Mother-tongue voice tutor · Philippines
Every child should learn in the language they think in.
Tuklas is a voice tutor that teaches math — and more — in Cebuano, Filipino, and other mother tongues. Speak to it, interrupt it, scan the worksheet in front of you. No typing required.
Speech by ElevenLabs · Reasoning via OpenCode Go · No per-seat license
9 in 10
Filipino 10-year-olds who cannot read an age-appropriate text
World Bank, learning poverty
76th / 81
Philippines' rank in Mathematics
PISA 2022
Most
learners speak a language at home that school does not teach in
K–3 language policy
A conversation, not a worksheet.
Most “AI tutors” translate. This one teaches in the mother tongue, turn by turn.
Tap and talk
The learner speaks. No keyboard, no reading required — a voice tutor a young child can actually use.
It teaches in the mother tongue
Explanations come in Cebuano or Filipino. The subject terms are taught in Filipino and English, so the child recognises them in class.
Scan the worksheet
Photograph the page. The tutor works the exact problem the child is stuck on — one step at a time, not the whole answer.
The teaching method is the invention.
One step per turn
The tutor never hands over the answer. It gives a single step, then asks the learner for the next one.
“Try it back”
After each step the learner says the next part in their own words. That is how you know it landed.
Built for underfunded classrooms
Minutes are capped and shown on screen. Repetitive practice uses cached audio, so cost stays honest and low.
Who it is for
Public schools, ALS centres, and self-directed learners — anyone the current tools leave behind because of cost or language.
Try it with a real problem.
Pick a language, tap the mic, and scan a worksheet page.