Take in
Read and listen at your level.
Stories and articles tagged by CEFR level, with narration. Tap a word to save it.
How it works
Reading is where you start. Talking to people is the point.
This site is the library — open any read without an account. The rest is in the app: your daily plan, your saved words, live voice cafes, communities, and AI feedback you switch on yourself.
Remember
Words come back before you forget them.
Everything you tap lands in My Words and returns in short quiz rounds.
Use
Then you say them out loud to someone.
Live voice cafes, communities, tandem partners, and AI feedback on your writing and speaking.
Reading
Read at your level, without an account
Open the library and start. Some reads stand alone; others belong to a series you can follow over time.
On the web
- Filter by CEFR level, type, theme, length, or format.
- Covers, level, and reading time show before you open anything.
- Send anyone the link and it opens in their browser.
In the app
- Tap a word to translate it, or hold a sentence for more. Every word you tap is saved to My Words.
- Narration follows the text while you read.
- Follow-up questions check what you understood — multiple choice, true / false / not given, short answers.
- Your place is kept.
Get started
Sign up, then four short questions
Sign-in methods
- Apple
- Email — a password or a 6-digit code
- Phone — a 6-digit SMS code
You can mix them
- Add or remove methods later in Security & Sign-In.
- An account that started with Google or Apple can gain a password.
- End every session from the security settings.
- Your name. What we should call you.
- A little about you. Country and gender; date of birth optional.
- Your languages.What you know, one marked native, and what you’re learning — each on a can-do ladder from “I know a few words” to “I speak easily about anything.”
- Your username.Pick one people can find you by, and you’re in.
Language Cafe is for learners aged 13 and over. We don’t knowingly allow accounts below that age.
Orientation
Five tabs along the bottom, and that is the whole app
Practice
Your daily plan, My Words review, quizzes, writing, speaking, grammar, listening, exam preparation, and progress.
Cafe
Rooms happening now, cafes scheduled for later, your own, and a button to start one.
Inbox
Messages, requests from people you don’t know yet, and your notifications.
Social
The learner feed, Communities, People, and tandem matching.
Profile
Your profile and achievements, settings, app language, privacy and AI choices, Premium, and support.
Practice
A daily plan that adapts to you
Practice builds “Your daily plan” for your language and goal — a short sequence like “Review words”, “Read a short story”, “Speak and get feedback”. Do the steps, and the next plan shifts with them.
Remember
My Words
Every word you tap while reading or quizzing lands here, then comes back on a spacing schedule. Words climb as you master them:
NewBasicMiddleUpperStrong
Quiz
Meaning Match
Pick the correct meaning and keep the streak alive. Rounds run in three modes:
ReadingListeningFill the blank
Write
Writing
Sentences— write one using a word and check it. Full task— feedback on how well you answered, plus clarity, grammar, and vocabulary.
Speak
Speaking
Record up to 75 seconds on a prompt and get feedback. Nobody grades your accent.
Grammar
Grammar path
Short lessons, then drills like “Fill the gap” and “Choose the correct sentence”, carrying each topic from Not started to Strong.
Listen
Listening
Short clips with quick questions. Listen for meaning, not for every word.
Level check and goals
- A quick level check sets your starting point. Skip it if you would rather.
- Say why you’re learning: travel, work, school or an exam, family and friends.
- Set a TOEFL or IELTS target if you have one, and the plan aims at it. A target is not a prediction — we help you build the skills, we do not forecast your result.
Streaks
- Daily practice builds a streak, and the app keeps your best.
- Rest days cost you nothing.
- Reminders and streak alerts are optional, with quiet hours.
Languages
Learn in your language, practice in theirs
The interface comes in 13 languages, Arabic and Persian included, right to left. You can learn up to 3 languages at once.
EnglishSwedishGermanFrenchRussianPersianArabicSpanishPortuguesePortuguese (Brazil)JapaneseSimplified ChineseNorwegian (Bokmål)
English — the full path
- Guided daily plan, level checks, and goals
- Exam preparation with TOEFL and IELTS targets
- Reading library, listening checks, grammar path, and feedback on writing and speaking
Other languages — early support
- Saved words and spaced review work in every learning language; grammar drills cover the supported ones.
