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Speak like
a local.

PhraseShare is the social language app where AI meets real humans to deliver dialect-accurate, real-world translations — so you don't just learn a language, you sound like you belong.

Free to join · Every dialect welcome · No ads

The PhraseShare home feed. A request from @maya_wanders to translate “How much does this cost?” — noted as asking a street vendor at a market, friendly not formal — from English · American (Los Angeles) into Spanish · Chilango (Mexico City), with the local phrasing ¿Cuánto cuesta? tagged Casual.

How it works

Machines are fast.
Locals are right.

Translation apps hand you a textbook sentence nobody actually says. PhraseShare runs every phrase past the people who speak it every day.

  1. 1

    Ask for the phrase

    Type what you'd say in your own words, then pick the language and the dialect you actually need.

  2. 2

    AI drafts it instantly

    You get a translation in seconds, complete with the tone it carries and where it's appropriate to use.

  3. 3

    Locals make it real

    Native speakers confirm it, correct it, or offer the version they'd genuinely use — and record it out loud.

Features

Everything you need to
stop sounding like an app.

Any language. Any dialect.

Request a translation in any language you like — then narrow it to the dialect that matters. Cairo isn't Casablanca. Buenos Aires isn't Bogotá. PhraseShare knows the difference, because the people answering live there.

Egyptian · Cairo Rioplatense Kansai-ben Bavarian Chilango + yours

Verified by real humans.

Anyone can confirm an AI translation, flag one that's off, or add the phrasing they'd actually use — with a voice recording so you hear the rhythm, not just the letters.

A “Listen to recordings” row in the app — five recordings from locals — with a stack of contributor avatars beneath it.

Context and tone, always.

Every phrase and every translation carries the two things a dictionary leaves out: when to use it and how it lands. Know before you say it whether you sound polite, playful, or accidentally rude.

A community translation ranked #2 and tagged Slang, carrying a green verified badge and 28 upvotes: “Je crève la dalle” — very casual slang for being super hungry.

Save it. Then actually learn it.

Drop any phrase into a list — Cairo trip, Café small talk, Slang I keep forgetting. Every list doubles as a spaced-repetition deck, so the phrases come back exactly when you're about to forget them.

The app's daily study prompt: four phrases due, ready for your daily review session, with a Start Review button.

Inside the app

Real phrases.
Real voices.

Not concept art — this is PhraseShare running on a phone right now.

  • The “How Locals Say It” screen: translations ranked #1 and #2, each tagged Casual or Friendly with a green verified badge and an upvote count, filterable by All, Casual, Friendly, or Slang.

    Every way locals say it

    Translations ranked by the community, each one tagged with its tone.

  • The Recordings screen for ¿Cuánto cuesta?, listing voice recordings from @maya_wanders, @amira_q, and @leo.dubois — each labelled Spanish · Chilango (Mexico City) with a waveform and length, plus an “Add Your Voice” button.

    Hear it from real mouths

    Several native speakers per phrase — including slower takes for learners.

  • The Study screen showing four phrases due for review, a Start Review button, and lists to review by: Mexico Trip, Daily Greetings, and Food & Dining.

    Your lists become decks

    Every list you save is ready to study, with what's due surfaced first.

  • A spaced-repetition review card in Arabic · Egyptian (Cairo): خلي بالك من نفسك — warm and caring, literally “mind yourself” — tagged Affectionate, with a five-second voice recording and recall buttons Again, Hard, Good, and Easy.

    Spaced repetition, built in

    Rate your recall and the phrase comes back right before you'd forget it.

PhraseShare

Speak like a local.

Get PhraseShare free on iOS and Android. Ask your first phrase tonight and hear how locals actually say it.

Free to download · Requires iOS 16+ or Android 10+