Learn Chinese the way you'll actually use it — order hotpot like a local, then everything else.

GuoTalk is a Chinese learning app that teaches you the real Mandarin you need when you travel in China: ordering at a roaring hotpot table, getting around a new city, and talking to the people who live there. Less textbook. More "order like a local."

You start where every great trip in China starts: the food. From your very first lesson you're speaking Chinese in real situations — ordering real dishes — then that same confidence carries into directions, taxis, markets, and everyday conversation.

WHAT MAKES GUOTALK DIFFERENT

• Speak Chinese out loud with AI characters. Practice real conversations with AI locals from across China — a Beijing auntie, a Chengdu uncle, a Shanghai foodie, and more. They listen, they reply, and they remember you.

• Master Mandarin tones. Chinese lives and dies on tones, and most language learning apps skip them. Our Tone Lab trains your ear and your voice with real pitch feedback and tone-coloured pinyin, so people actually understand you.

• Learn Chinese through food. Travel 23+ Chinese cities through their signature dishes. Every lesson is a place, a person, and a plate — hotpot, dumplings, noodles, street food, and the words to order them.

• Speak from day one. Every lesson gets you talking in real Chinese phrases, with instant pronunciation scoring on every word — perfect for Chinese beginners and anyone brushing up.

• Build real Chinese vocabulary. Spaced repetition brings words back at the right time, so what you learn actually sticks.

WHO IT'S FOR

Travelers heading to China. Food lovers who want to order with confidence. Beginners starting Chinese from scratch. Heritage learners reconnecting with the language. Anyone planning China travel who is tired of pointing at menus and wants to actually speak Chinese.

FREE TO START

Begin for free with daily Chinese speaking practice and conversation with every character. Upgrade to GuoTalk Pro for the full 23-city journey, deeper daily practice, and advanced Mandarin tone training.

A NOTE ON AI

The characters are fictional, AI-powered language partners — not real people. Their faces, voices, and replies are generated to help you practice Chinese in a safe, judgment-free way.

Pack your appetite. We'll handle the Mandarin.