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Spaced repetition systems have gotten better

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Post by johnsea »

johnsea wrote: post #87
Alex-Programs wrote: post #52

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I made a tool based on this principle! We spend hours a day browsing the web, so I made a browser extension[0] that translates sentences at your knowledge level into the language you're learning, so that you're always learning a little through immersion. I also used the same "10 minutes a day on Anki" strategy with my A levels, and it made the revision process so so much nicer because stuff I'd learnt two years ago w…

Looks not bad but a) billing/prices should imho be prominent and not hidden behind trial or get started. And b) not sure if 5/12/20 per month is not too much? The About section is nice. (I use two other paid language services, thus no need/interest in another)

I looked a bit more in detail and I'm impressed. I found: - "with translation costs being the majority of Nuenki's subscription price." Thus my price critic was not very appropriate - https://nuenki.app/blog/llm_translation_comparison (Which LLMs are best at low-latency translation?) Cool table!

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xenostar wrote: post #520
echan00 wrote: post #445

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Shameless plug of my language app, dangerous. Our language app is largely based on using LLMs and spaced-repetition. We explain the context behind every word and phrase, provide additional usage examples and cultural notes, and also use speech recognition to test recall and pronunciation. We're invite-only at the moment, but happy to pass along invite codes to anybody who may find it useful. https://apps.apple.com/us…

I’m also very interested in an invite, this sounds like a very novel concept!

for sure, email me erik at getdangerous.app

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Post by echan00 »

fivestones wrote: post #482
echan00 wrote: post #445

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Shameless plug of my language app, dangerous. Our language app is largely based on using LLMs and spaced-repetition. We explain the context behind every word and phrase, provide additional usage examples and cultural notes, and also use speech recognition to test recall and pronunciation. We're invite-only at the moment, but happy to pass along invite codes to anybody who may find it useful. https://apps.apple.com/us…

Sounds very interesting. I’d love an invite. I’d love to be able to navigate conversations better next time I’m in China. I’m also working on learning Nepali which is hard as far as language apps go because none of the apps take on smaller languages like this. I’m hoping this will change with LLMs in the mix. My experience (and that of my Nepali friends) is that ChatGPT’s written and spoken Nepali language skill is t…

for sure, email me erik at getdangerous.app

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Post by echan00 »

j0r0b0 wrote: post #500
echan00 wrote: post #445

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Shameless plug of my language app, dangerous. Our language app is largely based on using LLMs and spaced-repetition. We explain the context behind every word and phrase, provide additional usage examples and cultural notes, and also use speech recognition to test recall and pronunciation. We're invite-only at the moment, but happy to pass along invite codes to anybody who may find it useful. https://apps.apple.com/us…

Very curious to try this app too, if you dont mind sending an invite code.

will email you via your profile

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AJayWalker wrote: post #510
echan00 wrote: post #445

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shameless plug of my language app, dangerous. Our language app is largely based on using LLMs and spaced-repetition. We explain the context behind every word and phrase, provide additional usage examples and cultural notes, and also use speech recognition to test recall and pronunciation. We're invite-only at the moment, but happy to pass along invite codes to anybody who may find it useful. https://apps.apple.com/us…

Also interested if you have an invite!

will email you via your profile

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Post by collyw »

desert_rue wrote: post #516
collyw wrote: post #465

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I grabbed a set of flashcard for Spanish verb conjugations. The guy had put in a lot of work to get them in the most frequent order, over 3000 lines of python. It been a massive help to me and I am not sure that writing the code to generate the list would really have helped my Spanish too much. https://www.asiteaboutnothing.net/w_ultimate_spanish_conjuga...

I’m pretty sure the others are suggesting that you don’t generate the word list through coding but when you encounter words you don’t know. What helps us remember is context (“I saw that in the Doctor Who episode where the big bad is-“) where a word list doesn’t give that context. Yes, you can crank through and memorize things without context. It is more painful and less effective overall.

This is for conjugations, which follow a pattern, or rather a mix of patterns, not for vocabulary.

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Post by neuroelectron »

linux2647 wrote: post #148

The folks at SaySomethingIn, that originally started with Welsh and other Celtic languages, have recently expanded to Japanese. I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve found some decent success with one of their other courses. It’s all about spaced repetition and focuses exclusively on listening and speaking. https://www.saysomethingin.com/en/

Interesting. Learning a language means speaking it.

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Post by clarity8 »

ralferoo wrote: post #321

I'm not ready to share a link to my actual implementation yet, but I've been working on an SRS system for Chinese and been using it as my daily driver for about 3-4 years now, after previously using Anki and getting frustrated with how reviews pile up after a couple of days off. I've done lots of tweaking to the algorithm over the years to make it feel like I'm less surprised by the scheduling, and less like a slave…

I've used Anki on and off for a few years and I've had exactly the same problem. I would love to see your implementation, even if it's not finished yet! It sounds like it would be very useful to many people.
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