Is there a browser extension to pronounce the words?

Question

I might be missing some cool tools: Are there browser extensions to pronounce the words in some/several languages?

I know I can select a word, right-click, search, get dictionary result, and click on pronunciation. Is there a tool which makes it seamless?

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Answer 1

Google Translate Anywhere is available for Firefox and Chrome, and I believe for Opera as well.

Basically, it opens Google™ Translate in a frame (of a customizable size) straight over your page. You select a text, right-click to invoke a Context Menu, and choose the option. The extension captures text selection and allows to choose source/target languages, too.

Google™ Translate, in turn, has "listen" button (I highlighted it with red circles).

The integration with a ready-made service automatically provides with some nice features like remembering your recent requests in your Google account, and more.

Answer 2

Google dictionary extension

With this extension, you can:

1) Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble.

2) View the complete definition of any word or phrase using the toolbar dictionary.

3) Store a history of words you've looked up, so you can practice them later.

Foreign words are automatically translated to your language of choice.

Supported dictionaries:

• Arabic

• Brazilian Portuguese

• Chinese (Simplified)

• Chinese (Traditional)

• Czech

• Dutch

• English (UK)

• English (US)

• French

• German

• Hindi

• Italian

• Japanese

• Korean

• Russian

• Slovak

• Spanish

• Turkish

Answer 3

this extension does a bit more than translate words (it immerses you in vocab by switching a few words on every page to your target language), but it also does offer pronunciation. In general I've found it to be a great resource for taking vocab from the initial "learned" stage, to the "fluent" stage. Hope it helps!