diff --git a/cards.drawio b/cards.drawio
index e90bd46..1c1e81e 100644
--- a/cards.drawio
+++ b/cards.drawio
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
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+<mxfile host="app.diagrams.net" modified="2024-04-17T17:31:09.965Z" agent="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/123.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" etag="OH14bMBbwCJqqmGBNy2U" version="24.2.5" type="device">
   <diagram id="R2lEEEUBdFMjLlhIrx00" name="Page-1">
-    <mxGraphModel dx="1434" dy="748" grid="1" gridSize="10" guides="1" tooltips="1" connect="1" arrows="1" fold="1" page="1" pageScale="1" pageWidth="850" pageHeight="1100" math="0" shadow="0" extFonts="Permanent Marker^https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Permanent+Marker">
+    <mxGraphModel dx="683" dy="356" grid="1" gridSize="10" guides="1" tooltips="1" connect="1" arrows="1" fold="1" page="1" pageScale="1" pageWidth="850" pageHeight="1100" math="0" shadow="0" extFonts="Permanent Marker^https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Permanent+Marker">
       <root>
         <mxCell id="0" />
         <mxCell id="1" parent="0" />
         <mxCell id="C-vyLk0tnHw3VtMMgP7b-23" value="cards&#xa;" style="shape=table;startSize=30;container=1;collapsible=1;childLayout=tableLayout;fixedRows=1;rowLines=0;fontStyle=1;align=center;resizeLast=1;" parent="1" vertex="1">
-          <mxGeometry x="125" y="111" width="330" height="180" as="geometry" />
+          <mxGeometry x="125" y="111" width="330" height="210" as="geometry" />
         </mxCell>
         <mxCell id="C-vyLk0tnHw3VtMMgP7b-24" value="" style="shape=partialRectangle;collapsible=0;dropTarget=0;pointerEvents=0;fillColor=none;points=[[0,0.5],[1,0.5]];portConstraint=eastwest;top=0;left=0;right=0;bottom=1;" parent="C-vyLk0tnHw3VtMMgP7b-23" vertex="1">
           <mxGeometry y="30" width="330" height="30" as="geometry" />
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@
             <mxRectangle width="300" height="30" as="alternateBounds" />
           </mxGeometry>
         </mxCell>
-        <mxCell id="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-1" value="" style="shape=partialRectangle;collapsible=0;dropTarget=0;pointerEvents=0;fillColor=none;points=[[0,0.5],[1,0.5]];portConstraint=eastwest;top=0;left=0;right=0;bottom=0;" vertex="1" parent="C-vyLk0tnHw3VtMMgP7b-23">
+        <mxCell id="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-1" value="" style="shape=partialRectangle;collapsible=0;dropTarget=0;pointerEvents=0;fillColor=none;points=[[0,0.5],[1,0.5]];portConstraint=eastwest;top=0;left=0;right=0;bottom=0;" parent="C-vyLk0tnHw3VtMMgP7b-23" vertex="1">
           <mxGeometry y="120" width="330" height="30" as="geometry" />
         </mxCell>
-        <mxCell id="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-2" value="                    " style="shape=partialRectangle;overflow=hidden;connectable=0;fillColor=none;top=0;left=0;bottom=0;right=0;" vertex="1" parent="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-1">
+        <mxCell id="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-2" value="                    " style="shape=partialRectangle;overflow=hidden;connectable=0;fillColor=none;top=0;left=0;bottom=0;right=0;" parent="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-1" vertex="1">
           <mxGeometry width="30" height="30" as="geometry">
             <mxRectangle width="30" height="30" as="alternateBounds" />
           </mxGeometry>
         </mxCell>
-        <mxCell id="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-3" value="reading VARCHAR(64)" style="shape=partialRectangle;overflow=hidden;connectable=0;fillColor=none;top=0;left=0;bottom=0;right=0;align=left;spacingLeft=6;" vertex="1" parent="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-1">
+        <mxCell id="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-3" value="reading VARCHAR(64)" style="shape=partialRectangle;overflow=hidden;connectable=0;fillColor=none;top=0;left=0;bottom=0;right=0;align=left;spacingLeft=6;" parent="BE118a502lDT9OyVwVR6-1" vertex="1">
           <mxGeometry x="30" width="300" height="30" as="geometry">
             <mxRectangle width="300" height="30" as="alternateBounds" />
           </mxGeometry>
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@
             <mxRectangle width="300" height="30" as="alternateBounds" />
           </mxGeometry>
         </mxCell>
+        <mxCell id="vElE6OK4QyMOiGnmp26Q-1" value="" style="shape=partialRectangle;collapsible=0;dropTarget=0;pointerEvents=0;fillColor=none;points=[[0,0.5],[1,0.5]];portConstraint=eastwest;top=0;left=0;right=0;bottom=0;" vertex="1" parent="C-vyLk0tnHw3VtMMgP7b-23">
+          <mxGeometry y="180" width="330" height="30" as="geometry" />
+        </mxCell>
+        <mxCell id="vElE6OK4QyMOiGnmp26Q-2" value="" style="shape=partialRectangle;overflow=hidden;connectable=0;fillColor=none;top=0;left=0;bottom=0;right=0;" vertex="1" parent="vElE6OK4QyMOiGnmp26Q-1">
+          <mxGeometry width="30" height="30" as="geometry">
+            <mxRectangle width="30" height="30" as="alternateBounds" />
+          </mxGeometry>
+        </mxCell>
+        <mxCell id="vElE6OK4QyMOiGnmp26Q-3" value="is_learning BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE" style="shape=partialRectangle;overflow=hidden;connectable=0;fillColor=none;top=0;left=0;bottom=0;right=0;align=left;spacingLeft=6;" vertex="1" parent="vElE6OK4QyMOiGnmp26Q-1">
+          <mxGeometry x="30" width="300" height="30" as="geometry">
+            <mxRectangle width="300" height="30" as="alternateBounds" />
+          </mxGeometry>
+        </mxCell>
       </root>
     </mxGraphModel>
   </diagram>
diff --git a/resources/guessing/setup/ui.xml b/resources/guessing/setup/ui.xml
index 9cddf13..ab94d88 100644
--- a/resources/guessing/setup/ui.xml
+++ b/resources/guessing/setup/ui.xml
@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
                 <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                 <child>
                     <object class="LabledSwitch" id="hiragana_enable">
