Articles
Short reads on learning words — memory, languages, and how Mullawo works.
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Express mode or classic — when to grade yourself and when not to
Mullawo has two ways through a session. One asks you to judge every card; the other just shows and moves on. They are for different days, and the choice changes what the schedule learns about you.
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Hear the word, not just read it
A word you have only seen is half-learned. Sound is what memory files it under, and what you will need in a conversation. Why every card has a speaker — and what to do with it.
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How to learn Georgian vocabulary as a beginner
Georgian has its own alphabet, no gender, and verbs that scare people off. Here is how to build a first thousand words without getting stuck on any of that.
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Learning two languages at once — does it work?
The usual advice is "one at a time". The research is more interesting, and the answer depends on which two, how, and what you do when they collide.
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Why spaced repetition works
You forget most new words within days. Spaced repetition is the one study method built around that fact — here is what it does, why it works, and how Mullawo uses it.
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The words that matter most — why frequency decides what to learn first
A thousand well-chosen words carry most of everyday speech. The order you learn words in matters more than how many you learn. Here is the arithmetic, and how to use it.