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Where You’re From
A warm and accessible beginning.
A conversation simulator built on ConversationOS
Get To Know People.
Conversations to build relationships.
Authentic product proof
One real conversation. One meaningful follow-up.
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/public/product/desktop-conversation.pngThe missing skill
Knowing what to say is not enough.
Most language tools teach you what to say.
MandarinOS trains you in what to do next.
01Recover02Respond03Ask04Follow
The learner journey
Speak
with the Mandarin you already know.
Sustain
through recovery and follow-up questions.
Connect
by discovering what matters to another person.
Where are you from?
I’m from Xi’an.
What do you miss most about Xi’an?
FamilyFoodChildhoodHistoryHomeTravel
Follow the thread
One thoughtful question opens a life.
A different learning philosophy
Nobody serves raw ingredients to guests.
VocabularyIngredients→ConversationsDishes→RelationshipsThe shared meal
The Five Staple Conversations
Practise the conversations that help people know one another.
Rice
Work
An everyday staple that helps people reveal more about themselves.
Stew
Family
The richest and deepest conversation in the sequence.
Dessert
The Story Behind Your Name
A memorable conversation about identity and personal story.
Fruit
Hobbies & Travel
Shared interests and future possibilities that keep relationships growing.
ConversationOS
Three abilities. One integrated system.
Language reflexes
Use the language you already know.
Conversation skills
Sustain an exchange.
Relationship skills
Build connection.
Meet the conversation partners
Not an anonymous chatbot. People you gradually get to know.
Xiaoming
Stable identity · personal history · interests · relationships
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Stable identity · personal history · interests · relationships
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Stable identity · personal history · interests · relationships
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Stable identity · personal history · interests · relationships
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Stable identity · personal history · interests · relationships
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01
Learn the language
Courses, tutors and independent study give you the ingredients.
02
Rehearse the conversation
MandarinOS gives you safe, repeated, structured practice.
03
Connect with real people
Transfer the skill into real relationships.
Why MandarinOS exists
The conversation simulator I wished I had.
After years of learning Mandarin, I realised that knowing words and grammar had not taught me how to sustain an interesting conversation.
MandarinOS was built to practise that missing skill.
Dr Raymond Young
Creator of MandarinOS
The 10-Day Conversation Challenge
Speak more.
Last longer.
Connect more deeply.
Notice yourself freezing less, recovering more easily, asking better follow-up questions and discovering something meaningful about another person.
Register your interestBecause learning a language isn’t the goal.