Imagine being at the airport somewhere in Germany, on a spontaneous last minute trip to Romania to see some friends for the weekend.You look at your watch and see that it’s noon, and your flight isn’t until 8pm. You have 8 hours to kill. And then you realize… You don’t speak Romanian! What is the level of English in Romania? How do you order a beer, call for a taxi? Are there any cultural norms you should be aware of?

Wouldn’t you think “I wish there was an instantaneous way I could locate and link with a Romanian person, here at the airport. Ask them some questions about the country, about the city I am heading to. Suggestions on where to go? Food I must try, etc. And of course, perhaps learn some Romanian phrases”.

But unfortunately, people don’t walk around with flags above their head. What if there was an app where you can select your language/nationality preferences and search for people around you? You would be able to find that Romanian person and maybe have a coffee with him/her while you’re waiting for your flight! Well, guess what – there is.

This story is not just an example, it’s the story of how Linguado was born, with one major goal – to connect people from all around the world. Founder of Linguado App, Alexander Kaplan, faced this problem back in 2015 and realized that he is not the only one experiencing it. There are many people around the world (not just the airport) that just want to find a native speaker of a language they desire, and talk, share experiences, learn something new, but they don’t know how.

Linguado offers a solution - it’s a free mobile app that allows you to instantly link with native speakers of the language you desire by proximity or worldwide.