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Learn the sentence inside the scene.

In a neighbourhood café, Camille hands Mia a cup of coffee across the counter. Only the cup is in colour, blue.
« Je voudrais un café, s’il vous plaît. »
“I’d like a coffee, please.”
«Vorrei un caffè, per favore.»
“Eu queria um café, por favor.”

Four counters, the same order.

One program, from the first “hello” to everyday situations. Each unit is one short story, and you choose how to study it today: in pictures, by ear, or out loud. The rule is there to look up after you have listened.

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One program. Several modes.

Each unit is one short story. You choose how to study it: through pictures, by listening, or by speaking. Then you can go deeper with the rule, the practice and the sounds. Some units have a song, and the sentences come back days later for you to recall.

Listening, Speaking, or Pictures with the story heard: any one of them completes the unit. Completing means you can move on, not that you already know it. The other modes train something else with the unit’s sentences, on another day; the Song brings a traditional song linked to the theme.

The modes are there to review the same content in another way. They are not “the method for your style”.

Beginner 1 · Unit 1 · Bonjour ! (the 8 real pictures)

  1. In the hallway of a building, Mia carries a big moving box. Only the box is in colour, yellow.
    C'est Mia, avec un gros carton.
  2. In the same hallway, Paul, the retired neighbour, stands in front of his door. Only the door is in colour, red.
    Devant la porte rouge, c'est Paul, le voisin.
  3. Paul waves at Mia with a big smile. Only Paul is in colour, blue.
    Paul dit : « Bonjour ! Je suis Paul. Vous êtes Maria ? »
  4. Mia, smiling, puts a hand on her chest to say her name. Only Mia is in colour, yellow.
    Elle dit : « Non, je m'appelle Mia. »
  5. Paul, embarrassed, has very red cheeks and scratches his head. Only his cheeks are in colour, red.
    Paul est tout rouge : « Oh, pardon ! Enchanté, Mia ! »
  6. In the hallway, Paul bends down to talk to Léa, Mia’s little daughter, who wears a backpack. Only Léa is in colour, blue.
    Paul dit à Léa : « Comment tu t'appelles ? »
  7. Léa, more at ease, strokes a cat coming out of Paul’s home. Only the cat is in colour, yellow.
    Elle s'appelle Léa. Et le chat ? Il s'appelle Filou.
  8. Mia, with the box in her arms, waves goodbye; Paul and the cat watch her go. Only Mia’s coat is in colour, red.
    Mia dit : « Au revoir, Paul, à bientôt ! »

The core of the unit: a story in 8 pictures. Everything the modes show comes from here.

Eight modes. The same unit.

Each mode is a different way to study the same unit. Swipe sideways or pick one by name.

  1. Real screen of the Pictures mode on a phone

    Pictures

    Completes the unit once you have listened to the story

    How to use it

    1. Listen to each picture’s audio before you open the translation. (our suggestion)
    2. Look at the coloured part: the sentence is about it.
    3. With someone or on your own, use “Read together”: hear the sentence, answer the question out loud, then see the answer.

    What it is for

    In studies with single words, having a meaning aid next to the text helped people learn them, and picture plus translation helped more than translation alone.

    The limit

    Seeing the scene helps you understand, not speak. And the gain fades if you do not come back to the sentence on another day.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  2. Real screen of the Listening mode on a phone

    Listening

    Completes the unit once you answer fact by fact and hear the other point of view

    How to use it

    1. Hear one fact and answer out loud in the pause. Mistakes are part of it: the answer comes right after.
    2. Then hear the other point of view: the same story with one thing changed (who tells it, or when). Notice what changed.
    3. Come back to the whole story on another day and listen again.

    What it is for

    Listening to what you can understand is the basis of learning a language. In studies with words, trying to recall before seeing the answer made things stick more than restudying; applying that to a spoken question is our bet.

    The limit

    One listen leaves little behind, and one unit has little to listen to: you need to come back to the story on other days and listen to more of the language outside the course. And the app does not listen to you: the answering practice only works if you really try.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  3. Real screen of the The point mode on a phone

    The point

    Does not complete the unit on its own

    How to use it

    1. Come after you have heard the story: the examples will already sound familiar.
    2. Open the rule whenever you like; it is not for memorising.
    3. In “Listen and decide”, decide by ear before you read.

