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Learn the alphabet (shapes and sounds) and spelling patterns of a foreign language.
The Rules: Normal / Earmodus / Learnmodus / Talkmodus
- Look at the word at the top of the page.
- Spell the word by tapping the letters in the grid.
- Check your answer by tapping the word just below the target word.
- 100 points for a correct answer and -30 for an incorrect answer.
- Earmodus: The word is hidden and only spoken. The underline gives hints about the word's grammar.
- Learnmodus: Skip words and do not lose 30 pts for incorrect answers.
- Talkmodus: Record your voice and play it. Then click the emoticon for the next word and 250 pts.
The Buttons
- : Reveals the options menu
- : Goes through the letter sequence, then says the word aloud
- : Shows this help menu.
- : Switches the language. Does NOT check word.
- : Record voice in Talkmodus. Also stops recording.
- : Play voice recording. Also stops recording.
- Target Word: You can click this to have the word spoken outloud.
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First, I know that I won't be able to thank everyone that made this game possible, but I wanted to give credit to a few people that have inspired me to develop this game and to those that have lent their voice to the game.
German
Voice: Ina Schoof- Ina has not only has she provided a voice that shatters all the preconceived notions that German is an "ugly" sounding language, but she has also been super supportive as a flatmate, a friend, and even as a fake girlfriend with the Ausländerbehörde.
English (US and Southern US)
Voice: David PollackInspiration (Southern US): Pete Delaune
- In a previous life, Pete was my partner in crime in the Atlanta low-society social scene. We would practice our southern accents with each other to the point where we could hold entire conversations in the dialect only pausing from time to time to laugh at how ridiculous we sounded. But like Icarus one cannot fly too close to the sun forever. Thus we can blame Pete for driving me away from the States and onto my language learning sojourn in Deutschland. Danke Pete, ich haße dich wirklich mit allem Kraft auf der Welt... hehe, just kidding.
Arabic
Voice (alphabet): Tamam El-Mohamed- Tamam is one of my students at the Rütli Schule and the voice of the Arabic alphabet. I really appreciated her and all my other students enthusiasm at the Rütli Schule. They've given me a much deeper perspective on what it is like growing up in Berlin.
Korean and Russian
Voice (words): Speech Synthesis APIVoice (letters): die Schreibmaschine
- Of course, I'd like to thank die Schreibmaschine for providing her voice for the letters that have yet to be vocalized. :-)
Hebrew
Voice: Suzan Badran- Suzan hails from Israel and contributed her voice after a chance meeting while she was on vacation in Berlin. I was super excited about that because I was going to Israel the very next week, so I could actually put this project to use. She also showed me a around a bit in Jerusalem and will hopefully remain a dear friend in the future.
French
Voice: Amélie Pipi- I am delighted that Amélie was able to lend her voice to the game. She is a professional translator and should probably be appalled by the machine translations that I use for the Meiselsprache, but maybe one day when I make it big, I'll use her services to translate this game.
Additionally, I would like to thank my friend, Luisa Meisel, after whom the "Meiselsprache" is named (originally conceived as "Nerdmodus"). She was the first of many that suggested that I add definitions to the game. I resisted for a long time, even going so far as to name the game "this is not a vocabulary game" but in the end, I conceded.
Finally, I would like to thank my father, Bob Pollack. The list would be endless if I had to thank him for everything, but he has endured the trials and tribulations of beta testing tinavg.com on the iPad/iPhone. His (along with all of my friends') comments, suggestions, criticisms, and wild looks of bewilderment have made this game what it is today.