Readly
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Readly makes learning to read Chinese 10x faster. Scan your text, it loads in-app and you can add words to Anki-style flashcards in a single tap, translate & see pinyin, or ask AI questions about the text.
MoBuddy
Hi Product Hunt!
I’m Alex, founder of Readly. When learning to read a new Chinese text, it takes ages to look up words and add them to Anki flashcards. That's why I built Readly. Now you can scan the text, it loads in-app, and in a single tap you can add the words to Anki-style flashcards, translate & view pinyin, or ask AI questions about the text. It's a huge time saver. You can also listen to audio of the text.
It works great for reading assignments in textbooks, social media posts on 小红书, reading Chinese AI papers, or any other Chinese text.
Personally, I've been using it to read novels, which is one of my favorite ways to learn Chinese. Currently I’m reading 三体 (3 body problem).
My specific learning strategy, if anyone wants to replicate it:
1. Buy a book you genuinely want to read.
2. Load the pages into Readly. Translate any words you don’t know and add them to flashcards.
3. Once you finish a chapter, re-read it quickly without any tools. Then move to the next chapter.
4. If you want to practice listening skills, repeatedly listen to the text in Readly until you fully understand it. I'll often listen to a text 10 or more times.
As a brit who only started learning Chinese in my 20s, I was able to take grad school classes fully taught in Chinese after only a few years, so reading novels is definitely a useful strategy! (Tsinghua uni, data science).
I know Chinese reading is a bit niche, but hopefully some other people here can enjoy it! Please let me know any feedback :)
Alex
FinalCuts.pro
This is such a smart blend of tech and language immersion. Love the novel-based learning strategy—super motivating. Any plans to support traditional characters or Cantonese learners too? That could open doors for even more users.
MoBuddy
@shreyans_assistiv Thanks! Mandarin was our starting point, but im sure we will expand to other languages over time.
SimilarTube
Congrats on the launch, Alex! Readly seems like a game-changer for learning Chinese. Excited to see how it helps users expedite their reading process.
MoBuddy
@jun_zhao3 Thanks, appreciate the support!