iPhone / iPad Apps, Kindle eBooks, paperbacks, and MP3 Downloads
April 30, 2013 Leave a comment
Momotaro, the Peach Boy is now out for Kindle (soon for Nook and elsewhere!) and paperback. Here is a video showcasing the paperback.
Only $3.99 USD for the ebook and $8.99 for the paperback.
April 15, 2013 Leave a comment
We are happy to introduce our totally updated and expanded Kotowaza, Japanese Proverbs and Sayings in paperback. As with the ebook version, we are including, free of additional charge, MP3s–but also, the PDF and ebook versions too!
Right now we are selling the paperback for JUST $6.99 at Amazon.com and TheJapanShop.com. For a 118 page book covering 50 important proverbs plus media extras, we feel this is an amazing deal. I don’t know how long we can keep the price this low.
Get it today at Amazon.com or TheJapanShop.com.
April 4, 2013 Leave a comment
Hikoichi — Japanese Reader Collection Vol 1 by Clay and Yumi Boutwell
Now in Paperback (and eBook) and ONLY $6.99 for the paperback! (USD)
• All Japanese have furigana (in the paperback) and romaji for those starting out.
• The book has 113 pages with four full traditional Japanese stories about Hikoichi and a complete glossary at the end.
• Every sentence is broken down word-for-word.
• The full story in Japanese only is also provided so you can practice reading without interruption.
• We have included a simple and mostly literal English translation for you to check your understanding (Don’t cheat! Work through the Japanese first!).
• Download the FREE MP3s to listen while you study.
While beginners to Japanese can get a lot from this, hiragana knowledge is required.
We have kept the price as low as possible. It isn’t very often you can find books for learning Japanese under $10! With the MP3s included this is an exceptional value that will help you advance in your Japanese.
Available at Amazon.com and www.TheJapanShop.com
January 23, 2013 Leave a comment
It took us a few months to figure out a problem with the video lessons not showing for those who upgraded to the latest iOS on their devices. Well, I’m pleased to say, that has been fixed–sort of. The videos play, but there is still a problem: the app will crash if you exit the video using the app navigation instead of the Youtube navigation. We are working on a workaround, but, honestly, that shouldn’t affect many users.
Plus! New a new icon look.
Here is a review from a user in Spain:
Just awesome – I tried the lite version I upgrade it pro due of quality! Very easy way. Flashcards are awesome, the stats are very amazing o remember and do it again and again and again and again during hours and houers and hours! If you can spend two or three hours a day without nothing around you just you and the ipad, you will learn kana very very quickly! Thank you so much, you have created one of the best methods for learning japanese in years!
Check out Learn Japanese for your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.
December 21, 2012 Leave a comment
If you have a PC with Windows 8 installed, check out our brand new apps for the new operating system.
Introducing FOUR amazing Windows 8 apps to help you learn Japanese. For a limited time, three of them are only $2.99 (the iPhone equivalents are $9.99, 4.99, and 4.99). The fourth app, Hiragana and Katakana is absolutely free (ad supported)
Learn Japanese Phrases – Limited time only sale: $2.99 – Includes over 2,500 sound files of the most useful Japanese words and phrases a beginner may need. It also includes hundreds of lessons covering grammar and kanji. An amazing, pack-filled app all for only $2.99 (limited time only!)
Hiragana and Katakana – FREE – Covers all you need to know to learn both Hiragana and Katakana, the basics of Japanese writing and reading. Includes hundreds of sound files and mnemonic memory hints. It’s FREE and the ads really aren’t that intrusive–give it a try and PLEASE rate it after using it.
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5 Vocabulary – $2.99 – Learn all the vocabulary words needed to pass level N5 of the JLPT. But even if you are not interested in taking the test, these words and example sentences will be very helpful for the beginner of Japanese. 1,400+ sound files included.
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4 Vocabulary – $2.99 – The N4 level is for upper beginners and adds another 600 important words for the beginner to know. This app includes over 1,200 audio files (each word plus an example sentences to show usage in context).
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As you know, reviews are extremely important. So far, we’ve received really nice feedback. Here are a few of the reviews for the apps:
Learn Japanese Phrases:
WELL PUT TOGETHER
I picked up this app to brush up on my Japanese and it is very well put together. I’m impressed at the resources made available through this app.GREAT JAPANESE LEARNING TOOL
Love this on Windows 8, purchased it for preparation of Japan trip. Very pleased with the content and interface.VERY EASY TO USE!
A very nice beginner course in Japanese. Easy to follow lessons. I highly recommend this app!PLUS 17 More and Counting! (please make our day and add a new review)
Hiragana and Katakana
EASY TO USE
This app is great – it’s got lessons and flashcards! I’m still working on my letters – especially Katakana
JLPT N5 Vocabulary (only one review so far and none for JLPT N4 yet–can you help us out?)
TONS OF CONTENT
I’m new to learning Japanese, but this app is great for boosting my vocabulary!
October 18, 2012 Leave a comment
~ Over 2,500 Japanese words and phrases all with sound ~ Quiz challenges ~ Free updates ~
A great learning tool for beginner and intermediate students. Everything from hiragana to keigo.
Great for quickly learning correct pronunciation. Includes the most used words and phrases from everyday conversational Japanese.
Highlights:
Get started by selecting ‘Help’ from the top app bar.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD USING A Wi-Fi CONNECTION! This app is fairly large and can take a few minutes to install.
Screen Shots:
Topics: All the words and phrases are divided neatly into topics and categories. You can choose multiple categories to study at once.
Study Cards: This is the main feature of Learn Japanese. You can use this as a study cards for learning or flash cards as review.
Quiz 1: This is a sample of the quiz screen. You can see or hear a word and have to select the proper translation.
Quiz 2: This shows a quiz question where you see the English word/phrase and you have to choose the correct Japanese translation.
August 13, 2012 Leave a comment
Buy our new Dialogues apps and get up to three free downloads!(see below for details; offer good until September 1, 2012)
I’ve been working with Paul Stevenson from the Australian software development company Dependency on a few projects. Our first collaboration are these two apps.
And I couldn’t be more excited about it. Have you ever wanted to press pause or do an instant lookup on a word while listening to two native Japanese speakers conversing? With this app you can.
Every word is defined and explaned. Every line and every vocabulary word has a sound file–over 1,500 sound files! And even better, if you buy one or both of these apps, I’d like to give you a free download. (still see below)
Today, I woke up to discover that these two apps were even covered in an article by Japan Today.
I really feel like this is a great resource for students of Japanese. I wish I had something like this when I was starting out. If you are a beginner or upper beginner wanting to understand sentence structure as well as wanting to pick up essential vocabulary in daily conversation, please check these apps out.
Japanese Conversation through Dialogues for Beginners
Japanese Conversation through Dialogues for Upper Beginners
FREE DOWNLOAD OFFER: [Expires September 1, 2012]
If you do decide to buy any of the apps, please email me (clay at theJapanShop.com) your iTunes receipt and I’ll send you the links to up to three of our popular dialogues downloads. We’ve spent countless hours massaging some of the data (just a small portion of all you get in the iPhone apps!) into downloads that sell from $4.99 to $8.99 each.
The downloads include a PDF, Kindle, and Nook version as well as all the MP3s for those dialogues. It is just another conveniant way for you to learn.
In short, watch the video, get the app(s), then email me your receipt.
July 30, 2012 Leave a comment
Please check out the Japanese lesson page here. (Free, of course!)
And if you have an iPhone or iPad (or both), check out the Learn Japanese Idioms app from which this was taken.
Or if you don’t have an iPhone (Android version coming soon!), we also have it packaged as a PDF and MP3 download here.
June 14, 2012 Leave a comment
Brand New! Learn Japanese through Dialogues: at the Restaurant ebook.
We produced an iPhone app last year on Japanese Dialogues. It was a HUGE undertaking, but as a result, I have tons of data to work with. I’m slowly organizing the hundreds of sound files and XML spreadsheets so that the information can be repackaged for ebooks and as audiobooks.
We finished the ebook of the “At the Restaurant” topic a few weeks ago and it is finally up on Amazon. The audiobook is far more challenging (imagine converting an ebook explaining Japanese conversation, grammar, and vocabulary into an audio-only format). But I hope to have that finished next week.
While we are using the same basic information across platforms, each product has been created with that platform in mind.
All formats include audio files (the ebooks have a link to the download on the last page)
iPhone: Japanese Dialogues (FREE download, then buy the At the Restaurant as an in-app purchase)
Amazon Kindle: Learn Japanese through Dialogues: at the Restaurant $4.99
B&N Nook: Learn Japanese through Dialogues: at the Restaurant $4.99
TheJapanShop.com: Learn Japanese through Dialogues: at the Restaurant $4.99
Audiobook (on iTunes & Amazon MP3) Coming soon!
May 16, 2012 Leave a comment
See the full webpage for more information about this dialogue: http://thejapanesepage.com/dialogues
Beginners+
はじめまして、マイクと申します。
hajimemashite, maiku to moushimasu.
Hello, I’m Mike.
はじめまして、由美です。
hajimemashite, yumi desu.
Nice to meet you. I’m Yumi.
どうぞよろしくおねがいします。
douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Nice to meet you.
どこから着ましたか？
doko kara kimashita ka?
Where are you from?
アメリカです。
amerika desu.
America.
アメリカのどこですか？
amerika no doko desu ka?
Where in America?
フロリダ州です。
furorida shuu desu.
Florida.
フロリダは暑いでしょう。
furorida wa atsui deshou.
Florida is hot, isn’t it?
はい、暑いです。
hai, atsui desu.
Yes, it is hot.
由美さんの出身はどこですか？
yumi san no shusshin wa doko desu ka?
Where are you (Yumi) from?
東京です。
toukyou desu.
Tokyo.
僕は東京が好きです。
boku wa toukyou ga suki desu.
I like Tokyo.
そうですか？あ、私はそろそろ仕事に行かなくちゃ。
sou desu ka? a, watashi wa sorosoro shigoto ni ikanakucha.
Really? Oh, I have to go to work soon.
それじゃあ、また。
sore jaa, mata.
Well then, see you later.
はい、さようなら。
hai, sayounara.
Yes, goodbye.
The first in CJ Martin's The Temporal Series. Book two, A Temporal Trust is also now available.
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Our flagship iPhone / iPad app: Learn Japanese Phrases
