Learn to Speak German Through Conversation
A free platform to learn to speak German. Have fun in the process!
German Conversation Practice for Free Right Now!
See what all the fuss is about - jump into the German speaking conversation or just listen in. Click below to get started.
Hilokal Around the World
Learn to Speak German...by Speaking German!
Get German conversation practice with like-minded people from around the world Simply choose your stage, Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, Proficient. Then, let natural conversation flow!
Culture of Learning
Hilokal is not a dating app or a lifestyle contest. We keep profile photos small. We encourage German conversation practice focused content, and strictly enforce our community guidelines. You’ll see immediately that everything in Hilokal is designed to help you learn to speak German and share your native language.
Custom Emojis
With Hilokal, we’re always updating custom emojis and badges in our German speaking app. Sometimes there’s no right word to express how you feel - in any language, but there is the perfect emoji to truly express what’s really on your mind. Make German conversation practice fun by expressing yourself and showing off your achievements with badges.
Track Progress
Stay motivated with daily German speaking streaks. Learning how to speak German is all about practicing consistently and often. Language learning is not a sprint, it’s a marathon! You can also set talk-time goals for yourself. If you only have 5 minutes to practice your new vocabulary, those 5 minutes will be added to your total talk time. It feels good!
How to start speaking German on Hilokal
❶ Sign up for Hilokal
Start your journey on our free German speaking app! Let us know your goals and we’ll set you up with a fresh account.
❷ Find an audio table
Choose from our 1000s of live and scheduled German speaking app audio tables. Filter by language, level, partners, and communities.
❸ Listen until you’re ready to speak
You can choose to be a listener, and just send chat messages, images and emojis while you learn from other’s live audio conversations.
❹ Ready to speak out? 🚀
Click the🪑‘take a seat’ icon to let the table host know you’re ready to learn to speak German and join the conversation!
Free Forever
Our goal is to give everyone an equal opportunity to learn to speak German. German tutors, schools and courses can be very expensive. With all the fancy technology in the world, speaking to people around the world should be free. At Hilokal, we created this vision through our free German speaking app and it'll stay that free forever!
Join In or Create Your Own Conversational Lessons!
You have the power to block, kick and report anyone who interrupts your German conversation practice. You have the power to accept or decline messages from strangers. Feel free to create public or private audio rooms and cafe communities. You are in control of your journey into learning how to speak German.
Everyone will be impressed with your German skills
Hilokal is the easiest way to practice German speaking online free. Yes, free! If you’re not ready to speak out yet, that’s no problem. Our drop-in audio chatrooms make it easy to just listen until you’re ready to start learning how to speak German through your own conversation. As a listener you can send chat messages and fun emojis. Not sure what to say when you’re ready to talk? There are thousands of topics and hundreds of verified German trainers will make that part easy.
Improve Your German Speaking Skills - No Matter Your Fluency
Beginner to native speaker conversation levels, read alongs, Q&As, and more. Practice German conversation for free.
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