What learners say about LingoBear
“Hands down one of the best language apps I've tried, love it.”
gayshouldbecanon
“Really cool way to build vocab breadth and depth on topics of interest! Especially love the explanation field which provides so much helpful context.”
vayabien
“I really think this will help language learners with motivation. It's great that you can type in your interest, and it creates a story/article for you. Well done!”
Chasing_toucans
“This is really cool! The UI is very intuitive and not annoying and the text it generated was interesting and the right level for me. This really is the first language tool I've seen in a while that's actually interesting and fresh.”
anonymous
“Just tried it out. This is Awesome! I'll be using it on my Xbox a lot I can foresee.”
michaeldross
“Loved it. This is the kind of thing that makes me excited about generative AI in the language learning space.”
ButterflyBitter888
Every word in your Javanese reading passage is clickable. Get English translations and grammar help — useful for navigating Javanese's politeness registers.
Type any topic and LingoBear generates a fresh Javanese reading passage — from gamelan to street life in Surabaya.
Javanese (Basa Jawa) is the Austronesian language of central and eastern Java, with around 82 million speakers — among the most spoken non-official languages in the world. It is not the national language of Indonesia (that role belongs to Indonesian) but is used in everyday life, traditional arts and regional government across Java. It also has a large diaspora in Suriname and New Caledonia.
Javanese uses an elaborate system of speech levels (unggah-ungguh), with at least three registers: ngoko for close friends and inferiors, madya for neutral exchanges, and krama for polite or formal contexts. Words are often replaced wholesale between registers (mangan/nedha/dhahar all mean 'eat'). Choosing the right level is essential, and getting it wrong can be a significant faux pas.