Five languages, many places, and everyone you see lives there. People with jobs, neighbours and opinions, who remember you.
01 · They rememberAna & Diego · Ciudad de México
«¿Y la entrevista? ¿Cómo te fue?» … «¡Te dieron el puesto!» … «¡Eso! Siéntate, cuéntanos todo.»“So, the interview?” … “You got the job!” … “Yes! Sit, tell us everything.”
«¡Te dieron el puesto!» … «¡Eso! Siéntate, cuéntanos todo.»“You got the job!” … “Yes! Sit, tell us everything.”
They remember you.
Tell them about your week and they ask about it next time. Not your lesson: your life.
Film · 1080p
02 · For the job
For the job, not just the trip.
The call centre, the cabin, the interview, the clinic, the deal. Practise the conversation your work depends on, with someone who does that job.
03 · The real placeCarmen · Buenos Aires
«¡Che, boludo, dale que se quema!»“Hey, dummy, come on, it’s burning!” Carmen, her kitchen in San Telmo.
It sounds like the real place.
Buenos Aires doesn’t sound like Mexico City. A kitchen has its own words. You learn the language the way it’s spoken where they live.
«Tranquillo. Piano piano. We can start in English.»“Relax. Slowly, slowly.”
«Tranquillo. Piano piano. We can start in English.»“Relax. Slowly, slowly.” Marco, Trastevere.
Relax. Everyone starts somewhere.
They meet you where you are, switch to English when you need it and switch back when you’re ready. Your first carbonara order counts.
Film · draft 480p
05 · It comes backA real call · Shaen with Marcelo · 25 Sep
Every slip comes back until it’s yours.
You“Eu dormi muito bom ontem à noite.”
Marcelo“Quase! ‘Bom’ é adjetivo, aqui precisa de advérbio: Eu dormi bem ontem à noite.”
→ your next call→ your cheat sheet→ a game round
Film · 1080p · your real line
«¡Buenos días! Ya abrí… ¿qué onda? ¿Cómo te fue ayer?»“Morning! Just opened… what’s up? How did yesterday go?”
«E aí! Acabei a aula, tô de boa aqui na praia. Bora?»“Hey! Class is done, I’m chilling on the beach. Shall we?”
«Pronto! Sto aspettando un cliente, abbiamo dieci minuti. Dimmi tutto.»“Hello! I’m waiting for a client, we’ve got ten minutes. Tell me everything.”
«Bonsoir ! L’hôtel est calme… on a toute la nuit. Alors, raconte-moi ta journée.»“Good evening! The hotel’s quiet… we have all night. So, tell me about your day.”
06 · Any hour
3 a.m.? Someone’s around.
Whatever time it is where you are, someone in town is awake and happy to talk. Five minutes or an hour.
Film · Lucas, Philippe 1080p · Mateo, Gianni drafts 480p
Film · Shaen & YudyYour video goes here
07 · Real teachers
AI for the hours. Real teachers for the rest.
Everyone you call is AI, made to give you the hours. The teachers are real people, there for everything else.
Rewind · a real call
Your mistakes, in your own voice.
A real call: our founder, Shaen, talking with Diego for eleven minutes about why he built Project Fluency. Rewind pulled out every moment he tripped, in his own voice, next to Diego’s fix from the same call.
SShaen with Diego · Friday 2 October · a real call00:00 / 11:26
00:0001:3902:5904:2507:0511:26
Rewind to 01:39
SShaen“Si no hubiera invitado Yudy…”
What should it be?
Diego, in the same call — “Si no hubiera invitado a Yudy. En español, las personas llevan esa ‘a’ antes.”
Rewind to 02:59
SShaen“Si Jezza no habría tomado el control de Instagram…”
What should it be?
Diego, in the same call — “Casi — si Jezza no hubiera tomado. Después de ‘si’, siempre hubiera, nunca habría.”
Rewind to 04:25
SShaen“Si no hubiera salido mi trabajo de consultor…”
What should it be?
Diego, in the same call — “Si no hubiera salido de mi trabajo — necesita esa ‘de’ ahí.”
Rewind to 07:05
SShaen“¿Habría preguntado a inversionista?”
