Drills, tests and spaced repetition
Understanding spaced repetition
Flashcards Cymraeg uses a scientifically-proven learning method called spaced repetition. This means:
- Cards you find easy will be shown less frequently
- Cards you find difficult will be shown more often
- The system calculates the optimal time to review each card
- This maximizes your learning efficiency and long-term retention
Rating your performance
When studying, you'll rate how well you remembered each card:
Wrong
You didn't remember the word at all. The card will be shown again soon.
Hard
You remembered with difficulty. The card will be shown again relatively soon.
Good
You remembered correctly with some effort. Standard interval increase.
Easy
You remembered easily. The card will have a longer interval before being shown again.
Drills and tests
There are two ways to study, for two different jobs:
Drill: learning new words
From a deck. It takes a few new words at a time through four short stages: Learn (see the English and the Welsh), Recognise (pick the Welsh from four), Remind (one more look) and Recall (type the Welsh from memory, then rate yourself). A drill is saved when you finish it.
Test: keeping words you've learned
From a deck, a project or your dashboard's Review. You see the English, think of the Welsh, show the answer and rate yourself: Wrong, Hard, Good or Easy. Words due for review come first, and each word then comes back just before you'd forget it. Every rating is saved as you go, so you can stop whenever you like.
Study tips
- Be honest with your ratings: This helps the algorithm work effectively
- Study regularly: Short, frequent sessions are better than long, infrequent ones
- Focus on understanding: Don't just memorize, try to understand the Welsh words
- Use both directions: Practice Welsh to English and English to Welsh
- Add context: Use the notes field to add example sentences or grammar notes
Managing your cards
You can organize and edit your flashcards:
- Edit cards: Click on any card to edit the front, back, or notes
- Delete cards: Remove cards you no longer need
- Sort cards: Organise by creation date, difficulty, or alphabetically
- Bulk operations: Select multiple cards to delete them at once