TolkimogiTalk to anyone — in your own language
Tolkimogi is a voice translator app for talking with someone in any language. Put your phone between you and the other person: it interprets both of you out loud, like an interpreter at your side.
- Interprets both of you out loud
- The other person needs nothing
- 30 minutes free
Landlord · NLDe huur moet voor de eerste van de maand betaald zijn.
Interpreter → youThe rent must be paid before the first of the month.
You → interpreterAsk if I can pay it in two parts.
Interpreter → landlord · NLMag de huur in twee delen betaald worden?
Landlord · NLJa, als u het mij vooraf laat weten.
Interpreter → youYes, if you let him know in advance.
Supervisor · NLMorgen begint je shift om zeven uur, aan poort drie.
Interpreter → youYour shift starts at seven tomorrow, at gate three.
You → interpreterAsk what I should bring.
Interpreter → supervisor · NLWat moet ik morgen meebrengen?
Supervisor · NLVeiligheidsschoenen en je badge.
Interpreter → youSafety shoes and your badge.
Official · NLU moet een attest van woonst meebrengen.
Interpreter → youYou need to bring an “attest van woonst”.
You → interpreterWhat is that?
Interpreter → youA certificate from the town hall that confirms where you live.
You → interpreterAsk where I can get it.
Interpreter → official · NLWaar kan dat attest aangevraagd worden?
Sound familiar?
You nod but don’t understand
The other person talks fast. You catch single words and are afraid to miss what matters: a date, an amount, an address.
No interpreter at hand
A live interpreter has to be found, waited for and paid. But you need to talk right now.
An app only swaps words
A regular translator will not explain what a local form means, or ask for you where to get it.
Tolkimogi — like an interpreter at your side
You speak your language, they speak theirs. Each of you hears the other and understands.
Interprets both of you out loud
You hear the other person’s words in full: meaning, tone, names and numbers. Nothing is added.
Asks when something is unclear
If a date or a number was unclear, it asks one short question instead of guessing.
Explains when you ask
Ask what a term or a document means. It answers only you, in your language.
Speaks for you
“Ask where I can get this certificate.” It says it to the other person in their language and waits for the answer.
Helps you say it politely
If you snap, it passes your words on politely but keeps the meaning and every fact.
No internet? Call instead
Call your interpreter from your own number over an ordinary phone line. With the yearly plan.
Wherever you need an interpreter
Housing
Work
Shopping
School
Doctor
Bank
Town hall
Travel
How the voice translator app works
Choose your language
Then pick your interpreter: Eva or Max. The app recognises the other person’s language from their speech.
Put the phone between you
The other person installs nothing. One phone is enough.
Talk as usual
It interprets both of you out loud. If you confirm, it saves what matters to Notes: a date, an address, a piece of advice.
See what it looks like
A short cartoon: Felix the cat in a new country.
Cartoon. The voices are not the app’s interpreter voices.
Transcript
- Clerk NL U hebt een attest van woonst nodig.
- Narrator A new country. And you don’t understand a word.
- Felix What is that? Where do I get it?
- Narrator An ordinary translator only swaps the words.
- Narrator Tolkimogi is a live interpreter at your side.
- Eva A paper proving where you live.
- Felix Ask where I can get it.
- Eva NL Waar kan hij dat krijgen?
- Clerk NL Aan loket drie.
- Eva At desk three.
- Teacher NL Oudercontact: donderdag om vier uur.
- Eva Parents’ meeting: Thursday at four.
- Shopkeeper NL Ruilen kan binnen veertien dagen.
- Eva Exchanges within 14 days.
- Landlord NL De huur betaalt u vóór de eerste.
- Eva Rent is due by the first.
- Foreman NL Morgen om zeven uur beginnen.
- Eva Your shift: tomorrow at seven.
- Narrator Wherever you need an interpreter.
- Narrator Tolkimogi. Join the free test on iPhone or Android.
Your conversations stay yours
History stays on your phone
It is encrypted and kept for 90 days by default. You can turn saving off.
Only what you confirm is saved
Notes get only the entries you approved yourself.
No ads
We show no ads and do not sell your data.
For people who cannot see the screen
Voice prompts and vibration: a signal every minute and a warning when the last one is left.
What it costs
You pay only for minutes of conversation. Your balance is always on screen.
After the test
Pay per minute
Minute packs or a monthly plan. Prices will be announced before launch.
Without internet
With the yearly plan
Call your interpreter from your own number over an ordinary line.
Questions
When can I try it?
We are opening the test on iPhone and Android in small groups. Join the list and we will write when we can invite you.
Does the other person need the app?
No. One phone between you is enough: it listens to both of you and speaks through the speaker.
Which languages?
You can choose Ukrainian, Russian, English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Arabic or Portuguese as your language. The app itself is in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Dutch and French.
Can the whole family use it?
Yes. An adult opens the account, and the whole family, children included, can talk through the interpreter together with them.
What happens to my conversations?
History is kept encrypted on your phone. By default we do not keep the audio or text of your conversations. Details are in the app privacy policy.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. With the yearly plan you can call your interpreter from your own number over an ordinary phone line. No internet needed.
Be one of the first
Leave your email and choose your phone. We invite people in small groups and will write once, when your turn comes.