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Tips and tricks for learning Japanese language through novels, manga, anime, podcasts, etc. (JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Osaka, Japan.) Don't just study Japanese, use it! 勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。 🇯🇵 jtalkonline.com ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/G2G5AEBW
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Revenue at Duolingo in 2024 was up 41% on 23 to $748M. Net income was up by 451% for same period and yet they're firing workers. We've long been at "insatiable greed" point of late stage capitalism. People may feel helpless but there's a very easy way to kick companies like this. Delete their apps.

submitted 1 day ago • 69 comments

If you’re studying Japanese, I really recommend renshuu! Very cute app run by a husband and wife team and it’s free with a subscription tier for bonus perks. Plus I find it way more intuitive for Japanese than Duolingo.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Reminder that there is a ton of free public domain Japanese literature available on the Kindle platform. And you can access it via the Aozora app if you don't want to support Amazon. I checked out an Edogawa Ranpo story today.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

You absolutely should not rely on gen AI for learning or practicing languages. “[The AI] absolutely makes mistakes. Even on things that you would think it could get right...they have an ‘explain my mistake’ tool that often will suggest something that’s incorrect."

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

本なら売るほど (I Could Sell Books) is a love letter for book lovers. This manga is about about a man who runs a second hand bookstore, with each chapter looking at how books have impacted different people's lives. It has lots of good book recs too! Entertainment: ★★★★★ Japanese level: N2 (no furigana)

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Here are some science-based techniques to REALLY improve your Japanese vocabulary (and actually remember it): A thread 🧵...

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

If you're going to use Anki and want a deck that just has good vocab with no regard to JLPT level, you should check out ankiweb.net/shared/info/... It has funny pictures to help you memorize, example sentences with furigana and everything is fully voiced. Incredibly good deck.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

おつかれ (good work) to anyone dropping Duolingo despite having very, very long streaks. I know it's not easy, and you have every right to mourn the time you spent on the app. But I also promise there are better options out there.

submitted 4 days ago • 10 comments

Anime is a legitimate way to study and practice Japanese.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments