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I bought this for learning Japanese
I bought this to use for learning Japanese. The software contains many errors. About 20% of the sentences are incorrect with many mispronunciations. Sometimes the English translations displayed are laughable - eg, 'there is a refrigerator in the refrigerator'. I have reported many bugs but always get fobbed off. If I got a sensible reply saying when to expect bug fixes, I'd feel more confident. The app has potential to be really helpful, but for the Japanese language at the moment, it is dire. I really hope someone can be bothered to start fixing all the problems. UPDATED After 1st August 2024 bug fix. Unfortunately, it didn't take long to find '先生はどこから来ましたか。' which is translated to English as 'Where are you from?', without mentioning 'teacher'. UPDATED 9th August More fixes, and the app seems correct the majority of the time. Still some errors, like pronouncing 辛い as the word that means bitter or tough, instead of pronouncing as the word that means spicy, when in the context of food. I hope they continue working on this app.