Great app for Japanese grammar - Bunpo app review!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- What's up friends! In my endless search for the next best language learning app, I stumbled across this simple beauty in the app store. Allow me to introduce Bunpo. Though not without flaws, it's a real gem for sure. For the TL;DR version of this video, here's my Twitter thread with my Bunpo progress and pros and cons: / 1231911295995252737
Bunpo is a pretty cool, comprehensive app for learning Japanese grammar. It goes from beginner (hiragana, katakana, and basic vocab) all the way to N1 (advanved Japanese) grammar. I've found Bunpo to be most effective when you do a little bit daily, and that also helps the review section not pile up. You can start anywhere depending on your level, but it's always fun to watch the lesson checkmarks get filled up as you make progress.
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"I mean the sentences are actually useful"
Meanwhile, in Duolingo...
すみません。私はりんごです。
Adrian 😂😂😂
Facts
😂😂😂😂😂
😂I just replace the useless words with useful ones.
あなたはりんごですか。
Lmao 😂When you click a video to discover a new resource only to find out you already downloaded it but haven’t gotten around to trying it yet because YOU have 50 Japanese apps 🧐... 🥴🤔
Big mood
I just realised this too 🤦🏻♀️
Is it better than lingo-deer though?
wow that's too much
Damn, I wish I found it when it was free.. I'm a minor and my parents don't let me pay for apps, because they deem it useless. I mean, I kind of agree with them.. Because now I'm learning by myself, costlessly, and I guess I'm progressing. My way of learning is by immersion (mostly fun), meaning I play RPGMaker games, listen to music and read books in Japanese, and then I write the notes in my personal notebook. Maybe it's a not a good and proper way to learn, but it's the only that keeps my motivation going. I used Duolingo, Memrise, and nothing else at the beginning, but it felt like a chore rather, and I wasn't really progressing. But Bunpo would be really useful for meaningful reviews.. Welp, too bad, I guess
I'm in the same case but I have LingoDeer for grammar, you should definitely check it up, it's probably my favourite app to learn languages, and it's free of course !
Would they pay for actual books? I haven’t bought them yet but “the japan shop” has language learning story books that I am interested in maybe buying
@@M_SC I live in a country where the resources are pretty limited... And the book I once got about Japanese has hardly any Kanji, and it has absolute basics... If you want to get a book with solid information you can only get it in English version, which will cost you more in a foreign country... And if you want a Kanji book that isn't overpriced, it won't contain have the readings, which is ridiculous.
So I gave up on trying to find tangible resources, which I would only lose money on, and I'm doing my own research. Sure, it's hard without lessons, resources etc., but it's way more fun, and I feel like I'm actually learning!
I think everyone just has a different way to learn. But through having fun may be the easiest
@@cgmll9199 oh, I do use it sometimes! It has a nice interface
Im in the same case x2 im not a big fan of piratery but if you don't have the resources to bought apps like this, you always can find apks with premium version of these apps for free by doing some quickly research on google
Last time I was this early you didn't know Japanese
HAHAHAH oh gosh, you've been around for a while xD
Video: *Was uploaded 2 minutes ago*
Also video: *8 minutes*
Random user: WoW, CoOl ViDeO, IlY !1!
It really do be like that sometimes
Hey, Lindie! I just came here after listening to your talk at the polyglot conference in Japan. It was amazing, super inspiring and you were just hilarious at times. I think I'm gonna listen to it again when l need some motivation on my Korean learning.
