Japanese learning app for life in Japan: full guide
How TabiTalk works as a Japanese learning app for residents and long-term visitors, plus links to real-life phrase guides.
Real-life Japanese guides
Short, practical guides for the exact moments you’ll run into in Japan: buying coffee at a konbini, ordering at a family restaurant, visiting the vet, and more.
Each guide explains the situation in plain English, shows key phrases with romaji and kana, and includes a short TabiTalk walkthrough so you can practise the scenario before it happens.
Latest guides
Best ways to learn practical Japanese in Japan (apps + offline)
Honest comparison of language schools, textbooks, Duolingo, conversation partners, and TabiTalk for learning Japanese in Japan.
Japanese phrases for convenience stores in Japan (with audio)
How to handle everyday konbini situations in Japanese, from paying and asking for a bag to using the copy machine.
How to order at a Japanese family restaurant when you can’t read the menu
Polite phrases to get recommendations, tweak your order, and handle the bill even if the menu is all in Japanese.
Survival Japanese for your first week living in Tokyo
Essential phrases for moving in, getting a phone plan, and surviving your first few days as a new resident.
Visiting a Japanese vet with your pet: phrases and what to expect
How to explain symptoms, talk about tests, and understand what the vet is telling you about your pet.