Learn Spanish with articles from the web

Parloquo translates articles from the web into Spanish and adapts them to your level (A1–C2). With an offline dictionary, conjugation and a choice between Spain and Latin America.

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On a computer as a browser extension. On your phone, you paste the text into the app.

The same paragraph at three levels

Original Alpine glaciers are melting faster than ever, researchers warn. Since 2000 they have lost a third of their ice.

Los glaciares de los Alpes se derriten muy rápido. Desde el año 2000 tienen un tercio menos de hielo. Los científicos están preocupados.

Los glaciares de los Alpes se derriten más rápido que nunca, advierten los investigadores. Desde 2000 han perdido un tercio de su hielo.

Los glaciares alpinos retroceden a un ritmo sin precedentes, advierten los investigadores: desde 2000 han perdido un tercio de su masa de hielo.

Grammar at each level

Up to B1, Parloquo only uses the grammar that syllabi set for each level. Each level adds what is listed here. The terms are in the language you are learning.

A1: presente de indicativo (ser, estar, tener, ir, hacer, poder, querer)
ir a + infinitivo, tener que + infinitivo
hay, artículos, pronombres personales, posesivos
conectores: y, pero, también, porque
A2: pretérito perfecto, pretérito indefinido, pretérito imperfecto (descripciones)
estar + gerundio, imperativo afirmativo
pronombres de objeto (lo, la, le), comparativos (más/menos … que)
conectores: cuando, primero, después, entonces, por eso
B1: futuro simple, condicional simple, pluscuamperfecto
presente de subjuntivo (quiero que, es importante que, para que)
pasiva refleja (se venden), estilo indirecto (dijo que …)
conectores: aunque, sin embargo, además, por lo tanto, mientras
B2: Normal newspaper style; only very long sentences and rare words adapted
C1: Close to the original; only convoluted sentences split up
C2: The original text; pages in other languages are translated

What Parloquo takes care of in this language

Offline dictionary. Base form, translation and conjugation come from a dictionary on your device (Wiktionary). Only the meaning in the sentence needs an internet connection.
Four varieties. Spain (vosotros), Latin America (ustedes), Mexico or Argentina (voseo): Parloquo uses the vocabulary and forms of address of the variety you choose. In exercises you can pick a grammar focus such as ser/estar or the subjunctive.

How it works

Open an article

Open an article in your browser, in any language. On your phone, copy the text and paste it into the Parloquo app.

Click the Parloquo icon

The Parloquo icon is at the bottom right of the page. Click it or press Alt+Shift+S, and Parloquo translates the article paragraph by paragraph and adapts it to your level, headings included. Ads, navigation and comments are left out. A second click shows the original again.

Look up words

Click a paragraph, then a word. The word card shows the base form, translation, tense, person, the conjugation table and the meaning in this sentence.

Guide Installation, word card, exercises, vocabulary deck and the phone app, explained step by step. Read the guide →