Study guide
Turn a recorded language class into listening and vocabulary practice on iPhone: bookmark new words while you record, pull a glossary and flashcards from the class, then answer quizzes by typing or speaking. On-device when available.
Quick facts
A language class is a recording full of new words, phrases, and pronunciation. Here is how to turn one class into listening and vocabulary practice on iPhone, using features named on the App Store listing and the Record & Learn product page.
Input
Your language class
Record in the app, or import from Voice Memos, Files, or a link.
While recording
Bookmarks
Bookmark moments while recording to flag a new word or a phrase you want to hear again.
Vocabulary
Glossary and cards
Extract a glossary of key terms, then generate flashcards with editable prompts and answers.
Practice
Type or speak
Answer by typing or speaking in flashcards, quick quiz, or practice test modes.
Privacy
On-device when available
On-device processing when available. Tasks that need a server send data securely, only to complete your request.
Spoken languages
Test a short clip
The listing names interface languages, not transcription languages. Check a short clip from your class first.
Step by step
Step 1
Record in Record & Learn, which the App Store listing describes with silence skipping, noise reduction, and timestamps. If you already recorded with another app, import it from Voice Memos, Files, or a link. Ask your teacher before you record a class.
Step 2
When the teacher introduces a new word, a tricky phrase, or a grammar point, tap a bookmark. Those flags make it easy to find the moments you want to hear again later.
Step 3
One tap turns the recording into notes with summaries, definitions, and example questions. Pull out a glossary of key terms, then generate flashcards. Edit any card that came out wrong and tag cards by topic, such as a unit or a verb group.
Step 4
Go through the cards and a quick quiz, and answer by speaking or typing. When you miss one, use the timestamp to replay that short moment from class and listen to how it was said.
Step 5
Star the words that keep tripping you up and come back to the same class over later sessions with spaced practice. Cram mode and practice tests are there when a quiz or oral exam is close.
A language class is dense: new vocabulary, example sentences, and pronunciation all arrive in one sitting, and most of it is gone by the next lesson. A recording keeps all of it, but replaying the full class is slow and it is easy to drift.
Record & Learn turns captured or imported content into notes, flashcards, adaptive quizzes, and spaced practice prompts. For a language class, that means the words from today become a glossary and cards you can practice right away, while the recording stays available for listening checks.
Timestamps and bookmarks let you jump to the exact moment a word or phrase was said. Replay that short moment a few times, then answer the matching card from memory.
This keeps listening practice tied to the words you are learning, instead of rewatching or relistening to a whole class to find one sentence.
Use the glossary as your word list for the class. Turn it into flashcards, fix any card that does not match what your teacher said, and tag cards by unit or topic so you can practice one group at a time.
The App Store listing says you can answer by typing or speaking. Saying the answer out loud gives you speaking practice on top of recall. Adaptive quizzes adjust difficulty as you improve.
The App Store listing names the interface languages (English, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish). It does not name the spoken languages it can transcribe. Before you build a whole term around it, record a short clip from your class and check the notes and glossary.
Processing happens on-device when available. Tasks that need a server send data securely, only to complete your request. Some features, like advanced AI notes and unlimited flashcards, require a Pro subscription. See /en/apps/recordandlearn/ or the App Store listing for the current build.
For the first review right after class, use /en/blog/review-lecture-within-24-hours-iphone/. For coming back to the same material over many sessions, use /en/blog/spaced-practice-from-lectures-iphone/.
If your listening material is a podcast episode rather than a class, use /en/blog/podcast-to-flashcards-iphone/. If you recorded the class in Voice Memos, use /en/blog/iphone-voice-memos-to-flashcards/.
FAQ
Record the class in Record & Learn or import a recording you already have, let it become notes, a glossary, flashcards, and a quiz, then practice against that material. Use the timestamps to replay only the short parts you missed, not the whole class.
The App Store listing says you can answer by typing or speaking. Speaking the answer is a simple way to practice saying the new words, not just reading them.
The App Store listing names the interface languages (English, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish) but does not list which spoken languages it can transcribe. Try a short clip from your own class first and check the notes before you rely on them.
No. A podcast guide covers an episode you already have. This guide is about your own language class: marking new words while you record, building a vocabulary list from that class, and practicing listening and recall from it.
Record & Learn is free to download with in-app purchases. The App Store listing says you can explore the core workflow without an account, and that some features, like advanced AI notes and unlimited flashcards, require a Pro subscription.
Next step
Publisher guide. The next click is the live App Store listing for the app this article names.
Convert the lecture the same day, then do one recall pass with cards and a quiz.
Use the same lecture file for spaced review instead of another full replay.
Import a podcast episode as a study source, then review with cards and quizzes.
Import a lecture Voice Memo you already have, then review with cards and quizzes.
Lectures, PDFs & videos to notes and quizzes