    What it is for

    In studies, teaching the rule explicitly produced gains on grammar tests. Those were courses of several hours; here it is one screen to consult after you have heard the story, much less than that.

    The limit

    Knowing the rule is not the same as using it when you speak. That step takes production practice, in another mode. This mode does not complete the unit on its own.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  4. Real screen of the Practice mode on a phone

    Practice

    Does not complete the unit on its own

    How to use it

    1. Always try before you look.
    2. Read the why even when you get it right.
    3. Mistakes are part of it, and so is finding it hard: it does not mean it went wrong.

    What it is for

    In studies, trying to answer before seeing the answer made things stick more than rereading, and a short explanation helped more than just “right” or “wrong”. That was measured with facts and words; for grammar forms it is our bet.

    The limit

    Getting the exercise right does not guarantee getting it right when you speak. And we have no study on these exercise types as such: choosing them is our bet. It is optional, and it does not complete the unit on its own.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  5. Real screen of the Sounds mode on a phone

    Sounds

    Does not complete the unit on its own

    How to use it

    1. With headphones or somewhere quiet, decide by ear before you look.
    2. Then repeat it out loud and record it: here, repeating is the practice.
    3. Play your recording and the model; listen for what the tip points to.

    What it is for

    In studies, training the ear with several voices improved how well people heard new sounds and, a little, their pronunciation. Those trainings were longer than one sound point per unit.

    The limit

    The goal is to be understood, not to lose your accent. The app does not judge your speech, and the voices are generated: the studies used human voices. When a sentence does not have its recorded voices yet, it plays in your device’s voice, and the app says so. This mode does not complete the unit on its own.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  6. Real screen of the Speaking mode on a phone

    Speaking

    Completes the unit once you take the dialogue to the end

    How to use it

    1. Come after you have heard the story. (our suggestion)
    2. Really say it out loud, before you hear the models.
    3. If you like, record yourself and compare with the models.

    What it is for

    In two separate studies, saying new words out loud helped people remember them, and repeating the same talk kept speech smoother. For rehearsing a dialogue as such we found no study: it is our bet.

    The limit

    It is rehearsal, not conversation: the app does not listen to you or correct you. What research shows most strongly is talking with someone who answers back.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  7. Real screen of the Song mode on a phone

    Song

    Optional, does not complete the unit

    How to use it

    1. Come after another mode, as a break.
    2. Listen through the link and sing along, several times, with someone if you can. (our suggestion)
    3. Notice what the song shares with the unit.

    What it is for

    In some studies, singing helped people remember phrases and sound better in a new language. And people who like a song tend to repeat it (our own inference).

    The limit

    The research disagrees: in one study, singing made the lyrics harder to recall. And the studies had people listen and sing; here, today, you get the lyrics, read in a speaking voice, and a link to the song. It is one more encounter, optional, and it does not complete the unit.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

  8. Real screen of the I remember mode on a phone

    I remember

    Does not complete a unit: it is the return, on another day

    How to use it

    1. Come on the day the sentences come back. It takes a few minutes.
    2. Say the sentence out loud before you tap.
    3. Not remembering is part of it: seeing the answer after trying also teaches.

    What it is for

    Trying to recall, on spaced-out days, combines the two ways of studying with the strongest evidence: in studies, it did more than rereading or repeating everything on the same day. That was measured with words and facts.

    The limit

    For whole sentences said out loud, it is our bet. The days when the picture comes back are our choice, and it only works if you try before you look. It does not complete a unit: it is the return of a unit you have already studied.

    What the research says

    See it in the course

The eight modes in detail, with the research

Your first lesson, in four steps.

This is unit 1 of Beginner 1, as it looks on a phone.

  1. Real screen of unit 1 on a phone: the title, the first picture and the summary of the scene

    Open unit 1, « Bonjour ! ».

    First day in the building. Mia arrives with a box and her daughter, Léa. In the hallway the neighbour, Paul, opens his door… and gets her name wrong.

  2. Real screen of the Pictures mode: the picture of the red door and the sentence in French

    See the story in 8 pictures.

    One sentence per picture. Only the thing the sentence is about is in colour. Tap to listen; the translation is one tap away.

  3. Real screen with the eight modes fanned open over the story

    Switch modes whenever you like.

    The modes button opens the other ways of studying the same story.

