Saga is a seal pup in a green, white and red scarf and an AI speaking partner inside the Belong Italy app. You start a call, you speak Italian and she answers in her own voice. After every call she tells you what went well, what to fix and which words to keep, in English or Italian.
Saga is in the Android app now. The iPhone app gets her soon.
Every call is an everyday conversation: home, work, family, food, the weather, shopping, the doctor, the neighbours, an appointment at the Comune or the Questura, looking for a flat, plans for the weekend. Belong Italy Speak has no exam rehearsal and no presentation mode, on purpose.
Italian citizenship asks for Italian at B1, shown with a certificate from a recognised body, such as the CILS or the CELI. Saga does not give a certificate and does not rehearse any exam. What she gives you is time speaking Italian, at your own level, whenever you like.
When the call ends, Saga writes you a short debrief: what went well, each thing to fix with the better sentence, the new words worth keeping and one idea for next time. It is in the language your app is set to: English or Italian. The corrected sentences and the new words stay in Italian.
She also keeps a short note of what you talked about, how comfortable you seemed and the one or two mistakes that keep coming back, so your next call picks up where you left off.
During a call your voice goes from your phone straight to Google's Gemini, which listens and speaks Saga's replies. It does not pass through any server of ours, and we never receive or store any audio.
After the call, Anthropic's Claude writes your debrief and Saga's note. Our server does not keep the transcript. The note is at most 500 characters and is kept on our server in the EU. Forget what Saga remembers, on the You tab, deletes it, and everything is deleted once a year has passed without a call.
The full details are in the privacy policy at privacy.belongitaly.app.
No. Saga is an AI speaking partner. If you ask her, she says so.
No. Belong Italy Speak is everyday conversation only. It is not connected to any exam and does not rehearse one. For the CILS B1 Cittadinanza, Belong Italy has practice for the reading and grammar part. Italian at B1 is shown with a certificate from a recognised body, such as the CILS or the CELI.
The one closest to how you speak today. A2 is short, simple sentences, spoken slowly. B1 is everyday talk a little slower than a native speaker. B2 is a natural, calm pace.
No. Your voice goes from your phone to Google's Gemini for the live conversation, and we never receive or store any audio. A short written note of at most 500 characters is kept so Saga remembers you.
Not yet. Belong Italy Speak is in the Android app now and coming soon to the iPhone app.
17,99 € a month in Italy, with 3 days free for new subscribers. It is separate from the yearly Belong Italy plan.
Belong Italy tracks your road to Italian citizenship. Saga helps you speak Italian on the way.
Belong Italy Speak: 3 days free for new subscribers, then 17,99 € a month. On Android now, coming soon to iPhone.