Google Launches Three AI Tools for Personalized Language Practice

On April 29, Google released three new AI tools aimed at helping people learn to speak a new language in a more personalized way, the publication writes. TechCrunch.

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While the experiments are still in the early stages, the company may be looking to compete with Duolingo with Gemini, Google's multi-module large language model.

The first tool will help you quickly learn specific phrases that you need at the moment, the second will teach you to speak less formally and sound more like a local. The third tool will allow you to use the camera to learn new words.

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Google notes that one of the most frustrating parts of learning a new language is when you need a specific phrase you haven't yet learned.

With the new Tiny Lesson tool, you can describe a situation, such as “find a lost passport,” to get context-appropriate vocabulary and grammar tips. You can also get suggested answers, such as “I don’t know where I lost it” or “I want to report it to the police.”

Next up, Slang Hang, wants to help people speak a new language in a less formulaic way. Google says that when you learn a new language, you often learn to speak formally, so it's experimenting with a way to teach people to speak more fluently by using the local slang.

With this feature, you can create a realistic conversation between native speakers. For example, you can learn through a conversation between a street vendor and a customer, or a situation where two long-lost friends meet on the subway. You can hover over terms you are unfamiliar with to learn what they mean and how they are used.

Google says the experiment often includes incorrect use of certain slang terms and sometimes even made-up words, so users should check them against reliable sources.

The third tool, Word Cam, lets you take a picture of something near you, and Gemini will then detect the objects and name them in the language you're learning. The feature gives you additional words you can use to describe the objects.

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Google says that sometimes you just need words for the things in front of you because it can show you how much you don't know. For example, you might know the word "window" but not the word "blinds."

The idea behind these experiments is to see how AI can be used to make self-paced learning more dynamic and personalized.

The new experiments support the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan), English (Australia, UK, US), French (Canada, France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), and Turkish. The tools can be accessed via Google Labs.

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