My First Words

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My First Words

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Listen & Tap Vocabulary · Mixed Tap the right picture

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Words

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Type English — we fill in the reading and find photos.

Words in play

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Unchecked words sit out of every game. Nothing is deleted — check them back on any time.

Every word is switched off, so the games have nothing to show.

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Add a word

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Saved on this device and in your shared library. It shows up in the games right away.

Category English

Word (kana / Hangul) Romaji (optional) Photo link (optional)

Leave it blank and we'll find photos for you after saving.

Language & voice

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The child hears

Korean: boy's sibling words 형 / 누나 instead of 오빠 / 언니

Voice

Voice

Offline voices are picked automatically. Installed a new one in your phone settings? Tap Refresh.

On screen

App language

Changes the buttons and menus throughout the app.

Show romaji neko under ねこ

Game

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Difficulty

Pictures to choose from

Categories in play

Hide the word on the pictures A child who can read shouldn't be able to match the letters instead of the picture. There's an 👁 button on the play screen too.

Feedback

Enable sounds (chime/buzz) Vibrate on wrong (if supported)

Theme

Pick a color vibe for the play screens. Your choice is saved on this device.

Child lock

🔒 Locked play Fullscreen, screen stays on, settings hidden.

1Tap Lock now — the padlock moves to the bottom corner.
2Hand the phone over. Taps and drags still work; nothing else does.
3To get out, press and hold the padlock for 3 seconds.

Keep the screen awake Automatic while locked.

Want to block the home gesture too? A web app can't do that on its own. Turn on Guided Access (iPhone/iPad: triple-click the side button) or Screen Pinning (Android) alongside this lock.

Shared library

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☁️ Syncing off This device only

This library

Library ID (your phone number) PIN (4 digits)

Use the same ID + PIN on another phone to share your words and photos. The cloud bucket is public — please don't upload private photos.

Danger zone

Advanced

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Optional extras. Everything here works without them — keys are stored on this device only.

✨ Premium voice · ElevenLabs

Use it for spoken words Studio quality — or your own cloned voice

API key

elevenlabs.io → profile → API Keys. Create a restricted key (Text to Speech + Voices: read) and set a credit limit.

Voice Quality Sync this setup to my other logins

Online fallback voice

Prefer online voice Use if your phone's voice won't play

VoiceRSS key

Free key at voicerss.org — sign up, copy the API key.

Photo search

Photo search uses free libraries (Openverse + Wikimedia) out of the box. Add Google keys to search Google Images instead.

Google API key Search engine ID (cx)

Create a Programmable Search Engine (turn on Image search + Search the entire web) and an API key. Free tier: 100 searches a day. Setup takes about two minutes.

Up to 30 photos per word — the game picks a random one each round. GIFs work and stay animated.

Photos from Google (if set up), Openverse & Wikimedia — millions of images. Tap to select several, then Add. Or paste any image or GIF link (a GIF link stays animated).
Got a video? Turn it into a GIF free at ezgif.com and paste the link.

Fix the reading if it's shown or spoken wrong. This is what the app displays and says.

What the app shows & says Romaji (optional)

🔊 Say it as (fixes accent)

Same kana can have different pitch (箸 chopsticks vs 橋 bridge). Enter the kanji so the voice says it right — the tile still shows the kana above. Leave blank to speak the kana.