About

This application will help you to learn Italian language in easy and interesting way. You will find that phrases are easier to remember, because they have meaning, they paint a picture, they tell a story.

Categories:

  • Learning words
  • Writing words
  • Make up phrases
  • Audition
  • Dictation
  • Prononsiation
  • Tests
  • Games

This application uses TTS (Text To Speech). Also each user can add their own dictionaries.

Download for Android

How to create the dictionaries for the main sections

Method 1

The easiest way to create the new dictionaries is use a personal computer and spreadsheet-template (download itplus.xls for MS Office or itplus.ods for OpenOffice).

I draw your attention that must necessarily be allowed to run macros.

Method 2

You can create your own XML-dictionary file in any text editor.

For example:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<words>
<word
  italian_word="come"
  transcription_word=""
  part_of_speech=""
  english_word="how"
  italian_phrase="[Come] si scrive quella parola?"
  english_phrase="[How] do you spell that word?"
  transcription_phrase=""/>
<word
  italian_word="questo"
  transcription_word=""
  part_of_speech=""
  english_word="this"
  italian_phrase="[questo] è il tuo posto"
  english_phrase="[this] is your place"
  transcription_phrase=""/>
<word
  italian_word="perché"
  transcription_word=""
  part_of_speech=""
  english_word="because"
  italian_phrase="faccio questo lavoro [perché] mi piace"
  english_phrase="I do this job [because] I like it"
  transcription_phrase=""/>
</words>

You must use UTF-8 encoding.

How to create the dictionaries for 'Tests'

Method 1

The easiest way to create the new dictionaries is use a personal computer and spreadsheet-template (download tests.xls for MS Office or tests.ods for OpenOffice).

Method 2

You can create your own XML-dictionary file in any text editor.

For example:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<words>
<word
  question="_____, Dottor Rossi!"
  answer1="Buon giorno"
  answer2="Senti"
  answer3="Scusa"
  answer4="Ciao"
  answer5=""/>
<word
  question="Come _____ Marco ed Anna?"
  answer1="stanno"
  answer2="stiamo"
  answer3="sta"
  answer4="–"
  answer5=""/>
<word
  question="Quanti anni _____?"
  answer1="hai"
  answer2="sei"
  answer3="sono"
  answer4="sto"
  answer5=""/>
</words>

Right answer must always be place in 'answer1' field and you must use UTF-8 encoding.

Database of publicly available dictionaries

Name Type Author Download
For example phrases Oleg Smith dic_01.xml
Verbs tests Oleg Smith test_01.xml

You can also add your dictionary to our database.