-                        <property name="label_text">Enable hiragana?</property>
+                        <property name="label">Enable hiragana?</property>
                     </object>
                 </child>
                  <child>
                     <object class="LabledSwitch" id="katakana_enable">
-                        <property name="label_text">Enable katakana?</property>
+                        <property name="label">Enable katakana?</property>
                     </object>
                 </child>
                  <child>
                     <object class="LabledSwitch" id="ktr_enable">
-                        <property name="label_text">Enable kana to romaji?</property>
+                        <property name="label">Enable kana to romaji?</property>
                     </object>
                 </child>
                  <child>
                     <object class="LabledSwitch" id="rtk_enable">
-                        <property name="label_text">Enable romaji to kana?</property>
+                        <property name="label">Enable romaji to kana?</property>
                     </object>
                 </child>
                 <child>
diff --git a/resources/widgets/card_entry/template.ui.xml b/resources/widgets/card_entry/template.ui.xml
index 215e8e5..9af5cc8 100644
--- a/resources/widgets/card_entry/template.ui.xml
+++ b/resources/widgets/card_entry/template.ui.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
     <template class="CardEntry" parent="GtkWidget">
+        <!-- <property name="is_learning">false</property> -->
         <child>
             <object class="GtkImage" id="image">
                 <property name="halign">GTK_ALIGN_START</property>
@@ -18,6 +19,13 @@
                 <property name="margin-start">50</property>
             </object>
         </child>
+        <child>
+            <object class="GtkLabel" id="reading_label">
+                <property name="halign">GTK_ALIGN_START</property>
+                <property name="valign">GTK_ALIGN_CENTER</property>
+                <property name="margin-start">50</property>
+            </object>
+        </child>
         <child>
             <object class="GtkLabel" id="translation_label">
                 <property name="halign">GTK_ALIGN_START</property>
@@ -25,6 +33,14 @@
                 <property name="margin-end">50</property>
                 <property name="hexpand-set">true</property>
                 <property name="hexpand">true</property>
+                <property name="width-chars">16</property>
+                <property name="max-width-chars">16</property>
+                <property name="wrap">true</property>
+            </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+            <object class="GtkSwitch" id="is_learning_switch">
+                <property name="valign">GTK_ALIGN_CENTER</property>
             </object>
         </child>
         <child>
diff --git a/resources/widgets/labled_switch/template.ui.xml b/resources/widgets/labled_switch/template.ui.xml
index 56a25bc..7c80b37 100644
--- a/resources/widgets/labled_switch/template.ui.xml
+++ b/resources/widgets/labled_switch/template.ui.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
   <template class="LabledSwitch" parent="GtkWidget">
-      <property name="label_text">placeholder</property>
     <child>
         <object class="GtkSwitch" id="switch_obj">
         </object>
diff --git a/src/card/mod.rs b/src/card/mod.rs
index f26bb95..9360083 100644
--- a/src/card/mod.rs
+++ b/src/card/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl Card {
         self.image_path.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn hieroglyp(&self) -> Option<String> {
+    pub fn hieroglyph(&self) -> Option<String> {
         self.hieroglyph.clone()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 7fd175c..e5d0e2b 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ pub fn init() {
         imagename CHAR(64),
         hieroglyph VARCHAR(64),
         reading VARCHAR(64),
-        translation VARCHAR(128)
+        translation VARCHAR(128),
+        is_learning BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE
     )",()).unwrap();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dictionary.rs b/src/dictionary.rs
index 3cbd8e5..e18f1f6 100644
--- a/src/dictionary.rs
+++ b/src/dictionary.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn write_to_database(dict: &Vec<DictionaryEntry>) {
     let mut conn = Connection::open(get_db_path()).unwrap();
     let tx = conn.transaction().unwrap();
     for line in dict.iter() {
-        match tx.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO cards (id, hieroglyph, reading, translation) VALUES ((SELECT id FROM cards WHERE hieroglyph = ?1), ?1, ?2, ?3)", [&line.hieroglyph, &line.reading, &line.translation]) {
+        match tx.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO cards (id, hieroglyph, reading, translation) VALUES ((SELECT id FROM cards WHERE hieroglyph = ?1), ?1, ?2, ?3)", [&line.hieroglyph, &line.reading, &line.translation]) {
             Ok(_) => (),
             Err(e) => {
                 println!("{e}"  );
diff --git a/src/ui/cards/edit/imp.rs b/src/ui/cards/edit/imp.rs
index 13d01a9..1834fa7 100644
--- a/src/ui/cards/edit/imp.rs
+++ b/src/ui/cards/edit/imp.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use crate::card::*;
 use crate::db::*;
 use crate::ui::cards::new::*;
 use crate::widgets::card_entry::CardEntry;
+use crate::card::Card;
 use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
 use gtk::glib::object::ObjectExt;
 use gtk::glib::{clone, closure_local};
 use gtk::prelude::WidgetExt;
 use gtk::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk::ListBox;
-use gtk::{gio, glib, Box, Button, CompositeTemplate, ScrolledWindow, SearchEntry, Window};
+use gtk::{gio, glib, Button, CompositeTemplate, ScrolledWindow, SearchEntry, Window};
 use gtk::{prelude::*, FileDialog};
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 use sha256::try_digest;
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ impl MemoryCardsEditScene {
         };
 
