Crayon Study: Language

Languages

Japanese, Korean, Chinese (incl. Taiwanese Mandarin), Spanish, French, German, Italian and English. Switch any time; one plan covers them all. The app speaks 22 languages.

Tagged with where and who

Formal, casual, slang, internet speak or only-in-anime. Each phrase comes with a scene (texting, game voice chat, small talk at work) and a register tag, so you know when it fits and when it would sound strange.

Chat with your buddy

Your buddy replies, then offers two or three ways to say it more naturally or go one step further: widening what you can say, not marking you wrong. Or talk with a classmate, a gamer, a fellow fan, a senior or a local.

Say what you mean

Can't find the words? Type it in your own language, or mix both, and get three versions: within reach, what a native would say, and one step up.

Look it up in a tap

Tap any word for its reading, audio, meaning and nuance, or look up text from your camera, a photo or another app.

Lessons and practice

• Short lessons of about ten questions: meaning, listening, word order, blanks, speaking, dictation
• Grammar lessons in textbook order, and a teacher who explains grammar
• Shadowing, quick translation drills and rhythmic word flips
• A pitch line over the model's voice (and Mandarin tones)

Dramas and this week's slang

Original short scenes styled on dramas, variety shows and game streams, at native speed. Catch the gist before the subtitles. New trending words every week.

Regional speech

Kansai Japanese, Busan Korean, Beijing to Taiwan Mandarin, Latin American and Argentine Spanish, Québécois French, Austrian and Swiss German, UK and Aussie English and more, with friends from each region.

AI coach (Medium and Heavy plans)

A speaking check, a weekly plan at your real pace and a weekly review. Add a party or a trip for a four-week plan and three phrases for the day.

If you're taking a test

Set a goal for JLPT, TOPIK, HSK, DELE, DELF, Goethe-Zertifikat and more, and count down to test day. All questions are original.

Your Crayon buddy

Pick a dog or a cat and name it; it grows as you study together. Trade lesson tickets for outfits and furniture. On iPhone, bring your pet from Crayon Pets or a plant from Crayon Plants.

Staying safe

• Your buddy, friends, teacher and coach are AI (Claude by Anthropic). AI can make mistakes.
• Report any answer that seems wrong, right where you see it.
• There is no chat with other users.
• Ads are limited to content suitable for all ages.
• Dirty mode explains the rough words you meet in games and comments: what they mean and how strong they are. It is off by default, and only users confirmed as 18 or older can turn it on.

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