A foreigner confidently ordering at a sunlit cafe in a beautiful foreign square, locals engaged and laughing around the table.

What if you couldn't forget?

3 words a day.
3 unforgettable stories.
3 scientifically backed methods in one message.

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You downloaded the app. You did your 10 minutes a day, you made an effort, yet, when you needed to speak the language, you couldn't remember what you learned.

Repetition they said... but what if it was the method? What if there was a way to tap into the way your brain was designed to learn...

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How It Works

Three steps. Under a minute. No app needed.

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Meet Your Linguist

Click your activation link. Tell us your timezone and a bit about yourself. Your linguist takes it from there.

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Learn 3 Words a Day

Every weekday morning, 3 vivid stories arrive. Reply to practice conversationally.

Stories You Can't Forget

Every word gets a vivid, absurd story that bridges the sound of the foreign word to its meaning. Your brain locks it in the first time.

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Good morning! Here's today's word:
izquierdaleft
You're in a Cancun taxi. The driver asks which way. You panic and yell "IZ-KEY-AIR-DUH!" — the driver swerves LEFT so hard your keys fly out the window into the air. "IS key air, duh!"
Say it: eez-key-AIR-dah 🗣️
izquierda! 😂 that's amazing
You'll never forget it. Which way did the taxi swerve?
Left! Izquierda!
Exactly. One down, two to go. Ready for the next word? 🎯

Why We Built This

I tried the weekly Thursday evening classes, the structured lessons with textbooks, the on-the-ground Mexican classroom, Rosetta Stone, Duolingo, Memrise, Busuu, you name it. Each one had "something," but they were all missing something too.

The best combination I found was memory techniques and memorable storytelling. I knew it worked because I would remember the story the next time I tried to think of the word, the way you learn language in real life. Riding in a cab the first time in Mexico... "Derecha," "Alto," "Atras", because it's a story, with emotion, and that's how memory actually works.

We deliver 2-3 words per day, direct to your messages, like a message from a friend. You get your words, you laugh, then the magic happens, you remember.

— Samuel
Designer and founder of MyLinguist

The Science Behind the Stories

This isn't a gimmick. It's built on proven memory science.

Sound-Alike Bridging

Every foreign word gets a phonetic bridge to something you already know. Izquierda sounds like "is key air, duh" — your brain connects the new sound to a vivid image instantly. This is the Keyword Method, validated by decades of cognitive psychology research.

Visual-Imaginative Association

Stories aren't decoration — they're memory architecture. When you imagine keys flying out of a taxi window, you're encoding the word in your episodic memory (the same system that remembers life events), not just your rote vocabulary list. Episodic memories last. Flashcards don't.

Spaced Daily Delivery

3 words per day, every weekday. Not 50 words in a cramming session. Spaced repetition is the single most effective learning technique known to cognitive science — and we build it into the delivery schedule so you don't have to manage it yourself.

Conversational Reinforcement

After you learn a word, you practice it in conversation — not by filling in blanks, but by replying naturally. Active recall in context is how fluency builds. You're not studying. You're talking.

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$49/month
  • 3 story-anchored words every weekday
  • AI-powered conversational practice
  • Personalized stories based on your life
  • Progress tracking
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Questions

What languages do you offer?

We're launching with Spanish (Mexican dialect). More languages and dialects are coming soon.

How is this different from Duolingo?

Duolingo teaches through repetition and gamification. MyLinguist teaches through vivid, absurd stories that anchor the sound of the word to its meaning. You remember the word the first time, not the fourteenth. Plus, you practice by having a real conversation, not filling in blanks.

How does it work?

No app to download. No login to remember. Your words arrive where you already are -- in your messages, like a text from a friend. Open, read, reply. Need a translation mid-conversation? Just ask your linguist, right there in the thread.

Can MyLinguist replace a dedicated instructor?

We see them as complementary. A good dedicated instructor provides the context, the conversation, the human interaction to become fluent. We help you remember the words, and your instructor helps you learn how to put them together.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Cancel with one click, no questions asked.

How many words will I learn?

15 words per week, ~60 per month. That's 720 words in your first year -- more than enough for confident basic conversation. You really only need about 450 words for conversational fluency. Quality over quantity. Every single word sticks.