Podcast Language Learning now supports learning in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Japanese.
Why choose podcasts to learn languages?
I asked DeepSeek about this question and this is his answer:
1. Learn real conversations from native speakers - You'll be exposed to natural English expressions rather than dialogue from textbooks.
2. Unconscious Learning - You can listen to podcasts while commuting, exercising, cooking, etc. Easy to integrate into daily life.
3. Improve listening - Listen more and your brain will adapt and understand fast, everyday English conversations.
4. Learn contextual vocabulary - words and phrases are used in real-life situations to help remember them.
5. Voice and Topic Diversity - Find podcasts from native speakers from different countries on topics that interest you.
These points basically summarize the benefits of using podcasts to learn languages, but the reality is that I encountered a pain point in the process of practicing podcasts to learn languages, that is, my vocabulary is too small, and many podcasts do not provide text, even if they do. The text and word search process will also be very cumbersome, so I made this app, hoping to make this matter simpler.
I can't prove to you that this learning method is scientifically effective, nor can I give you any commitment to learning outcomes. I think this may just be an attempt. I hope to find users who are interested in this "method" and can learn from them. I got some recognition or suggestions there, and I hope it will be a useful tool for those friends who are already trying to learn languages in this way.
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While I don't use it for language learning, I believe this app offers a unique and invaluable function that sets it apart: fast and reliable podcast transcription. The quality of the transcriptions is exceptional, and the app features real-time cursor tracking that shows your current listening position. The developers consistently update and enhance the app, and their customer support is highly responsive. To my knowledge, no other app provides this specific functionality with such reliability and effectiveness.
Thank you so much for this app…
aohxbnsosh
I’ve been hoping for an app exactly like this - offers transcription of a podcast, helps me define unknown words, and even better saves words that I want to practice and helps me practice these new words. thank you for making it and thank you for the affordable service
Best in class
Jonnathan8
It’s understandable that transcription errors can happen, even with the best engine. However, ai currently treats these errors as real words and gives confident explanations for terms that don’t actually exist. When I tap on a mistranscribed word, the AI explains it instead of pointing out a possible mistake. This can be misleading for language learners, who may think the word is correct. It would be very helpful if the AI could first verify whether the word being looked up actually exists and suggest a correction if it doesn’t before giving any explanation
Developer Response
Thanks for your suggestions, will try to improve this.
Best transcript app
Songeing
I’ve tried many apps who claim to be able to provide transcripts with right time stamps and high accuracy, but none of them is really living up to their promise until I found this one! The most accurate transcripts with exact time stamps! Highly recommend!
We made improvements and squashed bugs so Aisten is even better for you.
Version 6.7.0
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Information
Seller
祥 陈
Size
274.5 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 10 more
English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Infrequent Realistic Violence Profanity or Crude Humor Mature or Suggestive Themes Horror/Fear Themes Medical Treatment information Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