         let sql =
-            format!("SELECT imagename, hieroglyph, reading, translation FROM cards {selector}");
+            format!("SELECT imagename, hieroglyph, reading, translation, is_learning FROM cards {selector}");
         let mut stmt = conn.prepare(sql.as_str()).unwrap();
         let cards_iter = stmt
             .query_map([], |row| {
@@ -119,12 +118,15 @@ impl MemoryCardsEditScene {
                     Ok(path) => path,
                     Err(_) => String::from(""),
                 };
-                let image_path: String = get_images_store_path() + &image_path;
-                let hieroglyph: String = row.get(1).unwrap();
-                let reading: String = row.get(2).unwrap();
-                let hieroglyph = format!("{} ({})", hieroglyph, reading);
-                let translation: String = row.get(3).unwrap();
-                let entry = CardEntry::new(&image_path, &hieroglyph, &translation);
+                let c = Card::new(
+                    Some(get_images_store_path() + &image_path), 
+                    Some(row.get(1).unwrap()), 
+                    Some(row.get(2).unwrap()), 
+                    Some(row.get(3).unwrap()), 
+                    Some(row.get(4).unwrap())
+                );
+                let entry = CardEntry::new(&c);
+                entry.update_state();
                 Ok(entry)
             })
             .unwrap();
@@ -156,21 +158,12 @@ impl MemoryCardsEditScene {
 
