Do you folks have any app recommendations for bite sized lessons or word/grammar-learning? I’m new to all this fancy “sentence mining” and “immersive” learning. I’m just looking for a duolingo-y app that uses actual media (preferably not just anime, no hate) to make my daily WaniKani routine during my bus commute actually meaningful lol.
I tried listening to podcasts; I like Nihongo con Teppei. I understand the gist of what he’s saying, but I miss some of the words every now and then. But I don’t want to sit down and commit to rewinding, looking up the word, and writing a flashcard (thats like 3 different apps to switch to on my phone!)… I’m wondering if theres one app that keeps tracks of words you don’t know while youre listening to something and makes a flashcard for them. Something for the REAL lazy folks, pfft.
Edit: I think, after looking through these forums, that Migaku might be a way to go? I’m on the fence because I feel that there’s so many language learning apps that everyone’s raving about, and then I never hear about it again.
Tragic backstory for context: I just got back into learning Japanese after reaching N3 in high school 10 years ago (oh wow, its been a while). I realize I’ve come back mostly because I missed WaniKani and I feel like my Japanese is wasting away. I haven’t really watched anime or consumed any Japanese media since college. I just missed the kanji, ha!
I did a Migaku trial in March, liked it but didn’t love it (yet), and I succumbed to the Black Friday sale.
I haven’t regretted it. Their premade playlist is also pretty good (and freely available). And I’ve found uses for it that I didn’t envision back during my free trial (using the mobile “video” player to listen to downloaded podcasts, rather than stuff on YouTube)
Don’t get me wrong, any video with auto generated subs will probably have mistakes, so be sure to keep your ears sharp to spot differences, but they’re often less than YouTube’s own auto generated subtitles. Subs that were manually created by someone are the best.
You can get a refund within 14 days btw if you don’t like it. So if you want to take advantage of the Black Friday deals while it still lasts, you’re not completely stuck in.
