Hey everyone!
I’ve been learning the Russian language on and off for over 15 years now. I took classes in college, and of course continued my education through apps like Duolingo.
I started learning the language because one of my closest friends growing up was Russian, and I thought it would be cool to be able to speak with him in his language.
Of all the ways I’ve learned the language, not one of them focused on the modern way we communicate: through text.
I decided to make this app to create a text-first language learning experience --mostly so I could keep up with my friends’ groupchat.
I’m sharing it here in hopes that it helps you in the same way that it’s helped me, so you can quickly and confidently type out at least the most essential Russian words.
Some ideas I have are:
- Memorization game with the 1000 most common words
- Text to speech - Hear the word when it appears - Add support for other languages - Which if any would you like to see support for?
- Add the ability to type along to a classic fable/expression/poem - the app gives you x seconds to type each word
- Game Center support - Track scores, compete with friends
- iPad/macOS support
- Streak system / Notifications - keep users motivated by helping them track their progress
Anything above sound particularly appealing?
Beyond that: What's missing? What needs improvement? If there was a killer feature you would pay for, what would it be?
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