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Your Journey to Fluency

Get set up in minutes. No technical experience needed.

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Sign In with Google

Use your existing Google account to sign in. This connects your personal Google Drive for private cloud storage of your learning data.

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Get Your Free AI Key

This free key from Google powers your personal AI tutor. It takes about 60 seconds and you only need to do it once.

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Open Google AI Studio
aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
Open this link (new tab)
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Click the blue button
Google AI Studio
API Keys
Create API key
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Copy your new key
AIzaSyB...............xQ4k

It looks like a long string of letters and numbers

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Paste into LingoBudi
AIzaSyB...............xQ4k

Your key stays in your browser — never sent to us

What is an API key?

Think of it like a password that lets LingoBudi talk to Google's AI on your behalf. It's free, takes 60 seconds to create, and you only need to do it once. Google's free tier includes ~250 messages per day — plenty for daily practice sessions. When you hit the limit, requests simply pause until midnight Pacific Time — you are never automatically charged.

Want unlimited access?

Most learners never need more than the free tier. But if you want unlimited messages, you can enable billing in Google Cloud Console. You pay Google directly for what you use — LingoBudi never charges you anything.

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Choose Your Languages

Pick your native language, the language you want to learn, and your learning intensity. You can change these anytime in Settings.

🇺🇸English🇲🇽Mexican Spanish🇪🇸Castilian Spanish🇫🇷French🇩🇪German🇮🇹Italian🇧🇷Portuguese
American English
Mexican Spanish
Casual
Intermediate
Fluency
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Start a Chat

Click "New Chat" and pick a topic — or let the AI suggest one. Conversations start naturally in your native language and gradually blend in new words.

Hello, Student.

Pick a topic to get started:

Daily Routine
Travel Plans
Food & Cooking
Weather
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Just chat!

Learn Words Naturally

As you chat, the AI blends foreign words into the conversation — a technique called "code-switching." Hover or tap anyhighlighted wordto see its meaning.

That sounds fun! Do you prefer a hotel or an albergue?
hostel
I usually stay in a hotel, but an albergue sounds cool!
Word learned!
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Practice What You Learn

Every word from your chats appears in the Practice tab. Drill them with visual flashcards for recall and Spelling Master for accuracy.

Visual Cards
Spelling Master
Target Language

albergue

Click to flip and see the meaning

Skip
Next Word
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Good to know

Managing Your Data

You're in full control of your data at all times. Here's how to sign out, clear your data, or remove your API key.

Settings
Sign Out and Lock Data
Wipe Local Cache
Sign out keeps your data safe in Google Drive
Wipe Local Cache deletes everything from this browser
Revoke access in Google Account to delete cloud data