Rocket Japanese Reviews

I find that the lessons on Rocket Japanese are extremely practical and cover topics that one is likely to encounter in real live situations. Case in point, I just one week ago arrived in Japan for a visit. As usual, the friendly Customs Officer asked me if I could speak Japanese. My response in the past has been that I do not and that usually means I walk straight through Customs. This time I decided to say I speak a little. As anticipated, this resulted in me being "tested" to see just how much I could and couldn't speak. To my surprise I was able to get through a five minute conversation with the Customs Officer. I'll concede that I've been brushing on Japanese up in recent times but didn't expect this result. The thing I like about Rocket Japanese is the clear enunciation of the teachers. In my view this is absolutely critical when one is trying to learn a language. Without that good foundation I think it is extremely difficult to pick up the spoken word. In turn, if you can't hear the language then you have no hope of being able to respond to any question. I have now been in Japan for a couple of weeks and continue to surprise myself in places like shops and on public transport.

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I have been using the Genki textbook to learn Japanese, but I find this program to be more effective in that it provides explanations as well as prerecorded conversations so that one may practice conversational Japanese even when there is no one else to practice with. Love this program!

it is an awesome software ... the tour is so nice because i can memorize it straight away... the sound is so nice , and i like japanese more better. it also gives a good tips especially in forum. i really appreciate this software. and i also never seen this kind of software. in this way, i could also learn aboout japanese culture. thank you very much ..arigatouu!!

I just started Rocket Japanese, and it's greater than everything else I've tried so far! Nothing has had as many options to learn as RJ did. I love how interactive it is, and that we can access the forum if we have a question. :)

This is a great product. I didn't use it for months and months and didn't expire, I just went in where I left off. It has a really good self testing facility. All the important phrases are covered right from the beginning. Writing is also covered right from the beginning which I believe is really important and not available in lots of other learning packages. I have learnt heaps in no time flat and despite being rather lazy.

Like many other members Rocket Languages is helping me achieve my dream of being a fluent speaker of a new language. I've always had a fascination with Japan, its culture and its language and it is a truly fulfilling experience to see how quickly I can advance - I can read, write and say so much!

I have been using Rocket Japanese for two years and found the site to be easy and exciting to use. It's so important to me to be able to hear a native speaker of the language because if I'm going to speak in it, I'm going to sound right; no half measures with me!

What I truly enjoy and appreciate is the culture lessons. Japan is so intact with its history and traditions it is truly fascinating - and very, very different to Europe. It is important to be able to feel like you have got to know the country a little bit and not feel like you are at risk of inadvertently causing offence. This is especially if you are aspiring to live (or even visit) there one day, as is the case with myself.

The lessons provide quite complex sentence structures straight away which I couldn't truly appreciate until I had had some classroom lessons which built a solid foundation for grammar and syntax.

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Probably the best language tool I've come across. Actually love it more than Rosetta Stone and Duolingo. I will definitely be paying for the full product.

The 6 day free preview is a blast to field languages to see if they will work for you. I strongly recommend everyone consider the ASL which is not what I typically expect to find in language courses. Full immersion with video only. Great for hearing and hard of hearing who are lip readers.

Tempted to overload with multiple languages (looked at Japanese. After one look I have a far better understanding of written Korean)

Absolutely worth it!

I'm really glad that I found this site. The lesson are very easy to understand and Sayaka-san's voice is really beautiful. As a Romanian native speaker is not really simple to learn such a hard language like Japanese,but the Rocket Japanese team makes everything simple.
I'll recommend this site to all my "otaku" friends and Japan-lovers :]

I really appreciate your style of teaching, because it's based on quality and effectiveness to the customer. Which should be commended because you didn't sacrifice those qualities for a scientifically unproven way of teaching.

This is a great way to learn any language! All the lessons are organized, and it's easy to go to a section you need to practice, or easily pick up where you left off. They talk slow enough so you're able to follow what they're saying, but fast enough to keep you involved. I love Rocket Languages!