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Local practice, within reach.

Mano is a map of shops, cafes and local businesses where the staff are happy to let you practice a language. Learners rate every visit, so you know where you'll actually get to speak.

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Why we built it

Try ordering in Dutch in Amsterdam and you'll often get English back. Learning Spanish or Turkish instead? The bakery around the corner might speak it every day, and you'd never know.

Apps and classes get you started, but confidence comes from real conversations. The practice is already out there in your city. Mano helps you find it.

How it works

1
Pick your language
48 languages and counting, from Dutch to Tigrinya.
2
Go and chat
Buy your bread, get your haircut, and try it in the language you’re learning.
3
Rate how much you spoke
One tap, from not a word to the whole conversation. The next learner will thank you.
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A few words
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Shopkeepers, not tutors

Everyone on Mano is running a business. Buy something, keep it friendly, and remember mistakes are part of learning, on both sides of the counter.

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