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LangBytes.

Your life is the lesson

Turn everyday life into situational fluency.

Say the phrases you actually need, in the situations you actually face. Capture a real moment, get a short lesson built from it, and review it until it sticks.

Situations LangBytes turns into lessons, with a phrase for each:

  • At the ramen counter: ラーメンをください。 (“Ramen, please.”)
  • Lost near the station: 駅はどこですか? (“Where is the station?”)
  • First day at work: よろしくお願いします。 (“Nice to work with you.”)
See how it works

For adults 21+ · Invitation-only founding beta

How LangBytes works

From one real moment to a line you can say.

Not another word list. A short loop built around what you actually need to say.

Capture an encounter

What did you see, hear, or want to say?ラーメンをください
Why it mattered (optional)I wanted to order without pointing
Capture

Confirm this situation

Situation familyDining
Specific situationRamen counter in Shibuya, lunch
Intended outcomeOrder a bowl of ramen and pay
Confirm situation

Outcome

Order a bowl of ramen and pay

Your moves

ラーメンを一つください。ラーメンをひとつください。One ramen, please.New language: 一つ

Their moves

八百円です。はっぴゃくえんです。That's 800 yen.

Repair

もう一度お願いします。もういちどおねがいします。Once more, please.Use when: you missed the price.

Say it · Production

Say your move to reach the outcome.

One ramen, please.

Show answer
ラーメンを一つください。ラーメンをひとつください。One ramen, please.

Start with the next thing you wish you could say.

Free to join, no commitment.

Languages

Learn the language your life runs into.

Each language pair is its own course, taught from the language you already speak.

FAQ

Questions before you join

What is LangBytes?

A language app built around your own life. You capture a phrase from a real moment, confirm what you were trying to get done, and get a short lesson: the lines you need, the replies to expect, and what to say when it goes wrong. Spaced review brings those lines back until they stick.

Who is it for?

Adults aged 21 and over who want to handle real situations in another language. Accounts are invitation-only during the founding beta.

Which languages can I learn?

Every language pair offered today is listed under Languages, with the most complete marked.

What does it cost?

Joining the waitlist is free and commits you to nothing.

What happens after I join the waitlist?

We email you a link to confirm your address. Once you confirm, you get a personal referral link: friends who join through it move you up the list. When a place opens, we email you an invitation to create your account.

What happens to what I capture?

Your captures are used to build your lessons and track your progress. We do not sell your data or use it for advertising, and we do not use it to train models without your separate, explicit opt-in. You can export your data or delete your account from your account page. The Privacy Policy has the details.

Where can I use it?

In your web browser, on a computer or a phone.

Make your next encounter count

Capture your life.
Learn the language for it.

What happens next

  1. Confirm your emailWe email you a link to confirm your address.
  2. Get your personal referral linkFriends who join through it move you up the list.
  3. Get your invitationWhen a place opens, we email you an invitation to create your account.

Free to join, no commitment. LangBytes is an adults-only service operated by Algodyne Corporation.

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Leave your email to hear about access. Joining the waitlist does not create an account.

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