Posts Tagged ‘pronunciation’
French Vocab Games for iPhone Now Includes Pronunciation
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 08:51 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 22 August 2012 08:51
Neil Coffey announces French Vocab Games 2.1, a suite of games and activities for beginner to intermediate learners of French. The app now includes pronunciation of all 1,200 items of French vocabulary, as well as Game Center integration. The app has been designed with longevity in mind, comprising activities of different levels to accompany students as they progress with the language. Audio pronunciation is integrated into all of the activities. Continue reading
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AbiTalk releases ABC Phonics Word Family 1.05 – Newly updated for iOS
Last Updated on Monday, 5 March 2012 02:00 Written by iUseMac Monday, 5 March 2012 02:00
California based AbiTalk has released ABC Phonics Word Family 1.05 for iOS devices. The Phonics Word Family provides the word phonics spelling, beginning sound, word family phonics, short vowel sound, & images with a lot of animations and interactions for each word. There are a total of ten word family groups which focus on the short vowel word family phonics learning. After children complete the phonics spelling in each group, the matching game follows and children can review what they learned. Continue reading
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1 year old speaking Navajo using Navajo Language iPhone app
Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 03:30 Written by iUseMac Friday, 16 December 2011 03:30
Arizona based TinkrLabs today announces Navajo Toddler, an update to its popular educational app for iPhone and iPad. Designed for children ages 2 to 9, Navajo Toddler offers children an engaging way to learn to speak the Navajo language through the use of interactive visual flashcards, audio, and gameplay lessons. The use of the app will introduce children to basic Navajo vocabulary in categories such as numbers, food, colors, body parts, common sayings, and animals. Continue reading
Tags: audio game, audio pronunciation, Body, child, common sayings, correct word, flash cards, food colors, image to image, iPad, iphone, memory game, Navajo, pronunciation, TinkR, update, use, Year | Posted under Mac News | Comments Off
MyLAB an innovative vocal recording app – for singing and beyond
Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2011 06:00 Written by iUseMac Monday, 28 November 2011 06:00
From Ubinuri, the renowned mobile software company responsible for No. 1 ranked apps the world over, comes MyLAB for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. MyLAB is a dynamic vocal enhancement application and language lab that essentially serves as a studio-on-the-go for future singing superstars and anyone trying to perfect a foreign language. For those looking to become the next Taylor Swift, MyLAB offers a mobile recording studio that allows users to record and then study and perfect their singing. Continue reading
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Word Wizard 2.0 for iOS-Talking Spelling App for Kids New and Noteworthy
Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 12:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 26 October 2011 12:00
L’Escapadou today announces Word Wizard 2.0.1 for iOS, an update to their New and Noteworthy Education app that lets kids hear the sounds of letters and words, and provides spelling practice with a customizable List of more than 1,300 questions and answers. Featuring advanced text to speech capabilities, the app can pronounce and spell-check more than 100,000 words. Word Wizard has won many accolades and was called the “Speak’N Spell for the iPad Generation” by the New York Times. Continue reading
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Word Wizard 2.0 for iOS-Talking Spelling App for Kids New and Noteworthy
Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 12:00 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 26 October 2011 12:00
L’Escapadou today announces Word Wizard 2.0.1 for iOS, an update to their New and Noteworthy Education app that lets kids hear the sounds of letters and words, and provides spelling practice with a customizable List of more than 1,300 questions and answers. Featuring advanced text to speech capabilities, the app can pronounce and spell-check more than 100,000 words. Word Wizard has won many accolades and was called the “Speak’N Spell for the iPad Generation” by the New York Times. Continue reading
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Translate Tab for OS X Lion – Menu Item Utility Translates 57 Languages
Last Updated on Friday, 9 September 2011 02:00 Written by iUseMac Friday, 9 September 2011 02:00
Alex Izvekov today announces Translate Tab 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.7 or later, his menu bar Utility that provides instant language translation between 57 languages. Based on Google Translate, the app is ideal for quick, desktop translation. Translate Tab features: automatic recognition of the input language, audible pronunciation of the original and translation, suggested phrases, click-on-word alternate translation, one-button reverse translation, and continuous translation while typing. Continue reading
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SENTENCE READING MAGIC Free for iOS – How to Build and Read a Sentence
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 06:30 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 30 August 2011 06:30
