Kippy
Your friendly guide. Asks about your day and helps when you get stuck.
Try It Now: Say These Italian Phrases Out Loud
Say each sentence out loud, slowly first, then at normal speed. Then practice it in Kippy, where the pronunciation checker gives you word-by-word feedback.
Un caffè e un cornetto, per favore.
A coffee and a croissant, please. Hold the double f in caffè a little longer.
Scusi, Lei è di qui?
Excuse me, are you from around here? Lei is the polite you for strangers and older people.
Allora… ci vediamo domani?
So… see you tomorrow? Italians use allora to start, to pause and to wrap up.
Want more? The free pronunciation checker shows which words were hard to understand, and practical phrasebooks give you ready-made phrases for travel and daily life.
What Is AI Italian Conversation Practice?
AI Italian conversation practice means speaking Italian out loud with an AI partner that listens, replies and gives you feedback. In Kippy you talk about your day, order at a bar or ask for directions, get a suggested reply when you freeze, and see corrections on your pronunciation and grammar.
Italian looks easy to pronounce, and mostly it is: you say what you see. The traps are small, but they change meaning. Double consonants are held longer, so sete is thirst and sette is seven, caro is dear and carro is a cart. Every noun has a gender, and the adjective has to agree with it, even when you're thinking fast.
Then there's the formal Lei, which takes the same verb form as he and she. Come stai? to a friend, come sta? to your friend's grandmother. None of this is hard to understand. It's hard to do at speed, which is why it needs speaking time, not more reading.
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later
- Price
- Free to download. Premium is $99.99 a year (US)
- Languages
- Italian and 9 more languages to practice
- Help in your language
- Explanations in your own language, for any language pair
Practice Italian Conversation with AI Characters
Italian conversations are loud, warm and full of opinions, mostly about food. In Kippy you choose who you talk to:
Tippy
Sweet, playful, and always in your corner. She makes speaking practice feel a little less scary.
Yappy
Argues back. Over 18? Doesn't always mind the language.
Start with Kippy when you want an easy chat, and chat with Tippy for some playful encouragement, or Yappy when you're ready to defend your pizza toppings. Here is what a conversation with Kippy can look like:
Ciao! Com'è andata la giornata?
Hi! How was your day?
Bene, ma sono molto caldo. Oggi ci sono trentacinque gradi.
Correction
Bene, ma ho molto caldo. Oggi ci sono trentacinque gradi.
Good, but I'm really hot. It's 35 degrees today.
Bene, ma ho molto caldo. Oggi ci sono trentacinque gradi.
Eh sì, fa un caldo pazzesco! Ti va un gelato?
Oh yes, it's crazy hot! Fancy an ice cream?
Sì! Pistacchio e cioccolato, per favore.
Yes! Pistachio and chocolate, please.
Ottima scelta. Io prendo una granita, così non mi sciolgo.
Great choice. I'll have a granita, so I don't melt.
How Kippy Works as Your AI Italian Tutor
Kippy works like an Italian conversation partner in your pocket. It starts the conversation, helps when you get stuck, and shows you what to work on.
A Hint When You Freeze Suggested Italian replies when your mind goes blank. 
Help in English Ask what a word means, then carry on in Italian. 
Real Situations Bars, trains, hotels, restaurants and family dinners. 
Pronunciation Feedback Word-by-word feedback on what was hard to understand. 
Grammar Check Corrections as you speak, without breaking the flow. 
Your Own Phrasebook Save the Italian you actually used. The Best Way to Practice Speaking Italian
The best way to practice speaking Italian is to speak it, a little, most days. That's simple advice, and hard to follow when there's no Italian speaker nearby and your class meets once a week.
6 min
of speaking time each, if ten learners share a one-hour Italian class
That is the best case, before explanations, exercises and waiting for your turn.
With Kippy you don't need a partner or a booking. Open the app, pick a topic and start talking, even if it's only for five minutes.
