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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

Plans for American English Course – Seeking Pronunciation Player Tester

Very soon I will start the recording of American English course. And I also have plans to create a mobile version of Pronunciation Player. So right now I am looking for testers for Pronunciation Player. The job consists in: 1) reading the description of the software https://easypronunciation.com/en/best-language-learning-software-pronunciation-player 2) reading the description of one of the… Continue reading Plans for American English Course – Seeking Pronunciation Player Tester

Plans to Update Phonetic Converter for American English

I am still thinking about what to include in the upcoming English pronunciation course and which set of IPA symbols to use. There’s a lot of discrepancies in different sources. So yesterday I bought this book called “Fundamentals of Phonetics” 4th edition by Larry H. Small. Boy, was it expensive, but I didn’t regret a… Continue reading Plans to Update Phonetic Converter for American English

New! IPA chart for American English

IPA chart for American English is ready and available here – https://easypronunciation.com/en/american-english-pronunciation-ipa-chart I just need to write an introductory part and the footnote that will explain what allophones and phonemes are. Stay tuned as I add more to my pronunciation and language learning website. Let me know if you have any feedback on the IPA… Continue reading New! IPA chart for American English

Chinese Dictionaries in Pinyin Translator Updated!

I updated all Chinese dictionaries in Chinese pinyin translator https://easypronunciation.com/en/chinese-pinyin-phonetic-transcription-converter That includes: CC-CEDICT for English – https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=cedict CC-Canto for Cantonese pronunciations – http://cantonese.org/download.html HanDeDict for German – https://github.com/gugray/HanDeDict CFDICT for French – https://chine.in/mandarin/dictionnaire/CFDICT/ BKRS for Russian – http://bkrs.info/ If you’re interested in learning Chinese, the Chinese pinyin translator will be a huge asset to your… Continue reading Chinese Dictionaries in Pinyin Translator Updated!