Adding words

Type into the box at the top of Kotiko's toolbar popup, Add a word, any language, and press Enter. The box clears at once; the line under it shows the result a moment later, with Undo.

What you can type

You type	What happens
perro = dog	Saved as you wrote it, with no lookup. Works without any AI service.
спасибо (spasibo) = thanks	The same, with a romanization.
shukran, xie xie, sobaka	Spelling it the way it sounds is fine; the AI works out the word and language.
how do you say dog in Japanese	Finds 犬 (inu). Ask in your own language.
da in Serbian	Name the language when a word could be several.

Any language works, and a new language starts the moment you add its first word. When you don't name a language and a word could be several, Kotiko assumes the one you've been adding lately. The Language of the word menu next to the box sets it for the next word.

Words are saved in their dictionary form, so "houses" becomes the word for "house". You're learning to recognise the word first.

Without an AI service

Words you type as word = meaning never need a lookup. A word you type on its own waits until you set up word lookups, then Kotiko looks it up by itself.

When something goes wrong

The line under the box says what happened, in plain words. See Messages and what to do.