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Write It! Lessons Changing わ to は。
After figuring out how to use my English keyboard for Japanese, I began to complete the "Write It!" section of Module 1.1. When typing out the answer for konichi wa as こんにちわ the module answer was こんにちは. Is this an error or does "wa" magically mean "ha" ...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - February 28, 2018
Lets vote to remove Kenny Squire from the Japanese course
I and probably a few others who use the voice recognition and pronunciation am having trouble pronouncing the name Kenny Squire in Japanese. It is not a good name for Japanese phonetics and is a detriment to the entire course. It is an unusual name and n...
0 replies - Last post by Tony-S10 - May 18, 2017
Has anyone else been having problem with all modules being disabled and lessons prevented today? My audio lessons are not working, none of the sections are working in audio, the hear it say it is not working, the play it is not working. Everything just si...
3 replies - Last post by joseph-schmo - May 4, 2017
No kanji for foreign countries in lesson 1.6?
I have mastered Hiragana and Katakana, but I also realize that in order to truly become proficient in the Japanese language, I'm going to have to master kanji. So I've been studying with books I have available along with what is present on Rocket Japanes...
2 replies - Last post by trutenor - April 8, 2017
Just going through play it on module 19.1 and it is all broken. The system is playing the computer voice all the way through without waiting for my voice response and it is scoring it as poor as the computer is not registering my responses due to the spee...
4 replies - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - February 10, 2017
Play It! Test Record Is Too Fast
When doing the Play It! tests when it starts recording by the time I get my bearings and form what I'm going to say in my head and start saying the words it stops recording about halfway through what I've said. Is there any way to slow this down? How are ...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - January 27, 2017
Survival Kit Audio Way Too Loud
The audio on the survival kit is about 10 times louder than everything else. I just about blew my eardrums when I clicked play on a word just now.
3 replies - Last post by toru e - January 23, 2017
Bug in Japanese 1.8 write it section?
When I try and do the Japanese write it test at the end of 1.8, the audio won't play. I've tried resetting the test, reloading the page, moving onto a different answer - still no audio. Other audios on the page are playing fine, and have done other writ...
2 replies - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - January 14, 2017
Every time I navigate to another page, my points goal resents to zero. Can someone help me out?
3 replies - Last post by odg - July 8, 2016
Hi, I've been quite disappointed with the course not actually teaching me Japanese grammar so I contacted rocket languages a while ago. But now I'm scared that the 60 day guarantee ends before I do anything is there something I can do now? Help! I used a...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - June 15, 2016
No points for writing lessons?
Why no points received for writing lessons? Sometimes they take me longer than other types of lessons!
2 replies - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - June 14, 2016
Can't eliminate Romanization in the Japanese program
I just noticed that Romanization has reappeared in my Japanese program, even though I've checked the box requesting that it not be present. This also occurred just after the upgrade several months ago but was corrected when the software was fine-tuned a ...
1 reply - Last post by Margaret-RocketLanguages - April 6, 2016
Hi there, I have been using Rocket Japanese for 2 hours every week for about 6 months now. I am still in Module 1. Is this usual with the program? Should I be doing something differently in order to learn at a faster pace? What are some good ways to use ...
1 reply - Last post by 悪寄贈 神聞 - March 19, 2016
Hey there fellow Japanese learners! As you guys have probably noticed- the lessons here are more for social and travel Japanese and not so much for the JLPT testing. I was wondering if you guys had any other suggestions on places to learn Japanese for t...
3 replies - Last post by Tony-S10 - March 14, 2016
Anyone having problems with 11.6 all categories not being able to be started and marked.
3 replies - Last post by Tony-S10 - March 11, 2016
Module 21.7 cannot be counted as complete
There are no questions in the Hear it say it/Write it/Know it sections, but they're still labeled as part of the requirements for completing the lesson, so the module can't be counted as complete Update: The same is true for Modules 22.8 and 23.5, .6, an...
1 reply - Last post by Tony-S10 - March 8, 2016
At what point should i start learning kanji?
Konnichiwa, im hoping to take part in the N5 jlpt exam next july, but im unsure about how exactly to go about learning the kanji. Going through things like conversations are straightfoward and simple enough to follow, but i feel that i should only be lear...
