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The Brick Method · for complete beginners

Speak in full sentences from day 1.

Start with words you’ll actually use and build your first sentence in minutes, with our co-founder and polyglot coach Lucas as your guide.

Available in French Spanish

Speak a new language out loud

Your fluency system, with AI teachers. Talk hands-free or in the chat, and see every word you learn.

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The Spanish beginner course map on the phone: your route along the Barcelona beachfront, with lesson 2, Yes, no, and you, as the next stop.
A Spanish beginner lesson on the phone. The learner says I don't want to speak out loud in Spanish, no quiero hablar, and gets ¡Correcto!
The Spanish beginner course on the phone: your next stop on a walk along the Barcelona beachfront. Lesson 2, Yes, no, and you.
Teacher AI on three phones: a live call with Olivia, an AI teacher, where I go to the hospital yesterday is corrected to I went to the hospital yesterday, with the chat and a Review flashcard for diría, would say, behind it.
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Lucas BighettiLucas BighettiCo-founder · your coach

“I've learned over 20 languages.
Here's how I'd start yours.”

Lucas’s AI clone will guide you through the same approach he used, starting with words you can put to work straight away.

Jan van der Aa and Lucas Bighetti in conversation in the studio
Jan van der AaCo-founderLucas BighettiCo-founder · your coach

From our three-hour conversation about how people really learn languages.

The Brick Method

We don't teach vocabulary.
We teach bricks.

Most courses start with animals, clothes and colors. You memorize more and more before you can say anything you'd actually say.

We start with bricks: useful words, each chosen to unlock the most new sentences. They combine with each other, so a few bricks give you a whole lot to say.

Lucas Bighetti in the studio
“What word should I learn now so that I multiply the number of sentences I can make?”
Lucas, on the question the whole method runs on

The usual first words

horseshirtappledogredcheesetrousersbird

Your first bricks

7 bricks 26 sentences

I wantto speakto learnFrenchdoyou wantand
  • I want to speak.
  • Do you want to speak French?
  • I want to speak and you want to learn.

Here's the idea in English. You'll use it to build sentences in your new language.

Stories that stick

Know where words come from.
Remember them for good.

I give you the stories and familiar connections behind new words to help them stick.

Then we keep bringing words back in new sentences, so you remember them long after the lesson ends.

Lucas Bighetti explaining word origins in the studio
“It almost feels silly to learn that to sleep means dormir and not mention dormitory and dormant.”
Lucas Bighetti, your coach
parlerto speakA parlor is the talking room, and parliament is the talking house. Both come from parler.

Speak from lesson one

Don't just learn.
Activate.

Every exercise is spoken. You hear the sentence from a native speaker, say it yourself, and check your answer.

Every brick you learn, you say out loud. That's how words move from ones you recognize to ones you actually use.

A speaking exercise in the French beginner course. Lucas asks: your turn now, how do you say this in French? The learner says it out loud, reveals the answer, oui, je veux, and moves on to: yes, I want to learn French.
  • Say it out loudEvery brick comes back as a sentence you translate by speaking.
  • Then revealCheck yourself against the right answer and a native recording.
  • Build on itEach new brick turns into a longer sentence: yes, I want to learn French.
Fluency Track

Practise out loud with AI versions of the teachers you follow

No tutor schedule and no awkward silences. Talk with an AI version of your favourite teacher, as long as you like.

Fluency Track

Too fast? Read along.

Paste a YouTube or podcast link and follow the transcript. Tap any word to see what it means.

Fluency Track

Flashcards from your own words

Every card is a word you met yourself, shown in the sentence where you found it.

Fluency Track

See your fluency grow

Track the words you use out loud, your level, and how your practice time splits between listening and speaking.

Beginner Track

Make your first sentences from day one

Complete beginner? Each lesson adds one small brick, so you build real sentences from the first lesson. French and Spanish.

SpanishFrench
The Beginner Track course map
A beginner lesson card: answer the Spanish sentence out loud
Your teachers

Practice with the YouTube teachers you already follow

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Arieh Smith (Xiaoma), 10M+ followers, co-founder

Co-founded by Arieh Smith (Xiaoma), YouTube celebrity and the world's most viral polyglot; Olly Richards, author of 2M+ books sold and founder of StoryLearning; Lucas Bighetti, learning expert and one of the world's best polyglots; and Jan van der Aa, who runs the leading network for online language entrepreneurs.

Arieh Smith
Arieh Smith
Xiaoma · YouTube celebrity · world's most viral polyglot
Olly Richards
Olly Richards
Author · 2M+ books sold · StoryLearning founder
Lucas Bighetti
Lucas Bighetti
One of the world's best polyglots · speaks 20+ languages
Jan van der Aa
Jan van der Aa
Runs the leading network for online language entrepreneurs
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They tried everything. This is what finally got them speaking.

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By far the best way I’ve learned

I’ve been interested in learning languages since I was around 10 and I’m now 49. This app is BY FAR all other ways I’ve used to learn a language.

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Questions?

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Teacher AI if I'm a complete beginner?

Yes, if you are learning Spanish or French. For those two languages we have a structured beginner track that starts from your very first word, no vocabulary needed. It is a real course, not a chatbot with a syllabus attached: you are given building blocks chosen for how many sentences they let you build, and you say a sentence out loud with each one the moment you meet it. For all our other languages, Teacher AI works best once you can already speak a bit, at least at a B1 level. The beginner track and the speaking practice are both included in one subscription.

What's the difference between ChatGPT and Teacher AI?

ChatGPT is a general assistant. It can chat with you in another language, but it doesn't track what you understand, what you say or what you keep getting wrong. Teacher AI is built on the same kind of AI, but designed as a system for one goal: getting you to speak.

  • A real beginner course for Spanish and French, the Brick Method, guided by polyglot Lucas
  • Practice with AI clones of language teachers you know from YouTube
  • Tracks every word you understand, every word you use and the mistakes you make
  • Exercises and speaking topics, sorted by level
  • Tap any word to see the translation and hear it spoken; new words save to your flashcards
  • Bilingual teachers: switch to your native language any time
  • Daily reminders and a leaderboard to keep you going
Will I get access to all languages?

Yes. One subscription unlocks every language we currently offer (60+), and you'll get every new language we add automatically.

Can I use Teacher AI as much as I want?

Yes. Unlimited speaking practice. Our power users do 1–2 hours a day; most do 10–20 minutes.

Is there an app?

Yes, available on the App Store and Google Play. We recommend signing up via the website. Once you do, we'll email you the download link.

Can I upgrade my monthly plan to annual?

Yes. Email [email protected] and we'll calculate the prorated upgrade cost and switch you over.

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The Spanish beginner course map on the phone: your route along the Barcelona beachfront, with lesson 2, Yes, no, and you, as the next stop.
A Spanish beginner lesson on the phone. The learner says I don't want to speak out loud in Spanish, no quiero hablar, and gets ¡Correcto!
The Spanish beginner course on the phone: your next stop on a walk along the Barcelona beachfront. Lesson 2, Yes, no, and you.

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A Spanish beginner lesson in Teacher AI: say no quiero hablar out loud and get it checked.
A live call with Olivia, an AI teacher in Teacher AI, with a mistake corrected in the conversation.