You can do it
Awesome to see this app get reviewed on your channel! I'm sure the bugs are because of how Bunpo started out as an iOS app only and was then converted to Android MUCH later, and the developer himself is an iPhone user so he probably has a lot of stuff that he still needs to figure out about the OS. Also due to there being so many different Android phones and versions of the OS on the market, it's definitely harder to program and make things actually work ;__; The iOS version is pretty much flawless tho, so if you're an iPhone user - you're in luck here! ^^
Funny thing is that I'm actually a friend of the guy who's behind this, meeting him by chance on one of my visits to Kyoto a few years ago and we've been friends ever since! So I'll be sending him a message right away about this review so that he can pick up on the "cons" that you mentioned! I'm sure he'll be quick to address such a thing as letting the user review only a selected few items, and not the whole list in one go!! (very good point there actually)
Hi Lindie :) I wanted to ask you, if you would be interested in discussing the topic of dying languages? Should we try to learn at least one to keep them from dying out? What is the impact of major languages such as English, Spanish, French etc on those languages? Are languages becoming less diverse because of that? I find those questions quite interesting and I think it would be a nice topic. Would like to hear your thoughts about this :)
how is your Tagalog!? HAHAHA I'm Filipino so I am really excited that you learn it
plus, since you already know Spanish and Bahasa you'll probably have an easy time memorising vocabulary cause the Philippines was colonised by the Spaniards and both the Philippines and Indonesia are Polynesian countries
GOOD LUCK!
I actually want to learn Tagalog after learning dutch
@@billyriedel6449 Indonesian
I like Bunpo a lot, I feel like it's the best app I'm using (that I'm not literally required to pay or else I will not be able to do anything lol) much, much better than Duolingo. I like Duolingo for Spanish, because the sentences aren't like "thE BeaR daNcEs In FrOnt Of tHe sToRe" LIKE UM WHAt (no joke I took a placement test for Korean and i was like smh disappointment) I also hate how they just randomly introduce Kanji with literally no explanation. Moral of the story, Duolingo is better for apps that use the english alphabet. not so much for other scripts
anyway this is not even about Duolingo, but I like Bunpo. Recommend a lot
Thank you, Lindie.. I start using bunpo because of your recommendation ☺️
Which one is the best Lingodeer or this one ? And what are U using for French?
Why don't you show us all your apps? I mean the ones you use in order to learn languages. I think it could help tremendously!
Can you please do a detailed video about how do you improve your french and tips for beginners please because I am thinking that I want to start it but I dont have any resources to study from and also I dont have a past knowledge.
this app is sooooo great thanks, that will help me a lot for my Japanese practice !
I use this app everyday when learning Japanese and I’m trying to get out of the habit of Furigana. I didn’t even realise until watching this video that you could turn it off so thank you so very much.
I know you made this comment a long time ago, but I’ve been struggling with memorizing kanji myself. I’m currently on the suggestions section of n4 and It’s too hard to read/answer questions without furigana. Do you have any tips or suggestions?
Yup I used Bunpo to learn before too and it was a great app!
This is the best app! I use it and it's very useful!!! Lots of love from india !!!
I am following you on Duolingo. ❤️
Hi Lindie I have a question this is for korean, interesting topic for me and for anyone
Can you make a video how to use combine words for example
쓰기, 되게, 되서, 날, 법, 기, 고 만나러 and how to replace combine sentence on verb and nouns and something combined please it's your please to teach us and I'M YOUR BIG FAN 많이 감사팝니다🤗
感謝팝니다
Have you done or would you consider doing a video on your job? Seems cool
I’m trying to learn Amharic but even though my family is from Ethiopia there not the best teachers 😅 and if u didn’t know Amharic is hard to find when it comes to language apps. So if anyone has any strategies or anything about how to learn uncommon languages please reply.Thanks~
Look for tutors on Italki :) maybe expensive, but worth it, in my opinion. And also, practice on HelloTalk or Tandem
Awesome video Lindie! I like your app reviews, could you maybe review hellochinese? Thank you for motivating me to stay consistent and keep practicing languages!
Great app for learning Japanese! I wish it could contain more languages.. :(
Lowkey all the details we (i) were (was) dying to know hehehe 💕💕💕
is bunpo better than bunpro?
This is amazing!! I have an amazing app for kanji, kanji tree, but I needed one for grammar!!
