It isn’t how people talk.
Scripted dialogues and textbook sentences, years away from what you hear on the street.
TextbookGuten Tag. Wo ist die Bibliothek?
Real lifeKurz zum Späti?
Scroll. Watch. Learn.
Start learning real language. Fast.
Scroll real short videos that native speakers actually watch, in the language you’re learning. Tap any word you don’t know, and pick up the slang and culture along the way.
- 1Scrollreal short videos
- 2Watchtap any word
- 3Learnquizzes make it stick
German
French
Spanish
Italian
English
Dutch
Romanian
Greek- + moreon the way
The problem
Most language apps teach synthetic language.
So even after years of learning, you may still struggle to understand a real conversation.
It’s cut off from the culture.
The slang, memes, personalities, references and local knowledge only natives have. All missing.
There’s no real measure.
No clear way to know how well you understand the language in the wild, or whether you’re learning the right words first.
Lessons completed247 ✓
Real conversations understood?
gives you access to curated real content in the language you’re learning, the culture and references locals grew up with, and a count of how many words you actually know.
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Real content
Learn from language that actually exists.
We curate real short-form content that native speakers already watch, so you learn from language that actually exists in the wild, while making the process genuinely entertaining.
- Real native speakers
- Tap any word for its meaning
- Quick quizzes that make it stick
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Frequency first
The words you’ll hear most, first.
Our method prioritises the most frequent words first, helping you understand more with less time. Every word carries a rank for how often natives actually use it.
- Frequency-ranked dictionaries
- Every word you tap, saved
German, by how often it’s said- #1die · der · dasthe
- #2undand
- #3seinto be
- #8ichI
- #12nichtnot
- #50keinno
- #500Spielgame
- #4000Philosophphilosopher
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Measurable
Progress measured in the real world.
Your progress is tied to how much real-world language you can understand.
- Levels based on words you know
- See your progress towards real understanding
Culture
Understand what locals actually know.
We also curate the cultural knowledge behind the language: the references, people, concepts and moments that help you understand what locals mean, why they find something funny, and what they grew up knowing.
German culture
Tap a sticker. Slang, habits and in-jokes that locals told us outsiders never get.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything you need to know before you start learning with Club YAP.
How is Club YAP different from Duolingo?
Duolingo teaches with exercises built from sentences written for learners. Club YAP teaches with the real short videos native speakers already watch.
- The words natives use most come first.
- You learn the culture too: slang, humour, references and the things locals just know.
- Your level counts the words you know.
How long does it take to learn a language with Club YAP?
It depends on the language, what you already know and how often you watch, so we won’t promise a number of weeks.
- What we can promise is that every minute goes on words you’ll actually hear, because the most common ones come first.
- Your level shows how many of the words natives use most you already know, so you can see the progress yourself.
What do you mean by “real language”?
Language the way natives actually use it: fast, casual, full of slang and shortcuts.
- Short videos people post and watch anyway.
- With subtitles where every word is tappable, so real content stays understandable.
Is Club YAP good for complete beginners?
Yes. You hear the language from your very first session.
- Your word path starts with the handful of words natives say most.
- Tap any word in the subtitles to see what it means, and quick quizzes help it stick.
- Already past the basics? Your known words carry you further along the path.
Does Club YAP teach speaking, or just listening?
Both, with understanding first, because you can’t answer what you didn’t catch.
- Watch real videos to train your ear on how people really talk.
- Then practise saying words and phrases out loud.
- Saved words come back in reviews and quizzes until they stick.
How much time do I need each day?
You set your own daily goal in the app. Fifteen minutes is a good start.
- The videos last seconds, so you can learn in small gaps: the commute, a queue, a coffee break.
- Every word you learn counts towards your level, so short sessions still add up.
Which languages can I learn?
German, French, Spanish, Italian, English, Dutch, Romanian and Greek.
- English covers both British and American culture.
- Want another one? Tell us on the waitlist.
Does Club YAP include slang and swearing?
Yes. Real language includes it, so the culture cards cover slang, humour, references and real swearing.
- The strongest words sit in their own level, so you choose how far you go.
- The app is for ages 13 and up.
Is Club YAP free, or do I need a subscription?
Club YAP is one subscription with everything included, monthly or yearly. There is no free plan, but you can try it free for 7 days.
- The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Cancel before it ends and you pay nothing.
- The price is shown in the app before you buy, and you can cancel any time in your App Store settings.
Learn what people actually say.Most apps drill polite textbook sentences, so the first real conversation still sounds like noise. Club YAP gives you the clips natives actually watch, so you hear the language the way people really use it: fast, casual and full of shortcuts.
Understand what locals actually know.Most apps leave out the culture: the slang, the humour and the local references, so you’re lost the moment locals stop being polite. Club YAP gives you the cultural references locals grew up with: the famous moments, the jokes and the things everyone just knows, the way you know them in your own language.
Track how far you can go in the real world.A 300-day streak can’t tell you whether you’d follow a conversation. In Club YAP your level counts the words you know, ranked by how often natives say them, so you can see how much real speech you’d understand.
About the app
Club YAP is an app, coming soon to iPhone, that teaches you a language through short, authentic native-speaker videos. You watch a feed of real videos in the language you’re learning, tap any word for its meaning, and take quick multiple-choice quizzes that check whether the key phrases stuck.
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