- Wordpause
- Netflix language learning extension
Coming soon for Chrome
A Netflix language learning extension that pauses on the word you missed
Hover a subtitle and the show pauses. Hover a word to see what it means, with examples, and save it for later.
Paused Pero alguien me quiere matar.
The short answer
Learning a language with Netflix
Watch in Chrome with subtitles in the language you are learning, and use an extension to look up the words you miss. Wordpause pauses the show when you point at the subtitle and explains the word under your cursor.
If you are looking for “Language Learning with Netflix”: that was the earlier name of the extension now called Language Reactor. See how Wordpause compares with Language Reactor.
Wordpause takes a lighter approach. There is one subtitle line on screen, in the original language. Nothing is added until you point at a word.
How it works
One movement of the mouse
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Hover the subtitle
The video pauses the moment your cursor touches the line.
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Hover the word
See what it means, with real example sentences. Drag across a few words to translate a phrase.
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Move away
Playback carries on from the same frame. Save the word first if you want to review it later.
Features
Built around the show, not around study
Pause on hover
No reaching for the space bar. The show stops while your pointer is on the line and continues when it leaves.
A word, a phrase or the line
Hover a word, drag across a few, or translate the whole line with one button.
Saved words
Every saved word keeps the line and the show it came from, and comes back as a review card.
More than Netflix
The same extension works on YouTube, Prime Video and Disney+.
Questions
Before you ask
Is this “Language Learning with Netflix”?
No. That extension is now called Language Reactor. Wordpause is a separate, simpler tool: it pauses on hover and explains the word you point at.
Does it work in the Netflix app for Windows?
No. The Netflix app is protected, so its picture cannot be read. Watch Netflix in Chrome and use the extension there.
Does it show dual subtitles on Netflix?
Not as a permanent second line. You can translate a whole line whenever you want one; the original subtitle stays on screen.
Will my show have subtitles in the language I am learning?
That depends on the title and your country. Netflix lists the available subtitle languages in the player’s audio and subtitles menu.
Which languages does it support?
Subtitles can be read in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Ukrainian, Japanese and Korean, and translated between those languages.
Is it available yet?
Not yet. Wordpause is in development. Write to wordpause@releasium.com and we will tell you when it is ready.
How much will it cost?
There is a free plan with 30 lookups a month. Paid plans start at $3.99 a month, or $2.67 a month billed yearly. See plans