From cards to the Cube

A short comic about the Cube and the AI check in Kurzdeutsch

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A café. Lena stammers through the German sentence; her friend Mira waits politely.
„Ich vorschlage… ehm… Ich schlage… vor… ehm…“I suggest… um… I sug-… gest… um…
Close-up: Lena alone over her coffee cup, lips pressed, fingertips on her temple.
I had learned that word. So many times! And still couldn't say one sentence.
The café. Mira picks up her phone while Lena is still searching for the words.
By the time I had the sentence, she was on her phone.
Lena at home on the sofa with a laptop open on her Anki decks.
My Anki decks follow my textbook. Word by word. Never a sentence.
Lena by the window with her phone, curious.
The Kurzdeutsch app is different. A card can do more than just a word: it can train sentences too.
Lena taps her phone.
I open the app. Then Forward translation. Then the gear ⚙.
Lena taps her phone, curious.
Type: Cube. Example: Practice. And AI check on.
Lena with her phone.
The same card — but now it asks about every side of the word.
Lena on a park bench, speaking into her phone.
And the example is no longer just shown. Now I build the sentence myself.
Lena on a park bench, speaking into her phone.
The translation is given. I type the German or dictate it (🎤).
Lena on a park bench with her phone.
A mistake? First it lets me Fix it myself. Or I Send it as it is.
Lena at the kitchen table, reading her phone.
AI check is on by default. Sign in — the free checks are yours.Checked by AI.
Lena at the kitchen table, nodding at her phone.
Not just "wrong". It shows me the separable prefix and the word order — and whether the meaning came through.
Lena in a tram, smiling at her phone.
After the session: Retry weak translations (3) or Today's translations (12).
Lena in a tram with her phone.
The ones I got wrong come back until I get them right. The schedule doesn't change — it's just practice.
The café again. Lena and Mira sit calmly at the table with their cups.
A few weeks later.
The café again. Lena speaks with confidence; Mira listens.
„Ich schlage vor, wir treffen uns am Samstag.“I suggest we meet on Saturday.
Mira answers with a smile and a small wave.
„Samstag? Ja, gern!“Saturday? Sure!
The café. Both raise their cups in a toast.
Said it before she could reach for her phone.
Lena relaxed at her desk with her phone.
Free checks run out? General settings → Key: Your own. Guide: kurzdeutsch.com/key
Lena relaxed at her desk with her phone, content.
When the free checks ran out, I added my own key. Now I practise as much as I want.

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