Learn. Remember. Speak.

New words you can use, not just remember

For beginners and anyone returning to a language. Ready-made cards with audio, pictures, and example sentences give you new words. Spaced repetition keeps them in memory, and short speaking exercises get you using them.

One month free · no credit card · then from $5/mo

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Try it: tap the card to flip it, tap the speaker to hear the word.

Translation

Preparing your card Finding a useful word for this language pair.

A real card from My Lingua Cards – tap it, hear it, remember it.

19 languages to learn
7,000+ words, A1 to C1
1,000+ users
4 practice formats
Beyond flashcards

The card is only the first step

To get a new word into your speech, it goes through four stages here: a ready-made card, spaced repetition, reverse cards, and a short speaking exercise.

Learn useful words

Start with 300 ready-made cards chosen for your level and goals, and add your own words whenever you need them.

Remember them for long

Spaced repetition works like this: a word goes into your queue again when it starts to fade. This happens up to ten times, until the word stays in your memory.

From translation to word

A reverse card starts with the translation, and the word itself is hidden. Recalling a word is harder than recognizing it, but that is what makes it stick.

Start speaking

Skill Boosts build a short exercise from the words you have learned, with a clear task and prompts to lean on. You answer by voice or typing.

Find your language

Learn Spanish, French, Japanese and 16 more languages

Practice that makes words stick

How a word moves from passive to active vocabulary

For that to happen, you need to recall the word yourself several times and use it in different sentences. That is exactly what you do in Skill Boosts and quizzes. You can also describe your own situation – a meeting, a trip, a phone call – and get an exercise built around it.

Dashed line: how a word fades on its own. Solid line: how it holds when you review it in time.

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve

A new word slips out of memory quickly if you never meet it again. But if you see it again at the right moment, it settles in, and each time you remember it for longer.

reschedule reschedule a meeting Could we reschedule the meeting? One word grows into a whole phrase

Working memory

You can only hold a few things in your head at once. So the tasks come in small steps – a word, a pair, a sentence – and each step asks for just one thing.

Speak & Switch

One phrase changes five times in a row: another tense, a question, a negative, a politer tone.

Real Response

A real situation with a goal and a person who answers you.

Tell the Story

You read a short story once, then it is hidden and you retell it from memory.

Phrase Builder

Three of your words grow into a natural pair, a full phrase and a real situation.

Explore Skill Boosts See real examples of all four formats
Getting started

From sign-up to your first card in a couple of minutes

No word lists to hunt for, no cards to make, no review schedule to plan – the app takes care of all that.

1

Answer a couple of questions

Tell us your language, your level, what you're learning for, and the topics you care about. It takes under a minute.

Done for you 2

You get 300 ready cards

From your answers the app picks words for your level and goals and groups them into sets, one for each topic you chose.

3

Straight to the words

After setup you land on a card, not on an empty dashboard. Your first session has as many words as you chose per day: 10, 20, or 30.

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The next day

Your dashboard has one main button. It opens a session where new words come together with the ones that are due for review, so you never have to decide what to study today.

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What changes

Words that come to mind when you need them

That is what an active vocabulary is: words you can reach for at work, on a trip, and with the people you care about.

Travel with ease

Order, ask, and connect on your next trip without rehearsing every line first.

Get ahead at work

Speak up in the meeting and nail the interview in the language your career needs.

Connect with people

Talk with family, friends, and your community in their first language.

Enjoy shows & music

Follow films, series, and songs in the original, with fewer glances at subtitles.

Inside every card

Everything a word needs to stick

Each flashcard is a small, complete lesson, not just a word and its translation.

Professional audio

Hear the word and example pronounced by a professional voice, at a pace you can follow.

A picture for meaning

A relevant image ties the word to a memory, so recall feels instant.

IPA transcription

See exactly how to say it, with a clear phonetic transcription on every card.

Real example sentences

Words appear in natural context, so you learn how they're actually used.

Synonyms & antonyms

Open the full description for related words, nuances, and a memory hint.

CEFR level & progress

Every card shows its level and your progress bar, so you always know where you stand.

Reviews

What people write after learning with us

4.8
average rating from learner reviews

“I wanted to learn Spanish, but I got tired of making my own cards and setting everything up. This app was much easier, so I could just start learning.”

Jake P. 8/10/2026

“I never knew what Spanish words to learn first. Now I just open the app and start learning.”

Daniel 7/14/2026

“I could understand some Spanish, but when I had to say something, my brain just froze. This helped me practice the words more, and now they come out a lot easier.”

Kevin 6/20/2026

“I started Spanish for my trip, then realized I only knew “hola” and panic. This helped me learn useful words fast, so now I feel way less lost.”

Chris W. 6/17/2026

“I was learning Spanish, but I had no idea what to study next. MyLinguaCards made it simple: open it, do a few cards, done.”

Ethan 6/1/2026

“I had a problem with learning words: I could remember them during practice, but later I could not use them when I wanted to speak. MyLinguaCards helped me review them again and again, and now the words come to my head much faster.”

Tyler 5/11/2026

“I started using MyLinguaCards just to learn more words, but I noticed something I didn’t expect. After a while, I was speaking better in English too, because I had more words in my head and didn’t keep saying the same simple things all the time.”

