Help & Getting Started

1. 1

   Take the level test

   A short CEFR placement (~5 min) so Tilingu can pick sentences and grammar at the right level. You can retake it later from the badge in the navbar.

2. 2

   Pick a mode

   General (free typing), an exam corpus (IELTS / TOEFL / YDS / YÖKDİL — shared word pool), or a community Pack. The small chip top-right of the navbar switches between them at any time.

3. 3

   Add or subscribe to words

   In General mode use Add Word (AI fills in meaning, examples, IPA, audio). In Exam/Pack mode the words are already there — just start practicing.

4. 4

   Open Flashcard and start reviewing

   The Learn button shows how many cards are waiting today. The number combines due reviews + new words up to your daily goal.

5. 5

   Hit your daily goal

   The ring in the navbar fills as you progress. Reaching the goal extends your streak (top right of the dashboard).

Every word has a mastery score from 0 to 100. Different modes move it by different amounts:

• Flashcard correct = jumps to at least 65; wrong = full reset to 0 (a strong "I forgot" signal).
• Quiz and reading = +2 per correct answer; fill in the blank = +3.
• Write = +3 when the AI scores you well (+2 for 50–69); under 50 counts as wrong.
• Reach 100 and the word is locked as mastered — it won't drop again.
• Practice raises the score but doesn't push back the word's review. Get it wrong and it's back in Review the next day.

Look up and add words from any web page.

• •Double-click a word, or right-click → "Look up in Tilingu", or press Alt+D.
• •Sign in once inside the extension to add words straight to your vocabulary.
• •Install: chrome://extensions → enable Developer mode → Load unpacked → pick the chrome-extension/ folder.