Comprehensible input, made simple

Learn by listening.
Not by studying.

Watch YouTube. Listen to podcasts. Generate stories at your exact level. Every word highlights as it's spoken—click any to translate instantly.

French Conversation — B1

Bonjour, comment allez-vous aujourd'hui ?

Je vais très bien, merci. J'ai visité visité /vi.zi.te/ × visited passé composé of visiter Save to deck le musée ce matin.

Oh vraiment ? Quel musée avez-vous visité ?

1:24 / 3:42
Today's words
12 +3 new

Three steps. That's it.

No textbooks. No grammar tables. Just content you actually enjoy.

1

Paste a link

Drop any YouTube video, podcast URL, or RSS feed. We extract the audio and generate word-level timestamps automatically.

2

Follow along

Words light up as they're spoken. Click any word for instant translation with pronunciation and grammar notes.

3

Build vocabulary

Save words you discover. Practice with spaced repetition flashcards. Export to Anki when you're ready.

This isn't a new idea.
It's a proven one.

"Language acquisition happens when learners receive input slightly beyond their current level—what I call i+1. Given enough comprehensible input, learners subconsciously absorb the language."

— Stephen Krashen, The Input Hypothesis (1982)

Exposure beats instruction

Reading is more effective than practice exercises for improving vocabulary and spelling. Learners regularly acquire grammar rules they've never been taught—demonstrating that acquisition happens through exposure, not instruction.

Compelling content wins

Acquisition is more successful when learners find the material genuinely interesting. Anxiety, boredom, and self-doubt block language processing. Content you actually enjoy lowers that barrier and lets your brain do what it's built to do.

Reading builds speaking

A 2025 study found significant proficiency gains across all levels in adults who read level-matched texts—with no interaction or instruction involved. Sustained input builds vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, and fluency simultaneously.

Learn from anything.

Real native content. At your level. In your target language.

YouTube

Instant captions

Paste any video URL. Captions are fetched automatically with word-level timestamps. No waiting, no transcription cost.

Free Instant

Podcasts

AI transcription

Paste an audio URL or browse RSS feeds. Whisper transcribes every word with precise timestamps. Supports files up to 200MB.

Word-level RSS feeds

AI Stories

Custom content

Generate dialogues, interviews, debates, news, or stories on any topic. Pick your CEFR level. Choose from multiple voices. Content made just for you.

6 formats A1–C2
Daily practice 8 of 12
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Words you save
grow roots.

Every word you save enters a flashcard system powered by the SM-2 algorithm. You review words right before you'd forget them. Your vocabulary compounds over time.

Export your collection to Anki anytime as a ready-to-import TSV file.

Your next language is one video away.

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