No microphone, no speech-recognition guesswork — every exercise is tap or type, with answers read aloud. One flat price covers up to 8 people learning Mandarin together.
Lumi Lingo builds Mandarin ability in layers, not just vocabulary flashcards. Every skill teaches each word or phrase aloud once before ever quizzing on it, so nothing is tested before it's introduced — a real gap in a lot of language apps that jump straight to recall. From there, 9 stories built entirely from already-taught vocabulary give reading and listening comprehension practice (with questions asked in English, so they test understanding, not spelling), and 12 branching conversations put that vocabulary to real use: you pick your own response at each turn, and the conversation genuinely changes direction based on what you choose — not a fixed script with one right answer.
From everyday greetings through travel, work, and social situations — a real breadth of practical Mandarin vocabulary, not just a starter pack.
Every exercise is answered by tapping or typing. Answer choices are read aloud in Mandarin, so listening comprehension is still built — without speech-recognition accuracy getting in the way.
Built entirely from vocabulary you've already learned, so nothing in a story is unfamiliar. Comprehension questions are in English, testing understanding rather than spelling.
Real back-and-forth practice — your choices change what the other person says next, using vocabulary you've actually learned.
Lumi Lingo is $11.99/month, covering up to 8 people learning Mandarin (or any of Lumi Lingo's other languages — Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, and ASL — mixed freely per person) on one shared account. Each learner gets their own placement, their own progress, and their own printable progress report, but there's one login and one flat price whether 1 or 8 people are actively using it that month. A free 72-hour trial is available with no credit card required.
No card required. Up to 8 people, one account, no microphone ever.
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