Find it online
Select a word or sentence you’re curious about in the text you’re reading.
01 · CHROME EXTENSION
Turn the German you find online into something you can learn.
Lingoban helps you understand expressions, listen to them, and recall them later. Install the Chrome extension to analyze selected words or sentences directly on supported webpages.
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Understand it there
Select “Analyze” to explore meanings, grammar, and examples.
Keep learning
Save useful results as cards and practise them again.
02 · INSTALL AND GET READY
Add it to Chrome. Start with your Lingoban account.
Install Lingoban from the Chrome Web Store. Pin the extension icon to your toolbar to easily check your account and open “Manage decks and cards” or settings.
① Install from the store
Add Lingoban from its Chrome Web Store page and check the permissions shown.
② Check your sign-in
Sign in to your Lingoban account, then open the extension and check your account status. Analysis requires sign-in.
③ Set your languages and analysis
Check your learning language and your language in settings. Enable German as a learning language and turn on webpage analysis.
03 · SELECT AND ANALYZE
Select a word, then choose “Analyze.”
Select a word or sentence with your mouse to show the analysis button. Select only what you need, then run the analysis. You can also press Alt + Shift + A after selecting text.
Start with a short selection
Try one word or a short sentence first. Select exactly the part you want to analyze.
Run the analysis
Select the text, then choose “Analyze.” If you’re not signed in, follow the sign-in instructions first.
Can’t see the button?
Check sign-in, whether analysis is enabled, and site exceptions. The shortcut does not work in input fields or editing areas.
04 · ANALYSIS CARDS ON THE PAGE
Go beyond a translation. Understand how an expression works.
Open an analysis card over the webpage to read meanings, grammar, and examples. Words and sentences show different details, so start with the sections you need.
If you selected a word
Check the article, meanings, part of speech, grammar details, and examples. The available sections depend on your input.
If you selected a sentence
Read its meaning and structure, then check any corrections or natural phrasing provided.
Return to your reading
Close the panel after checking the analysis and continue reading. AI explanations can be wrong, so check them against the context.
05 · AUDIO AND LEARNING IMAGES
Hear an expression you understand. Connect it with a scene.
Listen to the audio available on an analysis card and practise repeatedly. You can also generate images or native audio when needed and use them to learn the expression.
Listen and repeat
Play an expression to hear it, then keep practising. Listen and repeat it aloud.
AI image generation
Check the expression and generation options. Use the picture as a cue for an example or a word’s meaning.
Native voice generation
Choose the target text and voice. Check the required AI credits before generating. Availability may depend on your account status.
06 · SAVE AND RETURN
Keep a card to come back to, not just an expression you passed by.
Save useful analysis results to a deck, a collection of learning cards. Open Lingoban’s web library through “Manage decks and cards” in the extension popup, then choose a saved deck to keep learning.
Save to a deck
Choose the results you want to learn again and save them to a deck. Build learning material from expressions you find while reading.
Analysis history
Find analyses you have viewed before in your history.
Continue review on the web
Open the web library through “Manage decks and cards” and continue shadowing or FSRS review in a saved deck. Reading or playing audio in the extension panel alone does not complete a review rating.
07 · WHERE IT WORKS AND SETTINGS
Turn it on where you need it. Turn it off where you want a break.
Toggle the extension for the current site in the popup. In settings, manage webpage analysis for all sites and your site exceptions.
Turn analysis on or off
Use “Enable webpage analysis” in settings to manage the feature.
Exclude a site
Turn it off for the current site or manage the site exceptions list in settings.
Does it work on every screen?
Use it on supported ordinary webpages. Features may be limited on browser pages and some sign-in or payment pages.
08 · START WITH TODAY’S READING
One expression from today’s webpage. Something you can use tomorrow.
Select a short German expression. Start a learning flow of understanding, saving, and recalling right from the text you’re reading.
Add to Chrome →Get started
Add to Chrome → sign in → set your languages → select text → analyze
Explore the next steps
Read the analysis card, shadowing, and review guides for detailed instructions on each feature.
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