Hi Alexey, I updated to the latest version, but the hide feature still doesn’t seem to work. When I tap the word again, it doesn’t hide.
Hi rain, it's off by default, so it needs to be turned on once. Open the sheet where you choose Listening Mode and switch on "Tap Again to Hide Word". After that, tapping a revealed word in the current line hides it again.
Hi Alexey, I found how to show, hide, and hide the words again now. It works really well — thank you!
Hi rain, thank you for the suggestion! We'd like to understand it better before deciding. The idea behind the current tap was this: once a word is revealed, you can already read it, so tapping it again lets you hear it once more, in case you didn't catch it by ear the first time. Could you tell us why you'd like to hide a word again after you've seen it? For example, do you want to test yourself later on the same line, or is it something else? A short example from your practice would help a lot.
Thanks! Yes, the main reason is that I like to practice the same line several times. For example, on the first listen, there may be five words I can’t catch. I reveal them to see what they are, then I’d like to hide them again and listen one more time. After a few rounds, maybe only two words are still difficult. I can reveal those again, hide them, and keep practicing until I can understand the whole sentence without looking. This is especially helpful with new words. Sometimes I understand a word when I see it, but I still can’t recognize it when I hear it. Repeating the process of listening, checking, and hiding the word again helps me gradually improve my listening. That’s why being able to show and hide individual words would be very useful for this kind of listening practice.
Thank you, rain, this example makes it really clear. Listening to the same line again and again, and hiding the words you already checked, is a great way to train your ear. We're going to build this. The plan is to add a simple setting that lets you choose what happens when you tap a word in Listening Mode, so you'll be able to show and hide words the way you described.
I have another suggestion for Listening Mode: could you add a Dictation Mode? Since PlayLingo already splits YouTube videos into sentences, users could listen to one sentence, type what they hear, and tap Check. The system could automatically compare the answer with the transcript and highlight any missing or incorrect words. It could have: * Easy mode: fill in missing words * Full dictation: type the whole sentence Punctuation and capitalization could be handled automatically so users can focus on listening. I think this would work especially well with the show/hide word feature you’re planning. Users could first reveal the words they can’t hear, hide them again and listen again, then use dictation to check whether they can really understand the whole sentence. The goal is to help users gradually go from needing hints to understanding the sentence completely by listening.
Hi rain, thanks for the detailed idea! Dictation isn't in our plans yet, but it fits nicely with how you practice. If you post it as a separate request on the board, others can vote for it, and if it gets enough votes, we'll build it.
Done in version 6.39