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Learn a language by practicing the words needed to watch a video
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2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Commenters like the idea for language learning
From 2 comments
I like that. I'm always super annoyed by Netflix using indirect translations as subtitles. That means that people say something that doesn't correspond to the subtitles. Of…
I_am_tiberius on HNWow amazing project! Happy to see Egyptian Arabic as one of the supported languages.
selmetwa on HN
Objections
Idioms and literal translation are an open problem
From 1 comment
An interesting problem for sure (for example, should idioms be translated literally?)... On youtube, you have the opposite problem: Stuff like "ooh uhm" or garbled names makes it…
blackbrokkoli on HN
Auto-generated subtitles with noise like filler words and garbled names confuse translation
From 1 comment
An interesting problem for sure (for example, should idioms be translated literally?)... On youtube, you have the opposite problem: Stuff like "ooh uhm" or garbled names makes it…
blackbrokkoli on HN
Requests
Add more languages such as French, Spanish and Chinese
From 3 comments
I'd be interested in french, but I guess from a business perspective spanish would make most sense.
I_am_tiberius on HNChinese would be my pick
mreichhoff on HNThis looks cool. Are languages besides the 3 listed supported?
mreichhoff on HN
Questions
Which languages are supported beyond the three listed
From 1 comment
This looks cool. Are languages besides the 3 listed supported?
mreichhoff on HN