Language Learning
Tools and applications to assist in learning foreign languages
Web Applications
Mandarin Sentence Practice
Web application for practicing reading and listening to Mandarin Chinese sentences.
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Kana Game
An interactive game for learning Japanese kana characters.
Command Line Tools
Add2Anki
A CLI tool to add language learning cards to Anki, with automatic translation and audio generation.
ⓘadd2anki 'Hello, how are you?'# Basic usage (uses Google Translate TTS by default)
add2anki 'Hello, how are you?'
# Start interactive mode
add2anki
# Specify a deck
add2anki --deck 'Chinese Vocabulary' 'u4f60u597d'
# Use ElevenLabs for high-quality audio
add2anki --tts-provider elevenlabs 'Bonjour, comment allez-vous?'
Audio2Anki
Convert audio and video files into Anki flashcard decks with translations.
audio2anki input.mp3# Process an audio file with default settings
audio2anki input.mp3
# Specify source and target languages
audio2anki input.mp3 --source-language japanese --target-language english
# Process with voice isolation (uses ElevenLabs API)
audio2anki --voice-isolation input.m4a
# Configure settings
audio2anki config set use_cache true
Subburn
Create videos with burnt-in subtitles from audio or video files.
subburn audio.mp3 subtitles.srt# Create a video with subtitles from an audio file and subtitle file
subburn audio.mp3 subtitles.srt
# Automatic transcription using OpenAI Whisper
subburn audio.mp3
# Create a video with a still image background
subburn input.mp3 subtitles.srt background.jpg
# Add subtitles to an existing video
subburn video.mp4 subtitles.srt
# Specify custom output path
subburn input.mp3 subtitles.srt -o output.mov
Libraries
Speech Provider
Python package for accessing text-to-speech APIs in a uniform way.
Other Projects
Labelingo
Annotate UI screenshots with translations for language learning.
labelingo screenshot.png# Basic usage
labelingo screenshot.png
# Translate to a specific language (e.g., French)
labelingo screenshot.png -l fr
# Process multiple files
labelingo *.png -o translated/
# Install with additional OCR support
pip install 'labelingo[ocr]'
About These Projects
These tools were created to support my own language learning journey with Mandarin Chinese.
All projects are open source and available on GitHub . Feel free to contribute or adapt them for your own use.