"Are You Free Today?" — a Phone Call with Jeana
One teacher, both sides of the call: 今天有空吗？一会儿见！
Meet Jeana
@chinesewith_jeana is a Mandarin teacher who specializes in exactly what her bio promises: Chinese conversation, one daily phrase at a time. In this lesson she plays both callers in a split-screen phone call — 亲爱的，今天有空吗？are you free today? — through to the goodbye, 一会儿见, see you later. Characters, pinyin and English all on screen, so the whole exchange is yours to steal for your next call.
Acting out both sides of a dialogue is a deceptively smart teaching move: learners hear the question and the answer in context, which is how phrases actually stick. With 64K likes across her short conversations, Jeana's clearly onto something.
Jeana, if you're reading this: we'd love to have you join ImChatty as one of our early tutors. Right now you have to play both sides of every conversation — on ImChatty, your learners take the other side, in live 1:1 practice built for exactly the phone-call Chinese you teach. Early tutors get priority placement, a real say in how the platform develops, and first pick of session slots as we grow.
- Complete two-sided dialogues, acted out solo
- Characters, pinyin and English in every scene
- Conversation-first teaching with 64K likes
What languages can I practice on ImChatty?
French, English, Chinese, Russian, and more coming soon — whatever your practice partner speaks. The partner matching filter lets you sort by target language.
Do I need to be a teacher to help someone learn my native language?
No. Native speakers can help in practical ways by sharing natural phrasing, correcting small mistakes, and explaining what sounds normal in everyday conversation. That kind of help is often exactly what learners are missing. This is the idea of ImChatty, sharing between cultures and languages.
When should I switch from text to voice practice?
When text starts to feel easy and you want to work on pronunciation and listening speed. Text is a great first step, not the only step — use it to build comfort, then layer in voice.
Jump straight into text chat. No video required.