Practice Mandarin with native speakers
Tones and listening are the hardest parts of Mandarin, and both improve fastest through real conversation. Practice live with native speakers at your level.
Join the free waitlistWhy talk to native Mandarin speakers?
Apps can teach characters and vocabulary, but tones only become natural when you hear them in real speech and use them yourself. A native speaker can tell you right away when mǎi (buy) came out as mài (sell).
How a Mandarin practice call works
- Level matching so beginners get slow, clear speech.
- A swap timer shares the call between Mandarin and your language.
- Text chat to see characters or pinyin for new words.
- Topic cards for easy starters like food, family and travel.
Useful phrases
| Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 请说慢一点。 | Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn. | Please speak a little more slowly. |
| ……用中文怎么说？ | … yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? | How do you say … in Chinese? |
| 我没听懂，可以再说一遍吗？ | Wǒ méi tīng dǒng, kěyǐ zài shuō yí biàn ma? | I didn't understand. Can you say it again? |
| 请纠正我的发音。 | Qǐng jiūzhèng wǒ de fāyīn. | Please correct my pronunciation. |
| 你是哪里人？ | Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén? | Where are you from? |
A tip for tones
Ask your partner to say a new word slowly, repeat it back, and have them tell you which tone was off. Short, focused corrections like this stick far better than long explanations.
Questions
Can I practice Mandarin for free?
Yes. The free plan includes 10 minutes of video calls a day.
Where are the Mandarin speakers from?
Partners can come from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Chinese-speaking communities around the world.
Can I see characters during the call?
Yes. Use the text chat to type words in characters or pinyin.