Google search will now give you feedback on your pronunciation

For example, if youre practicing how to say asterisk, the speech recognition technology analyzes how you said the word and then, it recognizes that the last soundbite was pronounced rict instead of uhsk, Google says.

So if youre trying to translate naranja from Spanish to English, for example, youll also see pictures of oranges along with the translated word. If youre looking up the meaning of the word seal, youll be shown pictures of mechanical seals, embossed pieces of wax, and the semiaquatic marine mammal.

Google says these picture translations will only work initially in English and for the most easily visualized type of word: nouns.

Both features sound like useful additions to Googles already impressive linguistic skillset, turning its simple search function into a more well-rounded language coach.