Interactive Practice

French Days of the Week - Interactive Flashcards

Updated 17 April 2026

Flip cards to practise. The trainer tracks which days you get wrong and shows them more often. No account needed - your progress is saved in your browser.

What Is Spaced Repetition?

Spaced repetition is a learning technique based on the forgetting curve - the observation, first measured by Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885, that we forget information exponentially if we do not review it. The key insight is that reviewing information just as you are about to forget it is significantly more effective than reviewing it repeatedly in a short time.

Apps like Anki have made spaced repetition popular for language learning. The algorithm here is a simplified version of SuperMemo 2 (SM-2): when you rate a card as “Again”, it is shown again in the same session. When you rate it “Hard”, it returns sooner. “Good” and “Easy” push the card further into the future review schedule.

The practical result: you spend more time on the days you find difficult (mercredi? jeudi?) and less time on the ones you already know (samedi is the easiest for most English speakers). This is more efficient than reviewing all seven days equally - a 10-minute session here is worth 30 minutes of rote repetition.

The Forgetting Curve vs Spaced Review

Without review: memory drops to ~25% within a week of first learning

With spaced review: each review resets the forgetting curve at a higher baseline

After 4-6 spaced reviews: long-term memory with minimal effort to maintain

For the 7 French days, most learners reach solid recall after 3-5 daily sessions of about 5 minutes each. The key is consistency: short daily practice beats one long cramming session.

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