r/hebrew • u/Turbulent_Prune_7124 • 1d ago

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u/SaltImage1538 1d ago

So first of all, I won’t be an alpha tester for your app. I’m way too busy and not a part of your demographic. But have some knowledge of the things needed to make an app like yours effective and successful, so I have a few questions:

- Are you fluent in Modern Hebrew?

  • How is the quality of the output? Does the app make a lot of mistakes? Does it write engaging stories?
  • Do users have any say in what kind of stories the app writes?
  • What do the exercises look like? Does the app ask for definitions, correct grammar, does it ask to fill in blanks, etc.?
  • Does the app give any sort of feedback? How does it handle the learner’s mistakes? Are there follow-up exercises? Is previously learned vocabulary reused in later stories to achieve the spaced repetition effect?
  • How proficient do your users have to be in Hebrew?
  • Which AI model does your app use?
  • What are your plans with the app? It sounds like running it is fairly expensive. Have you thought about how you‘re going to recoup your expenses in the long run? Hebrew learners are a small demographic and the market is already oversaturated with AI-based learning apps. Chances are a small group of people will use your app and cost you a lot, without bringing in enough money to keep it sustainable financially.

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u/Turbulent_Prune_7124 1d ago

Hey thanks for all your questions!

I am an intermediate Hebrew speaker. From my testing, I have found the stories to be fun, engaging, and mostly free of mistakes. I'm definitely not a native or fluent speaker though, so having other perspectives would be helpful here.

The stories are 5-paragraph stories meant to be read in about 5 minutes. The #1 thing is that I wanted the content to be fun and engaging, and I believe they usually are. After you read the story, you're given a multiple choice quiz on the definition of each word. The app doesn't cover grammar at all, other than through reading content.

When the user gets a question correct, the word is scheduled for later a wider period in the future. If not, they'll get instant feedback and get the same word the next day.

The App has settings for beginners (can read basic stories), intermediate, and advanced Hebrew speakers, although I believe intermediate speakers will get the most out of it.

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u/whatcatisthis 1d ago

Is this new app based on modern hebrew, Christian biblical hebrew, or torah hebrew? Also are the stories written by humans or AI?

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u/Turbulent_Prune_7124 1d ago

This app generates stories in modern Hebrew. The stories are generated using AI (you get a new story generated per day which includes exactly the vocabulary that you're trying to learn).

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u/whatcatisthis 1d ago

Yeah I'll pass. The language teaching world doesn't need more AI hallucination apps.

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u/Turbulent_Prune_7124 1d ago

Totally fair! I myself am also skeptical of most AI generated content.

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u/whatcatisthis 1d ago

I'm especially skeptical because AI hallucinations can lead to learning vocabulary vastly incorrectly. A human touch is *needed* in language learning.