Getting started

Flashcards Cymraeg works alongside the Welsh course you're doing: Dysgu Cymraeg, GCSE or A-Level, a class or a tutor. Your course teaches you; this helps the words you meet there stick. Here's how to set it up in a few minutes.

1. Make a project for your course

A project holds everything for one course, such as "Canolradd" or "GCSE Welsh". When you create it, choose your level (Mynediad to Gloywi) and whether you're learning North or South Wales Welsh: example sentences are written to match.

2. Add a deck for each lesson or unit

Inside your project, press + New deck and name it after the unit you're on, like "Uned 3" or "Y teulu". A deck is the words from one lesson, so you can practise them while they're fresh.

3. Add the words

The quickest way is a photo: take a picture of the vocabulary table in your coursebook, or paste a screenshot. In a new deck the choice is right on the page; otherwise open + Add words and choose Upload a photo. You'll go back to the deck while it's read, and the words appear marked Not studied. Give them a quick check: tap any word to correct it.

You can also type words in yourself with Add a word by hand. For photo tips, see Words from photos.

4. Learn them with a drill

In the deck, press Drill. It takes a few new words at a time: you see them, pick them from four, then type them from memory.

5. See them in sentences

On the deck's Sentences tab, Generate sentences writes example sentences for every word, at your level. Tap one for its notes, and Explain for a word-by-word breakdown. More in Example sentences.

6. Come back for a test

Your dashboard shows how many words are due for review. Press Review (or Test on a deck or project): rate how well you remembered each word, and it'll come back just before you'd forget it. A few minutes most days works better than an hour once a week.