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Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#101

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I just always have subs on. There are shows which are downright unwatchable without subs (e.g. True Detective). I'm not a native speaker, but I'm fluent.

Subs also add a lot of the plot sometimes. Certain quiet sounds you wouldn't otherwise hear are mentioned in the subs that can set a scene, foreshadow, or explain motives.

I always run subtitles too.

I work they use fewer words....it's unfortunate when it spoils a delivery several seconds before it happens.

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#102

It would be cool (but super niche) to have a "wait, what was that" button in Netflix. Skip back 10s, enable subs. Would be great when you're trying not to use the subtitles, but sometimes get a bit outpaced. Edit: maybe not so niche! Someone build a WebExtension!

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/what-did-you-say/n...

Will have it done by end of week :)

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#103
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How did you discover this?

It was in the presentation when Apple TV was announced: https://youtu.be/0qwALOOvUik?t=3731

Can one also ask "what can I say?" to find out what's available for Siri on tvOS, as on macOS, iOS, and watchOS?

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#104

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It was in the presentation when Apple TV was announced: https://youtu.be/0qwALOOvUik?t=3731

Can one also ask "what can I say?" to find out what's available for Siri on tvOS, as on macOS, iOS, and watchOS?

I'd check if I wasn't 300 miles from my Apple TV :( I'm like 80% sure that this is the case, though–but it's possible that this specific feature isn't mentioned.

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#105

Watching TV and movies with subtitles is a great way for intermediate language learners (B1 and above) to progress. Kudos to Mate for thinking of capturing this in Netflix with a browser add-on. However, creating a flash card with a translation to your native language is not the best way to master vocabulary. A translation (or, "gloss") can be helpful initially, but it's more important to see the word in context. It…

I think you are underestimating how effective flashcards can be, particularly as part of a larger system. I'm starting a 4-year PhD in September to develop a system that will gloss words (in text/subtitles in a variety of clients, like FF, ebook readers, media players, etc.) that aren't in your (Anki-compatible) flashcards. That means you get to read "normal" text, enriched with glosses only for words you don't know.…

Can I sign up to receive updates about it? I'm very curious. This could be pretty awesome!

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#106
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It seems like this doesn't work with Japanese subtitles but works for some other languages. Am I doing something wrong? Is there some way to make it work?

Ah yes, I know of this problem. For whatever reason Netflix subtitles for a few Asian languages are images instead of text. Maybe because of font support? I'm not sure. But you basically have to run OCR on the downloaded subtitles for these languages.

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#107
This is really fantastic! I have been looking for a good app for this for a while. It seems like there are several solutions for it, all emerging around the same time, which is great news for language learners!

Request: please add an option to not continue playing the video after I click "save". It is aggravating when there are several words that need to be saved at once and I have to pause the video quickly to get all of them.

You could also make the UI much smoother by copying the way the FluentU player works: pause the video and show a translation as soon as the user mouses over any subtitles. Unpause the video when they mouse away from the subtitles.

It would also be really helpful to have some contextual information saved with each word. The surrounding phrase would be helpful, for instance. It would be really fantastic to be able to save the screenshot (in low resolution to save space), but I understand if copyright prevents that somehow.

I really, really wish there were a more open solution for this. Has anyone else used LWT (Learning with Texts)? You could specify the dictionary API/URLs to use. (There were also really primitive word splitting regex settings, but I didn't find them very useful.) I want to be able to get more information on complicated words, from either compounding (German) or extensive morphology (Turkish). I want to be able to look up Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese or Thai words; these languages require extra processing to extract words because they don't separate words explicitly. When studying Japanese or Chinese, I want to be able to save characters for later study, not just words.

In general I really wish I could dig in and add functionality that I know I would love but I'm not confident that a large enough audience to warrant core app changes would need.

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#108

This is really fantastic! I have been looking for a good app for this for a while. It seems like there are several solutions for it, all emerging around the same time, which is great news for language learners! Request: please add an option to not continue playing the video after I click "save". It is aggravating when there are several words that need to be saved at once and I have to pause the video quickly to get a…

Just noticed, this also doesn't play well with NetflixMultiSubs (https://github.com/dannvix/NflxMultiSubs). I would like to be able to have multiple subtitles shown on the screen while studying.

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#109
Warning for potential users: in order to export the words that you save, you must pay for the premium version of the app.

At $10 lifetime user price, it's not bad. But if you watch a couple shows to try it out and then want to save your work, you will have to pay.

Re: Mate: Netflix browser extension for learning words via subtitles

#110

Warning for potential users: in order to export the words that you save, you must pay for the premium version of the app. At $10 lifetime user price, it's not bad. But if you watch a couple shows to try it out and then want to save your work, you will have to pay.

I paid. It's worth the price :D
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