | Straight away, and open for the rest of the day | Members spread across time zones |
| Schedule | At the time you set, listed in the lobby an hour earlier | A weekly club or a class |
A clear practice loop
Join a group, or start one
- Step 1
Create a free account
Sign up or sign in. Groups, group chat and meetups are included with Free, and no card is needed.
- Step 2
Open Discover
Browse the public groups, filter by the language you want to practice, and look for the ones marked Live.
- Step 3
Join, or create your own
Tap Join. If nothing fits, create a group: pick the language, a name, a picture and two or three house rules, then share an invite link or invite friends from your list.
- Step 4
Be there for the first meetup
Meetups start now, stay open for whenever people are free, or run at a time you set. Each one gets its own members-only room.
Practical answers
Questions about language groups
How do I find a language group to join?
Open Discover in the app. It lists every public group, and you can filter by language or search by name. A group whose voice room is open right now is marked Live. Some groups let anyone in; others ask a group admin to approve your request.
Which groups appear first in Discover?
The ones where you can talk to someone soonest. A group whose room is open right now with at least two people in it comes first, then groups with a meetup in the next six hours, then groups active in the last two weeks. Member count does not decide the order.
Do I need an invite to join a group?
No. Public groups in Discover can be joined without an invite, although some ask an admin to approve you. Invite links exist for groups the owner keeps out of Discover, and for bringing your own class or friends straight in.
Is creating a language group free?
Yes. A free account can run one group and be a member of up to three. Group chat and meetups need no payment and no card.
How many people can join a group?
Up to 250 members. The owner and admins decide who gets in, through invite links, friend invites and join requests.
Can people outside the group join a meetup?
No. Meetup rooms are for members only. Other people see the meetup in the lobby marked Group only and can ask to join the group.
What happens if nobody comes to a scheduled meetup?
The meetup room appears in the lobby an hour before the start. If nobody arrives within thirty minutes of the start time, the room closes.
Can I create a group for a language other than English?
Yes. Groups can be created in any of the 73 languages TalkYouApp supports. English is the busiest, but a group only needs its own members to be active.
Who moderates a group?
The owner and the admins the owner chooses. They approve members, remove people who break the rules, delete messages and look after the meetup room.
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