Japanese Sentence Structure

Aside from always having a verb at the end, Japanese does not depend on sequence. Japanese is a grammar defined by grammar particles, functional “words” that glue on to nouns to indicate what purpose the noun serves. Here we highlight some common Japanese particles in a slice of the ひらがな [hiragana] syllabary. You can practiceContinue reading “Japanese Sentence Structure”

Win 3 months of Japanese Complete

Enter to win 3 free months of Japanese Complete! https://japanesecomplete.com/win/ Learn Japanese like never before, with Kanji in English Context, Visual sentence composing with Wag, multiple-choice quizzes to confirm your understanding, Cultural notes and explanations not available elsewhere, and a curriculum designed to lead to native-level comprehension of Japanese based on our Five Factors ofContinue reading “Win 3 months of Japanese Complete”

How to Teach Yourself a Second Language

Matt W. asks: “Without formal education/classes, what are the best ways to become fluent in another language? I would like to increase my ability to speak German and begin to learn Russian by using many different resources. Advice?” Excellent question, Matt! Okay, you gotta immerse yourself as much as possible. From experience, you gotta learnContinue reading “How to Teach Yourself a Second Language”

Free Hiragana Listening Practice with Voice Variety

Access available at: japanesecomplete.com/hiragana Want to learn all the Hiragana but don’t care to learn the Romaji (latinized version of Japanese)? We’ve got you covered with our Hiragana Identification Quiz page. Click [play] to hear the letter read aloud by one of the voices available. Then select the corresponding letter. If you got it right,Continue reading “Free Hiragana Listening Practice with Voice Variety”

Realtime Generation and Translation of Japanese with Wag

Recently we took up the challenge of seeing how far the envelope could be pushed on learning tools for Japanese. We’re delighted to announce real-time generation and translation of Japanese via our Composing Tool, Wag! Now, when students are composing sentences using Wag, Wag will attempt to translate the sentence and offer a grammatical interpretationContinue reading “Realtime Generation and Translation of Japanese with Wag”

Landscape of Japanese, 「Temple Visit」 Dialogue, Year Pre-Pay Plans

Landscape of Japanese: 3 Mountains, 2 Clouds, 1 Sun. Discussion on the Landscape of Japanese and a link to our Essentials Guide: The Mental Model, is available below. We also introduced a year pre-pay plan where when you pre-pay for a year of access to the ultimate learning platform, interactive textbook, and ninja training grounds,Continue reading “Landscape of Japanese, 「Temple Visit」 Dialogue, Year Pre-Pay Plans”