Boringua

Spanish · French · Italian · Chinese

The friendly dictionary for language learners.

Look up any word, hear how it sounds, and keep the ones that matter until they stick. The full dictionary is free to use, with no ads.

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Free to use on iPhone and Android.

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One app. Four dictionaries.

Every word gets its own card: how to say it, what it means, and real sentences that use it, all explained in English.

  • Boringua's word card for the Spanish verb quedar, with its pronunciation, its meanings such as to be left and to fit, and example sentences translated into English
    Spanish quedar
  • Boringua's word card for the French adjective intéressant, meaning interesting, with example sentences translated into English
    French intéressant
  • Boringua's word card for the Italian noun divertimento, meaning fun, marked masculine, with example sentences translated into English
    Italian divertimento
  • Boringua's word card for the Chinese character 行, showing its readings xíng, háng and héng, its meanings such as profession and row, and example sentences with pinyin above each character
    Chinese 行

Everything a new word needs.

Find it, understand it, and make it yours, all in one app.

Four languages. Free to use. No ads.

Every meaning, example sentence, conjugation, and phrase, explained in English. Tap to hear any word said aloud.

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Review at the right moment.

Save a word and Boringua brings it back just before you would forget it. Short sessions, a few minutes a day, and the words you keep start to feel like your own.

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Point at it. Learn its name.

Take a photo of the world around you and Boringua labels what it sees in the language you are learning. Tap a label to open its word card.

A capybara takes a photo on a terrace beside a chair, a table, a flowerpot, and an open door, each labelled with its name
  • la montañamountain
  • el lagolake
  • la macetaflowerpot
  • la sillachair
  • la mesatable
  • la cámaracamera
  • el farollantern
  • la puertadoor
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Words that stick with you.

Hand-picked memory tips give a tricky word a hook to hang on, and false-friend notes warn you when a word only looks like English.

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Word books from A1 to C2.

Not sure what to learn next? Pick a word book for your level, from your very first words to confident fluency, and study it a session at a time.

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Take a look inside.

Pick a part of the app to see it on screen.

A review card asks for the meaning of the French word bonjour and offers four choices, with a Show answer button

How Boringua helps.

A dictionary first, with gentle review built in. No ads, ever.

  1. Find the word. Type it, or point your camera at it. Get a clear answer in seconds.
  2. Keep what matters. Save the words from your lessons, travels, and everyday life.
  3. Remember it for good. Short reviews bring each word back at the right time.
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Your next word is waiting.

Boringua is free to use on iPhone and Android.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play