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 Feb 15th, 2022. 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 …
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 …
Japanese is a dynamic language spoken by about 128 million people, mostly in Japan. It is also a challenging language, especially if you’re learning on your own! Fortunately, with an abundance of great Japanese courses available, there has never been a better time to learn Japanese than now. In our opinion, JapanesePod101 is the most …
Thanks for checking out our JapanesePod101 Review! Information on this page was last checked and updated on Feb 12th, 2023. When I started out on my path to Japanese fluency, resources such as textbooks and audio courses on CD were the only realistic way to make progress with this challenging language. Thankfully, there’s now a …
Editor’s Note: This Rosetta Stone Japanese Review has been updated on Feb 15th, 2022. With around 127 million speakers, and Japan having the second largest economy in the world, being able to speak Japanese would be a huge personal asset for business, work or travel. The language provides a gateway to understanding Asia’s great civilizations …
Editor’s Note: This Yoyo Chinese Review has been checked for accuracy and updated as of Aug 10th, 2022. What’s the best way to learn Chinese? Over the past year, our editors have tested and compared the most popular Chinese language learning resources available. Read on to find out what we thought of Yoyo Chinese, one …
Note: This VietnamesePod101 Review is our honest opinion after spending hours testing out the program. There are affiliate links in this post — if you use them, it helps support our site. This review has been checked for accuracy on Feb. 13th, 2023. There are plenty of reasons to learn some of the more romanticized …
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