gsay: Shell Script for Fetching English Word Pronunciations from Google
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Summary
gsay is a simple shell script that fetches and plays pronunciation audio files for English words from Google's search results. The script extracts human-made MP3 pronunciation files that appear in Google's answer boxes when searching for English vocabulary. It supports both British and American accents, can query for 2020 and 2024 sound files, includes disk caching by default, and requires basic dependencies like curl and a headless MP3 player (ffplay, mpv, or pw-play).
Key quotes
· 5 pulledA simple shell script to fetch pronunciation of an English word from Google
When you search for an English vocabulary, Google shows a pronunciation in an "answer box" at top of the page
This script fetches that hopefully human-made mp3 sound file
Support British and American accents
Cache to disk (enabled by default)
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