Updates to Phonetic Translators

I updated the description of several phonetic translators and wrote a detailed FAQ that covers the following topics: 1) incorrect display of phonetic transcription symbols, 2) copy-pasting the transcription into other programs, 3) why the translators cannot be downloaded on the computer or mobile device, 4) the future projects. http://easypronunciation.com/en/ipa-phonetic-translators-faq If you have any specific… Continue reading Updates to Phonetic Translators

Latest Project: English Phonetic Converter

We’ll be moving to Vancouver soon, so I quit my part-time job and now I work full-time on the English phonetic converter. http://easypronunciation.com/en/english-phonetic-transcription-converter The goal number one is to improve the American English dictionary. I decided to manually proof-read the database and it takes a lot of time! In November you will see the following… Continue reading Latest Project: English Phonetic Converter

Full Version of French Pronunciation Course Available

I finally release the full version of French pronunciation course. http://easypronunciation.com/en/french-words-french-pronunciation-for-beginners The short description of the course features can be found here – http://easypronunciation.com/en/news/french-pronunciation-course-for-beginners-released/66 In total it took more than six months to prepare this release. The video and audio material was ready in July. During the last months I and my developer were fixing… Continue reading Full Version of French Pronunciation Course Available

Updates to French Phonetic Dictionary – Improve Your French Pronunciation

I updated French Phonetic Dictionary. The pronunciations of 507 French words were added. The total number of words is now 23,777. We’re only gong to keep adding to our French Phonetic Dictionary to help language learners out there by offering a tool which really can help with French pronunciation.  Check out our French Pronunciation course… Continue reading Updates to French Phonetic Dictionary – Improve Your French Pronunciation

Speeding Up Our Phonetic Converters – Learn Languages Faster!

I optimized the database usage on http://easypronunciation.com. Now the speed of the phonetic converters is significantly increased. It was especially important for German and Japanese converters which were ridiculously slow. All my previous optimizations in speed are nothing in comparison with that one. Well, we always learn…  I hope you get the chance to enjoy… Continue reading Speeding Up Our Phonetic Converters – Learn Languages Faster!

The French Phonetic Dictionary 1.8 released

The French Phonetic Dictionary 1.8 released (24,325 words). After a discussion we decided to keep the phonetic symbol [œ̃] for the combinations of letters “un” (“aucun”) and “um” (“humble”). Now there’s an option in French phonetic translator that allows you to use this symbol in such cases. This French dictionary serves as a top notch… Continue reading The French Phonetic Dictionary 1.8 released

Japanese Language Learners – Updates On Our Japanese Language Learning Tools

Information for Japanese language learners. A couple of days ago I bought a brand-new edition of NHK pronunciation dictionary (2016) – https://www.nhk-book.co.jp/detail/000000113452016.html and right now I am preparing a major update for the Japanese kanji converter –http://easypronunciation.com/en/japanese-kanji-to-romaji-converter First of all, it will become copy-paste friendly. Since I wanted to display the pitch accent in Japanese… Continue reading Japanese Language Learners – Updates On Our Japanese Language Learning Tools

English Converter for American English Update

I finally finished all the updates with English converter for American English. I followed very closely the recommendations from the book “Fundamentals of Phonetics” by Larry H. Small. I had to do a lot of testing, because I didn’t want to affect a good quality of conversion, so the update took some time. Ok, so… Continue reading English Converter for American English Update

Seeking Mobile Developer for Pronunciation Mobile App

Right now I am looking for a developer who will help me create a mobile app version of Pronunciation Player. There are two possible ways of our collaboration: 1) business partnership with profit shared 50-50 (preferable way). 2) you just create an app and charge me for your services. Requirements overview: 1) In the case… Continue reading Seeking Mobile Developer for Pronunciation Mobile App