Talking Japanese Phrasebook Review

Developer: Coolgorilla

Version: 1.3

File Size: 6.6 MB

Category: Reference

Price: $0.99

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Integration: 9/10

Stability: 9/10

Features: 8/10

Re-Use/Replay Value: 8/10

Overall Score: 8/10

With over 500 professionally translated words and phrases, this app is second to none. Whether if you’re traveling to Japan or just want to learn the basics of the Japanese language, this is the app for you. This app not only shows you the written English to Japanese translation, but it also brings out two more features including a professional text-to-speech voice translation along with “romaji” (a phonetic way of reading something).

When you open up this app, you are greeted with a list of categories containing the words and phrases you would need if you were learn the essentials and basics of the Japanese language. If you’re like me and you’re not actually visiting Japan, I would still consider buying this app if you ever wanted to learn a bit Japanese.

The developers did a great job integrating a phrasebook into an iPhone app. It comes with great features, and an easy-to-use interface. Each word or phrase is packed with a written Japanese text translation, a text-to-speech voice translation, and romaji. The text-to-speech audio capabilities are probably my favorite feature. Its as if an actual Japanese person with a Japanese accent is reading the word to you. Another great feature is the romaji. This is a great tool in learning how to pronounce something. For example, lets the use the word “hello”, in Japanese romaji that would be “konnichiwa”.

As far as the stability goes, this app is does a pretty good job. Since it’s just a small 6.6 megabytes, you won’t have to worry too much about it crashing. It hasn’t crashed on me before, and every thing in the app is fully functional.

The re-use value for this app is pretty high. Again, if you plan on visiting Japan you would probably want to use this app as a reference everywhere you go.

All in all, this app is a great phrasebook. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn the essentials and basics of the Japanese language