Read · Tap · Retell

Stop understanding. Start speaking.

One short text a day, in Spanish, English or French. Read it, tap the words you don't know, then close it and say the whole thing back out loud.

FREE IN EARLY ACCESSNO CARDA1 – C210 MINUTES A DAY
Retelo dashboard with the text of the day and the text generator
La entrevista inesperada de Clara · tap · sobre → about · retell · El guía de los rincones secretos · tap · currículum → CV · retell · Los primos casi idénticos · La entrevista inesperada de Clara · tap · sobre → about · retell · El guía de los rincones secretos · tap · currículum → CV · retell · Los primos casi idénticos ·
The daily loop

Three moves. Ten minutes. Done.

01

Read something new

A text of the day drawn from this day in history, plus your own on demand — set the language, topic, level, tense and length.

02

Tap what you don't know

Translation, transcription and a note on how the word is being used. Nothing gets translated unless you ask for it.

03

Tell it back, out loud

Close the text and rebuild it from memory. Your looked-up words come back as anchors, so you're never staring at a blank page.

Why retelling

You don't have a word until you can reach for it and find it there.

Retrieval beats review

Pulling a word out of memory does far more for it than reading it one more time. A retell pulls every word.

Speaking, no audience

All of the production pressure of a real conversation, none of the social cost. Stumble, restart, try the sentence a second way.

An honest gap report

The words you reach for and can't find are your actual syllabus. You find them in ten minutes, not mid-conversation.

Inside the app

Built for reading, not for scrolling.

Reading view with a word translation card open
Tap for the meaningThe word, its transcription, how it's being used and the plain English translation — then straight back to the sentence you were in.
Retell view with anchor words and the record button
Words to aim forThe text disappears and a handful of its words stay behind. Use them as you speak and tap each one off.
Languages and levels

Three languages. Six levels. Your topics.

Set a CEFR level and every text is written to it — vocabulary, sentence length and grammar move with you. Interface in English, Ukrainian or Spanish.

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Spanish

Everyday register, from market small talk to opinion pieces.

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English

Simple narrative through to argumentative prose.

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French

Fix the tense and drill the passé composé on purpose.

A1Beginner
A2Elementary
B1Intermediate
B2Upper int.
C1Advanced
C2Mastery
TopicsDaily lifeWork and careerTechnologyTravelFood and cookingPhilosophyCultureLengthShortMediumLong
Questions

Before you start.

Is Retelo free?

Yes — free while it's in early access. No card, no trial countdown. Up to 20 generated texts a day, far more than a daily session needs.

Which languages can I learn?

Spanish, English and French, at CEFR levels A1 through C2. The interface is available in English, Ukrainian and Spanish.

Do I really have to speak out loud?

That's the part that does the work. Retelling silently skips exactly the step you're training. Speak quietly if you're in public, but speak.

How long is a session?

Five to ten minutes for a short text: read, tap, retell. Medium and long texts are there when you want a longer sitting.

What happens with the microphone?

It only runs during a retell, after you tap Start, and stops when you tap Stop. Nothing listens while you're reading.

I'm a teacher — can I use this with students?

Yes. Generate a text at the level and topic you're teaching and use the retell as the speaking task. Each learner's anchors come from their own reading.

Tomorrow's text is already written.

Pick a language and read the first one right now.