iOS · The Fraza methodHumans learned to talk
long before they learned to read.
Fraza follows how your brain actually acquires speech: listen, answer aloud, hear it confirmed — then let graduated recall bring it back before you forget. No flashcards. No walls of text. Just your voice.
The Fraza method
Four steps, repeated across every lesson. You never flip a card or hunt for a translation — you speak, and the language sticks.
Listen in context
A short dialogue plays — real phrases, native rhythm and intonation. No word lists, no spelling to decode first.
Anticipate and speak
You're prompted to answer before you hear the solution. That pause forces active recall — the same mental loop real conversation uses.
Hear it confirmed
A native voice confirms what you said. Your brain locks in the sound, not a written shape on a card.
It returns before you forget
Words come back at expanding intervals — seconds, then minutes, then days. You never manage a deck; the schedule is built in.
Why audio comes first
Spoken language is something your brain evolved to pick up effortlessly. Reading is a much newer skill — and when text shows up too early, it fights the sounds you're trying to learn.
Your ear leads, not your eyes
Adults read their native language automatically. Show a beginner written text and those reading habits hijack pronunciation — silent letters get spoken, vowels stretch the wrong way. Fraza stays audio-first so you build sound before spelling.
One channel, full focus
Text, translation, and audio at the same time split your attention and flood working memory. Strip the screen away and your brain can devote everything to hearing, segmenting, and reproducing speech.
Production, not recognition
Tapping the right card trains you to recognize a word when you see it — not to say it when someone talks to you. Fraza makes you speak every phrase out loud, building the motor pathways conversation actually needs.
Phrases in conversation
Isolated word–translation pairs live outside any story. Fraza embeds vocabulary inside dialogues so you learn how things are actually said — with melody, pacing, and pragmatic context intact.
Fraza method vs. conventional flashcards
Spaced repetition works — but what you repeat, and how, changes everything. Flashcards train your eyes. Fraza trains your mouth.
The Fraza method
- ✓Pure audio — hear native dialogues, speak your answers
- ✓Graduated recall from seconds to days, woven into lessons
- ✓Active spoken production on every prompt
- ✓Phrases inside real conversational exchanges
- ✓Hands-free — walk, drive, cook, no screen required
- ✓Pronunciation built from acoustic models, not spelling
Conventional flashcards
- —Written word on a card — flip to see the translation
- —Box-based review: daily stacks, weekly stacks, manual sorting
- —Mostly visual recognition — tap the card you remember
- —Isolated vocabulary with no surrounding context
- —Eyes on the screen for every review session
- —Reading habits from your native language shape pronunciation
What 30 days sounds like
A few minutes a day, spoken out loud. Here's where it takes you — real phrases from the German course.
Your first real conversations
You introduce yourself, ask someone's name and where they're from, order a coffee, and ask where the station is — all spoken out loud, all from memory.
Out in the world
You make plans, say where you live, order a full meal, ask for the bill, and count to forty. You start describing things — small, big, beautiful.
Holding your own
You talk about tomorrow, suggest watching a movie together, handle prices up to a hundred, and say a proper goodbye — around 100 everyday words living in your mouth, not on a page.
Pick your language
Ready to speak?
Join the Fraza beta and put the method to work — a few minutes a day, entirely hands-free. Premium unlocks every lesson with a monthly or yearly subscription; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings.
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