Learn German
German, with a hook on every word.
Three genders make the article part of the word. Gender gets its own colour in every mnemonic image.
Hund
dog
sounds like hound
A hound wearing a hundred numbered collars, one per bark. The whole kennel is on fire. Masculine, der Hund.
Sample hooks
What the first words look like
Hund
dog
sounds like hound
A hound wearing a hundred numbered collars, one per bark. The whole kennel is on fire. Masculine, der Hund.
Katze
cat
sounds like cats-uh
A cat sneezes KATZ-uh and every cat in the street sneezes back. They are all treading water. Feminine, die Katze.
Buch
book
sounds like book
A book so heavy you need both arms, frozen solid in a block of ice. Neuter, das Buch.
Wasser
water
sounds like vasser
A vase pours water that never runs out and floods the room. Frozen mid-pour. Neuter, das Wasser.
Haus
house
sounds like house
A house that is a giant frozen ice cube with windows. Neuter, das Haus.
Tisch
table
sounds like dish
A table set with one dish so big it is the table. The table is burning. Masculine, der Tisch.
Tür
door
sounds like tour
A door that opens onto a guided tour of itself, over and over. It is underwater. Feminine, die Tür.
Auge
eye
sounds like owl-guh
An owl with one enormous eye instead of two, frozen on a branch. Neuter, das Auge.
Geld
money
sounds like gild
Coins being gilded on a hot press, gold flaking off in the flames. Neuter, das Geld, so freeze the whole press instead.
A story in German
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Tap an underlined word. In the app the same tap also tells you whether that word is already in your collection and when it is next due.
German, specifically
Does it handle the three genders?
It does, and it treats neuter as a first class case rather than an exception. Masculine scenes burn, feminine scenes flood, neuter scenes freeze, in every hook, without variation.
How many words are loaded for German?
121 to start, chosen by frequency, each with a gloss, a part of speech, an example sentence and a hook. You can import your own list on top at any point.
Is the audio real German?
The audio uses the voices installed on your own device, picked for German and set per sentence. On a modern phone that is good. On some desktops it is only adequate, and recorded native audio is the next content investment.
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