If you're taking a language course
Enter the class code from your instructor when you sign up, so your practice counts for your course. Already signed up? Choose "Join a course" in the app menu before you practice.
Practice guide
Getting the most out of your practice
Talio is an AI conversation partner for language practice. You open it and have a spoken conversation on your own schedule. Here's how to make a short session count.
Talking to an AI might feel strange. Here's why it's worth it.
Talio isn't trying to replace talking with real people. It's the practice in between: where you get the reps in and make the mistakes, so the human conversations can go further.
The goal isn't the conversation with Talio. It's the conversation you have afterward.
“I forgot I was talking to an AI.”
Getting started
If you're learning on your own
No code needed. Sign up, start a free trial, and have your first conversation today. Full-release languages are Mandarin, French, and Spanish, with .
Talio runs in your browser, so there's nothing to install. Use a headset if you can, and find a quiet spot: Talio is responding to your actual speech.
The core loop
Drill one skill until it clicks, then mix in new conversations.
Step 1
Pick a goal
Open Proficiency and pick an "I can..." statement you haven't shown yet.
Step 2
Find a scenario
Choose Explore scenarios on that statement. Or describe a situation you'll actually face, like a job interview next week, and Talio builds one at your level.
Step 3
Have the conversation
Talk like it's real. Press End Conversation when you're done so it gets analyzed.
Step 4
Read the transcript
A few minutes later it's under My Transcripts with your feedback. Listen to a couple of your own turns.
Step 5
Run it again
A couple more reps back to back, then the same scenario a day or two later.
Step 6
Check where you are
Proficiency shows the evidence so far. It takes repeated evidence across conversations, so one loop may not change it.
During a conversation
This is the time to try new things
There's no risk and no downside, so experiment and push your limits. Say more than the minimum, try the harder tense, use the word you've heard but never said. A clumsy sentence that gets your meaning across has done its job.
Stuck? Stay in the language
Ask the tutor to repeat it or say it another way. If the word won't come, describe it or use a simpler one.
Just talk
It's natural turn-taking, not push-to-talk. In a scenario, the tutor responds to what you mean and keeps the conversation going. Feedback on how you said it comes afterward.
Try it in your first conversation.
Start talkingReading your feedback
The conversation is the practice. The analysis shows you what to work on next. Two rules apply to every number: the goal is to be understood, not to sound native, and the fairest comparison is you against yourself on the same kind of scenario.
Not everyone wants a wall of charts. After a few conversations Talio picks the focus for you: your words to review today and a recommended scenario are on the home screen.
Transcript and word-choice tips
Everything you said, with each word marked for pronunciation, plus tips where a different phrasing would be more natural. Pick one tip per conversation and use it on purpose next time.
Can-do statements
Whether the conversation gave evidence of specific speaking abilities. "Demonstrated" means you showed the ability more than once, not that you've mastered it.
Intelligibility and pronunciation
How clearly a listener could make out what you said, and how closely your sounds match the expected ones. Neither is an accent score. When one dips, find the few words that came through poorly and say them again, carefully.
Fluency and vocabulary
Speaking speed, how much you say between pauses, and how varied your words are. None is a score, and faster is not better. Repeat a scenario and watch whether your runs get longer.
How often to practice
Three or four short sessions across the week are a better plan than one long one. Read your trends by the month, not the day: any one conversation can be up or down because of the scenario, the topic or your morning.
Your first conversation takes a few minutes
Pick a situation, say more than you think you can, and read what comes back.
Talio is still actively being built, so expect things to shift and improve. Questions or suggestions? Tell us.