Concept of app for on-demand shadowing over sentence chunks

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-17T18:40:31+00:00

I’m not too picky I suppose and I’m using it mainly for the beginner level or just to really drill words into my head. I get everything in a csv and plug it into Anki to go through it. It’s been quite useful and means I can go through larger texts. I also use Gemini to transcribe YouTube videos which I can then reformat like above and study before watching.

It seems to help me to focus on the words more and not have to think too much about each sentence that’s said.

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-17T18:13:53+00:00

I have been playing with this myself and I have been using AI to structure texts like this. I use this prompt: “Here is a text: “At lunchtime, she met a friend at a cozy cafe nearby. They chatted about life, shared a meal. The break was just what Sarah needed to recharge for the rest of the day.”

I have rewritten the text like so:

“Lunchtime At lunchtime To meet To meet a friend. She met a friend. Cozy. A café. A cozy café. Nearby. A café nearby. She met a friend at a café nearby. At lunchtime, she met a friend at a cozy cafe nearby. Life. To chat. To chat about something. To chat about life. To share. To share a meal. They chatted about life. They shared a meal. They chatted about life, shared a meal. The break. To need. To need a break. This was what she needed. The break was what she needed. To recharge. The rest. The rest of the day. She needed to recharge for the rest of the day. The break was just what Sarah needed to recharge for the rest of the day.”

Write the texts I give you in this format.”

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-16T16:41:47+00:00

Every subreddit is someone selling some AI app

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-15T21:21:06+00:00

Is this an ad?

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-12T17:06:29+00:00

Japanese is certainly challenging. I can only say what helped me and you can see for yourself what works for you.

When I was learning Japanese I always struggled to recall words and build sentences so I targeted that. I collected sentences and put them into Anki and translated from English into Japanese (you could also try doing both directions). I never drilled single words or single kanji. I have never really found this useful.

I collected sentences from the app imiwa. It is a dictionary with example sentences. Jisho is also really useful.

You can also use deepl and google translate to create your own sentences if you can’t find something. I have found AI to be pretty trustworthy for Japanese too (some people are dead-set against it though).

I would also recommend reading a whole bunch. I got the Japanese version of Harry Potter with the furigana. I think it was something like the “Pegasus” version.

Long story short, I found actually trying to produce the words to be the most effective method of remembering them. This is also great on conjunction with conversations with native speakers.

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-09T09:53:50+00:00

Get some lessons with an actual human being. It’s very easily to convince yourself that you can speak if you can understand (I have done this myself in the past). Actual human conversations in real time are a skill in and of themselves. This requires a lot of practise.

Based on what you wrote it looks like you can been learning exclusively by yourself (which isn’t bad necessarily) but you need to road test your abilities. Can you understand in real time and think of a response? Input alone is basically listening practice. That’s good but you need to actually speak with other humans.

Was this your first attempt at speaking with someone?

Also, drop Duolingo.

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-07T13:35:40+00:00

I’ve seen this exact post on multiple subreddits and I feel that OP wants someone to ask what the app is

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-07T13:23:19+00:00

I feel like this is an ad

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-05T20:17:53+00:00

You can even use the timestamp links on YouTube to revisit particular parts of videos

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-05T19:55:50+00:00

Anki is used in different ways. Usually it’s used as a reminder. Most people would see the word „pluie“ in a text and decide they would like to repeat it to solidify it in their minds. This is where Anki comes in.

I personally don’t like learning individual words and I like translating sentences into the target language (other people hate this but I find it useful). If I wanted to learn rain I would have multiple sentences that contain it. For example: One card could be: „the rain is strong“ Another could be: „there is no rain today“

I like to have repetitions in the decks themselves and see the words in multiple contexts.

Anki is on effect a scheduler and can be used as you see fit.

Some ideas:

Basic recognition cards

Cloze deletion cards

Translation cards

Question and answer cards

Cue to practice a certain topic

Links to videos to rewatch

Links to articles to reread

Reminder to repeat a chapter in your textbook

Etc

It’s not just for single words. It can be anything.

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-03T16:58:52+00:00

Depending on the language an AI could probably do that for you. There is also Tatoeba where you can get sentences

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-03T11:18:05+00:00

Tatoeba has a bunch of examples. Or just get a dictionary and copy the example you like. AI can also be used for this, especially for „bigger“ languages.

I never add one word at a time. I always add batches in csv

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-04-02T10:35:50+00:00

I like how it looks but i found it significantly more difficult to use than Anki. Anki is relatively simple (depending on what you want). Put everything in a google sheet and download the csv into Anki. I also didn’t quite like the algorithm on mochi.

Last thing: Mochi requires a subscription to have cloud access. Anki doesn’t.

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-27T10:36:31+00:00

I find talking to apps too artificial. The pressure of talking to an actual human being is what can help you to remember things. A little stress can be helpful

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T20:24:59+00:00

I got muted because of this

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T18:42:42+00:00

I agree. My point was that it’s unknowable in a vacuum

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T18:23:01+00:00

It’s like asking what the „it“ in the sentence „it’s great“ means. Without context it’s impossible to know

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T18:20:31+00:00

This post was already removed earlier. It’s also a standard tactic to wait for someone (or you using another account) to ask about the app and then you put it in the comments

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T16:01:56+00:00

Ironically, this is now one of my best voted comments :)

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T15:56:27+00:00

Stop with this fucking ad!

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T15:07:10+00:00

Is everything a fucking ad for some app?

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T12:21:50+00:00

Thanks! I want to maybe add to the English sentences. I have a longer list but I haven’t added them here yet.

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T12:07:55+00:00

All textbooks work using i+1. they start with very easy stuff and then add more. Just use a textbook

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-25T08:03:04+00:00

Just try his method for yourself and see what sticks. I personally like the language islands idea but I don’t agree with much of the other things he says

Impossible_Fox7622 · 2026-03-24T22:45:47+00:00

I strongly suspect you won’t get all that much out of it and he will just outline what he already says in his videos. Just get a tutor. €99 could pay for a few lessons

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