MeetLingofloat—allyouneedtomasterEnglish

Most English apps keep you at a low level: short, simple, almost childish sentences that don’t sound like how people actually talk. That’s fine for beginners — but it doesn’t prepare you for real podcasts, YouTube videos, or conversations. To really master English, you need to work with authentic input: real voices, real speed, real grammar, real messiness. The problem is, when you finally face real English, it suddenly feels too fast, too dense, and full of unknown phrases. That’s exactly where Lingofloat comes in:n Built for real English, not textbook English – You bring your own podcast episode, YouTube video, or recording. Lingofloat helps you handle the real speed, accent, and complexity step by step. Solves the “I don’t get this” moments – Hard vocabulary, weird expressions, confusing grammar, fast chunks — Lingofloat is designed to break them down, explain them in context, and let you replay exactly what you need. Makes the tough parts stick – Every word, phrase, or pattern you struggle with can be saved. Our built-in review system turns those “difficult bits” into smart practice sessions so you don’t just understand once — you actually remember and can use them later. Lingofloat doesn’t keep you in “app English.” It connects your study directly to the real English you actually want to understand.

Both Shadowing and the Echo Method are powerful techniques for improving your language skills, but they work differently. Shadowing requires you to listen to a native speaker and speak along with them simultaneously. The Echo Method, however, involves listening to the speaker and repeating what they say after a short delay. While Shadowing is more famous in the language learning realm, we recommend the Echo Method for Lingofloat users. The key to its success is the "mental replay"—pausing to hear the sound in your mind before you speak—which has been proven to improve all aspects of language acquisition. For advanced learners, combine both for the best results: • Step 1 - (Echo): Listen to a sentence, pause, and repeat it to ensure you understand the words and accurate pronunciation. • Step 2 - (Shadow): Once comfortable with the text, play the audio continuously and shadow it to lock in speed and intonation. For more information, we recommend checking out this video where Professor Karen Chung, who invented this method, explains how she used this technique to achieve native-like Mandarin.

Real-world English can definitely feel intimidating at first, especially if you’re used to simple textbook examples or app-style sentences. But starting to work with real input (with the right support) is one of the fastest ways to train your ear, build real fluency, and get used to how people actually speak. And if something feels too hard, you don’t have to jump into the most difficult content. There is plenty of authentic material that’s beginner-friendly while still being high-quality and interesting. Lingofloat is built to help you handle this kind of real English step by step: you can pause, jump back, replay small chunks, see the transcript, and look up words or expressions in plain, learner-friendly English. On top of that, we offer a curated list of recommended content for you to browse, so you can start with easier, clearer material and gradually move to more challenging episodes as you grow more confident.

When you save a word or expression, Lingofloat creates a review plan that adjusts its schedule based on your performance. The content you review consists of a series of activities designed to help you do more than just remember the translation—you'll become truly familiar with every aspect of the vocabulary. Crucially, the conversation and content of each review session are unique, ensuring you master the word's usage rather than rote-memorizing the answers.

Yes—just drop in any voice notes or meeting/lecture recordings. Lingofloat will transcribe them, let you replay any part, and look up language in context.

Lingofloat mainly focuses on listening and comprehension, but that directly supports speaking. By using Lingofloat you will: • Hear how words and expressions are used in real sentences • Notice patterns and phrases native speakers repeat • Review language in context so it becomes easier to reuse when you speak You can also replay thought groups (small chunks of speech), shadow them, and practice saying them out loud. That combination of listening + repetition builds a much more natural speaking style over time.

You might notice there’s no bilingual transcript and that our dictionary explains things in English, not in your native language. That’s deliberate. Technically, adding full translations is easy. But Lingofloat is designed to help you think in English, not constantly switch between two languages. Staying in English as much as possible helps you: • Build fluency faster (less translating in your head) • Develop a stronger feeling for how words and expressions are really used • Notice patterns, collocations, and grammar more naturally To make this comfortable, our dictionary explanations are written in plain, learner-friendly English — short sentences, simple wording, and clear examples, not academic dictionary jargon. That said, we know a tiny bit of translation can still be useful. So we include a very short translation hint in the dictionary as an extra clue — just enough to help, without turning your study into pure translation practice.

Lingofloat is a web app, but it’s designed to feel smooth and natural on any device, including your phone. For a native app–like experience on your phone, you can add it to your home screen: • Open Lingofloat in your browser (Safari, Chrome, etc.)n • Open your browser’s menun • On iPhone (Safari): tap Share → Add to Home Screenn • On Android (Chrome): tap the ⋮ menu → Add to Home screen A Lingofloat icon will appear on your home screen and open full-screen, just like any other app No app store downloads, no manual updates — you always get the latest version automatically.

We’re launching with English-first. Additional languages are on the roadmap—Pro members vote on which language we ship next.