Option 3: Google Images inside of Google Translate Then, once it loads, bookmark the page so you don’t have to go through that process over and over again. If you don’t want to use the tinyurl shortcut (or if that shortcut starts misbehaving), all you have to do to access Google Images Basic Version is to search for an image, scroll ALL the way down, and click “Switch to Basic Version” (or your language’s equivalent) on the bottom right:
it, etc.) Some domains will just be “” and some will still include the. As mentioned earlier, you’ll often get better results if you use your local country’s domain name for the search, so go to the above tinyurl link, let it load, then switch out the. As such, I tend to use this version of Google Images much more than the default version. Also, I find that the images are better sized for viewing on a smart phone. Even if you’re just starting out and those captions don’t make much sense, it’s a useful memory aid to see the word constantly highlighted beneath each image. You have the same images, but they include little captions, and if you search in French, those captions are in French, which lets you see how the words are used in context. Google Images Basic Version looks like this: You can either use this link (the important part is that “ &tbm=isch&sout=1” part at the end):įor Google Images Basic Version in English, or you can use this Tinyurl link: Generally, though, if you’re going to be using Google Images as a tool, I much prefer your next option, Google Images Basic Version: Option 2: Google Images Basic Version ( /basicimage) Note: At this time, Google has taken away the switch to basic version button! But you can still access the old version: Here’s a table of some of the more common domains you might want: Then go to the according image search page (, ,, etc.) and search from there. Find the country you want, and figure out its domain name (France: Spain: google.es Italy: ). You can find a list of Google’s individual country domains here. You’ll tend to get slightly better results if you search on, rather than. If you’re actually learning a word like chien, rather than a more complex sentence, I strongly suggest you search in French. Sure you could use chien to refer to Lassie, but generally, chiens are little foofy French dogs. Chiens are cuter, are more often puppies or silly looking lap-dogs, and don’t tend to be photographed with their owners. In the case of chien (dog), the differences are pretty subtle, but they’re there. These differences make the image search process a lot more interesting, and as a result, the word becomes a lot more interesting. You’ll almost always find some differences between your expectations and what you actually see. Use simple searches like these to provide pictures for fill-in-the-blank sentences, like this one:
You can right click (Mac: Ctrl-click) on any of the images, copy them, and paste them into your flashcards in Anki without much trouble. Search for “dog,” and you’ll find a bunch of pictures of dogs. The first way you can use Google Images is as it was intended – as an image search engine. There are three basic ways you can use it: The Default Version (for images), the Basic Version (for captioned images), and the basic version embedded into Google Translate (for awesome captioned images). Google Images is a wonderful resource for vocabulary and grammar study.
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