Adding your own vocabulary

Pinguingo can start you off with common words at your level, but the words that stick best are the ones you actually run into: a dish on a menu, a phrase from class, a line in a song. Whenever you meet a word you want to keep, drop it into the chat and Pinguingo turns it into a flashcard.

Three ways to add words

• Type or paste. Send a single word, or paste a whole list, “add: gato, perro, casa, agua”. You can paste a full sentence or short passage too, and Pinguingo pulls the useful words out of it.
• Snap a photo. Take a picture of a menu, a street sign, a book page, or a handout and send it. Pinguingo reads the image, pulls out the words, translates them, and adds them for you.
• Ask about a word. When you ask “what does X mean?” and want to keep it, just say “add that”.

Sending a photo

The photo on its own is enough, you don’t need a caption. Pinguingo tells you how many words it added. Clear, well-lit photos work best. If a word comes out wrong, just fix it in the chat (“remove X”, then add the right one).

If you take classes

The week between lessons is exactly where new words leak out. Snap your handout or paste the week’s list within a day of class, while it’s still fresh, and let Pinguingo drip it back to you before the next session. You’ll walk in already knowing the words.