You already know two words. Can you construct a brand-new sentence from them?
I wantquiero
coffeecafé
So how would you say “I want coffee.”?
That's LanguagePath.
The LanguagePath Method™
Reason it out — don't cram it in
You won't memorize phrases. You'll construct real sentences, then listen and rebuild them. Every step reuses what you already built — so the language compounds.
1 · UNDERSTANDGet one piece of the language.
2 · CONSTRUCTBuild a sentence you've never seen.
3 · SAYSay it out loud before you reveal.
4 · HEARListen and compare with the target.
5 · REBUILDReuse those pieces in the next sentence.
Language Bridges™
You're not always starting from zero
Every language you already know hands you free bridges to a new one. Words stick on first contact when you spot the connection.
English — information
French — informations
Spanish — información
Portuguese — informação
Real sentences you'll learn to build
Tap any phrase to hear it — then you'll build them yourself.
Explore the Learning Library
Short, interactive pages on specific skills and situations — each one teaches you something real, then hands you straight into a course.
Yes, every lesson, course and tool is free to use, with no account or sign-up. Two things are optional and paid: LanguagePath Pro ($4.99 a month or $29 a year), which removes ads and adds extra AI practice, and printable Travel Phrase Pack PDFs ($9 per city, or $19 for all 8). Advertising only loads after you consent — the site stays fully usable if you reject it.
Do I need an account?
No. Your progress is saved in your own browser's local storage. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
How is LanguagePath different?
You don't memorize phrases — you reason them out. The teacher gives you a piece, you build real sentences yourself, say them aloud, then reveal and check. Every step reuses what you already built.
Which languages can I learn?
Nine flagship courses (Mandarin, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Telugu, Farsi) plus dozens more in the picker. Each Path rolls a new eastbound line of cities from languages you can practise here.
What is Path?
Path is LanguagePath’s race: construct a sentence at each city. Misses cost days; a clean build costs nothing. The eighty-day clock is the rule, not the title. Explore → Path, or tap Play Path above.
🧠 How this works
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🔊 Voice
Pick the most natural voice your device offers. A female voice is chosen automatically when available.
The 3 rules of the method
🗣️ Say everything out loud. Silent reading doesn't build speech. Speak before you reveal.
⏸️ Always pause and try first. When you hit a challenge, actually work it out — getting it slightly wrong is how it sticks. Then tap Reveal.
🔁 Don't fear forgetting. Everything comes back through use in later steps. Keep moving; understanding beats memorizing.
Your course (≈10 min each)
Do roughly one a day. They build in order — each lesson reuses the last.
🎧 Lessons
Tap to begin. Speak each answer aloud before revealing.
🔁 Spaced recall
Your daily warm-up. Sentences you've built come back at growing gaps — but don't recall them from memory. Rebuild each one from its pieces, every time; that's what makes them permanent. Read the English, work it out aloud, then reveal.
🧩 Build
The real test of the method: brand-new sentences you've never seen, made only from words and structures you've already learned. You can't recall these — you have to construct them. That's fluency in miniature.
👂 Listening drills
Real conversations hit your ear with no subtitles. Here you only hear the language — work out the meaning, then reveal. This trains the skill you'll actually use in real conversations.
🗣️ Shadowing
A powerful way to develop more natural rhythm and pronunciation: hear a line and repeat it immediately, copying the rhythm and melody — not translating. 10–15 focused minutes beats an hour of tired mimicry.
✚ Chunk builder
Heard a useful phrase out in the world? Capture it here. Every chunk you save joins your Recall, Listen, Shadow and Quiz automatically — so it actually sticks.
📺 Resources & daily plan
Free listening you can understand and enjoy — the comprehensible-input piece. Mix these with your lessons.
💬 Real conversations
Full exchanges you'll actually have, start to finish. Tap 🔊 on any line, or play the whole conversation. Try covering the English and reading the other language aloud.
🎯 Quiz
Test yourself across everything you've learned. Multiple-choice both ways, plus a typing challenge. You need 80% to call a set solid.
🤖 Conversation partner
The practice no drill gives you: a real back-and-forth. Chat with an AI partner that stays at a beginner level and gently corrects you — a powerful way to turn what you've learned into speech.
🌍 Culture & etiquette
Speaking well is half of it — these unwritten rules will make locals warm to you instantly.
🗂️ Pocket phrases
Grab-and-go reference for real situations — greetings, numbers, emergencies that you just need ready. Search or filter, tap 🔊.
🔊 Sounds
Quick grammar
🌐 Hub
Your command centre — progress across every language, one daily plan, a single review that spans them all, and a phrase explorer that shows how your languages connect.
Introduce yourself in Mandarin: notes and examples
Say your name and where you're from in Mandarin with pinyin and tone marks — wǒ jiào, wǒ shì.
To say “my wife” in Mandarin: 我太太(wǒ tàitai). Built from 我 = my; 太太 = wife.
To say “This is my friend” in Mandarin: 这是我的朋友(zhè shì wǒ de péngyou). Built from 这是 = this is; 我的 = my; 朋友 = friend.
Countries & languages
Key pieces: 中国 · 印度 · 中文/英文
Nationality is country + 人 (rén, person). 中国 China, 印度 India → 我是印度人 = I'm Indian.
To say “I'm Indian” in Mandarin: 我是印度人(wǒ shì yìndù rén). Built from 我是 = I am; 印度 = India; 人 = person.
To say “I come from India” in Mandarin: 我从印度来(wǒ cóng yìndù lái). Built from 从 = from; 印度 = India; 来 = come.
Language is often 中文 Zhōngwén (Chinese), 英文 Yīngwén (English).
To say “Can you speak English?” in Mandarin: 你会说英文吗？(nǐ huì shuō yīngwén ma). Built from 会说 = can speak; 英文 = English; 吗 = ?.
To say “I can speak a little Chinese” in Mandarin: 我会说一点中文(wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎn zhōngwén). Built from 会说 = can speak; 一点 = a little; 中文 = Chinese.
The Middle Kingdom — countries & people
Key pieces: 中国 · 中国人 · 外国人
中(zhōng) — middle
国(guó) — country
人(rén) — person
India is 印度 Yìndù, and 'am/is/are' is 是 shì (you met it in 这是 = this is). So introduce yourself:
To say “I am Indian” in Mandarin: 我是印度人(wǒ shì Yìndùrén). Built from 我 = I; 是 shì = am; 印度 = India; 人 = person.
To say “Are you Chinese?” in Mandarin: 你是中国人吗？(nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma). Built from 你 = you; 是 = are; 中国人 = Chinese person; 吗 = ?.
Written by the LanguagePath editorial team from our own course material. Pronunciation guides are approximate English respellings; tap any phrase in the app above to hear it. Native-speaker review of every course is ongoing — tell us if you spot an error.
Introduce yourself
Introduce yourself in Mandarin
Say your name with 我叫 (wǒ jiào, I am called) and your country with 我是...人 (wǒ shì ... rén, I am a ... person).
Build it:我叫... + 我是...人 gives you a complete introduction — add 很高兴认识你 to be friendly.
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