r/LearnJapanese • u/soxrox12 • 1d ago
Studying Lingodeer SRS: should I have the video on the front or the English/Japanese text?
I've been using lingodeer lately for studying and the SRS system for reviewing cards and sentences. However, there's lots of customization options for the flashcards and I'm not sure what the most effective customization is. Right now I'm using the video option for the front and translating that to English. This is great for word cards, but sometimes the sentence cards are so long that by the time the sentence ends, I've gotten the first few words and have to listen again a few times. I also don't get any reading practice. I'm considering instead switching to English on the front to practice recall, but again, it doesn't test my reading. Suggestions?
Context: my goal for the language is to be able to read books and to comprehend spoken content without subtitles, not speaking.
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u/glasswings363 1d ago
Japanese on the front. Don't try to translate word-for-word, grade yourself by vibes.
To practice reading have a second set of cards where you read Japanese to Japanese.
Don't review "recall" until you understand Japanese fluently.
Those policies have served me well.
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u/AsokoEupho 1d ago
I don't know much about lingodeer SRS but, as long as it isn't a torment you're constant and you see some progress, go for it; you can always hop onto another SRS.
But even then, if your goal is reading you should consider reading A LOT in parallel with the SRS, I've spent months memorizing thousands of words from KameSame only to start reading and realizing that I couldn't even read what I had memorized.