Questions tagged [flash-cards]

Questions related to the use and purpose of flash cards, whether it be to improve them or use them.

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How should I make flash cards for words with multiple meanings?

I am learning Danish as a foreign language using English as the "base". I am at the very beginning of it and I found using flashcards (with Anki) very useful. I have cards for both "directions", seeing the Danish word and having to "speak" the…
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Are Asian-language-to-English word flashcards less effective than European-language-to-English word flashcards?

I personally find Chinese-to-English word flashcards generally ineffective for learning Chinese, and I attribute this to words having different (a) collocations, (b) parts of speech, (c) suitable contexts, (d) additional definitions, and (e)…
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Customizable flashcard app or site?

Is there a simple flashcard app or site that lets you import and export a spreadsheet of vocab words and their translations? I'm trying to find a good flashcard app, but all the ones I'm finding on the app stores require you to manually enter all…
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