Show HN: I made a language tool that forces you to talk (hanasu.ai)

5 points by nazeern ↗ HN
Hey HN!

I created Hanasu.ai after my 9-5 job as a side project.

Previously I'd used Duolingo to learn Japanese, but failed spectacularly when I actually spoke with my roommate from Tokyo.

Now, after OpenAI improved their Realtime audio model in December and reduced pricing, I spent my entire winter break building.

So how does it work? Just choose a daily topic and converse with the AI model:

(1) Didn't catch a phrase? Double tap to reveal a transcript.

(2) Couldn't understand? Double tap for translations powered by Google.

(3) Can't recall that intricate Chinese/Japanese character? Just tap for an integrated dictionary.

(4) Then, review your saved words with spaced-repetition, just like an Anki deck.

Try it for free, and let me know your thoughts :) ありがとうございます!(Thanks!)

Nitin

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You can reach me at nitin.nazeer@gmail.com! I check my email (almost) everyday!
Reached out!
Hey, I don't think I received your email unfortunately - what's your email? I'll look it up in my inbox!
How did you get the latency so low?

Is it going through your own backend or directly connects to OpenAI for transcription?