Find a book.
Browse the catalogue for something you want to read.
Translations
A new language.
A familiar way in.
Read in the language you’re learning,
with a translation close enough to keep you going.
Example passage · French / EnglishZaban
Le Docteur était assis dans sa cuisine.
The Doctor was sitting in his kitchen.
Example passage adapted from The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting.
Choose your view
One page.
Your way to read.
Keep both languages in view, follow matching colours, or read one language on its own. Change the view as you grow more comfortable.
Example passage · French / EnglishZaban
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Matching phrases share a colour. Choose one to see its partner.
Make the connection
The meaning,
right alongside.
Matching colours help your eye find the phrase on the other side. Each language keeps its own word order.
Example passage · French / EnglishZaban
A phrase and its translation. Choose one.
Find your language
Different scripts.
The same love of reading.
Explore the supported reading languages with English alongside. Choose an available language when you open a book.
Français reads with English alongside.
A few of Zaban’s supported languages.
Choose a language.
Select an available language, then choose Translate & read.
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