Hilokal Learn Languages & Chat

HiLokal

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About this app

Learn a new language socially with Hilokal - the best free language exchange and learning app.

Immerse yourself in real-life conversations to converse with 400,000+ native speakers in hundreds of audio chatrooms to practice speaking with and understanding locals from any nation. You'll not only improve your language skills but also immerse yourself in a foreign culture so you can master local pronunciation and everyday phrases.

Find a language exchange buddy, tutor, or local friends with the free Hilokal app.

• Quickly reach a new level of fluency.
• Hone your writing in a foreign language.
• Get rid of your foreign accent so you sound like a local.
• Sharpen your listening skills to understand language dialects.
• Level up practical vocabulary and grammar that you won’t find in textbooks.
• Improve your long-term language memory to do business, work, vacation, travel, or live in a foreign country with ease.

Learn British & American English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, Portuguese, German, Esperanto, Welsh, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Italian, Arabic, Tagalog, Thai, Persian Farsi, Hebrew, Turkish, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Finnish, Icelandic, Ukrainian, Russian, Albanian, Latvian, Slovak, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Gujarati, Pashto, Afrikaans, Yoruba, Swahili, Vietnamese, Creole, and more. Your path to mastering a new language starts here!

▶ HOW DOES IT WORK? ◀

1. Browse thousands of language partners, trainers, and virtual language exchange tables. Just click 'listen' to join a live audio call with interesting natives from countries around the world.

2. Not ready to speak? No problem. You can choose to be a listener or participate in written chat messages with images and emojis.

3. Ready to practice speaking? Connect to hundreds of audio language exchange tables as a speaker, or create your audio table about any subject or theme.

4. Ready for more? Try premium Hilokal features like private language cafes, instant translations, custom emojis, no-ads, and personalized learning insight reports.

▶ FUN, EASY, & ADDICTIVE PATH TO FLUENCY ◀

* Practice Speaking Using Games & Themed Chats!

Learning a language is painless when it’s fun. Avoid flashcards, a dictionary, and formal study methods to learn vernacular. The app helps you grow your social connections so you share one-of-a-kind moments with fascinating new pen pals.

▶ DESIGNED FOR ANY LEVEL ◀

* A Welcoming Community Awaits You!

Browse, discover and join one of the hundreds of community-led and moderated language exchange sessions for any skill level. Level up your speaking, comprehension, and writing skills from novice to beginner, intermediate to advanced, and fluency.

▶ LEARN WITH HILOKAL’S INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY ◀

* Audio Chat Rooms - So Easy to Use!

Study and interact with worldwide language learners using dropin audio. You’ll meet bilingual native speakers of your target language without needing to schedule a session!

▶ TRULY MASTER A LANGUAGE ◀

* Unlock Free Language Lessons With Professional Tutors!

Top up your learning with group lessons or premium 1:1 tutoring sessions with vetted teachers.

▶ WRITE, SPEAK, & LISTEN WITH CONFIDENCE ◀

* Improve Your Pronunciation With Voice Corrections!

Hilokal provides you voice corrections unlike text-only corrections with Duolingo, HelloTalk, LingoDeer, Busuu, Tandem, Babbel, Pimsleur, Mondly, and Memrise. Save voice notes, get corrections and become fluent much faster with the best habits.

▶ ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE FROM DAY ONE ◀

* Try Subtitles to Easily Understand Conversations!

Adding subtitles to your language learning experience provides written confirmation of what is being said between people so you can follow a conversation no matter your level of fluency. The app takes the rote memorization out of learning so you enjoy discussions with real, native speakers in their mother tongue.

What are you waiting for? Download Hilokal now!

Ratings and reviews

This is my favorite app for practicing my spoken English. I love the features, especially the notebook features (which can be displayed) and the chatbox in the room. And the thing I love the most is that there is no time limit. By paying for premium, you can use more features like personalized profiles. Word tracking is also useful to see how many words we've spoken, and the transcripts and recordings are the best with color-coded corrections. And the AI tutor, Goguma.

I can't even get passed the "let's do a quick level test with your ai tutor" it just put me onto a screen with a forever spinning circle. My internet is fine. I've also tried it in 3 other locations with different internet providers and even used my data to see if that was the issue, no change. I can't even use the app at this point

I have more than two years of experience in hilokal. Before it was doing well, everything was at satisfaction level. But from couples of months, it's going worst and worst everyday, they just keep updating every week instead of improvement tis getting worsen. The some highlighted areas where needs improvement. 1. Showing network errors even when having stable internet. 2. Getting eco of our own voice. 3. Bluetooth headset not working in application 4. Lagging in joining tables 5. Suddenly mic o

What's new

Bug fixes