Staff · Yapiわたしはすしをたべます
Watashi wa sushi o tabemasu.I eat sushi.
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One grammar point, in a real sentence. Here, the action goes last.
From the lesson · Basic sentence orderLearn Japanese.Then speak it.
こんにちは
KonnichiwaHello
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Every lesson ends with you saying the sentence out loud.
a · Hiragana vowel
- Trace
- Connect
- Write
Write
Trace each kana stroke by stroke, then write it from memory.
From the lesson · Hiragana vowels
Yapi
なににしますか
Nani ni shimasu ka? · What would you like?
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Call Yapi in the app. He plays the part, listens, and fixes your slip as he goes.
From the lesson · Kore o kudasaiFree, no sign-up
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In the app · Dojo
Every quiz comes with a tutor.
Yapi watches each answer, explains the one you missed and talks it through with you out loud.
1He talks you through it
This one’s from the T row, but it breaks the pattern. Listen first.
たちつてと
ta · chi · tsu · te · tothe T row
2Stuck? Ask him
ExplainCompareNudge
Ta starts the row. This one swaps that t sound for ch: chi.
3Or just say it
“Why isn’t it ti?” He answers out loud, with captions, and you can interrupt.
Let’s say chi.
A tutor that’s yours.
Same Japanese. Your kind of tutor.
So close! Drop the san, it’s only for other people.
わたしはサムさんです
Watashi wa Samu desu.I’m Sam.
Notes on learning Japanese by using it
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またね
Mata neSee you
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