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How to Use

What is this tool?

Words to Readlang converts vocabulary exports from language learning apps into the CSV format that Readlang accepts for word import. Currently supported sources are Pod101 (FinnishPod101, SpanishPod101, etc.) and Language Reactor (Netflix/YouTube vocabulary).

Getting started

  1. Export your vocabulary from your learning app.
  2. Click Upload Vocabulary File on the home page.
  3. Choose your file, select the source language and format, then upload.
  4. Review the preview, fix any invalid entries, then export to Readlang.

Search

Use the Search Words button in the navigation bar to find a word across all your uploads. If the same word appears in multiple uploads with different translations, you'll see an amber "Translations differ" warning. You can delete the entry from any individual upload you don't want it in, then export each file separately.

Sessions

Your uploads are tied to a session, identified by a memorable four-word magic phrase (e.g. silver-forest-apple-jump). The phrase is set the first time you upload a file and stored in a cookie.

Write down your phrase! If you clear your browser cookies or visit from a different device, you can re-enter the phrase on the home page to recover access to all your uploads. Sessions are kept for one year from last use.

Validation

Readlang requires that the example sentence contains the exact vocabulary word. After upload, each entry is checked:

  • Valid — example exists and contains the word.
  • No Example — no example sentence was found in the source file.
  • Word Missing — an example exists but does not contain the word.

Use Fetch Missing Examples on the preview page to automatically search Tatoeba and the Leipzig Corpora Collection for suitable sentences. You can also edit any entry inline. Entries that are still invalid at export time are excluded automatically.

Export

Click Export to Readlang on the preview page. The tool generates one or more CSV files, each containing at most 200 valid entries. If an upload has more than 200 valid entries the files are named output (part 1).csv, output (part 2).csv, etc. Upload them one by one to Readlang's word import page.

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