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It's mechanical, not wireless — nothing to pair, nothing to charge separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it teach sentences or grammar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. It reads single words only. It's a vocabulary tool for the stage where a child is naming things, not a language course. If you want conversation practice, this isn't it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the bilingual Italian set actually do?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach card shows the Italian word above its English equivalent — \u003cem\u003elimone \/ lemon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eautobus \/ bus\u003c\/em\u003e — and speaks both. The English set is English only. The French set is French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I buy extra cards later?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot through us. The 112 cards included are the full set — treat it as a closed deck rather than something you'll expand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it loud?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's a volume button, and the top setting carries across a car without being shrill. Most parents leave it low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it survive a toddler?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABS plastic, rounded edges, no screen to crack — that's most of the battle. The cards are the weak point: they're card, not plastic, so expect a chewed corner eventually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it need an app or wifi?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Nothing to download, no account, no connection. 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