Mark 4/27/2026

“I started using MyLinguaCards to keep my mind active, and it’s been a simple way to do that without feeling too hard or stressful. I like that I can do a little every day, and it really feels like it helps me stay sharp.”

Robert H. 4/21/2026

“I used to spend time learning words but still freeze when I wanted to say something. This helped me remember the words better, so speaking started to feel a lot easier.”

Ryan T. 4/16/2026

“I was hoping this would feel a little more fun and motivating, but it wasn’t really what I expected. It still helped me review words, but I didn’t stay as into it as I thought I would.”

Jason M. 4/7/2026

“I was so tired of learning Spanish words and forgetting them almost right away. This made it way easier to keep words in my head and actually feel like I’m making progress.”

Emily S. 4/1/2026

“I often stopped learning English after a few days because many apps felt boring and did not make me want to come back. This one helped me study more often and remember new words better, but I still think it needs a little more motivation.”

Carlos 3/3/2026

“I moved to the U.S. recently, and it was really frustrating when I knew some English but still couldn’t say what I wanted. This helped me learn the words I actually need, and now speaking feels a lot less stressful.”

Maria 2/28/2026

“I tried a lot of apps, but this one really helped me remember words better. It’s easy to use, and it made learning feel a lot easier.”

Jake 2/19/2026

“I kept forgetting words I’d just studied, so I gave MyLinguaCards a try. After a couple weeks, I was remembering a lot more and not second-guessing myself as much. The audio and spaced reviews helped more than I expected. I just wish some words had a bit more practice around them, but overall it’s been really solid.”

Chris D. 2/17/2026
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Pricing

Simple and fair

The first month is free: 300 ready cards and 3 new Skill Boosts a day, no credit card. After that, choose a plan to keep learning and open the whole word catalog.

Free month

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Enough to see whether the method suits you.

  • One month of access
  • First 300 ready vocabulary cards
  • 3 new Skill Boosts a day
  • No credit card required
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Best value

12-Month Plan

$5 / mo

Billed $60 once a year. Prefer shorter? 6 months for $36 ($6 / mo).

  • The entire word catalog, A1–C1
  • Professional audio and images on every card
  • Skill Boosts for everyday practice
  • One payment for the whole year
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Monthly Plan

$7 / mo

Full access, paid month by month.

  • The entire word catalog, A1–C1
  • Professional audio and images on every card
  • Skill Boosts for everyday practice
  • Stop or restart any month
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FAQ

Questions, answered

A gentle method that shows you each word right before you'd forget it. Each word comes back up to ten times, spread out over weeks, moving it into long-term memory with far less effort than cramming.

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows how quickly we forget something new. Each spaced review lands just as a word starts to fade and lifts your memory of it back up, so it settles into long-term recall instead of slipping away.

The methods with the most evidence behind them are spaced repetition, active recall, and seeing words in real context. My Lingua Cards combines all three: each word returns at the right moment, quizzes ask you to recall it from memory, and every card carries professional audio and a natural example sentence – so words move into long-term memory without rote cramming.

Active recall means pulling a word from memory instead of just re-reading it. It's one of the most effective ways to learn, because the effort of remembering strengthens the memory itself. That's why your learned words flow into quizzes that ask you to retrieve them, not just recognize them on a card.

Fewer than you think. In My Lingua Cards you choose a daily pace of 10, 20, or 30 new words, and spaced repetition schedules the reviews. A few calm minutes every day beat a long cram: steady practice is what moves words into long-term memory.

The first month is free: 300 ready vocabulary cards and 3 new practices a day in which you use the words you have learned. Repeating a saved practice does not use the daily limit. No credit card is required.

19 languages, from English, Spanish, and French to Japanese, Korean, and Arabic – each with vocabulary organized by CEFR level, from A1 to C1.

Professional audio, a relevant image, the phonetic transcription, a clear definition, and a real example sentence – plus synonyms, antonyms, and a memory hint in the full description.

Yes, if you want Anki-style long-term memory practice without preparing and maintaining all cards yourself. My Lingua Cards gives you ready-made vocabulary with audio, images, examples, IPA, CEFR levels, a daily queue, reverse practice, and practice that puts the words to use.

Quizlet is useful for studying sets. My Lingua Cards is a ready vocabulary system: the cards are prepared, reviews are scheduled, reverse practice trains active recall, and short practices get you using the words in real situations.

Duolingo is useful for daily app-guided language practice. My Lingua Cards focuses on durable vocabulary: prepared cards, spaced review, reverse recall, audio, examples, and practice that puts the words to use.

No. Your first vocabulary cards are prepared for you. When you need specific words, Learning now lets you add a list, or paste a text and let the app pick the words out of it, and study them in a separate focused session.

Yes. Spaced repetition and reverse recall make words easier to retrieve, then short practices ask you to use them in real situations by voice or typing.

Nothing happens automatically: there is no card on file, so you are never charged unless you choose a plan. Your words and progress stay saved. To keep learning, pick the 6- or 12-month plan, or go month to month.

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Learn the words. Remember them. Use them.

The first month is free: 300 ready vocabulary cards, spaced repetition, quizzes, and 3 new Skill Boosts a day. No credit card required.

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