I would like to announce an app I’m working on. It’s called “Number Tango” (or maybe you could write it 番号単語) and it’s for practicing Japanese numbers. The focus is on recognizing spoken numbers, so basically you listen to recordings of numbers and type them in as numerals.
Download on the App Store: Number Tango App - App Store
It’s meant as a supplement for an elementary language course or self study, but I hope it will also be useful for practicing numbers used in daily situations like shopping, listening to announcements, or waiting to be seated at a restaurant.
While number vocabulary is covered by other resources, I found that none of them worked quite the way I want, so I decided to create my own. Some Number Tango features:
- All of the audio is recordings of a real native speaker
- Vocabulary includes basics like numerals and counters, but also coverage of higher numbers (tens, hundreds, thousands)
- Simple SRS that suggests reviewing at increasing intervals if you’re answering accurately (but you can practice any time you like)