             card.get_edit_button_widget().connect_closure("clicked", false, closure_local!(@strong self_binding as binding, @strong card => move |_b: &Button| {
                 let new_win = Rc::new(MemoryCardsNewScene::new(&binding.application().unwrap()));
-                //parsing hieroglyph and its reading from a card
-                let hieroglyph_and_reading: String = card.hieroglyph();
-
-                let reading_start = hieroglyph_and_reading.find("(").unwrap();
-                let reading_end = hieroglyph_and_reading.find(")").unwrap();
-
-                let hieroglyph = hieroglyph_and_reading[..reading_start-1].to_owned();
-                let reading = hieroglyph_and_reading[reading_start+1..reading_end].to_owned();
-                let translation = card.translation();
 
                 //setting corresponding properties
                 new_win.get_picture_widget().set_file(Some(&gio::File::for_path(card.imagepath())));
-                new_win.get_hieroglyph_entry().set_text(&hieroglyph);
-                new_win.get_reading_entry().set_text(&reading);
-                new_win.get_translation_entry().set_text(&translation);
+                new_win.get_hieroglyph_entry().set_text(&card.hieroglyph());
+                new_win.get_reading_entry().set_text(&card.reading());
+                new_win.get_translation_entry().set_text(&card.translation());
 
                 new_win.get_file_choose_button().connect_clicked(clone!(@strong new_win, @strong card => move |b: &Button| {
                     b.set_visible(false);
@@ -230,7 +223,7 @@ async fn new_card_setup<W: IsA<gtk::Window>>(window: Rc<W>) {
             let translation = w.get_translation_input();
             let conn = Connection::open(get_db_path()).unwrap();
 
-            let query = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO cards (id, imagename, hieroglyph, reading, translation) VALUES((SELECT id FROM cards WHERE hieroglyph = ?2), ?1, ?2, ?3, ?4)";
+            let query = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO cards (id, imagename, hieroglyph, reading, translation, is_learning) VALUES((SELECT id FROM cards WHERE hieroglyph = ?2), ?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, (SELECT is_learning FROM cards WHERE hieroglyph = ?2))";
             conn.execute(query, (&new_filename, &hieroglyph, &reading, &translation)).unwrap();
             println!("new imagepath: {new_filename}");
             w.close();
diff --git a/src/widgets/card_display/mod.rs b/src/widgets/card_display/mod.rs
index 1bd0030..2e0a322 100644
--- a/src/widgets/card_display/mod.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/card_display/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl CardDisplay {
     pub fn generate_card(&self) -> Option<(&RefCell<String>, &RefCell<String>)> {
         let connection = Connection::open(get_db_path()).unwrap();
 
-        let mut stmt = connection.prepare("SELECT imagename, hieroglyph FROM cards ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 1").unwrap();
+        let mut stmt = connection.prepare("SELECT imagename, hieroglyph FROM cards WHERE is_learning = TRUE ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 1").unwrap();
         let random_card_iter = stmt.query_map((), |row| {
             Ok(
                 Card {
diff --git a/src/widgets/card_entry/imp.rs b/src/widgets/card_entry/imp.rs
index b07977e..c640d4f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/card_entry/imp.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/card_entry/imp.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
 use glib::Properties;
 use gtk::subclass::prelude::*;
-use gtk::{glib, prelude::*, Button, CompositeTemplate, Label, Image};
+use gtk::{glib, prelude::*, Button, CompositeTemplate, Image, Label, Switch};
+
 
 #[derive(CompositeTemplate, Properties, Default)]
 #[properties(wrapper_type = super::CardEntry)]
@@ -14,17 +15,25 @@ pub struct CardEntry {
     #[template_child]
     pub hieroglyph_label: TemplateChild<Label>,
     #[template_child]
+    pub reading_label: TemplateChild<Label>,
+    #[template_child]
     pub translation_label: TemplateChild<Label>,
     #[template_child]
     pub edit_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
     #[template_child]
     pub delete_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub is_learning_switch: TemplateChild<Switch>,
     #[property(get, set)]
     pub imagepath: RefCell<String>,
     #[property(get, set)]
-    hieroglyph: RefCell<String>,
+    pub hieroglyph: RefCell<String>,
     #[property(get, set)]
-    translation: RefCell<String>,
+    pub reading: RefCell<String>,
+    #[property(get, set)]
+    pub translation: RefCell<String>,
+    #[property(get, set)]
+    pub islearning: RefCell<bool>,
 }
 
 #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -53,6 +62,12 @@ impl ObjectImpl for CardEntry {
             .sync_create()
             .build();
 
