Backwords

Learn a new language right from your wallpaper

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Learn a new language right from your wallpaper

1 follower

Backwords is a tiny tool that empowers your desktop. Every day one foreign word will be displayed in the background. Day by day, you'll learn a language right from your wallpaper. Currently available in four languages: • Chinese (Mandarin, simplified characters) • Korean • Japanese (Kanji) • Dutch

Launch tags:Mac•Productivity•Education

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Thanks for hunting @bramfritz - I love the idea behind this tool and I'm sure lots of people have learning a new language as one of their new year's resolutions; was this something which you wanted achieve, too? Which language are you learning or improving with Backwords?

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8yr ago

Backwords

Maker

@abadesi Thanks for your comment! I'm learning Mandarin with Backwords. At some point I had too many characters to remember, so I thought what if I just learn one every day :). Me and my friend started building the product.

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8yr ago

I love this concept @bramfritz @thom_hos! However, I find it difficult to remember a word if I only see/use it for one day. Would be interesting to have a review feature in the tool bar/something of the like.

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8yr ago

Backwords

Maker

@lamaalrajih Good point. Thanks for the feedback. Definitely a concept we want to release in the future.

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8yr ago

@bramfritz Thanks! How are you determining which words to display?

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8yr ago

Backwords

Maker

@lamaalrajih Right now it's random, but we're looking at ways to create some smartness.

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8yr ago

This would be cool as a Chrome extension. A new word for every new tab. I'm sure that already exists.

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8yr ago

I'm a PC user so I can't use that app, but anyway is a great product!

Pros:

Good idea

Cons:

Only for Mac and few language.

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8yr ago

Hey @bramfritz, imho this works best as a tool to supplement your learning. As a new user, dropping me into the middle of a foreign language is not a good idea.

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8yr ago

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Maker

@kenneth That is true. We could think about skill levels + a smooth onboarding to test the level of the user. Thanks for your comment.

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8yr ago

Cool idea! Just a suggestion, write on the details that it shows Simplified Characters for Mandarin. As a person who is learning Mandarin in Taiwan with Traditional Characters, me and my friends always face this when looking for apps or websites. Hope there's a version that has Traditional Characters in the future :)

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8yr ago

Backwords

Maker

@vrsanchezj 好的! I will edit the details and see if we can add the traditional characters in the future.

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8yr ago