Free test
You ordered dumplings. They heard “I want to sleep.”
In Mandarin, one wrong tone makes a different word. SoundChinese listens to every syllable you say and shows you which one slipped, so people understand you the first time.
Take the free testSound familiar?
“Sorry, what?”
People ask you to repeat yourself, even with words you know well.
Fine alone, lost in a sentence
Your tones are right one word at a time, then slip as soon as you talk at normal speed.
Nobody tells you what’s wrong
Friends are too polite to correct you, and a score on its own doesn’t tell you what to change.
How it works
A 3-minute test shows what’s off. Then about ten minutes a day, one sound at a time.
Take the test
Read 17 short sentences you’d really say: asking for the bathroom, haggling, small talk. Every line has pinyin.
Get your report
An overall score, then Sounds, Tones and Fluency. Three things you already do well, and your top 3 to fix.
Train 10 minutes a day
A short video lesson with Lin, your AI coach, then three quick tasks: listen, say the words, say the sentences.
Three fixes, not fifty
Your report starts with an overall score, then Sounds, Tones and Fluency. It shows three things you already do well and the three that trip you up most.
Day 1 starts with the words you missed in the test.
Feedback on every syllable
A score alone doesn’t tell you what to change. Each syllable is checked three ways (initial, final and tone), so you know whether it was the zh, the ong or the tone.
Just pronunciation. Nothing else.
Keep the app you already use for words and grammar. We fix how you sound, so people understand you the first time.
Tones first, then the tricky sounds
Twelve lessons to start, with more on the way. Each one is a video under 2 minutes and three practice tasks.
Tones
Tricky sounds
Start free
The test and your full report are free. Daily training is at its launch price for now.
Questions
Who is it for?
Anyone learning Mandarin who can get by but often has to repeat themselves, whatever their first language. Complete beginner? Take a course first, then come back.
Do I need to read characters?
No. Every sentence and word shows pinyin first, with the characters underneath.
How does the scoring work?
An AI speech engine checks every syllable you record. Lin, your coach, is AI-generated too.
What happens to my recordings?
They’re used only to score your pronunciation. The app’s privacy policy explains where they’re stored and for how long.
Is there an app?
Not yet. SoundChinese runs in the browser on your phone or computer, so there’s nothing to install.