Preschool University today introduces SENTENCE READING MAGIC 1.0 for iOS, their 14th free Education app, which provides the missing link between reading words and reading books – reading sentences. The app has two modes: sentence building, where children can move the words into their correct sentence position, and reading, where children can read the words of the sentence and then check their work by touching the hidden picture. The app features audible pronunciation of whole words and letters. Continue reading
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Mac app teaches Conversational Hebrew
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 July 2011 12:30 Written by iUseMac Wednesday, 13 July 2011 12:30
Chicago based Davka Corporation today introduces Habet Ushma Plus 1.0, their new educational application for Macintosh. Habet Ushma Plus teaches modern conversational Hebrew. ‘Habet Ushma’ is Hebrew for ‘look and listen’, and the program teaches modern Hebrew conversational basics via time-tested techniques combining recognition of letters and words with audio pronunciation. Habet Ushma Plus consists of 20 conversational Hebrew lessons, based on common everyday cultural situations in Israel. Continue reading
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Medical Pronunciations Mobile App Gets Upgraded
Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2011 12:30 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 7 July 2011 12:30
New York based SayMedicine announced the update of their popular Medical Pronunciations application for iOS. Version 2.0 of Medical Pronunciation features over 8,000 audio pronunciations and a new feature that allows users to record and add new words instantly. SayMedicine is a quick reference tool allowing users to listen to pronunciations of challenging complex medical terms and instantly research the term online. The built in browser allows for easy look up on Wikipedia, eMedicine and Google. Continue reading
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Occupation Word Match 1.1 released for iPhone and iPad
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 April 2011 12:00 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 21 April 2011 12:00
Hippopopopo today announces Occupation Word Match 1.1, an update to their educational children’s app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. It teaches children how to identify different jobs while engaging them with sound and colourful visuals. Children learn by moving word icons with their fingers. Children learn pronunciation of words and identification of sounds. The app offers five vehicles and users can unlock fifteen more through the in-app purchase option. Continue reading
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English-Only Thesaurus for iOS – Largest, with 228K Entries
Last Updated on Monday, 21 March 2011 05:00 Written by iUseMac Monday, 21 March 2011 05:00
Houston based Word Magic Software today announces English-Only Thesaurus 1.0 for iOS, the largest thesaurus of its kind. The app is an unparalleled compendium of several standard English dictionaries, idiom and colloquial dictionaries, and proverb dictionaries. An Internet connection is necessary only for audio. This English-Only Thesaurus contains more than 228,000 entries, 1,000,000 synonyms, and 280,000 antonyms. In addition, color pictures help define key nouns and adjectives. Continue reading
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English-Spanish Unabridged Dictionary for iOS/Largest, with 950K Entries
Last Updated on Monday, 7 March 2011 03:00 Written by iUseMac Monday, 7 March 2011 03:00
Word Magic Software today announces English-Spanish Unabridged Dictionary v.1.1.1 for iOS, the largest dictionary of its kind. The app is an unparalleled compendium of several standard dictionaries, idiom & colloquial dictionaries, proverb dictionaries, and foreign-word dictionaries, plus a comprehensive collection of technical glossaries on such subjects as Law, Business, Finance, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine, Pathology, etc. An Internet connection is necessary only for audio and pictures. Continue reading
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Animals Pronunciations A-Z 1.0 released for iOS
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2011 09:00 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 3 March 2011 09:00
Independent app creator Rickey Nguyen announced Animals Pronunciations A-Z 1.0 for iOS. Animals Pronunciations A-Z is a fun way for kids to learn and pronunce the alphabet and animals name. It uses your kids sight, hearing and touch senses as teaching method. Combined with songs, games & repetitions surely will give your kid a great learning experience. With 52 animals in total, kids can touch letter for pronunciation of the letter, touch animal for the pronunciation of the animal name and more. Continue reading
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Speak Shan is the First iPhone App for Learning the Shan Language
Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 01:30 Written by iUseMac Tuesday, 22 February 2011 01:30
Nagaraja Rivers announces today Speak Shan 1.0, the first ever iPhone app for learning the Shan Language. Speak Shan is a talking phrasebook and vocabulary builder containing over 400 words and phrases with audio playback recorded by a native Shan speaker. Shan is spoken by over three million people in Shan State of Burma, northern Thailand, and southern China. It is very closely related to the Thai and Lao languages. Continue reading
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