ChatGPT Prompts for Learning a New Language: 12 Drills

ChatGPT prompts for learning a new language work best when each one targets a real situation you need to handle, fits the minutes you actually have, and corrects you in a consistent format. Use the prompts below to plan your week, rehearse conversations, build phrase banks, and review on a schedule, then switch to voice mode for speaking practice if your app has it. They are written for any language; swap in your target language, level, and first language.

Plan your practice time

1. Minutes-first weekly plan

I learn [language] at about [CEFR level]. I have [N] minutes a day. Build a 7-day plan with three blocks per day (input, output, review) whose minutes add up to exactly [N].

2. Goal situation picker

I am going to [trip, move, job, exam] in [weeks]. List 5 real situations I will face in [language], ranked by how soon I will need them, and the one skill each tests most (listening, speaking, reading, writing).

3. Honest level check

Ask me 8 short questions in [language], one at a time, getting a little harder each time. After my answers, tell me roughly which CEFR band I am working in and why, with examples from my replies.

Rehearse real conversations

4. Role-play with blanks for me

Write a 12-turn role-play for [situation] at [level]. Your lines in [language]; my lines as hints in [first language] so I have to produce them myself. Wait for my reply after each turn.

5. Speed-up rehearsal

Run the same role-play again, but speak in longer sentences with natural fillers a native speaker would use. If I say "otra vez" or "again", repeat your last line more slowly.

6. Small talk from my interests

I like [interests]. Give me 6 small-talk questions people might ask me in [language] about them, plus a simple answer I could give at [level].

Build vocabulary you will use

7. Situation phrase bank

Make 15 phrases for [situation] in [language variety]. For each, give a literal gloss in [first language] and mark it formal, neutral, or informal. Flag any phrase above [level].

8. Problem-sound drill

I struggle with [sound or letter]. Give me 10 minimal pairs in [language] and a tongue-twister at [level]. Tell me where the tongue and lips go, in plain words.

9. Numbers and dates at speed

Read out 10 prices, dates, or phone numbers in [language] as you would say them fast, written as words. I will write them down as digits; then check me.

Correct and review

10. Fixed correction format

While we chat, correct only mistakes in [problem areas] or that block meaning. Use this format: You wrote / Better / Why (one line). Let small slips go.

11. Spaced review schedule

Here is my phrase list: [list]. Spread it across [N] days with reviews on day 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14 after first seeing each phrase. Show it as a simple table.

12. Two-week self-test

Give me a 5-minute speaking task and three listening questions in [language] about [situation]. Grade my answers on whether a native speaker would understand me, not on perfection.

Get a full two-week plan in one prompt

The flagship Language Learning Plan from Level, Goal, and Daily Minutes combines the plan, role-play, phrase bank, correction format, review schedule, and self-test. Its example takes an A2 Spanish learner in Valencia through calling a landlord in 25 minutes a day, split 10, 10, and 5.

Related prompts

For open-ended speaking practice, use the Adaptive conversation tutor for any language. Turn your phrase bank into review cards with the Quiz and Anki flashcard generator, and use the Socratic homework tutor when you want hints instead of answers on grammar homework.

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