der Hund
Learn the article too.
Learn each noun with der, die or das from the start.
How it works
Learn German nouns
Read each noun with its article. Listen to it, then use the picture’s color to remember the article.
Complete a daily lesson to save its words in My words.
Learning card
der Hund
dog
Notice the blue detail. It belongs with der.
Try this example. It does not change your progress.
Word, sound and picture
Read it. Hear it. See it.
Learn the noun and article together.
Listen to the word.
Play the recording to hear the article and noun. Repeat them aloud if you like.
derdiedas
Use the color cue.
Part of each picture has the article’s color. The rest is black and white.
Blue means der. Pink means die. Orange means das. The colors show grammar, not a person’s gender. The article is also written.
Quiz and review
Learn, then practise.
The quiz hides the picture’s color so you can choose the article yourself.
After your answer, the article and color appear. Missed words return for another try. Daily reviews bring words back over time.
Completing a daily lesson adds its words to My words. A perfect custom lesson adds its words too. Category quizzes do not add words.
Try a daily lesson- 1
Study the cards
Look at the pictures and listen to each word.
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Choose the article
Choose der, die, or das with the color cue hidden.
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Review your words
My words picks up to 10 words, starting with due or harder words. Study the cards, then take a quiz.
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Save your words
Completed daily lessons add their words to My words immediately. Saved words stay there, even after a later mistake.
Research
Memory research
These studies look at pictures, recall and review timing.
Pictures and memory
Paivio and Csapo studied memory for pictures and words. Their work informs our use of images beside nouns.
Paivio & Csapo · 1973 · Picture superiority in free recallPractising recall
Karpicke and Roediger found that repeatedly recalling foreign words improved later recall. This supports practising answers, even for familiar words.
Karpicke & Roediger · 2008 · The Critical Importance of Retrieval for LearningReview timing
Cepeda and colleagues found that the gaps between reviews affected later recall. Useful gaps depended on how long the information needed to be remembered.
Cepeda et al. · 2008 · Spacing Effects in LearningFor teachers
Create a lesson
Choose nouns and share a lesson link with your students. No account is needed.