How parleu teaches.
Short lessons built around a story, reviews scheduled to suit your memory, and grammar explained in plain language. Here's how the parts fit together and why.
The whole A1 level is free: no limits, no credit card.
- 10–15 mina lesson
- Just tapno typing
- A1 → C2every level
Five things, done properly.
None of these elements is new on its own. What makes parleu effective is how they support one another: the story gives words context, review helps you retain them, grammar explains them, and culture provides context.
- 01
A story to follow, like a TV series
Veïns follows Marta and her neighbours in one Barcelona building, season after season. New words and grammar appear in scenes, so you encounter them in context before studying them.
- Twelve seasons, one for each half of a level, from A1.1 to C2.2.
- The same people and places return, so what you learn is used repeatedly.
How a grammar point sticks
- 1ExplainedExplained in plain language, with examples from the episode.
- 2Seen in the storyThe characters use it in the scenes you play.
- 3PractisedA few taps to practise it, right after you encounter it.
- 4ReviewedIt returns in Review until you remember it.
- 02
Reviews timed to your memory
Every word, phrase and grammar point has its own review schedule. You review it just before you are likely to forget it, then at increasingly longer intervals.
- Cards prompt you in your own language, so you recall the word rather than just recognise it.
- One Review section covers everything, in a few minutes a day.
- 03
Grammar that makes sense
Each point is explained where it appears in the story, in plain language with examples from the episode. Then you practise it with a few taps.
- Technical terms are available when you want them, without interrupting the explanation.
- Every point is available from day one, ordered from easy to difficult.
How a grammar point sticks
- 1ExplainedExplained in plain language, with examples from the episode.
- 2Seen in the storyThe characters use it in the scenes you play.
- 3PractisedA few taps to practise it, right after you encounter it.
- 4ReviewedIt returns in Review until you remember it.
- 04
The way people actually talk
The characters speak as people in Barcelona do: using short forms, filler words and slang. Strong language is labelled, with a milder alternative, and you choose how much of it you hear.
- Modern Catalan as spoken today, checked against the official standard.
How a grammar point sticks
- 1ExplainedExplained in plain language, with examples from the episode.
- 2Seen in the storyThe characters use it in the scenes you play.
- 3PractisedA few taps to practise it, right after you encounter it.
- 4ReviewedIt returns in Review until you remember it.
- 05
Culture that helps you belong
Short notes cover the places, festivals, food and social conventions featured in each episode. They're read aloud in Catalan, with a translation available in one tap.
- Understand what's happening around you, not just the words.
How a grammar point sticks
- 1ExplainedExplained in plain language, with examples from the episode.
- 2Seen in the storyThe characters use it in the scenes you play.
- 3PractisedA few taps to practise it, right after you encounter it.
- 4ReviewedIt returns in Review until you remember it.
How a lesson flows.
A lesson takes ten to fifteen minutes and follows the same order each time, so you know what to expect. Try the start of a real lesson on the right.
- 1New wordsA few word cards, each with a picture and audio, followed by quick rounds to recall and use the words.
- 2The storyThe episode's scene plays while you fill in the gaps in the conversation.
- 3GrammarOne point from the scene, explained in plain language and followed by a few practice attempts.
- 4PracticeShort drills and a conversation bring everything together.
- 5One more tryAnything you missed returns at the end until you get it right. Your score is based on your first attempt.
Longer lessons are divided into parts, and you can stop after any one. When you return, the lesson resumes where you left off. After a couple of lessons, a short recap reviews what you learned.
A few spare minutes are enough.
Every exercise uses taps: no typing, microphone or dragging words around. Starting a lesson takes no more effort than opening social media, so you can spend the minutes you'd otherwise spend scrolling on your language instead. Say everything aloud as you go: Time to repeat leaves a pause after each line for you to repeat it.
- A little practice every day is more effective than a lot now and then. Regular practice helps you remember what you learn, so every lesson is quick to start and finish.
- You only need one hand: practise on the sofa, on the metro, in a queue, while the pasta cooks or during a five-minute coffee break at work.
- Quick, but still demanding: choosing between similar options requires you to recall the answer, and word cards always ask you to produce the word yourself.
- No sound around you? "Can't listen now" turns the listening steps into reading ones.
Spaced repetition, explained.
We forget new information quickly, but each successful recall slows that forgetting. Recalling also works better than rereading. Memory research has shown both for well over a century; spaced repetition applies these findings.
Scheduled by FSRS
FSRS schedules each review using an open-source algorithm fitted to large sets of real review data. In open benchmarks, it predicts what you'll remember better than the classic Anki and SuperMemo schedulers, so you need fewer reviews for the same result.
The aim is for you to remember about nine cards in ten when they come back. You can change the setting to have fewer reviews or fewer mistakes in Settings.
You grade, it plans
Recall the answer, then tap to rate how it went. Two buttons are all you need; the scheduler handles the rest. These are the actual intervals for a brand-new card.
Grammar gets reviewed too.
Every grammar point is a card in the same review system. When a point is due, you get a short drill with a few sentences in context, not a flashcard.
- Points you find difficult return sooner; points you know well wait longer.
- "Suggested" picks the next point for you, due ones first.
A daily goal, not a streak.
Choose 10, 15, 20, 30 or 60 minutes a day. A small ring on the Learn page fills as you study and closes with a quiet moment when you reach your goal.
- See your progress without streaks, badges or league tables.
- Only active study counts: lessons, review, drills, reading and listening.
- You can have one reminder a day. It's off until you turn it on, and only appears when you haven't met your goal and something is waiting.
Questions about the method.
How long is a lesson?
Ten to fifteen minutes. Longer lessons are divided into parts, and you can stop after any part.
What if I miss a few days?
Nothing is lost. Your reviews will be waiting, and when many are due, fewer new cards appear until you catch up.
Can I start further in?
Yes. The level test places you at the appropriate level, and nothing before it is locked.
Will I learn to speak without a microphone?
Word and phrase cards ask you to say the answer aloud before checking it. Listen & repeat also leaves a pause after each line of a scene for you to say it aloud. Nothing is recorded.
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