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An app for learning Mandarin Chinese through (speech-recognition) conversations.

https://www.incrediblechinese.com

Right now I'm working on more content, sprucing up the interface and making the conversations more "live" (changing conversation pathways depending on the user's response, giving the bot a memory for the user's answers, and so on).

Eventually I really want to get to open-ended conversation (as in, not multiple choice unless the user specifically requests a prompt).

The problem is that language learners usually can't form a grammatically correct sentence longer than a few words, so the app will need to be able parse poorly constructed sentences (and ideally, correct them). This isn't an impossible task, but it will take a few months.

Not applying to YC though may be looking for private investment in the coming months.

Any and all feedback is welcome!



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