vocabilis.

Vocabulary lessons · Exercises · Spaced repetition

Make every
lesson count.

A place to study the language
you’re already learning.

Turn the words and expressions from your classes, textbooks, and reading into lessons you practise and come back to. No list yet? Start with a ready-made course.

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Keep your teacher, textbook, or course. Build on what you learn.

01 Your vocabulary
French café vocabulary, a personal demo lesson: à emporter means to go, with the example Un café à emporter, s’il vous plaît.
02 Practise it
Recall in the same lesson: the prompt to go, with the French answer masked as à e… to recall before revealing it.

Actual app · Demo lesson “French café vocabulary”, with words from a French class

01 / Two ways to learn

Your own materials.
Or a lesson ready to go.

FROM YOUR CLASSES, TEXTBOOKS & READING

Keep what you learn
in class.

The words from today’s class or this week’s chapter don’t have to stay in your notebook. Add them with their meanings and examples, and they become a lesson you can practise and review.

  1. Every word keeps its meaning and examples together.
  2. Exercises help you recognise it, then recall it yourself.
  3. Learned vocabulary comes back in spaced review.

For the vocabulary you actually meet — alongside the teacher, textbook, or course you already have.

Study preview of sur place, for here, with the example C’est pour ici ou à emporter ? Sur place, merci.
A word from your class, ready to study. Actual app · Demo lesson.
Create your own lesson

OR FROM THE VOCABILIS LIBRARY

No list yet?
Start with a course.

Official courses are organised around the situations you need. Pick a lesson and study it with the same exercises and review as your own vocabulary.

  1. Choose a language and course.
  2. Open the lesson for the situation you need.
  3. Study it and save your progress.

For example: French for Travel, with sections such as Hotel, Restaurant, Airport, Taxi, and Café / Bar.

All seven lessons in the Café / Bar section of French for Travel, from Café / Bar — Words and Chunks to Ordering drinks, To go, and Paying / closing time.
French for Travel → Café / Bar. Actual app · Official course.
Explore the library

02 / Inside a lesson

Words, expressions,
and the context
to understand them.

A lesson brings together the vocabulary you’re working on, its meanings, and examples of how it’s used.

Here, à emporter isn’t just translated as “to go.” You can see it in a question you might hear at a café, with an English explanation.

See the lessons in Vocabilis
Study words and expressions
À emporter means To go. The lesson includes the French question C’est pour ici ou à emporter ? and its English translation.
Actual app · French for Travel → Core Polite Phrases

03 / How learning works

From your first look
to your next review.

One lesson connects the material,
the practice, and the return to it.

  1. 01

    Bring your vocabulary

    Add the words and expressions from your classes or reading — or open a lesson from a ready-made course.

  2. 02

    Study words and expressions

    See the meaning and examples before you practise recalling them.

  3. 03

    Work through exercises

    Choose an answer, then practise remembering it without the options.

  4. 04

    Return for review

    Review learned vocabulary with spaced repetition and revisit difficult cards.

  5. 05

    See what to work on next

    Check learned cards, lesson progress, and the vocabulary due for review.

04 / Recognition, recall & retention

Beyond
“I’ve seen that before.”

Recognising the right answer and remembering it yourself are different tasks. Vocabilis gives you practice with both.

01 / RECOGNITION

Choose the right meaning.

Multiple-choice activities help you connect a word or expression with its meaning. Where enough suitable options are available, you practise choosing in both directions.

A multiple-choice exercise asks what sur place means, with four English answers: a coffee, the bill, please, for here, and to go.
Recognise a meaning · French café vocabulary
02 / ACTIVE RECALL

Recall before you reveal.

Try to remember the answer before showing it, then assess your recall. Here, “to go” asks you to produce the French expression without a list of options.

Study stage 5: the English prompt to go, a masked French expression, and an example sentence. There are no answer choices.
Recall à emporter before revealing the answer
03 / SPACED REVIEW

Return after learning.

Complete Study, then return to Review when learned vocabulary is due. This same expression is now scheduled for tomorrow; it is not due yet.

Review details for à emporter, to go: status Scheduled, next review tomorrow, its source lesson French café vocabulary, and its example.
After Study · A real scheduled Review card

Start with one lesson

Bring what you’re learning.
Then put it into practice.

Start with your own vocabulary, or open a ready-made course.

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