+        let reading_label_binding: &Label = self.reading_label.as_ref();
+        self.obj()
+            .bind_property("reading", reading_label_binding, "label")
+            .sync_create()
+            .build();
+
         let translation_label_binding: &Label = self.translation_label.as_ref();
         self.obj()
             .bind_property("translation", translation_label_binding, "label")
diff --git a/src/widgets/card_entry/mod.rs b/src/widgets/card_entry/mod.rs
index 40064b9..858dbf6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/card_entry/mod.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/card_entry/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ mod imp;
 use glib::Object;
 use gtk::{
     gio,
-    glib::{self, subclass::types::ObjectSubclassIsExt},
-    Button, Image,
+    glib::{self, clone, subclass::types::ObjectSubclassIsExt},
+    Button, Image, Switch,
 };
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+use crate::{card::Card, db::get_db_path};
 
 glib::wrapper! {
     pub struct CardEntry(ObjectSubclass<imp::CardEntry>)
@@ -15,11 +18,13 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl CardEntry {
-    pub fn new(image_path: &String, hieroglyph: &String, translation: &String) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(card: &Card) -> Self {
         Object::builder()
-            .property("imagepath", image_path)
-            .property("hieroglyph", hieroglyph)
-            .property("translation", translation)
+            .property("imagepath", card.image_path().unwrap())
+            .property("hieroglyph", card.hieroglyph().unwrap())
+            .property("reading", card.reading().unwrap())
+            .property("translation", card.translation().unwrap())
+            .property("islearning", card.is_learning().unwrap())
             .build()
     }
 
@@ -40,4 +45,40 @@ impl CardEntry {
         let path: &str = &*self.imp().imagepath.borrow().clone().to_string();
         image_binding.set_file(Some(&path));
     }
+
+    pub fn get_hieroglyph(&self) -> String {
+        self.imp().hieroglyph.borrow().clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_state(&self) {
+        let conn = Connection::open(get_db_path()).unwrap();
+        let is_learning_switch_binding: &Switch = self.imp().is_learning_switch.as_ref();
+        let h = &self.get_hieroglyph();
+        let sql = "SELECT is_learning FROM cards WHERE hieroglyph=:h;";
+        let mut stmt = conn.prepare(sql).unwrap();
+        let iter = stmt
+            .query_map(&[(":h", h.as_str())], |row| {
+                Ok(row.get(0).unwrap())
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+        for res in iter {
+            is_learning_switch_binding.set_state(res.unwrap());
+        }
+
+        let self_binding = self;
+        is_learning_switch_binding.connect_state_set(
+            clone!(@strong self_binding => move |_, is_enabled| {
+                let conn = Connection::open(get_db_path()).unwrap();
+                let hieroglyph = &*self_binding.imp().hieroglyph.borrow().clone();
+                println!("UPDATE cards SET is_learning = {is_enabled} WHERE hieroglyph = {hieroglyph}",);
+                conn.execute(
+                    "UPDATE cards SET is_learning = ?1 WHERE hieroglyph = ?2",
+                    (&is_enabled, &hieroglyph),
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                glib::Propagation::Proceed
+            }),
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/labled_switch/imp.rs b/src/widgets/labled_switch/imp.rs
index f81af90..b9567ba 100644
--- a/src/widgets/labled_switch/imp.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/labled_switch/imp.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ pub struct LabledSwitch {
     #[template_child]
     pub label_obj: TemplateChild<Label>,
     #[property(get, set)]
-    label_text: RefCell<String>,
+    label: RefCell<String>,
+    #[property(get, set)]
+    active: RefCell<bool>,
 }
 
 #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -38,8 +40,14 @@ impl ObjectImpl for LabledSwitch {
         self.parent_constructed();
 
         let l: &Label = self.label_obj.as_ref();
+        let s: &Switch = self.switch_obj.as_ref();
         self.obj()
-            .bind_property("label_text", l, "label")
+            .bind_property("label", l, "label")
+            .sync_create()
+            .build();
+
+        self.obj()
+            .bind_property("active", s, "active")
             .sync_create()
             .build();
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/labled_switch/mod.rs b/src/widgets/labled_switch/mod.rs
index de2a5ab..ce0d0e6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/labled_switch/mod.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/labled_switch/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl LabledSwitch {
     pub fn new(label: &String) -> Self {
-        Object::builder().property("label_text", label).build()
+        Object::builder()
+            .property("label", label)
+            .property("active", false)
+            .build()
     }
 
     pub fn get_switch(&self) -> &Switch {