Lingo lets you translate an English word or phrase into several languages at once, listen to each result, and save useful translations in your own private dictionary.
I built it for travelers, casual language learners, and anyone who wants a small collection of phrases for replying to customers in another language.
One phrase, several languages
When I want to look up the same phrase in several languages, the usual translation workflow feels repetitive. I get one target language at a time, change the selection, then repeat the lookup. That gets cumbersome when the point is to compare languages or collect phrases worth remembering.
With Lingo, you choose up to eight languages first. Enter your English once, and the translations appear together. You can play each one aloud and decide which to keep.
More context before you keep a translation
A translation is a starting point. Lingo lets you compare a back-translation from DeepL, look for a dictionary entry in Wiktionary, find usage examples in Tatoeba, and check grammar with LanguageTool.
These sources answer different questions, and availability varies by language. They help you review the wording and meaning; a completed check doesn’t guarantee an accurate or natural translation.
Keep a dictionary you’ll use
Sign in to save individual words and phrases, add notes, and keep their source checks in a private dictionary. You can find a phrase again, listen to it, or refresh its checks.
For a trip, that might be a few phrases for ordering food or asking for directions. For learning, it could be words you keep encountering. For customer replies, it could be snippets you’ve reviewed and want to reuse in the right context.
An experiment, with no paid version for now
I’ve been experimenting with Google Cloud Translation for the text and with Google and ElevenLabs for voice playback. Those integrations worked in testing. Google voice is the public option; ElevenLabs playback is still an experiment, not a subscription plan. There’s no paid offering for now.
The current app focuses on translation, listening, source checks, and saved vocabulary. Lessons are on the roadmap.