Books with the translation under every line. Real literature, two languages, one page.
The method
The art of learning without trying
Slothing books translate every line of the original text directly below it. You read real literature and pick up the language as you go, no dictionary, no grammar drills, no separate translation to flip between. Just the book, and the meaning right there on the page.
Real literature
No textbook sentences. You read actual authors - Bulgakov, Fitzgerald, Lorca. The language is alive because the writing is.
Word for word
Every phrase maps directly to its translation below. You see how the language is built, not just what it means.
Your pace
Read a page or read a chapter. Come back whenever. There's no app to open, no streak to keep.
Out now
RU → ETKoera süda / Собачье сердце
Bulgakov's satirical classic in the original Russian, with the Estonian translation under every line. Open the book and just start reading.
Feedback
Readers on our method
Why interlinear reading works
★★★★★
Ma ei õpi sõnu pähe. Ma lihtsalt loen ja tõlge on rea all olemas, kui teda vaja on.
I don't memorize words. I just read, and the translation is right there under the line when I need it.
★★★★★
Не надо останавливаться и лезть в словарь. Читаешь дальше, и язык приходит сам.
You never stop to dig through a dictionary. You just keep reading, and the language comes on its own.
★★★★★
Romaani tahad lõpuni lugeda, õpikut mitte. Selles ongi kogu vahe.
You want to finish a novel. Nobody wants to finish a textbook. That's the whole difference.
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