Native-language scaffolded acquisition

Read with your native language. Learn in the language you’re studying.

Parallel Translate is a minimal, professional bilingual reading tool for your browser.

Free to use · Private project · Light theme · Privacy-first

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Language acquisition happens through comprehensible input.

语言习得发生于「可理解输入」之中。

Your native tongue is the scaffold, not the crutch.

母语是支架,而非拐杖。

Capabilities

Every feature built for deep reading

Sentence-level parallel text

Native translation beneath each sentence.

Smart vocabulary highlighting

Trie-based matching by your level.

Instant word lookup

Definitions, phonetics, examples, forms.

Native pronunciation

Edge TTS and browser speech, one tap.

Multiple engines

Google, Microsoft, or your own AI model.

Privacy-first

No accounts, no profiling, no tracking.

Philosophy

Translation is the means. Acquisition is the goal.

We respect every serious adult learner and refuse gamification.

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Native as scaffold

High-quality parallel text makes your native language a reliable scaffold.

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Quality input

Comprehensible input over raw quantity.

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Minimal is professional

The less interface, the more attention stays on the language.

Not a "translation tool", but a native-language scaffold for language acquisition.
— Parallel Translate · Product Philosophy

Make authentic reading understandable

Install and go — no sign-up.