Speaking and pronunciation
Practical guides on speaking, grammar, pronunciation, listening, and study planning, written for learners who want to use Japanese in real life.
Speaking and pronunciation
Speaking practiceJapanese Roleplay Practice With AI: 25 Scenarios to Try With a Tutor
Free chat with an AI tutor is pleasant but shapeless. A roleplay gives you a situation, a politeness level, and a reason to finish the sentence, which is what real conversation demands.
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Business JapaneseBusiness Japanese Practice With AI: Meetings, Phone Calls, and Keigo Roleplays
Most professionals know more keigo than they can use. Roleplaying a phone call or a meeting update with an AI tutor closes that gap, because the phrases arrive under mild pressure, the way they will at work.
9 min read
SpeakingFear of Speaking Japanese: How to Overcome Speaking Anxiety Step by Step
Speaking anxiety is not a sign that you have studied too little. It usually means you have never practised speaking in conditions that were safe enough to fail in, and that is fixable in a few weeks.
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Speaking12 Common Japanese Speaking Mistakes Learners Make (and How to Fix Them)
Most Japanese learners make the same dozen speaking mistakes, and nearly all of them are habits rather than gaps in knowledge. Here are the twelve that appear most often and the fix for each.
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SpeakingJapanese Self-Introduction (Jikoshoukai): Script, Phrases, and Examples
A self-introduction is the first thing anyone says in Japanese, and the one you will repeat hundreds of times. Here is how to get it right.
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Travel JapaneseHow to Order Food in Japanese: Restaurant Phrases That Actually Work
From the moment you walk in to the moment you pay, a Japanese restaurant visit follows a script. Learn the script and the whole meal gets easier.
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Business JapaneseKeigo Basics: Polite Japanese for Work, Explained Simply
Keigo is not a different language. It is a small set of verb swaps and fixed phrases that signal respect, and you can learn the useful core in a few weeks.
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PronunciationShadowing Japanese: A Step-by-Step Method to Sound More Natural
Shadowing is the closest thing to a shortcut for natural-sounding Japanese, but only when you do it with the right material, the right steps, and some way to check yourself.
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PronunciationJapanese Pitch Accent for Beginners: What It Is and Why It Matters
Japanese does not use stress. It uses pitch. Once you can hear the four patterns, a huge amount of natural-sounding Japanese becomes learnable.
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Speaking60 Essential Japanese Phrases for Daily Conversation (With Romaji)
These sixty phrases cover most of what a beginner needs for a normal day in Japan. Learn them by saying them, not by reading them.
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Speaking practiceJapanese Conversation Practice With AI: Beginner to Advanced
AI conversation works best when the challenge grows with you—from predictable beginner exchanges to opinions, negotiation, and natural repair.
5 min readSpeaking practice50 Japanese Conversation Prompts for Beginners to Speak More
You do not need an exciting topic to practise speaking. You need a question that is easy to begin, open enough to extend, and personal enough to answer honestly.
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