No Kanji
This app really needs to incorporate kanji into Japanese learning. Teaching everything primarily in hiragana makes reading real Japanese more difficult, because Japanese is normally written using a combination of kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
A simple improvement would be to replace appropriate hiragana words with their standard kanji and provide furigana above the kanji for learners who still need help with pronunciation. This would allow users to learn how Japanese is actually written while still being able to read unfamiliar kanji.
Without enough kanji exposure, I feel like I’m learning to read Japanese in a way that doesn’t reflect what I actually encounter in Japan. Adding kanji with furigana would make the app significantly more useful for serious Japanese learners.
A simple improvement would be to replace appropriate hiragana words with their standard kanji and provide furigana above the kanji for learners who still need help with pronunciation. This would allow users to learn how Japanese is actually written while still being able to read unfamiliar kanji.
Without enough kanji exposure, I feel like I’m learning to read Japanese in a way that doesn’t reflect what I actually encounter in Japan. Adding kanji with furigana would make the app significantly more useful for serious Japanese learners.
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had to pay after three lessons
i got this app to help me improve tagalog for my school it was going well until i had to start paying after lesson 3
Response from developer
Kamusta? Thanks for giving Mango a try. While Mango does have paid subscriptions for access to our premium languages, you might be able to get free access to them through a subscribing organization, such as your school or a nearby public library. You can check in our app or email support@mangolanguages.com with your library/school name and location so we can check for you. -Sarah
Best language app
This is by far the best language app I’ve ever tried. It doesn’t use ai (to my knowledge), it’s basically free, and it has lessons that actually work in tons of languages! My only criticism is that you should add chapters on how to learn the different writing systems, and also to maybe add Esperanto. Thank you!
-an aspiring hyperpolyglot
-an aspiring hyperpolyglot
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Love to Vietnamese!
I normally never write a review for an app, but I am especially inspired today to express my appreciation for this app. I have always wanted to improve my Vietnamese (my family speaks)but have always found it so difficult across various apps because of different pronunciations and the exaggerated formality of the language. As a speaker seeking to increase her vocabulary outside of a household setting, I commend your dedication to the language and the curriculum to actually teaching someone a language with the goal to put it to real world use with REAL conversation. My only complaint in the way the app is formatted. I think your mission is amazing but if the app was a little easier to navigate take Duolingo as inspiration maybe? Also vocabulary wise I am already familiar with many words as is but would love to add a unit one vocab word to a bigger vocab flash card list with more advanced words. Thank you MANGO team!
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Real voices has to be a lie
I just sat through a phrase lesson that’s most definitely AI. Not as advertised at all
