Fluendly: Learn Chinese

Textbook Chinese isn't what people actually speak. Swipe real video clips, tap any word for pinyin and meaning, and let review do the rest.

Textbook Chinese isn't the Chinese people actually speak.

Fluendly teaches Mandarin from real video clips — the pace, slang and rhythm you'll meet in the wild, not scripted studio audio. Swipe through short clips, tap any word for instant pinyin and meaning, and let spaced repetition bring it back just before you forget.

How it works — your way, no pressure • Swipe into a short, real clip • Watch it, replay it, or shadow the speaker out loud — however suits you • Tap any word for instant pinyin and meaning, and save the ones worth keeping • Finish with a 10-second quick game, or just swipe on to the next • Saved words come back in Review at the right moment, so they actually stick • Build a daily streak and unlock badges as you go

Made for the plateau — gentle enough to start Finished the beginner apps but still can't follow real Chinese? This is your bridge. Brand new? Filter to "Slow & Easy" — slower, clearly-spoken clips — and learn alongside your beginner app.

Built on comprehensible input You acquire a language by understanding real messages just above your level — the idea behind comprehensible input, the same approach that made video immersion work for learners worldwide. Fluendly makes authentic Chinese understandable by keeping pinyin and meaning one tap away, so every clip stays just within reach — no dictionary, no pausing, no frustration.

• Thousands of clips across everyday topics — food, travel, work, culture, drama and more • Fresh content added continuously • No signup needed to start — create a free account to keep your words and streak

Why I built this I speak six languages, and I kept hitting the same wall: I'd finish the beginner courses, then freeze the moment a real person spoke — too fast, too much slang, nothing like the textbook. But jumping straight to films was the opposite problem — no way to actually drill what I heard. Fluendly is the bridge I wish I'd had: real speech, broken into reps you can genuinely learn from. I built it, and it's free. I hope it helps you get past the plateau too. — Hass, founder of Fluendly

Start with one clip. See how it feels to learn from real Chinese.