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Learn a language while you read the web.

Taliri is a Chrome extension for learning Spanish, French, German, Swedish or Hindi. It swaps a few words on the English pages you already read into the language you're learning, and shows you what they mean. Later it blurs a word and asks you to pick its meaning.

Try it below ↓

For pages written in English · Chrome and other Chromium browsers · No account.

Here’s a page with Taliri installed, teaching you

An unhurried Sunday

A amigo came over on Sunday with bread from the market. We pulled two chairs up to the open ventana and poured a glass of agua each. Somewhere on the shelf was a libro neither of us had read, so we took turns reading it aloud. Outside, the jardín was still wet from the rain, and nobody moved until the light had gone.

Hover or tap a highlighted word. The blurred one is a question for you.

Five languages today

Why only a few words?

Learn the words you see most.
Then keep them.

The same 1,000 words show up again and again.

They make up 78 of every 100 words you read. That's why Taliri teaches common words: you'll see them everywhere.

78 of every 100 words you read come from about 1,000 common words.A grid of 100 squares for 100 words of everyday English writing: 78 come from the 1,000 most common words, 18 from the next 13,000, and 4 are names or rare words. Source: Nation 2006, Table 1.78 of 100from the 1,000 most common words18from the next 13,0004names and rare words78 of every 100 words you read come from about 1,000 common words.A grid of 100 squares for 100 words of everyday English writing: 78 come from the 1,000 most common words, 18 from the next 13,000, and 4 are names or rare words. Source: Nation 2006, Table 1.78 of 100from the 1,000 most common words18from the next 13,0004names and rare words
Counted as word families: book, books and booked count as one word. Everyday English writing.Source: Nation (2006)

Without practice, you forget a new word. Taliri asks you just before you forget.

Taliri keeps track of every word you learn. When it's time for a word, Taliri waits until the word shows up in your reading. Then it asks you what it means.

Each right answer means a longer wait before the next question. A few answers keep a word for months.

How Taliri times its questions (FSRS)
Without practice, you forget a new word. Taliri asks you just before you forget.Two charts over 60 days, with the vertical axis from 40% to 100%. On your own: the chance you still remember a new word falls to 43% by day 60. With Taliri: it asks you on days 3, 15 and 53, when the chance has fallen to 90%; each right answer brings it back to 100%, and it never drops below 90%. Estimated by Taliri’s scheduler.On your own43%remembered at day 6040%50%60%70%80%90%100%0102030405060daysChance you rememberChance you still remember itfalls to 43% by day 60With Taliri90%+never below 90%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0102030405060daysChance you rememberasksasksasksTaliri asks, you answer,and it snaps backWithout practice, you forget a new word. Taliri asks you just before you forget.Two charts over 60 days, with the vertical axis from 40% to 100%. On your own: the chance you still remember a new word falls to 43% by day 60. With Taliri: it asks you on days 3, 15 and 53, when the chance has fallen to 90%; each right answer brings it back to 100%, and it never drops below 90%. Estimated by Taliri’s scheduler.On your own43%remembered at day 6040%50%60%70%80%90%100%0102030405060daysChance you rememberChance you still remember itfalls to 43% by day 60With Taliri90%+never below 90%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0102030405060daysChance you rememberasksasksasksTaliri asks, you answer,and it snaps back
Estimated by Taliri’s scheduler for one word you answer right each time.

Seeing a word isn't the same as knowing it.

Only your answers count.Seeing a word is a start. A word moves forward only when you remember it.

No daily score to protect. No confetti.Read when you want. There is a daily limit on questions, not a goal to reach.

Your words stay yours.Everything you've learned stays yours to practise, even if you stop paying.

Your turn. Pick what the blurred word means.

A friend came over on Sunday with bread from the market. We pulled two chairs up to the open window and poured a glass of water each. Somewhere on the shelf was a book neither of us had read, so we took turns reading it aloud. Outside, the garden was still wet from the rain, and nobody moved until the light had gone.

On real pages

It works on the pages you already read.

Wikipedia article about coffee in light mode with a Taliri teaching card for the Spanish word siglo, meaning century, quoting the sentence it appeared in.
A few words, mixed into what you read.
GitHub repository README in dark mode with a Taliri multiple-choice question card asking what the Spanish word máquina means.
A quick question to check what you remember.
ChatGPT answer about dinner times in Madrid, in dark mode, with a Taliri teaching card for the Spanish word cena, meaning dinner, at the Practised stage.
Get it right, and it comes back less often.

Private by architecture

What you read stays on your computer.

Read the privacy policy

Nothing you read leaves your machine.

Taliri reads the text of the page you're on — the part on or near your screen, as you scroll — in the tab's memory, on your device. Page text is never stored and never sent.

You choose where it runs. A built-in list keeps it off mail, banking, documents and payment pages, and it backs off any page that shows a password field.

The extension's only network activity is downloading Taliri's own dictionaries. Your reading and learning happen on your device.

If you press the speaker, your browser's own speech service pronounces that one word; some browsers use an online voice for it.

Website analytics are off. The extension counts nothing.

Five languages today

What would you like to learn?

For people who read in English. More languages coming. Spanish and French download on first use.

Don’t see your language? Tell us which one you want next.

Taliri Plus

One plan.

$7 a month, or $49 a year. Cancel any time. If it isn't for you, a full refund within 14 days.

Learn in your reading.
Practise in the extension.
All five languages included.

Monthly

$7/ month

Billed monthly.
$84 over a full year.

12 monthly payments.
A year of Taliri.

Annual

Save $35 a year

$49/ year

$84 Save $35 a year.
About $4.08 / month, billed yearly.

Pay for 7 months.
Enjoy all 12.

Each block is one month. Outlined months are included in annual billing at no extra cost.

Questions.

Does it work on every site?

You choose where it runs: everywhere, selected sites, or only when you click. A built-in list keeps Taliri off sensitive sites, and it backs off pages showing a password field. Some pages don't contain text it can use.

Which pages does it read?

The pages you allow, as you scroll — the text on or near your screen, in the tab's memory. Page text is never stored or sent.

Can I learn from Swedish pages?

Not yet. Today Taliri works with English pages, and helps you learn Swedish, German, Hindi, Spanish or French.

Does it need an account?

No. Install Taliri, choose a language and decide where it can run. Your settings and learning record stay on your device.

Can I try it first?

The example on this page works the way Taliri does. After you subscribe, if Taliri isn't for you, ask within 14 days for a full refund, no questions asked.

Can I choose monthly or annual billing?

Yes. Both options include all five languages. Annual billing gives you a full year for less than twelve monthly payments.

How is this different from flashcards?

The words meet you in your reading, with their meaning close by. Taliri spaces questions out as you learn. You can also practise words in the extension popup, without making a deck.

What about Firefox or Safari?

Chrome today.

Add it to Chrome.
Then just read.

English pages → Swedish, German, Hindi, Spanish or French.