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Re:Show HN: Learn Languages with Dual Subtitles on Saturday November 07, 2026 @08:29PM (#50409718)
extension link ->

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/greetai-learn-langu...

Show HN: Learn Languages with Dual Subtitles

Posted by nshelia on Saturday November 07, 2026 @08:29PM
from the show-hn dept.

I am not sure how many here have tried Duolingo for French, but I actually had a hard time speaking in the real world. For me, it is definitely a huge issue. I have level 60, travelled to Paris, and couldn't speak except a few words.I am Georgian, and nobody taught me how to speak English. I only learned it by watching Game of Thrones multiple times, just using English subtitles and audio for...

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Re:Show HN: Learn French by Watching Netflix on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:38AM (#50366141)
yes. nice that you mentioned it. Dual subtitles were the reason I created this :D

I did like the Duolingo roleplay cards and added that here too which adapts based on the movie scene. so that also really helped me personally

let me know if you have any ideas suggestions. I just added 20+ more languages and Youtube support!

Show HN: Learn French by Watching Netflix

Posted by nshelia on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:15PM
from the show-hn dept.

heyyI am not sure how many here have tried Duolingo for French, but I actually had a hard time speaking in the real world. For me, it is definitely a huge issue. I have level 60, travelled to Paris, and couldn't speak except a few words.I am Georgian, and nobody taught me how to speak English. I only learned it by watching Game of Thrones multiple times, just using English subtitles and audio...

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Show HN: Learn speaking French by watching Netflix

Posted by nshelia on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:09PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/greetai-learn-speak-langu/hhildamloicfginbdnilakddipgkolbf

heyyI am not sure how many here have tried Duolingo for French, but I actually had a hard time speaking in the real world. For me, it is definitely a huge issue. I have level 60, travelled to Paris, and couldn't speak except a few words.I am Georgian, and nobody taught me how to speak English. I only learned it by watching Game of Thrones multiple times, just using English subtitles and audio...

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Re:Shopify moves back to Native from React Native on Thursday September 10, 2026 @11:32AM (#49645495)
The rendering layer and APIs differ significantly between iOS and Android. Agents currently do not know how to test the UI, at least in my experience. I would be scared to do that migration right now.
Re:LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs on Sunday March 29, 2026 @02:41PM (#47565876)
We now have simple chat apps capable of doing almost anything LinkedIn does while using under 100 MB of RAM.
Re:Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewrote it to b... on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:27AM (#47513638)
you think it’s solid until you want customization and old browser support. it should work fine if you just want to autoplay a small size mp4 file on mute
Re:Show HN: I took back Video.js after 16 years and we rewrote it to b... on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @01:01AM (#47513478)
it just doesn’t work in every environment. every browser version has it’s own issues and edge cases. If you need stable video player or want streaming features you should use it.

P.S i built movie streaming and tv broadcasting player for country of Georgia and supported environments from 2009 LG Smart TVs to modern browsers.

Re:Show HN: TTSLab – A voice AI agent and TTS lab running in the brows... on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:33PM (#47128375)
Looks really dope. Does it use VAD like Silero locally as well?

Performance is really good on my M2 Pro. Model download still takes time on my fiber optic but it's fine.

Re:WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence sug... on Monday December 01, 2025 @09:50AM (#46108107)
This account was created five minutes ago. That alone shows the kind of hybrid operations that have been happening in Georgia over the last few years — especially this year.
Re:WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence sug... on Monday December 01, 2025 @09:48AM (#46108083)
I was one of the protesters during the December 2024 events. It was deadly. Nothing worked against the gas — even if you had a $100 mask and multiple layers of goggles, your whole face and eyes would still burn like hell. Tear drops helped very little. We also had a big protest in October this year, and from what I heard from friends, it was far worse, and you could smell the gas from a kilometer away.
Re:Show HN: Platform to practice job interviews using AI on Saturday September 23, 2023 @06:07PM (#37627983)
Thanks! We are working on customizing the AI companion to handle custom questions. But at this stage AI should automatically generate technical questions based on job description.

Once you create a job description you can test how AI will do the interview and adjust JD again if necessary.

Re:Show HN: Platform to practice job interviews using AI on Saturday September 23, 2023 @06:04PM (#37627967)
Thanks for the feedback!

We just made update to drop CEFR standards and just show language proficiency.