The reading room

Read a little.
Learn something.

Practical language-learning guides from the Kalima team. Start with a passage, bring your own books, and keep the words that matter.

Reading practice01

How to learn a language by reading books

Choose a manageable book, read for meaning, decide which words to look up, and build a reading routine, with a screenshot walkthrough in Kalima for iPhone.

6 min read

Books on iPhone02

How to read EPUB and PDF books with translations on iPhone

Prepare a readable EPUB or PDF, import it into Kalima, check the text, and use word lookups without losing the thread of your book.

5 min read

Vocabulary practice03

Turn reading vocabulary into flashcards with context

A worked example of choosing words from a passage, keeping their original sentences, and reviewing meaning with Kalima’s contextual flashcards.

5 min read