Sometimes people ask us about how the IPA phonetic translators work. Even for languages with relatively strict pronunciation rules, such as Spanish, the algorithm to obtain the phonetic transcription can be very complex. One reason for that is that the pronunciation of one letter can effect the pronunciation of the adjacent letters. This can happen… Continue reading How do phonetic converters work? It’s VERY complex!
Track your progress with the activity log
We expanded the activity logs on EasyPronunciation.com Up until now in your profile you could see the logs for the following services: From now on, you can also see how you use the following services: To access your activity log, click on “My account” and then on “Activity Log”.
More free audio recordings of words to practice your pronunciation
We are increasing the number of audio recordings available for free on EasyPronunciation.com. To view the full list of free audio recordings, please check the following links: We hope these audio recordings will help you improve your pronunciation.
Updates in notes and notebooks
We recently released some updates in our notes and notebooks. Here’s the summary: And another small update. Now you can adjust the color of the phonetic transcription, homographs, and pronunciation variants to your liking. Please go to “My account” -> “Customize my experience”.
“Don’t use a dictionary” video released in Russian and French
I am glad to announce the release of the Russian and French versions of my YouTube video “Don’t use a dictionary when you learn a language”. In French: In Russian: A special thanks for my wife Tatiana who spent many-many hours editing the videos. I love you!
Dark mode
For users who prefer to work at night, we added a dark mode on our website. To activate it, please go to “My account” -> “Customize my experience” -> “Enable dark mode”.
Don’t use a dictionary when you learn a language
I am happy to announce the release of the video “Don’t use a dictionary when you learn a language” on my YouTube channel. The video can be considered as part 2 of my “Complete Guide to Language Learning“. If you watch the video to the end you will learn how to create notebooks on EasyPronunciation.com.… Continue reading Don’t use a dictionary when you learn a language
Record your voice using voice recorder to practice your pronunciation
We added a new feature on EasyPronunciation.com – a voice recorder! Now you can record your voice directly from your browser and compare your pronunciation with a native speaker. The voice recorder is available in the bottom right corner of the screen. You just need to click the red microphone icon to start recording. The… Continue reading Record your voice using voice recorder to practice your pronunciation
Update in the highlight of word frequency
We have a great news for those of you who have a premium subscription. As you may remember several month ago we introduced a new feature in our word frequency counters – the possibility to highlight word frequency in real time while you type the text. Up until now, the frequently used words were highlighted… Continue reading Update in the highlight of word frequency
Microsoft Azure text-to-speech voices
We are happy to announce that we added more than 300 text-to-speech voices on our website. This batch of text-to-speech voices is provided by Microsoft Azure. We thought that neural voices from Google or Amazon were good. Just listen to the new voices. They sound even more realistic! The cool thing about new voices is… Continue reading Microsoft Azure text-to-speech voices