French audio trial in phrasebook section

A new audio feature is being trialled in the French phrasebook section of the site. The audio is currently available on the following pages:

• French greetings
• Basic French adjectives
• People and family members

On these pages, you can listen to the computer pronounce the various words and phrases. If feedback from this trial proves positive, then similar audio will be added to other phrasebook sections and other parts of the site.

Feedback: Pronunciation/phonetic transcription

A number of users have requested that pronunciation information (e.g. in the form of IPA transcriptions) be provided alongside dictionary entries. Pronunciation information is already in the pipeline, and will initially be added for words whose pronunciation is "difficult": i.e. not predictable given some general knowledge of correspondence between sounds and spelling in French.

In the meantime, the phrasebook section already contains IPA transcriptions of a number of basic words and phrases.

Spanish Audio Recordings

Audio recordings have been added to the Spanish greetings page, as well as the page on directions in Spanish.