Toucan for Firefox

Learning a new language can be a challenging task, especially if you try to do it using tedious books or exercises. However, you can try an alternative way by installing a browser add-on such as Toucan for Firefox.

As soon as you install it, it adds a new icon to the main toolbar and it a new item to your right-click menu. To make the most of this extension, you need to spend a few seconds to configure it according to your necessities - most importantly, you need to specify the language you are fluent in and the one you want to learn.

Once this step is completed, Toucan automatically translates some words in the articles you read on a regular basis and replaces them with their foreign counterpart. You can view a detailed definition for each translation, so as to make sure you got the correct meaning.

A great feature of this Firefox extension is that you can disable it for certain periods of time or indefinitely so you can focus on the text you are currently reading.

You also get the possibility to save some of the words you come across for later review or to mark them as known, to prevent Toucan from translating it again in the future. There is even a so-called fluency check to verify that you are truly familiar with the chosen word's meaning, pronunciation and spelling.

Toucan can help you improve your skills in whatever new language you want to learn, without you even realizing that you are acquiring new words. You basically continue browsing the web just like you are used to, and before you know it, your vocabulary has expanded drastically and your linguistic skills have improved.