About
Italian Flashcards is a simple study tool for learning common Italian vocabulary. Each card shows an Italian word on the front; tap it to flip and see its English definition, an example sentence, and (for verbs) full conjugation tables across five tenses.
How to use it
- Tap a card to flip it and reveal the definition, example sentence, and conjugations.
- Next / Prev buttons (or swipe left/right, or the arrow keys) move between cards.
- Category tabs at the top (All, Today's 20, Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Other) filter which words you see.
- Today's 20 gives you a fixed set of 20 random words that stays the same all day, each shown twice (Italian → English, then English → Italian) for 40 cards — handy for a focused daily review session.
- Underlined words inside an example sentence are links — tap one to jump straight to that word's own card.
- Pronunciation guides (e.g. dro·me·dà ·rio) appear under most words on the front of the card, showing syllable breaks and which syllable to stress.
FAQ
Where do the example sentences come from?
From Tatoeba.org, a free, community-contributed collection of translated sentences, licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each sentence is matched to the specific meaning of the word being shown, so homographs (like pesca, which can mean either "peach" or "fishing") get the right example.
Does "Today's 20" change if I reload the page?
No — the same 20 words are kept (in your browser's local storage) for the whole day, though the order they're shown in may reshuffle (which also helps keep you from just memorizing the order instead of the words). A new set of 20 is picked automatically the next day.
Is my progress saved?
The app doesn't track which cards you've studied — it's meant for casual, repeated review rather than a graded course. The only thing saved locally is the "Today's 20" daily word set.
How accurate are the pronunciation guides?
Syllable breaks are quite reliable — Italian hyphenation is very regular. The stress mark (the accent, like the à in dromedà rio) is generated automatically using a speech-synthesis engine's Italian phoneme model, not a verified pronunciation dictionary, so it's right the large majority of the time but occasionally may be wrong for an individual word.
Why do some words show multiple conjugation tables?
Verbs include present, past (passato prossimo), imperfect (imperfetto), future (futuro semplice), and conditional tenses so you can see how the same verb changes across all of them.
Is this free to use?
Yes, completely. Donations below are optional and just help cover hosting costs — they're never required to use the app.
Cookies & local storage
This site keeps things simple: no ad trackers, no third-party cookies sold to anyone, no account or sign-in.
- Google Analytics is used to see basic usage stats (like page views), via a cookie set by Google. You can opt out globally with a browser extension like Google's Analytics opt-out add-on.
- Browser local storage (not a cookie, but similar in spirit) is used on-device to remember your "Today's 20" word set for the day. It's never sent to a server and stays only in your own browser.
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