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You're invited · Sunday 8 November

Meet someone learning your language. Learn theirs.

Korean and English speakers, paired one to one for a 30-minute video call. Every sentence appears in both languages as it's said, so when you freeze, the captions catch you.

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  • Sunday 8 November, from 10:00 am in Seoul
  • Free. It doesn't use your free conversation, either.

Sound familiar?

You know more Korean than you can say.

Sound familiar?

You understand more English than you can say.

일요일 아침에는 보통 뭐 해요?

You can probably read this. Could you say it to someone in Korea, on camera, right now?

What do you usually do on Sunday mornings?

You understood that straight away. Could you answer it out loud, to a stranger, right now?

  • Months of apps and flashcards, and hardly a sentence out loud.
  • Years of English at school, and almost no time spent speaking it.
  • Exchange partners who never get past texting, because a call feels like a test.
  • The moment someone speaks to you, your mind goes blank.

It isn't words you're missing. It's a first conversation where freezing doesn't matter.

When you freeze, the captions catch you. Both ways.

Live captions put every sentence on screen in Korean and English while it's being said. That's what lets two learners talk from the first minute.

YouI went hiking near Seoul once. The view from the top was unreal.

Min-ji reads서울 근처에서 등산한 적이 있는데, 정상에서 본 경치가 정말 대단했어요.

You지난주에 처음으로 혼자 캠핑을 갔는데, 별이 정말 많았어요.

Kay readsLast week I went camping alone for the first time, and there were so many stars.

Pick your time

Three times on one Sunday morning in Seoul, which is Saturday evening in the Americas. Each time has 18 seats for each side, and every call is 30 minutes.

  1. Time 1Seats open

    10:00 AMSunday 8 November, Seoul

     

    18 seats for each side
    Save my seat 10:00 AM
  2. Time 2Seats open

    10:45 AMSunday 8 November, Seoul

     

    18 seats for each side
    Save my seat 10:45 AM
  3. Time 3Seats open

    11:30 AMSunday 8 November, Seoul

     

    18 seats for each side
    Save my seat 11:30 AM

Times are shown in this device's time zone. If your side is full, you can join the waitlist: a seat given back goes to the first in line.

Half and half, so everyone gets someone.

Every time has 18 seats for Korean speakers and 18 for English speakers. Each seat on one side has a seat waiting on the other.

The call is even too: for half of it you practise and they draw you out; then you swap. Nobody is anyone's free tutor.

  • English speakers learning KoreanTalk with a real Korean speaker, at any level, and help them with English.
  • Korean speakers learning EnglishPractise with someone whose English is natural, and help them with Korean.

Any level is welcome, beginners included: that's what the captions are for.

Your 30 minutes

Here's how it goes, from the waiting room to goodbye.

  1. 15 minutes before

    The waiting room opens

    We email you when it does. Check your camera and microphone, and get comfortable.

  2. Your time

    You meet your partner

    We pair you with someone learning your language, by level and interests. Their name appears and the call opens.

  3. First half

    One of you practises

    The other asks questions in their own language, and a card in both languages gives you something to talk about.

  4. Second half

    You swap

    Now the other one practises. At minute 25, a quiet note says five minutes are left.

  5. Minute 30

    Goodbye, and how was it?

    Tell us how it went, and say if you'd like to talk with them again.

Safe from the first second

  • Cameras on both sides

    Every call is a two-way video call. You always see who you're talking to.

  • Report or block in one tap

    From the call or after it. A person reviews every report, and someone you block is never paired with you again.

  • A live check on what's said

    If something said breaks the guidelines, the speaker is warned and you decide whether the call goes on.

  • Adults only

    Everyone is 18 or older and agrees to the community guidelines when they sign up.

How safety works on TwinTalk

Hit it off? Talk again.

After the call, say if you'd like to talk with them again: we send them a request, and they decide. The event's conversation is on us, so the free conversation every new account gets is still yours to use with them.

Questions

Thirty minutes. One new person. Both languages.

Pick the time that suits you. We'll remind you the day before, and again when the waiting room opens.

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