Start from a topic, an article, notes you are studying, or a video. The branches stay in the language you speak. Every phrase is a study card in the language you are learning: pronunciation, your meaning, two examples, a usage note, and related ways to say it.
A sample map
A first day in Tokyo: four scenes in English, and a Japanese phrase card under each one.
What a card contains
The whole card is visible: the phrase, the sentence it came from, and how to use it. It is an ordinary note you can edit in the map.
where is the station?
すみません、駅はどこですか。
Excuse me, where is the station?
この近くの駅はどこですか。
Where is the station near here?
Polite, for a stranger. With a friend, 駅どこ？ is enough.
Example card: Japanese phrase, explained in English. Your map uses the languages you pick.
Bold, and copied from the source when there is one. Multi-word phrases and collocations come before single words.
Noun, verb, adjective, phrase, or pattern. Japanese uses furigana, Chinese pinyin with tones, Korean romaja, and other languages IPA.
One short line. The map around the card — titles and situation branches — is in the language you speak.
The real line from your article, notes, or video, with your translation under it. A topic with no source text gets a natural everyday sentence instead.
Another short sentence, in a different scene, so the phrase is not tied to a single line.
Nuance, politeness, who you say it to, when not to use it, or a mistake learners make.
Two or three lines: a near-synonym, the opposite, or the same idea said more politely or more casually.
A YouTube card keeps the second the phrase is spoken. The ▶ link opens the player inside Mimap. Other sources skip this.
The same source can become a vocabulary map, a grammar map, or a conversation map. Pick a focus next to the language you speak and the language you are learning.
Auto
Vocabulary first. A branch usually also holds one grammar or conversation card when the source supports it. Culture tips stay as short notes in your language.
Vocabulary
Every card is a word, collocation, or idiom. The map closes with a Review table: phrase and meaning, in the same order as the cards.
Grammar
Each card is a pattern, such as “used to + verb”. It includes affirmative, negative, and question forms. Branches group patterns by what they do — tense, requests, politeness.
Conversation
Each card is a functional sentence, with a two-line exchange so you see the reply. Branches follow the situations in the order you would meet them.
Type a scene such as “at the airport” or “first day in Tokyo”. Both examples on each card are natural lines for that scene.
Paste a URL or the text itself. The first example on every card is a sentence from that source, with your translation underneath.
Paste the link. We read the transcript, keep the sentence each phrase came from, and store the second it is spoken.
The root says what the material is, then two or three lines on what you will be able to do after the map.
Each branch is a scene — “ordering food”, “making a request” — with two or three sentences: where it happens, what usually comes before and after, and one tip.
A map from this page includes at least 24 cards, at least two under each branch. Your level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) skips what you already know.
A topic, an article, pasted notes, and a YouTube lesson all become the same map: situation branches in your language, study cards in the one you are learning.
Teaching a class? Share the map with a link. Students can read the cards without creating an account. A video source also lets them play each phrase.
You pick the language you speak and the language you are learning: English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Indonesian, or Thai. Branch titles stay in your language. Card headings stay in the language you are learning. Japanese cards include furigana, Chinese cards pinyin with tones, Korean cards romaja, and other languages IPA.
When you paste an article, notes, or a video, the first example is a real sentence from that source, and the phrase appears in it exactly. The second example is a different situation, written so you see the phrase somewhere else. If you type a topic and there is no source text, both examples are common, natural lines for that situation.
Vocabulary keeps every card a word or phrase and adds a Review table at the end. Grammar makes every card a pattern and includes its forms. Conversation makes every card a sentence you would say, with a short A/B exchange. Auto mixes those types according to the source.
This page builds a map with at least 24 phrase cards, grouped under situation branches in your language. A longer article, transcript, or set of notes still stays organised by scene rather than becoming one long list.
Yes. A card is a normal note in the editor, so you can change any line. Share the map with a link: viewers can read the cards without creating an account. If the map came from YouTube, they can also play each clip.
Yes. A free account includes AI credits and does not require a credit card. Each map costs one credit.
Choose the language you speak, the language you are learning, your level, and a focus.
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