Practically zero Portuguese. Every session public. No excuses.
I'm Shaen Hawkins, the founder of Project Fluency. I'm learning Portuguese from practically zero using my own app — in public. Every conversation transcript posted. Every mistake visible.
There are dozens of language apps making bold claims. Millions of downloads. Billions in funding. But have you ever seen a founder of one of these apps actually speak the language their app teaches?
After months of using most of them, you still can't hold a conversation. You can match flashcards. You can fill in blanks. But put yourself in front of a real person and it all falls apart.
So instead of being another app that tells you something works — I want to show you. And I wonder if any of the other apps could do the same.
I already used Project Fluency to learn Spanish living in Mexico City. Portuguese? I spent 2 weeks in Rio last year and dabbled on the app while testing it. Maybe a 2% head start. Not zero — but close enough that every conversation is going to be painful, awkward, and fully on display.
The intro. The account setup. The Portuguese assessment — completely cold. This is what practically zero looks like.
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Unedited conversation transcripts from every practice session. The mistakes are the point.
If any rule is broken, the challenge is over.
Project Fluency has 60+ conversation characters across 5 languages. These are the five I'm spending the most time with.





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Project Fluency™ — The Prove It Challenge