eWordWidget
A new English word every 10 minutes, right on your desktop.
A macOS widget for Russian speakers that quietly teaches English while you work. Every 10 minutes it shows a new word with its transcription, translation, examples and idioms. No need to open an app or set aside time for lessons: one glance at the widget, and you know one more word.
6873 words from A1 to C2: levels A1–C1 follow the Oxford 5000 list, C2 adds advanced vocabulary beyond it. Words you mark as learned never come up again.
Examples
- Don't stand so close to the edge. Не стой так близко к краю.
- Experience gives her an edge over other candidates. Опыт даёт ей преимущество перед другими кандидатами.
Idioms
- on edge на взводе, нервный
How to learn with the widget
The word changes on its own every 10 minutes, and the widget has buttons to control it without opening the app.
The window shows the whole card: transcription, translation, all examples and idioms. Here you choose the accent (UK or US), the task mode (EN or RU), the theme of the window and widget and the level, mark the word as learned, see your progress for the level and can reset it.
- Recall first, then checkThe translation is blurred, and so are the translations of examples and idioms. Try to recall the meaning, then tap any of them to check: everything opens at once.
- Two directionsEN: you see the English word and recall the translation. RU: you see the Russian word and recall the English one and how it sounds.
- Dark and light themeThe card can be dark, light or follow the system theme. The app window switches its theme along with the widget.
- Real pronunciationThe 🔊 button plays a recording from Oxford Learner's, Cambridge or Free Dictionary, British or American. Audio for the next words is downloaded in advance.
- Levels from A1 to C2Each level adds new words on top of the previous ones. Switch the level right on the widget.
- ProgressThe ✓ button marks a word as learned, with the level's completion percentage next to it. Once a level is done, its words come around again for review.
- Examples and idiomsEvery word has three translated examples and up to three idioms. How many you see depends on the widget size.