Meaning Test¶
The Meaning Test is a flashcard drill for noun vocabulary. A noun appears in either Spanish or your native language; you recall the other side, then rate yourself.
How a card works¶
- A noun appears on the front of the card. Depending on direction:
- Spanish → native: you see the Spanish noun (with its article) and recall the translation.
- Native → Spanish: you see the translation and recall the Spanish noun with its article.
- Mixed: a random direction is picked for each card.
- Tap the card (or the Show button) to reveal the answer.
- Rate yourself with one of the three buttons:
- Correct — you knew it without hesitation.
- Difficult — you got there eventually, or were only partially right.
- Incorrect — you did not know it or were wrong.
Each noun appears exactly once per session regardless of how you rated it.
Direction picker¶
Use the direction selector at the top of the screen to choose how cards are presented. Most learners benefit from rotating through all three settings:
- Spanish → native is the easier direction — recognition.
- Native → Spanish is harder — recall, and forces you to produce the article along with the noun.
- Mixed is the best long-term mode once both directions feel comfortable.
Audio¶
A speaker icon on each card lets you hear the noun spoken aloud at any time. iOS uses the Spanish voice you've selected in Settings → Speech — install an Enhanced or Premium voice for natural-sounding audio.
Stuck on a card?¶
Tap the noun itself (rather than the Show button) to open its detail view. You'll see its plural form, topic tags, any gender-trap notes, and an Examples card with three Spanish sentences plus translations — useful when the translation alone isn't enough and you want to see the noun in context. Close the detail view and the test resumes where it was.
End of session¶
After the last card, a summary shows how many you got Correct / Difficult / Incorrect. From the summary screen you can:
- Repeat Session — go through the same set of nouns again.
- Back — return to the Nouns Coach home; the next session picks the next-best N from your pool.