7 replies - Last post by Tony-S10 - March 8, 2016
Module 20.1: "50% off tickets" not working
The first interactive audio course in Module 20 gives me the following message when I try to open it: Bad Request Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand. Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) Server at members.rocketlanguages.com Port 443 E...
4 replies - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - December 10, 2015
I'm still seeing Romanized text despite checking the box in my settings that it not be displayed. Is this just happening to me, or does the updated version still prevent us from hiding the Romani?
2 replies - Last post by rpfromak - November 9, 2015
When introducing myself, i would say "watashi no namae wa bob desu". Then how would i say "this is my wife gail"
1 reply - Last post by コウ日本語 - July 11, 2015
I have an Apple Pro desktop and your program cannot recognise the internal micro. When I go system preference the micro is working ???? I have Adobe Flash Player installed ( twice). Have you got any idea ?. It work on my Ipad but the program crash a lot. ...
1 reply - Last post by marieg-rocket languages - May 19, 2015
How many people are active here?
Konnichiwa~ I was wondering how many people are currently active in Rocket Japanese. I've been using RJ for the last two weeks and have had some decent success (I think), but when I took my first trip into the forums everything seems rather empty... :( ...
3 replies - Last post by コウ日本語 - April 10, 2015
Hi there, I've just started RJ and was looking at the Japanese script. In each module there are two different types of japanese writing given for each translation... E.G. おげんき です か？ お元気ですか？ O genki desu ka? ...
1 reply - Last post by Robert-C7 - December 29, 2014
Is it possible to learn a foreign language while sleeping?
I am really interested to find out if there is any scientific evidence that sleep learning has been proven effective for learning a foreign language. Any feedback or pointer will be much appreciated!
2 replies - Last post by Dan-H24 - October 6, 2014
I have downloaded the latest version of the Rocket Languages app on my android device. At first I was so excited to finally have a portable way to do my lessons.. I used the various testing tools (Hear It, Write It... etc) and the buttons became green (...
3 replies - Last post by コウ日本語 - August 26, 2014
Adding a Vocabulary Index in ToolBox
Dear RJ Team, I would like to suggest that all the vocabularies that we learnt in each lesson to be indexed by their first Hiragana and to be listed centrally in the Toolbox so that we can search for these vocabularies in a much simpler way. Currently, i...
3 replies - Last post by Robert-C7 - August 21, 2014
Problems with "Play It!"
When I use the "Play It!" tests on my lessons I can never seem to get it to playback the conversation with my voice in it. I'm not sure if this is a glitch or if I just misunderstood how "Play It!" works. Is the point of this test not to record the conv...
3 replies - Last post by Robert-C7 - August 14, 2014
I always heard Japanese is the second hardest language to learn after English, but I was told differently on this site. I tried starting out using this program, but there really is no cure for my lack of memory for the words, phrases, intonations, letter...
6 replies - Last post by Stephanie-F11 - August 14, 2014
Adding a "Draw It" test in Writing Lessons
Currently, we can only read and listen to the Kanji characters in the Writing Lessons. For practice, I write on papers. At the end, we can just evaluate our progress by setting the lesson to "Read". I would like to suggest if Rocket Japanese can add a "D...
1 reply - Last post by Robert-C7 - August 13, 2014
Any points awarded for MegaCard games?
Hi, I am wondering if there is any point award for playing the MegaCard games? I know Word Master and Phrase Master do award points but how about the MegaCard games? Thank you for your response?
1 reply - Last post by Rocket-Languages - August 10, 2014
Lesson 1.2 - only "Hear It Say It" and "Quiz" tests available
I was working just fine on this lesson. I had completed almost all of the testing and was working on the Play It In Kanji. Then all of a sudden the record button vanished. When I refreshed, I notice d that like lesson 1.1, not all but the "Hear It Say ...
3 replies - Last post by Robert-C7 - July 3, 2014
Lesson 1.1 - only "Hear It Say It" and "Quiz" tests available
This must be a software glitch because the other lessons, as far as I can tell, are working normally. On the upper right of the testing tab, H and Q appear in the normal large boxes while W, K, and P are in small letters. Also, on the page itself, only ...
