Project: Language Learning App

[hiaux0]

Background:

• each of us had the need for a better language learning experience

@JaclyNolan (private: https://github.com/midnight-animals/midnight-owling-private/issues/2#issuecomment-1951338988)

A better Vietnamese online dictionary than what is available (Problem: most dictionary that supports English and Vietnamese translation tend to translate English to Vietnamese in a direct way which leaves out how to use the words in a natural way. When learning Vietnamese as an English speaker I believe, the best way is to learn from complete sentences where the language is used in its most natural and fluent way)

@hiaux0 Messaging app with Language learning capabilities

• look up individual words or word groups from a message
• save words to a dictionary
• share dictionary
• highlight words (based zettelkasten principle)
• generated dictionary lookup as message (eg. teacher teaches student)

[hiaux0]

the best way is to learn from complete sentences where the language is used in its most natural and fluent way

Create a pool of online content, that we can extract 'natural sentences' from

Research exisiting solutions:

• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/to-compare-apples-and-with-oranges

• https://www.dict.cc/?s=claim (scroll down. looks like they extract from user forum posts)

• https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity

• https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/identity