You can download Spanish verb conjugations and phrases from the web (save Safari web pages in Books) and turn the rotor t Language and get VoiceOver to read them out in Spanish? Just a thought Harry
> On 11 Jan 2020, at 19:04, 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Harry > I thought of switching my phone to Spanish but am terrified I won't > understand much. I understand that anything read will be read in English > since that is the language my phone is set to. What I want to see is the > spelling of words in phrases and sentences and verb conjugations, as well as > lists of vocabulary. The pronunciation is not the difficult part for me, and > I can always go to the i Phone translator and plug in the same words if I > want to hear them pronounced right. > I want to find some text books I can read on-line or download to my phone. I > don't need audio. Plenty of that is available through the recording houses > for the blind. > I've listened to a ton of language podcasts on YouTube, which are great > but the teachers write things on the board which do not appear anywhere other > than on the video for the sighted viewers pleasure. > > Deidre > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 11:22 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: text of language books > > I have multiple language voices installed and, yes, VoiceOver recognises that > an Italian novel in Apple Books is to be read out in Italian - but a book in > English which has Italian conversations and vocabulary lists and verb tables > in Italian are still all read out in an English voice. > Harry > >> On 11 Jan 2020, at 15:18, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> If you set your VoiceOver voice to the default voice, it should change >> automatically. >> If you have multiple voices installed and are not using what shows as the >> default voice, it will not change automatically. >> >> HTH, >> >> >> Richard >> >> 🖖 Live long and prosper >> >> >> Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 7:06 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: text of language books >> >> I am learning Italian but the Teach Yourself books I have in Apple Books >> are part English, partly in Italian and VoiceOver does not change >> automatically - so Italian words are often not recognisable when spoken. My >> only solution is to change the text size to pretty huge on my iPad so I can >> pick my way slowly through the lessons! >> Good luck! >> Harry >> >>>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 14:15, 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone >>>> <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> I'm looking for books on beginner's Spanish. I want to see the written >>> words which I thought Voice Dream might work for. I know there will be >>> accent marks, but if a text is designed for both text alone or for >>> text and audio both, this might work. The translater on my iphone is >>> great, because it pronounces things properly plus allows you to look >>> at the spelling, but it's not a course of study. >>> I went to Apple books on my phone but most of the listings seemed to >>> be audio. I hit on the sample button for several offerings, and nothing >>> read. >>> When I look at samples of other books, they read just fine, so I'm >>> thinking these are audio books not texts. I tried to sample flash >>> cards but they too would not read. >>> I'm thinking there might be something very obvious I am >>> overlooking, but it hasn't made itself apparent to me yet! >>> I've got the Duo Lingo App downloaded which both pronounces things >>> plus lets you spell them out so that is good, but sometimes it is very >>> slow and requires some typing input that is more than my hands will >>> allow. I also don't know how to move from lesson tolesson effortlessly >>> and don't understand the symbols like Chest, Heart, Sword, etc. I'll >>> be going along and doing a few lessons one after another then there is >>> the rewards thing and I'm no longer able to continue where I've left >>> off. It's not clear to me how to stay inside the lessons and continue >>> to proceed without getting back to what seems like the opening page. >>> I have a few books downloaded that I am listening to and that are >>> good but I'd like to see words printed out so I can lodge them more >>> permanently in my memory. >>> I fear if I buy a bunch of lessons on-line that it will be hit or >>> miss what works best with voice over. On the PC there are lots of >>> courses offered for money, but I likewise fear it would be hit or miss >>> to find what will work seamlessly with Jaws or System Access or any other >>> screen reader. >>> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions of where to turn to to see lessons >>> written out for learning Spanish? >>> >>> Deidre >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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