Phone only and also requires sign up before I can even see a list of languages that are available? I'd like to use it but I'm not gonna do it on my phone, and I'm not gonna sign up before if I know my target languages are available.<p>Also its not clear if this is just some in-line translation of articles and subtitles using google translate? Something else?
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The thing that annoys me about all of these attempts is failing to recognize the impact of irregular forms of the verbs. So - for French - all the different forms of the verb aller (go) are treated individually. I paid for ReadLang for a while, but this lack of a feature has proven too frustrating.<p>I would have loved to have an app that runs the text through something like Google Natural Language API (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/" rel="nofollow">https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/</a>) and then use the results of _that_ for flashcards, noun-phrase translation, etc. Google Translate alone is just not sufficient.
</rant><p>Of course, I have 10 pages worth of ideas about language learning and none of that implemented. So, kudos for trying to make at least something happen. Let the thousand flowers bloom and all that.
I'm a little confused about how this works, and the site doesn't answer my question readily.<p>What is the source? The "Browse any website" claim implies that you're translating on the fly and then I learn by translating back to English. Is this the case?
Productive x2! Love it. For second generation immigrants and I'm sure many others, learning a new language often comes while watching foreign language films, sometimes with subtitles. This seems like a more productive way to not only learn the content but also the language.
Been looking for exactly this. Was actually going to write a script that grabbed paragraphs of random Spanish news and emailed them to me with the English translations beneath them every morning so I could get some practice every morning in my inbox.<p>Nice!
This is a fantastic idea. I learned Swedish as a child in a very similar fashion through watching tons of movies in english with Swedish subtitles and reading. Having this for digital media seems invaluable.
I like it. I like how I can click words or phrases in the article and it translates them directly. The video section es muy bueno también. Gracias por tu ayuda!
Just tried it out. Seems like a nice idea and can see how it might be useful.<p>However, for the Android version in Chinese, it's very difficult to get the translations of the words - it defaults to translating entire lines. Also, when you try and adjust the amount that is being selected, if it hasn't finished reading out the whole line, you get two chunks being read simultaneously.
Cool idea, I like the thought behind this app. Having tried a lot of other language apps, and not getting much use out of them but learning how to play a game (even after finishing), seems definitely more immersive imo. Just downloaded the Android version, will give it a whirl. If you have a support forum, would definitely give feedback and potential bugs.
I like this conceptually, as I think media immersion is a good way for an intermediate/advanced language learner to continue with their progress; however, I can't find a way to use this on my laptop. Your tagline says:<p>"Infinite content on mobile, tablet, desktop."<p>However, I only see mobile versions available as downloads. How do I use it on the desktop?
Reading the reviews on Google Play, it seems there is some in-app purchase, but on the website, I see no indication paying is needed at some point ( sounds like all is free actually when reading the website) so I am confused...
Nice!<p>I had a similar idea, learning a language with Twitter.<p>You'd select a profile and it would crawl all Tweets and create a learning plan from it.<p>The idea was to learn how people actually talk and not some random DuoLingo stuff.
On an Android. I like the idea, and am currently studying Korean.
The app is unusably slow, and hangs often. If you want my phone environment, feel free to pm.