Multum Lingua – bilingual reading on Android devices

As you know, there's only one way to learn a foreign language is to start using it. But how to do it, if the communication in the desired language is not available? One of the options is to read, and the more, the better. It is clear that this is not all, but at least it's something. However, reading the usual sources only in a foreign language has a number of difficulties. First and foremost, it is of course everyone knows the theme when all the words are clear, and the meaning of the phrase remains a mystery. Well, the same "How do you do?" or "Yes-no-maybe", if you translate everything literally. In this case it really helps having parallel translation into their native language. The topic is not new and has long been used by: method Frank, or just parallel translations (bilingual). There is a lot of literature in these formats, take and read, but... Foreign text and native are all nearby, and it is not possible to use this method of reading in full. Applications under mobile platforms, which would allow to hide the translation into the mother tongue and show it only when needed, I could not find. I had to write myself. It turned out like this. The text by default:



The text while showing the translation:



If you double click on need the word it, or phrase highlighted, you can send in an external interpreter:



As the phrase may sound. Languages may be any, and the number in one book is not limited. The user selects the two required language: original and translation. And of course the standard things inherent in the reader – bookmarks, search, etc. Use on health!
Article based on information from habrahabr.ru

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