3 replies - Last post by Robert-C7 - June 19, 2014
Write It in Kanji - why no keyboard icon?
The Rocket Chinese testing has a Write It in Hanzi (W2) test and it has a keyboard you can click on. You can then enter Pinyin and it will present a list of Hanzi characters that you can choose from In the Rocket Japanese course, the Write It in Kanji (...
2 replies - Last post by Robert-C7 - May 21, 2014
Can I select which "Write It" test to follow?
I noticed that you have just introduced the Kanji version of the "Write It" test. Can you make it so that I can select which "Write It" test to do. I think it is an overkill to have 2 "Write It" tests together. Some students may loose interest if they hav...
1 reply - Last post by Rocket-Languages - March 4, 2014
educational accrediting for rocket languages
is rocket languages accredited for education in schools or universities, rather, is there any way that I could get a foreign language credit in my South Dakota Highschool through this product?
1 reply - Last post by Rocket-Languages - March 4, 2014
Just a couple typos I found. Lesson 17.6 The kana don't match romaji for the ~noda phrase examples with sagasu. 17.7 "Ookine koe o dasu na" seems to show an apostrophe instead of the "o" particle. Similarly, "issho ni itai" seems to have an apostrophe. ...
15 replies - Last post by risa-rocket-japanese-tutor - March 4, 2014
I have finished 3.15 of Rocket Japanese...
...where do I go now, for further study? I am still only a beginner, and need way more practice in grammar etc. Do I have to get my own text- and workbook, or what?
6 replies - Last post by risa-rocket-japanese-tutor - January 7, 2014
How to complete the "Write It" Lessons?
I have been confused about this for some time, and I feel obnoxious for posting more questions, but how do I complete the "Write It" section of the courses? I'm going through the rest of the material well enough, but I have been skipping the written secti...
4 replies - Last post by risa-rocket-japanese-tutor - January 7, 2014
Difference in character styles?
I'm still familiarizing myself with the basics of Japanese, but it doesn't seem like the Hiragana lessons match up with some Hiragana tables I have for reference. Are there different ways of writing characters? I noticed a big difference between the lesso...
3 replies - Last post by 2679 - December 9, 2013
Is this product worth the purchase?
How has this product helped with your Japanese? Do you forum members believe I should spend money on it?
3 replies - Last post by J742129 - November 19, 2013
In the Write It sections, I'm having a hard time writing small っon the keyboard. How do I do this?
4 replies - Last post by J742129 - November 12, 2013
Does anyone know what happened to the self checks and section tests? They used to be under the my dashboard tab, but now I can't seem to find them.
1 reply - Last post by Rocket-Languages - November 12, 2013
I: Watashi/Boku/Ore etc. Am: Desu/da She: Kanojo It: not sure of the context.
1 reply - Last post by risa-rocket-japanese-tutor - November 11, 2013
What happened to PDF download? Why can't I see the icon?....
1 reply - Last post by risa-rocket-japanese-tutor - November 11, 2013
In the Write it! testing section, there is a keyboard provided. For example, when I try to type 'ka' with a tenten to make it into 'ga', the tenten is spaced out from the 'ka' character and it ends up being wrong.
4 replies - Last post by 477580 - November 7, 2013
Any other sources including books or others recommended for learning ?
Hi, I would like to know about other resources apart from Rocket Japanese(RJ). I personally feel that some aspects of the language like grammar has not been given due exhaustive treatment or coverage, for example, the chapters as just a collection of co...
5 replies - Last post by Alan-R-G - September 9, 2013
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(,where are they?!?!?
Hi Mary - Your points (and most of your posts) were removed because blank posts do not add value to the conversation.
0 replies - Last post by jason-oxenham-founder - September 9, 2013
I am slowly working my way through the lessons and I have to tell you how impressed I am with the way that the program has been put together. There is so much repetion of the words and phrases and then repetition of phrases in a following lesson that I f...
5 replies - Last post by Alan-R-G - September 6, 2013
why does it need to have 6 day trial in thae rocket japanese?
2 replies - Last post by Alan-R-G - September 6, 2013