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Learn words in context
Learn words through phrases and discover how they are used in context.
Review with a system
The Leitner system organizes your cards into five boxes with progressively spaced review intervals.
Due cards come first
Study mode puts due reviews before new cards. Adjust your daily limit to suit your routine.
Listen to the phrases
Hear the target-language phrases with natural-sounding, neurally generated audio.
See how words are pronounced
Use the phrases’ IPA transcriptions and look up sounds in the built-in pronunciation chart.
Explore six topic categories
From everyday life to work: each offered language pair has 24 categorized sets with 2,400 cards.
Focus on tricky cards
Review mistake cards separately in practice mode without changing their Leitner placement.
English passive voice: forms, focus and practice
Build the English passive with be + past participle. Keep the tense, choose when to use by, and practise questions and negatives with six explained answers.
First or second conditional? Real possibilities and imagined situations
Choose between real possibilities and imagined situations. Compare first and second conditional forms, avoid common mistakes and try six explained exercises.
Used to, be used to or get used to? Meaning, examples and practice
Learn the difference between past habits, familiarity and adaptation. Compare used to, be used to and get used to, then try six exercises with answers.
Lo, la or le? Spanish object pronouns with examples and exercises
Choose Spanish direct and indirect object pronouns by role. Learn personal a, pronoun placement and se lo with eight exercises and explained answers.
Comparative and superlative adjectives: -er/-est or more/most?
Choose -er/-est or more/most, use than and as … as, and learn key irregular forms. Practice comparative and superlative adjectives with eight exercises.
French adjectives: before or after the noun?
Learn where French adjectives go, how position changes meaning, and when to use bel, nouvel or vieil. Includes eight exercises with explained answers.
Adjective or adverb? Choose by what the word describes
Choose careful or carefully, good or well, and hard or hardly. Learn what each word describes and practice with eight exercises and explained answers.
Must or have to? Tell obligations, prohibitions and choices apart
Learn when to use must, have to, mustn't and don't have to. Compare obligations, bans and choices, then try six exercises with explained answers.
Qui or que in French? A simple subject–object test
Choose qui, que or qu’ with a simple subject–object test. Learn French relative clauses through everyday examples and six exercises with explained answers.
For or since? Tell a duration from a starting point
Learn when to use for or since with starting points, durations, past events, and future plans. Includes six practice questions with explained answers.
Ci vs ne in Italian: short answers about places and quantities
Learn when to use Italian ci and ne for places, quantities and verb phrases. Includes word order and six exercises with explained answers.
Make or do? Use everyday English collocations with confidence
Choose make or do in everyday English: do homework, make a mistake and more. Learn useful collocations and try six exercises with explained answers.
Spanish preterite or imperfect? Choose the viewpoint for your story
Choose the Spanish preterite or imperfect by viewpoint: background, habits and bounded events. With a café story and six exercises with explained answers.
Savoir or connaître? Two ways to say “know” in French
Learn when to use savoir or connaître in French. Compare facts, learned skills and familiarity, with present-tense forms and six explained practice answers.
Much or many? Talk about quantities with confidence
Learn when to use much, many and a lot of. Compare amounts with countable units, form how much/how many questions, and try seven exercises with answers.
Some or any? Choose the right word for questions, offers and negatives
Learn when to use some and any in questions, offers, negatives and free choices. Everyday examples and six practice tasks with explained answers.
Depuis, pendant or en? Choose the right French time expression
Choose depuis, pendant or en by meaning. Compare ongoing situations, activity duration and time to completion, then try six exercises including dans.
Por vs. para in Brazilian Portuguese: understand the difference with everyday examples
Choose por or para in Brazilian Portuguese by meaning: reason, purpose, price, recipient and route. Learn pelo/pela and pra/pro, then try six exercises.
Learn English vocabulary: Turn single words into everyday sentences
Practice six everyday English expressions, from get up to have breakfast, with personal sentences, pronunciation tips, and a recall exercise with answers.
Lingo Phrase Cards vs. Babbel: phrase practice or a language course?
Compare Lingo and Babbel fairly: prepared phrases, IPA and audio, reviews, grammar, custom vocabulary, and study without typing your answers.
Lingo Phrase Cards vs. Duolingo: phrases, pronunciation, and daily study
Compare Lingo and Duolingo fairly: prepared content, phrases with IPA and audio, grammar, AI practice, reviews, and a daily routine that suits you.
Por vs. para: choose the right Spanish preposition by meaning
Choose por or para by meaning: reason, purpose, recipient, route and deadline. Compare everyday Spanish sentences and try six exercises with answers.
Learn Spanish vocabulary: Turn basic words into everyday sentences
Practice basic Spanish vocabulary for cafés, shopping, and finding your way. Learn articles, adapt short phrases, and try an exercise with answers.
Lingo Phrase Cards vs. Anki: ready-made content, custom cards, and daily study
Compare Lingo and Anki: structured 100-card sets with phrases, IPA, and neural audio or custom decks? Content preparation, reviews, and daily use.
Passato prossimo or imperfetto? Tell the story of an evening in Italian
Choose passato prossimo or imperfetto in Italian: explore background, habits and events with sentence pairs and a short exercise with answers.
Choosing a vocabulary app: what fits your learning goal?
Choose a vocabulary app for your learning goal. Check language pairs, flashcards, reviews, audio, custom lists, access, and backups before starting.
Do, does or did? Turn English statements into questions
Build English questions with do, does and did. Learn word order, base verb forms and key exceptions, then try seven tasks with explained answers.
French y or en? Choose the right pronoun for places and quantities
When do you use y or en in French? Compare destinations, origins and quantities with clear sentences, a short exercise and explained answers.
Passé composé or imparfait? Tell a story in French
Choose passé composé or imparfait in a French story: see background, habits and events in context, then try a short exercise with answers.
Past simple or present perfect? Choose by context
Choose between the past simple and present perfect with finished-time and up-to-now examples, a quick exercise and explained answers.
Ser vs. estar: choosing the right Spanish “to be” in context
When do you use ser or estar in Spanish? Compare identity, conditions and locations with clear sentence pairs and a short exercise with answers.
Will or going to? Choose the future form that fits the situation
When should you use will or going to? Compare decisions, plans and predictions in context, then try four short exercises with explanations.
Practise English grammar with an AI app: From a grammar tip to your own exercise
Choose a grammar tip in Lingo, take its tutor prompt to your own AI app and practise with short example sentences.
In, on or at for time? Choose the right preposition in context
Choose in, on or at for English time expressions. Compare clock times, days and months, learn key exceptions and try a short exercise with answers.
How to Learn a Language with Audio Flashcards
Use audio flashcards to practice Spanish or French listening, pronunciation, and active recall with a simple repeatable routine.
How to Learn Vocabulary in Context with Phrase Flashcards
Learn vocabulary through reviewed phrases and example sentences so you remember meaning, grammar, collocations, and pronunciation together.
Recognition vs Recall: When to Reverse Language Flashcards
Understand recognition, receptive recall, and productive recall, then choose a flashcard direction for Spanish or French practice.
How to Use IPA for Spanish and French Pronunciation
Learn how to read the IPA symbols you need for Spanish and French and combine phonetic transcription with audio flashcards.
Learn Vocabulary with Spaced Repetition: Leitner System, IPA, and Audio
Learn Spanish or French vocabulary with native-speaker-reviewed phrase cards, spaced repetition, IPA, Amazon Polly audio, and no account.