How to Use the Website
Start here if this is your first time. You don’t need to use everything — just follow these steps and you’ll be up and running quickly.
Getting Started
1
Log in with Patreon
Click “Log in with Patreon” — no new account needed.
2
Find a video
Browse by level or topic and pick something that looks interesting.
3
Watch normally
Press play and enjoy. No tools needed yet.
Highlight words & save your progress
1
Highlight unknown words
Click on words you don’t know while watching the video.
2
See how much you understand
Your understanding % updates automatically as you highlight.
3
Save & come back later
Save your progress and return later — the site remembers where you left off.
📚 For ANKI users
If you use ANKI, you can send sentences straight from the video into your deck with one click — audio included and key words already highlighted. If you don’t use ANKI, you can safely ignore this part.
Show ANKI setup instructions
1️⃣ Install & Create an account
Go on ANKI official website, and download both the Desktop and Mobile versions. Once installed, it will prompt you to signup and make an ANKIWeb account.
2️⃣ Enable ANKIConnect
You’ll need ANKIConnect installed and running for sentence mining to work. Go to Tools -> Add-ons then paste this code: 2055492159 to install ANKIConnect. Once completed, configure ANKIConnect and paste this in below:
“https://actuallyunderstandvietnamese.com”,
“http://actuallyunderstandvietnamese.com”
3️⃣ Start mining sentences right away!
Make sure ANKI is open in the background while using the site. Sentence mining currently works on PC only. Once you sync the ANKI on your PC, you’ll then be able to access it on your phone!
