Human Japanese Lite 12+

I didn't think much about this app when I first picked it up. I've already got a metric boatload of Japanese study material and a native speaker to my whimsy. The thing about this app is- it's better than all of that. Then delivered in a package that pretty, entertaining and informative. Not to belittle some popular Japanese study book, but the medium of a tablet or phone works better here and this app shows off what a good app can do.

Here's a tip from someone who has the phone and the tablet version: the tablet is better. If you have the mini, it's a perfect app. I'm using an 6plus and the screen is still too small. If you don't have a tablet, ask your college professors if they can lease a tablet for you in their name.

I didn't think too much about this app until it started to explain sentence structure and then the translations that go with it. Why not sooner? I've already studied, memorized and drill the hiragana and its modifiers into my skull. If you've done this than that's the first 5 chapters. Chapter 6 is greeting. Don't skip over the greetings there's nuggets of information which even I didn't know- cultural differences. It's at chapter 7 that really made the difference. If you've struggled with understanding sentences in Japanese and why things don't make sense but they should this is where the app earned my money. Twice.

I’ve always been interested in learning new languages yet no matter how many classes I’ve taken or apps I’ve used, they never seem to be altogether effective or capture my attention. This app however did all of that and more. Just by using this app I can understand so much of the Japanese Hiragana as well as some additional syllabary. That may be unintelligible to someone new to all of this but I promise you that this app can get you there in no time at all. I felt thoroughly understood and very well supported by the teaching structure of the lessons and I honestly can’t even put down just how much I enjoyed working through this app. I’ve just purchased the full app as well as the intermediate one simply because I know that I will be willing to keep up with this and make it more than worth my money. Do yourself a favor, do everyone else a favor. Download this app and begin the journey.

I've been studying languages for about 9 years but was honestly intimidated by Japanese because I thought it would be too difficult of an undertaking. At first, I was right. I've downloaded and deleted more apps that tried to introduce me to Japanese but I never followed their rigid structure for more than a week before I realized I wasn't learning anything. Then I downloaded HumanJapanese and I am shocked at how much I learned just within the first 5 chapters! Not only do I feel I am grasping the alphabet and structure of the language but I learn bits about the culture and area to where I feel I have a better understanding through immersion. This is truly the best app I have found for learning Japanese. It is well worth your time to work through the chapters and I think you'll be surprised as well seeing how much you learn!