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淹れます
to brew (coffee, tea)

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みなさんminasan 、 こんにちはkonnichiwa ！
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わかったwakatta へe 、 ようこそyōkoso 。
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このkono アプリapuri はwa 、 日本語にほんごnihongo をo 聞きいてkiite 勉強べんきょうbenkyō するsuru アプリapuri ですdesu 。
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Instant word lookup

Reading, meaning, and part of speech in one tap — without leaving the audio.

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An AI sensei that chimes in

Tap “Explain” on any line and the tutor breaks down the grammar in plain English — the ‑て form, particles, why が and not は.

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“I got lost” — mark what you miss

Lost the thread but don’t want to stop? One tap marks the last ~10 seconds — eyes-free — and it’s waiting in your review later.

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Sensei
explaining this line
日本語にほんごを聞きいて勉強べんきょうするアプリです。
聞いて (kiite)

This is the ‑te form of 聞く (“to listen”). It links into the next verb — “study by listening.” ▍

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使い方How it works

Three steps to understanding

It’s the listening you’d do anyway — just made comprehensible.

01
探

Find a show you love

Search any podcast — try “Teppei” — and follow the shows that actually interest you. Anime, news, two friends rambling.

02
聴

Listen with a live transcript

The text lights up word-by-word as it’s spoken. Tap anything you don’t know; ask the AI when a sentence won’t click.

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Remember it for good

Saved words become spaced-repetition flashcards — replayed with the exact sentence and audio you first heard. Your streak, words and hours grow with you.

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発見Browse by level

Browse like a podcast app.
Not a textbook.

Search any Japanese show, or filter by JLPT level — N5 to N1. Follow the ones you genuinely enjoy; your saved words and listening pick up right where you left off.

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Filter by JLPT level

N5 through N1 chips sort the catalogue from beginner to native, so you start where you actually are.

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Pick up where you left off

“Continue listening” keeps your episodes and progress one tap away — no hunting for your place.

Built for the long game

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Living transcripts

Word-synced text that lights up as it’s spoken, with furigana, romaji and part-of-speech you can toggle on or off.

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“I got lost” mark

Lost the thread? One tap marks the last ~10 seconds — eyes-free — and saves it to revisit and unpack later.

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AI grammar tutor

Ask “why が not は?” on any sentence and get a clear, contextual answer — not a textbook page.

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Audio flashcards

Tapped words flow into a spaced-repetition deck, replayed with the exact sentence and audio you first heard.

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Your language, built in

Dictionary meanings from JMdict in English, Español, Français, 日本語 and more — set it to whatever you think in.

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Gentle streaks

A daily-minutes goal and a quiet streak — encouraging, never nagging or cartoonish.

番組Real shows learners love

From slow-and-gentle to native speed

Start where you are. Wakatta makes even fast, authentic Japanese followable.

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Nihongo con Teppei
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Teppei Sensei
EP 920 · 1d ago
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iremasu · verb
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