You've tried them. You've collected the streaks. You've told yourself "this year will be different." And you still can't have a real conversation. That's not a judgment. It's just the truth. And you already knew it.
Conversational confidence takes 6-12 months of consistent practice. Anyone promising faster is selling you a fantasy — or redefining "fluent" to mean "can order coffee."
Fifteen minutes of matching pictures to words isn't learning — it's feeling productive. Real language acquisition requires real conversation. That takes real time.
Streaks and XP feel good in the moment. But you're not learning a language — you're playing a game designed to keep you subscribed. The owl doesn't care if you can actually speak.
That stat comes from FSI data on classroom instruction with professional linguists. You're not them. The real number? 400-600 hours of active practice for conversational competence.
There's no hack. No shortcut. No app that magically downloads a language into your brain while you sleep. Real fluency requires real practice over real time. The question isn't whether you want it — you wouldn't be here if you didn't. The question is whether you're finally ready to stop looking for the easy way and actually do the work.
We're not going to insult your intelligence by pretending this is easy. You know it's not. You've probably started and stopped learning a language three, four, maybe five times. Each time convinced this would be the one. Each time drifting away when life got busy or motivation faded.
That's not a character flaw. It's what happens when you try to learn a language without ever actually speaking it. When "practice" means tapping flashcards instead of navigating a conversation. When there's no one to talk to, no stakes, no reason to show up.
We built Project Fluency for people who are ready to stop practicing at a language and start practicing in it. Characters who remember your mistakes. Conversations that actually push you. Progress you can feel — not just see on a leaderboard.
If that's you, keep scrolling. If you're still looking for the 15-minute miracle, we're not it.
"I'm tired of being the tourist who points at menus."
You want the real experience. The conversation with the taxi driver. The joke that lands with the waiter. The connection that only happens when you speak their language.
"Speaking another language isn't optional anymore. It's leverage."
Healthcare, education, business, hospitality — you see bilingual colleagues getting opportunities you don't. This isn't about checking a box. It's about not getting left behind.
"I love someone whose first language isn't mine."
Their family, their jokes, their real self — it all lives in another language. You want to meet them there. Not just understand, but actually belong in that part of their world.
"I understand everything. I just can't speak it back."
You grew up hearing it. Your abuela, your nonna, your grand-mère speaks it. Your cousins joke in it. And somewhere along the way, you lost the confidence to speak it yourself. This is about reclaiming what was always yours.
"I want options I didn't know I was missing."
Remote work. Retiring abroad. Having doors that open outward. You don't want to feel geographically trapped. A second language is freedom that doesn't require anyone's permission.
"If I expect it from others, I should expect it from myself."
You've probably had opinions about people who don't learn the language of the country they're in. You don't want to be that person — the entitled visitor who expects the world to adapt to them. This is about showing up differently.
No streaks. No XP. No pretending you're making progress when you're not. Just real conversations with characters who remember you, challenge you, and won't let you coast.
5 minutes. Voice-based. Completely free. We'll tell you exactly where you stand.