What should it be?
Diego, in the same call — “Casi — habría preguntado al inversionista. Con el artículo ‘al’.”
Rewind to 01:22
SSam“Hier soir, j’ai allé au cinéma avec ma sœur.”
What should it be?
Philippe, in the same call — “Je suis allé au cinéma. Aller, c’est avec être : je suis allé.”
Rewind to 03:03
SSam“J’ai né à Chicago, mais j’habite ici depuis mai.”
What should it be?
Philippe, in the same call — “Presque… je suis né à Chicago. Naître aussi, c’est avec être.”
Rewind to 04:38
SSam“Ce week-end, j’ai resté à la maison.”
What should it be?
Philippe, in the same call — “Je suis resté à la maison. Rester, c’est être.”
Rewind to 06:42
SSam“Après le travail, je suis marché deux heures.”
What should it be?
Philippe, in the same call — “Ah, là c’est avoir : j’ai marché deux heures. Marcher prend avoir.”
Rewind to 01:14
SSam“Io piaccio la pizza napoletana.”
What should it be?
Giulia, in the same call — “Mi piace la pizza napoletana! È la pizza che piace a te.”
Rewind to 03:23
SSam“Mi piace i musei di Roma.”
What should it be?
Giulia, in the same call — “Mi piacciono i musei: sono tanti, quindi piacciono.”
Rewind to 05:21
SSam“ Mia sorella piace il calcio.”
What should it be?
Giulia, in the same call — “A mia sorella piace il calcio. Ci vuole la a, a chi piace.”
Rewind to 07:18
SSam“Ieri mi è piaciuto le lasagne.”
What should it be?
Giulia, in the same call — “Mi sono piaciute le lasagne. Al passato piacere va con essere, e segue le lasagne.”
Rewind to 01:24
SSam“ is raining a lot in Chicago today.”
What should it be?
James, in the same call — “It’s raining a lot, yeah. English needs the it: it’s raining.”
Rewind to 02:32
SSam“ is very important for my job.”
What should it be?
James, in the same call — “It’s very important for your job. Even when it means nothing, English wants it there.”
Rewind to 04:23
SSam“ is my first time on a call like this.”
What should it be?
James, in the same call — “It’s your first time? Welcome. It’s my first time, with the it.”
Rewind to 06:29
SSam“ was a long week, honestly.”
What should it be?
James, in the same call — “It was a long week, I bet. It was, with the it up front.”
Rewind to 13:07
SShaen“Eu tenho muito amigos.”
What should it be?
Marcelo, in the same call — “Quase! ‘Amigos’ é masculino plural, então é ‘muitos amigos’. O adjetivo segue o gênero.”
Rewind to 25:51
SShaen“Eu dormi muito bom ontem à noite.”
What should it be?
Marcelo, in the same call — “Quase! ‘Bom’ é adjetivo, mas aqui precisa de advérbio: ‘bem’. Eu dormi bem ontem à noite.”
Rewind to 27:16
SShaen“Eu viajei a Rio, ééé, ótimo ano.”
What should it be?
Marcelo, in the same call — “E lembra: depois de ‘Rio’ precisa de preposição. Eu viajei para o Rio no ano passado.”
Rewind to 28:55
SShaen“Eu escutei, ééé, uma canção muito bem.”
What should it be?
Marcelo, in the same call — “Quase! ‘Muito bem’ é advérbio. Aqui você precisa de adjetivo pra descrever a canção: ‘uma canção muito boa’.”
His habitthe little words: a, de5 times in this one call
Your turnAmélie · Paris
«Non, non : on dit je suis allée. Voilà, parfait !» Amélie, on a call from her flat.
Philippe, in the same call — “Je suis allé au cinéma. Aller, c’est avec être : je suis allé.”
Giulia, in the same call — “Mi piace la pizza napoletana! È la pizza che piace a te.”
James, in the same call — “It’s raining a lot, yeah. English needs the it: it’s raining.”
Marcelo, in the same call — “Quase! ‘Amigos’ é masculino plural, então é ‘muitos amigos’. O adjetivo segue o gênero.”