Termy Blog

Learn languages through games, movies, and the web.

Games Aug 28, 2026
Learn English While Waiting for GTA VI on PC

Learn useful English from the latest GTA 6 trailer, then use GTA V to prepare for Rockstar's fast dialogue.

Stories Aug 27, 2026
WinUI Added 200 MB, So I Built My Own Windows UI Toolkit

A self-contained WinUI test added roughly 200 MB. Slim UI traded runtime size for 15,000 lines of framework code I now maintain.

Games Aug 25, 2026
Learn a Language with Persona 5

Choose a full voice track or a strong text localization, then use Joker's routine and dialogue log without draining the fun from Tokyo.

Games Aug 24, 2026
Learn English with The Witcher 3

Play The Witcher 3 in English and use its slower reading moments when the dialogue gets hard.

Tips & Science Aug 24, 2026
How Termy Improved FSRS for Real-World Vocabulary

FSRS gives every saved word a better review date. Termy uses answers and real encounters to decide what happens around that date.

Games Aug 22, 2026
Learn English with The Last of Us Part II

Use Part II’s subtitle controls, faction names, repeated patrol language, and quiet chapters without losing the story’s pace.

Games Aug 20, 2026
Learn English with The Last of Us Part I

Use the original performances, readable English subtitles, repeated survival language, and a story-first routine that preserves the tension.

Games Aug 16, 2026
Learn English with Doki Doki Literature Club!

Replay a story you know, read four distinct writing styles, and turn DDLC dialogue and poem words into English that travels beyond the club.

Games Aug 14, 2026
Learn English with The Sims 4

Turn everyday Sims chaos into English reading practice with visible actions, relationships, messages, and optional language-friendly mods.

Games Aug 13, 2026
Learn English While Playing GTA V

Switch one familiar GTA V mission to English. The city, voices, and chaos stay the same; you discover how much you can already understand.

Games Aug 12, 2026
Learn a Language with Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Choose one of six voice tracks, separate useful language from medieval jargon, and learn without turning Henry's journey into a worksheet.

Games Aug 11, 2026
How to Learn a Language with Red Dead Redemption 2

See which RDR2 translations are reliable and learn from the game without turning Arthur's outlaw adventure into homework.

Games Aug 10, 2026
How to Learn a Language While Playing Resident Evil 2

Use Resident Evil 2's seven voice tracks, repeated phrases, police files, and safe rooms to practice a language while you play.

Games Aug 9, 2026
Как учить английский с Dispatch и не терять сюжет

Как играть в Dispatch на английском, понимать варианты ответа под таймером и запоминать только те фразы, которые пригодятся снова.

Tips & Science Aug 8, 2026
The Antimoon Method Was Ahead of Its Time. Here’s What I’d Change.

Antimoon put enjoyable input, pronunciation, dictionaries, and SRS at the center of learning. Most of that still holds up. One part does not.

Games Aug 7, 2026
The English Hidden in Stardew Valley

Seed names, quest verbs, deadlines, wishes, and one very busy mayor: discover the everyday English hidden across Pelican Town.

Games Aug 6, 2026
Learn English with Cyberpunk 2077 Without Leaving the Game

Termy explains Cyberpunk 2077 slang and difficult dialogue on screen, so you can understand the choice and keep playing.

Games Aug 5, 2026
Every Choice Tests Your Language in Detroit: Become Human

Detroit speaks 12 fully voiced languages. Turn every interrogation, argument, and split-second choice into language practice.

Games Aug 4, 2026
Learn English with Fallout: New Vegas

Turn conversations in the Mojave into useful English practice without stopping for every unfamiliar word.

Games Aug 2, 2026
Learn English with Life is Strange

Six useful expressions and the text-message shorthand that gives Arcadia Bay's English its unmistakable voice.

Games Aug 1, 2026
Learn German with Gothic 1 Remake

Turn time in the Colony into German practice with full voices, readable subtitles, and a method that keeps the story moving.

Stories Jul 15, 2026
How I Learned English with JRPGs and a Paper Dictionary

In the late 1990s, Termy's founder learned English through JRPG dialogue, context, and a paper dictionary.

Tips & Science May 21, 2026
Do Video Games Help You Learn English? What Research Actually Says

Your friend has a 300-day Duolingo streak. You have 300 hours in Skyrim. Guess who has the bigger vocabulary?

Games Apr 12, 2026
35 English Words From Baldur's Gate 3 That Non-Native Speakers Always Look Up

BG3's writing is so rich that even native speakers reach for a dictionary. Here are the words that trip everyone up.

Games Apr 12, 2026
40 English Words You Keep Skipping in Genshin Impact (And What They Actually Mean)

You've read "exquisite" 200 times in artifact descriptions. Do you actually know what it means?

Games Apr 12, 2026
Improve Your English with Elden Ring: Dialogue, Items, and Stats

Understand its dialogue, item names, lore words, and stats while learning English you can use beyond the game.

Tips & Science Mar 28, 2026
You Play Games in English — Here's How to Actually Learn From It

You understand 80% of what's on screen. The other 20%? That's where the real learning happens.