Speak Japanese first β then the scripts start to click.
Practice greetings and polite requests out loud while you meet hiragana, katakana, and the particles that hold a sentence together. The first two units are free.
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Scripts, particles, polite dialogue β in that spoken order.
Japanese isnβt Spanish with a different flag. The work is sound, then the marks on the page, then the little words that steer the sentence.
- Three scripts, one spoken language
Hiragana carries grammar you hear. Katakana flags loanwords. Kanji marks meaning. You start by saying the line; the scripts show up as support, not a wall you have to climb first.
- Particles as the sentenceβs joints
γ―, γ, γ, γ« tell you what the sentence is doing. You learn them inside a spoken request β γ³γΌγγΌγγγ γγ β not as a detached particle chart.
- Polite lines youβll actually hear
γ§γ / γΎγ, γι‘γγγΎγ, γγΏγΎγγ. Everyday polite dialogue youβll actually hear.
Say γι‘γγγΎγ before you can write it perfectly.
Japanese on VoiGu is voice-first: a short polite turn, said out loud, then seen in script. No silent kanji grind as the main event.
- 01
The mouth, then the page
You say γγγ«γ‘γ― and γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγ first. Hiragana follows the sounds you already practiced β so reading is a reminder, not a gate.
- 02
A counter, not a classroom speech
γγγγι‘γγγΎγ. γγΏγΎγγ. Small service-counter turns you can reuse. The lesson stays in one scene long enough to retry.
- 03
Particles in the line
When γ― and γ show up, they show up inside the sentence youβre speaking. We name them. We donβt pause the path for a linguistics unit.
Four Japanese turns to practice β not a fluency promise.
A path for week one, not a claim about what you will master. We will not tell you youβll be conversational on a calendar.
- 01
A greeting and a thank-you
γγγ«γ‘γ―. γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγ. Two complete turns. Say them until they feel like yours, not like romanization.
- 02
A counter order
γγγγι‘γγγΎγ. Point, ask politely, finish the request. γ is doing work you can hear.
- 03
Get someoneβs attention
γγΏγΎγγ. One word that opens a question, a correction, or a βexcuse meβ in a shop β practiced out loud.
- 04
A simple okay
倧δΈε€«γ§γ. A calm reply you can actually use. The lesson ends on a complete exchange, not a new kanji list.
A first-week speaking map β not a promise. Scripts and particles come along with the lines, not as a separate exam.
γ―, γ, γ« β used inside a real line.
A pocket cue for the joints of a Japanese sentence.
| Particle | In a spoken line | What it marks |
|---|---|---|
| γ― | γγγ―γθΆγ§γγ | The topic youβre talking about |
| γ | γ³γΌγγΌγγγ γγγ | The thing youβre asking for |
| γ« | ζ±δΊ¬γ«θ‘γγΎγγ | Direction or destination |
Three reasons people open Japanese on VoiGu.
- A first week in the city
Counter orders, βexcuse me,β and thank-yous you can say at a station kiosk β before you can read every sign.
- Now say the polite version
Anime, games, or songs got you in the door. Lessons start with everyday γ§γ / γΎγ lines you can use with a stranger.
- Meeting people, not passing a kanji test
Host-family greetings and workplace hellos. Speak the polite turn first. Kanji can wait its place in the same phrase.
Useful next steps on VoiGu.
Straight answers. Nothing we canβt stand behind.
Do I have to learn kanji before I speak?
No. You start by speaking. Scripts show up as you need them β hiragana for the grammar you hear, katakana for loanwords, kanji as meaning markers, not a wall.
Is there a keigo track?
Lessons include polite everyday dialogue (γ§γ / γΎγ, γι‘γγγΎγ).
Will I be conversational in three months?
We donβt set a fluency date. Week one is greetings, a counter order, and γγΏγΎγγ β a path to practice, not a guarantee.
Particles feel impossible. Where do I start?
Inside a spoken sentence: γγγ― / γγγ γγ / γ«θ‘γγΎγ. You learn the joint with the line, not as a chart you have to finish first.
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Five minutes from now,
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Start Japanese on the App Store or Google Play. The first two units are free.