nekomimi: learn japanese

I use lots of different apps for learning Japanese and this definitely makes it in the rotation! I think that it’s incredibly helpful especially for when it comes to the listening portion of Japanese, i think most apps kind of tend to be robotic when it comes to pronunciation but since this app uses anime clips it has an array of speech patterns when it comes to the way people speak (although sometimes exaggerated of course as anime tends to do), which i think other apps didn’t prepare me for when I had visited Japan. There are a few words you won’t need but it’s also pretty important to be aware of slang which is nice that it teaches you it. I’d definitely check this app out for learning the language:). Id also like to say it’s wonderful to have a language learning app with so much material at no cost !

Some people are saying that they’re learning bad words or words we won’t use if we’re actually talking to a native , I’m here to say that you do understand that this is ANIME correct ? ANIME uses this type of language , sometimes you’ll see it in dramas too. It’s pretty obvious as it’s the same for English series , they don’t say things that we actually use in real life so what exactly is the difference here? Understand that you’re learning a new language through CARTOONS / ANIME if that’s not enough for you guys to understand that they’re not going to use things they say in real life then why are you even learning the language. こいつ , あんた, お前 , those are words you’re going to here very very very often & you’ll understand when & when not to use it.. good day☺️

First off, I’d say this app works super well! Having audio/visual examples to tether to vocab is awesome and it’s already got me remembering more words and repeating them! As someone with ADHD, repeating sounds is somewhat unconscious so this works great for that! In the beginning vocab levels, some of the words you learn are pretty rude, especially if a woman uses them, whether we like that gender difference or not. It’s important when learning another language to consider their culture and outlooks, so for someone, especially a woman, to say あんた (anta, shortened form of “you”) or こいつ (koitsu, derogatory pronoun, “you bastard”), that is super super rude. Sure, it’s fine to teach rude words but when those came up there was no disclaimer or warning. If I didn’t know already that あんた is super rude, I might have made the mistake of saying it to my Japanese teacher!! When starting out on the vocabulary with this app, I’d be cautious about using the pronouns it gives you at first until you know a bit more! Watashi, of course, is a fine default to start with so don’t worry! Just definitely pay attention to the clips and try to pick up whether the speaker is a delinquent character or not, and then maybe look up the word later and see what connotation it has!! And definitely don’t use words from this app with a Japanese speaker without first checking if it’s rude!!