This looks nice and similar to toucan [1]. I have built something similar but a bit different for the web [2]. Happy, to share the code in a non-so-permissive license with you if you plan to build out web support.
Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
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Re: Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
#72I'd use this if it had a book I wanted to read. A while back, I tried Prismatext ( https://prismatext.com/ ). It only offered old classics that had come out of copyright (ie, Project Gutenberg) and a handful of poorly-reviewed modern novels. If you can license a modern book that someone would actually choose to read on their own, I'd pay for it. Bonus if I can sort/browse the available books by Goodreads (or similar)…
Thanks for the feedback. One of the features allows users to upload an epub to use in the app. Although I realise that a better method is needed, as it has become harder to find legitimate places to buy epub formatted books.
You're welcome for the feedback. I saw the epub import and thought it was novel, but as you said, I don't know of anywhere to buy modern fiction in epub. If you know of legal sellers and linked to them from the site, that would probably be enough for me as a customer.
That said, I'd gladly pay you/the site to handle that for me (by paying more than the book's retail price). Hopefully the translation would also be better than anything I imported.
(Two sibling replies linked to sites that sell technical non-fiction. That is a very hard way to learn :-) )
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#73I’ve been wanting to get back my faded ability to read French after having neglected this skill for far too long. This is a pleasant way to ease me into this, I am loving this app!
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#74The LLM based explanations were the key thing about this app for me. It’s hard for me to fit foreign vocabularies into context for long-term recall without etymologies and comparisons to common roots in Latin, and I’ve already had several ah-ha moments due to those explanations. Thanks.
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#75Bummer, it’s not available in my country.
Not in my App Store, too. I wonder why not release it worldwide?
Because I'm making public domain books available within the app (from Project Gutenburg), I have to limit the territories it is launched in, as some countries may have copyright limitations.
I will expand the app into more countries once I'm happy none of the books have copyright restrictions there. Feel free to message me with the country you reside in and I'll take a look soon.
Re: Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
#76The LLM based explanations were the key thing about this app for me. It’s hard for me to fit foreign vocabularies into context for long-term recall without etymologies and comparisons to common roots in Latin, and I’ve already had several ah-ha moments due to those explanations. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback!
Whilst there are some, often amusing, quirks with the LLM based explanations, I agree that the utility of the app is much higher with them.
Re: Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
#77I’ve been wanting to get back my faded ability to read French after having neglected this skill for far too long. This is a pleasant way to ease me into this, I am loving this app!
Thanks!
Re: Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
#78This looks nice and similar to toucan [1]. I have built something similar but a bit different for the web [2]. Happy, to share the code in a non-so-permissive license with you if you plan to build out web support. [1] https://jointoucan.com/ [2] https://github.com/igeligel/tooltipr-extension
Thanks, I'll take a look!
Re: Show HN: Glossarie – a new, immersive way to learn a language
#79This looks nice and similar to toucan [1]. I have built something similar but a bit different for the web [2]. Happy, to share the code in a non-so-permissive license with you if you plan to build out web support. [1] https://jointoucan.com/ [2] https://github.com/igeligel/tooltipr-extension
Curious to hear the reasoning behind using the US flag for English, given there's a country called England.