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9 November 2026 · 9 min read
French conversation practice with an AI tutor, free to start
Practise speaking French out loud with Prima, an AI tutor who answers by voice at your level, in the French of France or Québec. The usual traps, and a routine.
Read →9 November 2026 · 6 min read
Is Prima Speak free? Minutes, Pro and the extension explained
Yes, to start, with no card. What the free plan includes, what uses minutes, what Pro and extra minutes cost, and what is free in the Chrome extension.
Read →3 November 2026 · 5 min read
Dual subtitles on YouTube in Chrome, free
Watch YouTube with subtitles in the language you are learning and their translation in yours, at the same time. A free Chrome extension, and how it works.
Read →3 November 2026 · 7 min read
How to practice speaking a language by yourself
Seven ways to practise speaking without a partner, from shadowing and talking to yourself to a live AI tutor who answers by voice, plus a daily routine.
Read →3 November 2026 · 6 min read
The shadowing technique: how to do it with YouTube videos
Shadowing means repeating a native speaker out loud, a moment behind them. How to do it with YouTube, step by step, and how to get feedback on it.
Read →3 November 2026 · 5 min read
Spanish conversation practice with an AI tutor, free to start
Practise speaking Spanish out loud with Prima, an AI tutor who answers by voice, at your level, with Spain or Latin American Spanish. How it works, and a routine.
Read →4 October 2026 · 8 min read
Prima Speak for Chrome: an AI speaking tutor beside any video
A free Chrome extension that pauses YouTube and other videos at the end of a line so you say it out loud with Prima, a live AI tutor. Subtitles included.
Read →24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Learning Japanese from anime without the cringe
Shows are the best listening material ever made, and the worst model for how to talk to your boss. Here is how Prima uses them.
Read →22 September 2026 · 2 min read
How the Fluency Score works, and why eighty
Grammar, variety, pace and the objective: the four numbers behind every scene on the map, and the one threshold that opens the next one.
Read →20 September 2026 · 2 min read
Why we sell minutes, not tokens
Every AI product wants to bill you in a unit you cannot feel. We chose the one you can.
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