Treat the noun as a small package
With der Tisch, connect the article and the meaning table. Check the plural in a reliable reference when you meet it. Vocabulary recognition in Vocabee can support this habit, but it is not a complete grammar course.
Look inside compound words
German compounds often contain parts you already recognise. Those parts can help you approach the meaning, but still check what the complete word means. A literal translation of every part is not always the natural meaning of the whole.
A small practice example
Recall the meaning, then reverse the direction. Notice noun capitalisation in writing and vowel differences, including umlauts, when listening. Meaning and spelling can each need separate attention.
This course in Vocabee
The published catalog contains 19,906 word/sense entries for this target language. Counts can vary by teaching language; they are not counts of word families or a certified proficiency measure.
Words are organised in A1–C2 study bands and units of about 50 entries. Meet a small group, answer in both directions and return for later reviews.
Supported teaching languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish.
What should accompany card practice?
Add short readings, listening and actual conversations. Finding the correct answer on a card does not mean you can use the word in every context. Check the meaning first, then try to retrieve it independently after a break.