The new Hinglish Vinglish opens on a feed. One card, then the next, then the next. A new word, said aloud. A quick check on it a few cards later. A short chat to read. A Hindi sound to practise. A desi tip a textbook would never tell you. Swipe up and the course comes to you, in order, in pieces small enough for the time you actually have.
This post is the short version of what changed, why, and what stays the same.
Why a feed
The honest problem with a lesson menu is the menu. You open the app, you see chapters and levels, and you have to decide. On a good evening that is fine. On a Tuesday at 11 pm with five minutes before sleep, deciding is the thing that stops you. So most nights you do not open it.
A feed removes the decision. The next card is already there. You do not pick a lesson; you swipe. The app keeps the order for you: a word first, its meaning, a line you would actually hear at the table, then the same word back as a question a few cards later, then again in a fill-the-gap, then in a match. Spaced practice, with no calendar.
Every card takes seconds. Ten cards is a queue at the shop. Thirty is your daily goal, and a ring at the top fills as you go.
What is in the feed
- New words, in roman letters, said aloud by a native voice, with a real sentence.
- Quick checks: tap the meaning, fill the gap, match three pairs, hear it and pick it.
- Say it cards: hold the mic, say the word, and get a score for how close you sound to a native speaker, with a line on what to fix. These use one pronunciation credit each, as before.
- Chats: a short conversation to read and hear, then a check on it.
- Grammar in passing: one rule, one example, one small puzzle. No chapter of theory.
- Hindi sounds: the "aa" in "khaana", the puff of air in "kh", one at a time, with a drill.
- Desi tips: the things a family knows and a course does not.
- Level quizzes: finish a level's themes and its quiz arrives as six cards. Pass it, and the collectible drops into the feed.
Medals arrive the same way. Your streak, your first return, your first chat with Ellie: each one lands as a card, right where you are, instead of a pop-up.
Games, built from what you know
The second tab is now Games. Nine word games, and every one of them draws only from the words you have already met in the feed or the lessons. So nothing is unfair, and every puzzle is solvable with what you have.
- Crossword: English clues, Hindi answers.
- Word Search: the words are hidden, the clues are their meanings.
- Balloons: guess the letters before Ellie's balloons float off.
- Guess the Word: six tries, one clue.
- Speed Match, Catch the Word, Build the Sentence, Which Sound?, Odd One Out.
Three of them change every day: Guess the Word of the day, Crossword of the day, and the Daily Challenge. Finish one and your puzzle streak grows.
What stays the same
Everything you already had. The chapters are still there, level by level, with Ellie. Your streak, your medals and your collectibles carry over; you will find them under Profile. Your pronunciation credits are unchanged. The price is unchanged: free to start, one payment to keep it all.
If you open the app and prefer the old way, switch back under Profile, Learning Style. Nothing is lost either way, and you can switch again whenever you like.
Who this is for
The same people it has always been for: English speakers with a Hindi-speaking partner, in-laws, or family, who want to be part of the conversation. If the lessons felt like a commitment, the feed is the easier door. Open it, swipe a few cards, and see what sticks.
It is free to start, on iOS and Android. Existing users get the update automatically, with a short tour of what moved.