Learning with Vocapi

Lessons introduce words and grammar. Reviews bring them back over time, while reading and practice give you other ways to use what you have learned.

Review over time

Spaced repetition means returning to material at intervals. Vocapi uses FSRS to schedule each card from your answers and review history. Cards you remember across reviews return at longer intervals; missed answers affect their future schedule.

Start with How reviews work. How scheduling works explains the memory estimates and timing in more detail.

Try to recall the answer

On a flashcard, try to recall the answer before revealing it. Then mark whether you got it right. Other exercises ask you to choose, type, complete a sentence, or write an answer.

Recalling an answer from memory is called retrieval practice. The feedback lets you check what you remembered and see what you missed.

Read words in context

Reading puts words into sentences and passages. Tap a linked word to check its meaning, then return to the passage.

A word may look different in a sentence from its dictionary form. In Kiswahili, for example, ninasoma means “I am reading” and contains the verb soma, “read.” Vocapi’s word details can show a breakdown of a form into its parts when that analysis is available. Parts linked to a grammar point can open its explanation.

Practice in different ways

Review exercises depend on the card and the material available for it. You may recognize a word on a flashcard, type it from a cue, fill a gap, or use it in a sentence. Listening exercises include choosing an answer from audio and typing what you hear.

You can meet vocabulary and grammar in the same review session. The exercise format can also change between attempts. A different format asks you to work with the same material in another way.

Open Practice when you want to choose a particular activity. For help with sound, see Audio and reminders.