  4. Real screen of the I remember mode: the picture without the sentence, and the cue for what to say

    The next day, “I remember”.

    The picture comes back without the sentence. You say it out loud, tap, and check. You are the one who says whether you remembered.

Each language has its own colour and its own world.

The drawing is always in line, with just one thing in colour: the thing the sentence is about. On the Fluize page, the colour tells you which language the scene belongs to. The sentences on this page are samples of the method.

  1. In a snowy wood, Léa rolls maple taffy onto a stick. Only her winter hat is in colour, blue.

    « Il neige : Léa met sa tuque. »

    Français · Québec · the sugar shack

  2. At a lake with pine trees, a father and daughter carry a canoe down to the water. Only the canoe is in colour, red.

    “The canoe is ready.”

    English · Canada · the lake

  3. In a lane off the piazza, a young woman takes off her helmet beside her scooter and a friend waves from a café table. Only the scooter is in colour, green.

    «Lo scooter è in piazza.»

    Italiano · Italy · the piazza

  4. On the beach, a family rests under a beach umbrella while two people play paddle ball. Only the umbrella is in colour, yellow.

    “O guarda-sol é nosso.”

    Português · Brazil · the beach

  5. At an outdoor celebration with a bonfire and lanterns, Tom plays the guitar and the children clap. Only the guitar is in colour, blue.

    « Ce soir, Tom joue de la guitare. »

    Français · Québec · Saint-Jean

  6. At a street market, Paul arrives pushing his bicycle, with bread and leeks in the basket. Only the bicycle is in colour, blue.

    « Paul va au marché à vélo. »

    Français · The market, Saturday morning

  7. On a downtown street corner at lunchtime, a cook serves from the window of a food truck. Only the food truck is in colour, red.

    “The food truck is on the corner.”

    English · Downtown · lunchtime

  8. At a vegetable stall, the vendor weighs tomatoes for an elderly man. Only the awning is in colour, green.

    «I pomodori sono sotto la tenda.»

    Italiano · Italy · the market

  9. At a street market, the vendor hands a fried pastry to a woman while a boy drinks cane juice. Only the pastries are in colour, yellow.

    “O pastel está quentinho.”

    Português · Brazil · the street market

  10. On a French street in the early morning, the baker hands a loaf to a customer at the bakery door. Only his apron is in colour, blue.

    « Le boulanger porte un tablier. »

    Français · In France · the bakery

  11. At an outdoor rink, a girl laces her skates on a bench. Only her mittens are in colour, red.

    “Her mittens are warm.”

    English · Canada · the skating rink

  12. At a family lunch under a pergola, the grandmother brings a pot of basil to the table. Only the basil is in colour, green.

    «La nonna porta il basilico.»

    Italiano · Italy · Sunday lunch

  13. At a June festival in a school yard, with paper pennants overhead, a child holds a roasted corn cob. Only the corn is in colour, yellow.

    “Hoje tem milho na festa.”

    Português · Brazil · the June festival

The four languages

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What to expect, and what we do not promise.

What you can expect

  • By the end of the Beginner level: having rehearsed the everyday situations the program covers, so you can get by in them calmly. Introducing yourself, ordering, making plans, saying what you did. Written today: French, Beginner 1, 2 and 3 (24 units); Italian, Beginner 1, 2 and 3 (24 units); English, Beginner 1, 2 and 3 (24 units); Portuguese, Beginner 1, 2 and 3 (24 units).
  • If you studied the language before: a good part comes back, and faster than learning from scratch. We do not promise that all of it comes back: vocabulary returns better than verbs and pronouns, which is where the work is.
  • Short units that end: a story of 6 to 8 pictures, and every mode has an end.
  • The same sentences come back on other days, further and further apart. It is a reminder, not a demand.
  • Explanations in Portuguese or in English, and a calm tone. Mistakes are part of it.

What we do not promise

  • No fluency, and no deadline. We have no data for that.
  • No game in your study. No points for right answers, no trophies, streaks or timers. Program points come only from inviting someone and from flagging a fault.
  • No grade for your speech. The app does not listen to you or correct you.
  • No “method for your style”. There is no evidence that matching the format to your preference helps you learn more.
  • No easy ride. Trying to recall takes work, and that work is what makes it stick.
  • No promise that the course is enough. The amount of listening and reading a language takes comes from outside it.
  • No native accent. The goal is to be understood.

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