The Amazon Kindle is one of the best tools for learning Japanese, yet sadly one of the least talked about! Using my Kindle with the Japanese Amazon store has led to some of the most rewarding reading I’ve done since starting Japanese, so I’m here to spread the word. Way back in 2013, Rohan wrote …
If you find yourself falling in love with Japanese and getting serious about studying, you might eventually ask yourself, “How long does it take to learn Japanese?” or “Can I really master this?” Anyone who has an interest in Japanese culture or who dreams of one day walking across the crowded Shibuya intersection is going …
Note: This Duolingo Japanese Review is up-to-date as of June, 2021. Whether you are a native English speaker or know English as a second language, picking up Japanese is no easy task. Japanese is a difficult language that requires a lot of practice to master. With the growing popularity of the language, more and more …
This post is a compilation of the best ways to learn Japanese… according to Redditors! I have a confession to make… I love reddit. For all its flaws, it’s still probably one of my favorite sites. I’ve probably spent at minimum 10 minutes on the site every single day for the last 5 years. And …
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(Updated April 5, 2021) Japanese language students are incredibly lucky: There’s so much competition for Japanese learning materials that the quality of Japanese textbooks out there are extremely high compared to some other less-pursued languages (even compared to Korean textbooks for example). In the 12+ years I’ve been studying Japanese, I have bought piles and …
I moved to Saitama about three months ago, which gives me a commute time of roughly 40 minutes to work. This is longer than the 10 minutes or so from my previous apartment in Tokyo. Well, something interesting happened to my language studies as a result. I find that I am learning a lot more …
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Note: Some of the podcasts in our original article have been lost to the podcast ether… We’ve replaced them with what we’re listening to now! Podcasts can be a fantastic way of rapidly expanding your familiarity with a language. If you are not entirely fluent in Japanese or just starting out with your listening studies, …
Updated June, 2019 Reading lots of of authentic content is a vital step on your way to fluency in Chinese. Luckily for us, it’s now possible to buy foreign language titles from the Kindle Store, including Chinese, making language acquisition much more convenient than ever before. In today’s post we will give you a short overview of how …
Korean is a challenging language to learn from scratch. For that reason, you need all the help you can possibly get. We previously covered some of the best textbooks for learning Korean, and in this article we look at the best ways to learn Korean for free. Updated July 2019 1. Talk To Me In Korean Chances …
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When trying to learn to speak Korean on top of your busy life, you may want to find some helpful apps and programs that are convenient, easy-to-use, comprehensive and hopefully, inexpensive. With the dizzying array of resources available, it can be tough to figure out which one will be best for you. Have no fear; …
There are a variety of reasons to learn to speak Japanese. First, it is often included as one of the most important languages to learn for global business. Next, Japanese is a language and culture so different from our own that it can be an exciting adventure to learn something so new. If you are …
Note: The Rocket Korean program received some major updates in the new 2021 Edition. We’ve updated our Rocket Korean review below to reflect the changes. The Korean language is unique in that it is considered by many to be a language isolate. This means that it is a natural language that has little to no …
Learning to speak Urdu can be a rewarding venture, considering there are almost 70 million native speakers and over 100 million L2 speakers worldwide! UrduPod101 is the best online Urdu learning program that we reviewed (click here to read our full review of UrduPod101!), and fortunately, it doesn’t have to be an expensive one thanks …
Note: The Rocket Chinese program received some major updates in the fall of 2020 for the 2021 Version. We’ve updated our Rocket Chinese review below to reflect the changes. With more people speaking Chinese more than any other language, brushing up on your Chinese language skills is a great way to get ahead in a …
