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Talian, Pomerano, Hunsrik and nine more. Learn now and pass it on to your kids.
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your grandparents’ language
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23 days
Bondì, Marina
6 min left to hit today’s goal
Today’s lesson
In the kitchen
Unit 3 · Nona’s table
Family phrase
“Ncoi magnemo polenta.”
Today we’re having polenta · Nona Teresa
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Gràssie!
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Talk with nonaYour goal
Audio recorded in the community,not by actors
3,200 words and phrases fromeveryday home talk
Saved wordsby unit and lesson
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Torna teaches the languages that came with your family: Talian, Pomerano, Hunsrik, Japanese and 8 more, the way each home speaks them.
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Brazil’s heritage languages
12 languages.Family, closer.
Over 900 lessons and 3,200 words and phrases from everyday home talk, recorded with speakers from each community.
Hover over a phrase to see the translation
Why we made Torna
Millions of Brazilians grew up hearing these languages in grandma’s kitchen. Almost no app teaches them. Torna teaches them the way they’re spoken at home.
Close to family
Understand your nona, your ditian and your aunt from Jetibá without a translator.
The real language
Phrases from the dinner table, the farm and the phone. With the accent of the people who speak them.
Communities nobody was teaching
From the Talian of the Serra to the Nheengatu of the Rio Negro: 12 languages spoken in Brazil, with teachers from each place.
How it works
The shortest path
The shortest path
to your family’s language.
Pick the language, take short lessons and use what you learned in a real conversation.
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Where is your family from?
Lessons follow the way they speak
Bento Gonçalves
Garibaldi
Caxias do Sul
Antônio Prado
Nova Trento
Somewhere else
Pick your language
12 languages and the way your town speaks them. Start from zero or from what you already understand.
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Pian pian
Finish the unitand its vocabulary
Wordsby unit
Choose by unit and lesson
Unit 3Lesson 1: Bondì, nona
Lesson 2: Polenta
Lesson 3: In the kitchen
A little every day
6-minute lessons: listen, repeat, match. The app brings back what you forget.
Your goalTalk with batian
Your levelIntermediate
Speak without fear
Chat with the app’s nona, get gentle corrections and call your real family.
The way your family speaks
The same word changes from one family to the next. You pick your family’s variant and the lessons follow it, with audio from people who speak that way.
- Variants recorded with 340 families
- Reviewed by speakers from each community
- Switch variants anytime
Talian
In the Bortolini family they say:
Audio: Nona Teresa, 81, Bento Gonçalves
Nona TeresaWhatsApp voice note · 0:42 · Talian
Bondì, nessa!
Good morning, granddaughter!
Ncoi magnemo polenta.
Today we’re having polenta.
Vien qua, pian pian.
Come here, nice and slow.
3 new phrases in your notebookAdded to the lesson “Nona’s table”
Nona’s voice note becomes a lesson
Send the WhatsApp voice note. Torna transcribes it in the dialect, translates it phrase by phrase and puts it in your notebook, in her voice.
- 42 s
- of audio become 3 phrases to practice
- 1 day
- for a community speaker to review
- Family only
- hears the audio you send
Talk with nona, no shame in mistakes
An AI voice trained on authorized recordings of Talian speakers. It speaks slowly, translates when you ask and corrects you kindly.
Nona IdaTalian
BBatian EmiJapanese
OOma ErnaHunsrik
Nona IdaAI voice · speaks slowly
Who is Torna for?
For people who heard the language their whole life and finally want to answer back. And for those who can still teach it.
Curious grandkids
Understand the stories ditian tells in the garden, not just loose words.
Parents & kids
Teach your kids to talk to nona in her language.
Those who married into the family
Follow Sunday lunch without being left out of the conversation.
Those who understand but don’t speak
You already understand half. Torna trains the other half: speaking.
Grandparents who teach
Record songs and stories. They become lessons for the whole family.
Schools and communities
Guarani and Nheengatu built with teachers from the villages, who decide what goes in.
Real families
Real conversations
Start for free.
Bring the family later.
No ads, no card to start. Cancel anytime.
Free
R$ 0
To start with the first unit.
- 1 language and 1 variant
- Daily lesson and review
- 3 voice notes in the family notebook
Family
R$ 24/month on the annual plan
Up to 6 people, each with their own language.
- All 12 languages
- Unlimited chats with nona
- Unlimited voice notes in the notebook
- Family tree with its languages
Communities
Freefor Indigenous schools and associations
For teachers who teach their own language.
- Class and lesson dashboard
- Recordings stay with the community
- Part of the revenue goes back to the associations
FAQ
You have questions.
You have questions.
We have answers.
Quick answers to get off on the right foot.
Which languages can I learn?
Talian, Hunsrik, Pomerano, Japanese, Italian, Levantine Arabic, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Yoruba, Guarani and Nheengatu. Each one with the variants of the families who recorded with us.
Does it work if I’ve never spoken a word?
Yes. The first unit starts with greetings and the family table. If you already understand some, a 4-minute test skips what you know.
How do my family’s voice notes become lessons?
You send the audio and say who spoke and in which language. Torna transcribes it in the dialect, a community speaker checks it and the phrases go into your notebook. Only your family hears the audio.
Who makes the Guarani and Nheengatu lessons?
Teachers from the communities themselves. They decide what can be taught, record with the elders who agree to take part and get paid per published lesson.
Is the app’s nona a real person?
No. She’s an AI voice trained on authorized recordings of Talian speakers. To talk with real people, join the weekly video meetups.
Can I learn more than one language?
Yes. Lots of families have two sides. You switch languages at the top of the app and each one keeps its own progress.
Start with good morning
Six minutes a day, from the first greeting to the conversation at Sunday lunch.
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