Language Learning Blog

Free CSV word lists for Japanese with base vocabulary

January 5, 2024

We are expanding our collection of free cross-language CSV word lists with Japanese. The 200 words and phrases, organized by topics, can be directly imported into Wokabulary and you are ready to start learning!

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Wokabulary 6.3 released — Integrated dictionary lookup and machine translation

December 12, 2023

Just in time for the end of the year, we have added another major feature that has been requested by many users. You can now have words translated directly in Wokabulary or look them up in the dictionary with just one click and in over 35 languages.

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Wokabulary 6.2 released — With no visible improvements

November 29, 2023

Recently we have released Wokabulary 6.2. But this time you won’t see any changes. Literally. Because this update is all about accessibility and improving VoiceOver support to make it better for people who are blind or have impaired vision.

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Wokabulary featured on the Apple App Store

September 12, 2023

Wokabulary has been featured two times on the App Store this month! Apple advertised Wokabulary as “App of the Day” as well as “Perfect for iOS 17”.

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Tips and tricks how to use Wokabulary most efficiently

September 1, 2023

There are quite a few “hidden” features in Wokabulary that make learning your vocabulary easier and more effective. In this article, we want to share some advanced tips to get the most out of Wokabulary and its powerful functions.

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Free cross-language CSV word lists for English, French, German, Spanish, Finnish, Slovak, and Korean out now

August 8, 2023

Starting something new is always a big step. To help you to start your language learning journey, we are building up free cross-language word lists. Have a look!

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The story and the team behind Wokabulary

June 26, 2023

With the all new Wokabulary 6 we bring Wokabulary to a new level. However, we started the app over 10 years ago when we were students.

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Introducing Wokabulary's new subscription model: flexibility, value, and family sharing

June 25, 2023

Many things are new in Wokabulary 6. And so ist the pricing model. We decided to switch to a subscription based pricing model to ensure steady development and implementation of new features. Read how it works!

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Introducing Wokabulary 6 — The next generation of our flash card vocabulary learning app

June 24, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the newest version of the flash card vocabulary learning app Wokabulary! This new version of Wokabulary is much more than an update. It is a complete rewrite and redesign with awesome new features...

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Language learning journey: How Noah uses Wokabulary to learn German

March 10, 2023

When you start using a new tool, it is helpful not only to know how it is used, but also to see some real life examples directly from practice. In this post, our user Noah talks about their language learning routines with Wokabulary.

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Learning French — free language learning resources for self-study

March 4, 2023

When learning a language and practising your words with Wokabulary, freely available language learning material is a great way to expand your vocabulary. Here are some of our favourite language learning resources for French.

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Language learning journey: How Anna practises English, French and learns Finnish using Wokabulary

February 15, 2023

When you start using a new tool, it is helpful not only to know how it is used, but also to see some real life examples directly from practise. In this post our co-founder Anna talks about her language learning routines with Wokabulary.

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Wokabulary and Coding Friends are part of the Apple Entrepreneur Camp 2023! 🤩

February 1, 2023

We are excited to announce that Wokabulary and Coding Friends will take part in Apple's Entrepreneur Camp 2023. Our Co-Founder Anna was selected as one of only three participants from Europe in the international program to support founders from underrepresented communities.

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Wokabulary 5.10 released: Powerful word import functions

September 17, 2022

We released a new version of Wokabulary – Wokabulary 5.10 – for iOS and macOS on the App Store and on SetApp. The new version makes functionalities for importing words even more powerful!

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Learning Finnish - free language learning resources for self-study

July 26, 2022

When learning a language and practising your words with Wokabulary, freely available language learning resources are a great way to expand your vocabulary. Here are some of our favourite language learning resources for Finnish.

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Collecting your feedback with Nolt

July 21, 2022

From the beginning, direct user feedback has been an essential part for the development of Wokabulary. And we want to connect even more closely with our user base. That’s why we are introducing feedback.wokabulary.com — a dedicated place where you can share feature requests with us and even comment and vote on the suggestions of other Wokabulary users.

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How to change the language of an app on Mac and iPhone

December 5, 2021

On macOS and iOS you can set the language each app runs in individually and independent of the system language.

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Wokabulary 5.7 released: Improvements on Wokabulary’s quiz algorithm

March 4, 2021

We released a new version of Wokabulary – Wokabulary 5.7 – for iOS and macOS on the AppStore and on SetApp. The new version brings some major enhancements to the quiz algorithm.

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Wokabulary 5.0 released: new statistics and design overhaul

June 18, 2018

We released a new version of Wokabulary – Wokabulary 5.0 – for iOS and macOS on the AppStore and on SetApp. The new version comes with a redesign of many views and the statistics.

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SetApp — The Netflix for Apps

May 12, 2018

SetApp is a curated subscription service for Mac apps. For a fixed monthly fee of $9.99 you get access to over 100 quality Mac apps. And Wokabulary is one of them.

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The built-in Dictionary on Mac and iPhone

March 18, 2017

Did you know that your Mac and your iPhone come with high quality dictionaries? Apple includes free bi-lingual English dictionaries for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. If you are learning any of these languages (or learning English and know any of these languages) you have easy access to these free offline dictionaries.

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5 tips for efficient vocabulary learning

February 19, 2017

While working on Wokabulary and learning foreign languages ourselves, we have seen that there a just as many learning styles as there are people. Still, we have made the experience that some learning strategies prove to be more efficient than others.

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