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In your own language

Reading or listening
in your language

Not Yet is written in English, but you do not have to read it in English. Your web browser can translate every episode into your own language for free, and both Safari and Chrome can also read the pages aloud, in English or once translated. It works on a phone, a tablet or a computer, with nothing to install. The buttons sit in slightly different places on a phone than on a computer, so find your setup below.

On your phone or tablet

iPhone & iPad

Safari

On iPhone the address bar sits at the bottom of the screen. Tap the icon in the address bar to open the menu, then Listen to Page to hear the episode read aloud, or Translate Website… to read it in your own language.

Safari address bar icon on iPhone, circled in red
The icon in the address bar opens the menu.
Safari menu with Listen to Page and Translate Website circled in red
The menu holds Listen to Page and Translate Website.
Safari Which Language picker on iPhone
Select your language.
Safari Listen to Page player on iPhone, play button circled in red
Click Play and listen to the page.

iPhone & Android

Chrome

Tap the ⋯ menu (three dots, top right), then Read aloud to hear the episode, or Translate page to read it in your own language.

Chrome three-dots menu on iPhone, with Read aloud and Translate page circled in red
Tap the ⋯ (three dots), the menu opens. Read aloud opens the player, Translate page translates.
Chrome translate bar on iPhone, with Dutch and the three dots circled in red
Click the language you want, or tap the ⋯ (three dots) for the full list.
Chrome full language list on iPhone
Select your language.
Chrome Read aloud player on iPhone, play button circled in red
Click the Play button to listen to the episode.

On a Mac or computer

Mac

Safari

Open an episode in Safari. To read it in your own language, click the translation icon at the right of the address bar. To hear it read aloud, use the menu bar: Edit → Speech → Start Speaking.

Safari translation icon in the address bar, circled in red
Click the translation icon and select your language in the popup menu.
Safari Edit menu, Speech, Start Speaking circled in red
Click Start Speaking and the episode will be read for you.

Computer

Chrome

Open an episode in Chrome. To read it in your own language, use the ⋮ menu → Translate. To hear it read aloud, use the ⋮ menu → More Tools → Reading mode, then press play.

Chrome three-dots menu with Translate circled in red
Click the ⋮ (three dots), then Translate in the popup menu.
Chrome translate bar with Dutch and the three dots circled in red
Click the language you want, or the ⋮ (three dots) to select another language.
Chrome More Tools submenu with Reading mode circled in red
Click Reading mode to get the episode read for you.
Chrome reading mode play button circled in red
Click the Play button to have the episode read for you.

Good to know

Translation and the reading voice are produced by your own device and may not always be perfect. The English text remains the original.

That is all there is to it. Pour a coffee, press play, and let the road unfold.

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