Italian Conversations You Can Practice with AI
Pick a situation, then speak through it:
| Situation | What to practice |
|---|---|
| At the bar | Order a coffee at the counter, ask what's in the cornetto and pay. |
| Restaurants | Book a table, ask what the waiter recommends and order a dish you can't pronounce yet. |
| Trains and travel | Buy a ticket, check the platform and ask whether the train is late. |
| Family visits | Talk to relatives, answer questions about your life and keep up at a long Sunday lunch. |
| Formal or friendly | Use Lei with shopkeepers and older people, tu with friends, and switch when invited. |
| Small talk | Weekends, football, the weather and where to find the best gelato. |
| Work | Introduce yourself, give an update and ask a colleague for help. |
| Opinions | Argue about food, cities and football, and say why you think so. |
Italian Phrases for When You Get Stuck
Italians talk fast and won't always slow down on their own. So ask them. Say each phrase out loud a few times, then use it in your next Kippy conversation:
When you didn't catch it
Scusi, può ripetere?
Sorry, could you repeat that? (polite)
When it's too fast
Più piano, per favore.
Slower, please.
When you're missing a word
Come si dice … in italiano?
How do you say … in Italian?
When your first try came out wrong
Cioè…
I mean…
When you need a moment
Un attimo, ci penso.
One moment, let me think.
When you want to check you understood
In che senso?
What do you mean? (literally: in what sense?)
In Kippy you can use them for real: ask Kippy to slow down, use cioè to try again, and keep going. Still choosing an app? See our comparison of AI language learning apps.
Who This Italian Speaking Practice App Is For
Kippy is built for people who understand more Italian than they can say. It is a good fit if you:
- have Italian family and want to talk to them in their language;
- are planning a trip to Italy and want more than grazie and ciao;
- took an Italian class and can follow more than you can answer;
- speak some Spanish and keep mixing it into your Italian.
Kippy is where you practice saying what you've learned, before you need it at the table.
What Learners Say About Kippy
★★★★★
“Talking to Kippy feels like chatting with a friend. It's a great way to practice language that I'm learning without nagging friends to chat with me or paying for a tutor! Excellent!”
★★★★★
“…The app took me straight to speaking a new language without ever have spoken a single word of it before. Love it!!!”
★★★★★
“This app is quite useful so far. It provides translations and options for responses in a conversation to choose from if you can't come up with a sentence yourself.”
More Guides to Speaking Practice with AI
Comparing apps before you choose? These guides look at AI speaking practice across languages, Italian included:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I speak Italian with AI for free?
Yes. Kippy is free to download from the App Store for iPhone and iPad, so you can start speaking Italian right away. Premium is $99.99 a year (US).
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Is Kippy good for Italian beginners?
Yes. Kippy can explain things in English, suggest what to say next and translate when you need it, so you can start speaking Italian before you feel ready.
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How do I pronounce Italian double consonants?
Hold the consonant a little longer, as if there’s a tiny pause before it: sette, nonno, palla. Say pairs like sete and sette, or caro and carro, out loud. Kippy’s pronunciation checker gives word-by-word feedback, so you can see which words were hard to understand.
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When should I use Lei instead of tu in Italian?
Use Lei with people you don’t know, in shops and offices, and with older people. Use tu with friends, family, children and people your age in casual settings. If someone says dammi del tu, they’re inviting you to switch. With Kippy’s characters, tu is fine. Save Lei for role-plays with strangers.
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I speak Spanish. Will that help or confuse my Italian?
Both. A lot of vocabulary and grammar is close, so you’ll understand plenty early on. The risk is mixing them up, like saying pero for però or muy for molto. Speaking Italian out loud regularly is the quickest way to keep the two apart.
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How long does it take to speak basic Italian?
It depends on how much you speak, not only on how much you study, so there’s no honest single answer. What helps most is regular speaking practice. Five minutes on most days does more than an hour once a week.
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How is Kippy different from ChatGPT voice mode?
ChatGPT is a general assistant. Kippy is built for speaking practice: it suggests an Italian reply when you get stuck, gives word-by-word pronunciation feedback, corrects your grammar and saves the phrases you used. Tippy keeps things sweet and playful, while Yappy has opinions of his own and argues back.
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Where can I get Kippy?
Download Kippy from the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad. On a computer, scan the QR code on this page with your iPhone.
