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こんにちは　みんなさん,

New to the program, been studying Japanese on and off for the better part of two years. Coming back after a much-too-long hiatus. どぞよろしくおねがいします.

So far the program seems pretty good, but I had two quick thoughts.

1) For the interactive audio, it would be nice if you could set your preference for which text is the default - Romaji or Kana.

2) Site-wide, it would be nice is there was a "Kana only" option. Or at the very least, a quiz option that had hiragana and katakana only

Romaji definitely helps accessibility, but many people (myself included) find the earlier you can commit to Kana, the better. It's actually really odd to me to see a lot of these words in Romaji, and does a bit of a disservice to those who have learned.

I say this with every intention of being constructive! Can't wait to check out more of the program, and more of the advanced studies and games.

ありがとう!

Can't seem to find the edit button:

Just wanted to clarify - "Kana" for all the Japanese words. Of course the English can stay English.

breravin wrote:Can't seem to find the edit button:

Just wanted to clarify - "Kana" for all the Japanese words. Of course the English can stay English.

Ya, I just tried the "Mega" games. MegaVocab definitely needs a kana version.

I know it's a bit of work, but it's worth it...trust me :

miscellaneous/tips-for-katakana-megajapanese-program-t225.html

Why not go all the way and just get a Japanese OS? (Operating System for the technologically declined)

I had one for 5 minutes until I realized I was only doing things off of memory of it's physical location on the screen xD so I'm waiting until either I'm forced to switch back to vista or when I buy Windows 7...

Hello minnasan!

Kana is certainly a very essential part for mastering the Japanese language. As Breravin-san has suggested, we will surely find a way so that you can set up your default as Kana for the Interactive Audio lesson transcripts.

A Kana-only quiz is a matter we have looked into and will surely be advantageous for advanced learners. At first though, beginners may find it a little too intimidating to see all-kana sections... it's one thing to understand Japanese, to speak it, and hear it... and an entirely different level to be able to read and write it! But, we'll surely try to find a medium so that all Rocket Japanese learners are comfortable and at the same time feel challenged by the course.

Thanks for all your posts!