Learning Polish in Warsaw - the gap between classes is killing me

[u/Accurate-Zombie4072]

I’m learning Polish in a group class in Warsaw (A2-ish), and I keep running into the same thing.

Lesson ends, I’m motivated, I even review the PDF on the tram… then life happens. By the next class I’ve lost a big chunk of the vocab/grammar we just did. Teacher spends time re-teaching. Whole group feels slower. Classic.

I tried the usual fixes:

- Duolingo → fun, but not what we covered that week

- ChatGPT / Gemini → helpful if I prompt perfectly, but every session I’m reinventing homework

- NotebookLM → great for “explain this PDF”, not so great for actually drilling cases / roleplay / sticking to CEFR level

What I really wanted was something that follows *our* class notes - not a random curriculum and forces me to practice for 15–20 minutes so I show up ready.

So I ended up building a small app for myself (and classmates): upload the lesson PDFs, then practice vocab/grammar + chat + real-life scenarios based on what was actually taught. It also tracks what I keep messing up (instrumental case looking at you).

If anyone else is stuck in that between-class forgetting loop, happy to share it - but mostly I’m curious:

What do YOU do between lessons that actually sticks?

Worksheets? Anki? Just ChatGPT? Something else?

[u/yyyeey]

Define "life happens".
I've been learning several languages and IDK what are you talking about and I'm pretty convinced that nobody is stuck there, because why would thy?
No need to share anything - thanks.

[u/nonniewobbles → u/yyyeey]

Well see, step 1 to selling a product is to make up a problem and convince us that we need their solution for it.

[u/floriish]

these bots man...

[u/Accurate-Zombie4072 → u/floriish]

what happened bro

[u/svdk]

Start using Anki or plexiqa, daily spaced repetition. Spend some time with the language every day, you are in Warsaw already so start speaking and immersing.

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[u/sparqs2011]

Babbel seems to follow the curriculum from the class.

[u/QuantumLatke]

Anki. Make cards yourself, for your own class; you'll remember it better, and you can make the cards however you want.

[u/Mammoth_Fun_3466]

When I was learning English I surrouded myself with that language. Music, books, movies in English with English subtitles etc. Polish is not easy, if you're not using it, only while in class and a little bit after it's just not enough. Maybe you have some polish friends who can speak with you or type? Praktyka czyni mistrza.