- Guided level paths and exam preparation are English-only for now.
- Voice cafes, communities, and messaging work in any language.
Live conversation
Cafes are where speaking happens
A voice cafe is a live audio room. Talk, or put something on the table — an article, a quiz, a video, a game.
What a room can be
- Conversation — open speaking on any topic, and the default.
- Shared reading — one article, in sync, saving words as a group.
- Live quiz — word-choice rounds played together.
- Watch Party — a video with synced playback, then talk about it.
- Live game — a deck from the activities hub.
Who does what
- Host — runs the room.
- Moderator — keeps it on track.
- Speaker — on the stage.
- Listener — in the audience, with Raise Hand to ask for a seat.
Open it now, or set a time
- Pick a date and time, or start the room immediately.
- People RSVP “Going” or “Interested”, and can set a reminder.
- Line up backup hosts and moderators in advance.
The games
- Piece It Together — everyone holds one clue; describe yours out loud and the room solves it.
- Rebuild It — read a short text, then put it back together out loud.
- Guess What — one person describes a secret word.
- Rank It — order a set of things, then defend the order.
- Hot Topics, Debate Duel, Would You Rather, Story Chain, and more. Mechanics run from take turns to 1v1 with a vote to everyone answers, each at Easier, Standard, or Harder.
Activities are grouped by mood
Warm-upTalk & discussParty & performCompeteWatch & readWind-down
First one in the room? The AI companion has speaking missions and a text chat to fill the wait.
Communities
Nobody corrects you unless you ask
Communities are spaces around one shared thing — a language pair, a book club, a study plan, a class. They sit in the Social tab beside the feed and the People tab. When you post, you decide whether other learners can suggest fixes, and which fixes you accept.
Post types
PostJournalQuestionAnnouncementPoll
Community life
- A word of the day to learn together
- A library for documents, resources, and links
- Events and reading-progress check-ins
Who can join
- Public — anyone
- Request approval — admins decide
- Invite Only — ask for an invitation
- Roles: Admin, Moderator, Member
Find a tandem partner
- The People tab matches you with learners who can teach you, and learn from you.
- Cards show what each person Teaches and is Learning.
- Send a request, accept or decline, and keep your tandems in one place.
You control discovery
- Choose who can find you: Everyone, My communities, or Nobody.
- Say whether you’re open to tandem requests and direct messages.
- Nothing is shared until you allow discovery.
AI
AI is off until you turn it on
Prepared learning material stays available with every switch off. When you do switch something on, the request goes through Language Cafe’s server to OpenAI. There is no provider selector.
Writing and speaking feedback
Practice estimates on what you write and say. Feedback, not an official score.
Companion
A chat partner for open conversation and for roleplay — ordering at a café, say. In Practice, and in cafe rooms with nobody else in them yet.
Translate and Word insight
Translate words, sentences, and messages. Word insight goes deeper on a word you have selected.
Grammar extras
More examples, explanations in your language, and extra questions. Bonus material — it does not count toward your progress.
Article narration
Audio for reads in the library.
Daily limits
AI feedback is capped per day.
Three switches, in your hands
Settings → “Privacy & AI data” holds:
- Personalize optional AI feedback
- Send text to requested AI tools — writing feedback, Companion messages, translations, and more
- Send voice for requested AI feedback
What the switches do not do
- Turning one on sends nothing by itself. A feature still needs your action.
- None of them is consent for model training or model improvement.
- AI feedback can be incomplete or wrong. Treat it as practice, not a verdict.
Safety & support
You can end contact with anyone, immediately
Hosts can mute, remove, and control the stage in live rooms. Everywhere else, block, report, and mute are one tap away — and so is support.
Messages
- A first message from a stranger arrives as a request.
- Block or ignore stops it there.
- Never share passwords or verification codes in chat.
Report & block
- Report spam, harassment, impersonation, or other harm.
- Blocking ends contact through the normal messaging paths.
- Reports reach our moderators with the full context.
Support
- Open a ticket in-app for account, billing, or technical problems, and attach screenshots.
- Track it from open to resolved.
Can’t open the app? Email support@languagescafe.com and we’ll help.