ありがとうございます。
thank you for the introduction to this japanese language learning app. you are located in Singapore! you are learning many languages all at the same time?
I've had Bunpo for a long time, but never did the subscription. So I probably will do the subscription so I can get everything this app gives. It's very helpful
I stopped my lil Japanese study session to watch this haha, love you Lindie💗
I got stuck quite early on on the fundamental of verb, negative tenses in the n5 section. I think it's my fault, I'm trying to learn grammar before I have a big enough vocabulary. I'll come back once I get more vocab, I couldn't understand why I wasnt getting the rule.
The app does give you the vocab for the grammar to learn in earlier lessons but cuz I'm learning vocab from wanikani, memorise and pimsleur it feels like too much to memorise vocab here as well. I will come back once I've increased my vocab a little more.
You can still learn just ignore the vocabulary you don't know unless it's specifically asking for a translation of the sentence.
I don't speak Japanese, I don't have a desire to learn Japanese in the near future but, I love your content so I am watching it anyway
Been procrastinating on my mandarin studies for 3 whole weeks! I have these long periods than I jump right back in. I think this break was well needed but the length was just not necessary, one full week would have been okay. I need to definitely should give myself a full week break from language studying, maybe about once each month or so.
Yes take breaks but not for a whole week maybe three days and chose the same week for every month. Taking week long break is not good for language improvement.
This app is sooo good and the lifetime subscription is so reasonably priced.
I already know some Japanese, previously completed Japanese course in Duolingo (before update). Where should I start from in bunpo?
Lindie. You said in uni you used to write your courses in Korean or your target language. I'm also in uni and my target language is Spanish. Can you give more details how you did it? Because when I write my notes that means I have to look up a lot of words and grammar and that slows done my learning.
I just wrote the words I knew cause it was shorter and faster. I go into detail about how I do it in my speech from the Polyglot Conference. If you go to the community tab on my YT channel you'll see I posted a link to the speech; otherwise you'll find it on the Polyglot Conference YT channel. I talk extensively about my notes there :) hope it helps!
This was really useful! I was hoping you could do a review of JA Sensei? I'm not sure if you've heard of it but I've used it on and off for learning the kana, but I'm not sure if it's as good for other parts? (though I started kanji on there and I love that it teaches the writing!) Would love your opinion on it!
This app has improved from when I used it, it used to be so slow when opening that I would be waiting 10 to 20 minutes just to load the app. Everything was free though but there was less topics. They also didn't have the SRS thing they added and listening things.
Thanks a bunch😆for letting me know this cool app!
Lindie Could you review the textbook "Koi manual básico de japonés" de Yoko Nakazawa? It would be great! Thanks for the video.
This is a seriously fantastic app!!!
Can you try Clozemaster?🙃
Sure, it's on my (huge backlog) list of apps to review! Thanks for the suggestion!
I love this app, the only one that feels like I am actually learning a language as opposed to learning words that I can’t use on their own. And it is totally affordable. Just love it
I use it and it is really good!
Do you think relying on this app as well as Japanese dictionary and kanji learning app i will be able to pass A JLPT exam. I’m asking because I know the genki book is well know but it seems kind of confusing and I don’t think it teaches to learn creative sentences
Hi, do they give you other kind of exercise or is it multiple choice test all the time? Not sure you've mentioned that... Thanks!
I agree I love this app, it’s been very useful
Lindieee muchas gracias por este tipo de videos, son muy útiles, sigue así!❤
Recently downloaded it, much better then duolingo. it is Free but some features are behind a paywall like talking to the creator or dark mode etc. otherwise its all open & ready to use. i needed a app that helped me memorize words or sentences which with duolingo it lacked & could be hard to understand what the voices said. i Recommend it & i'd also suggest immersing yourself in japanese, meaning videos, music etc. it helps get you accustomed & learn.
So why are you so good at learning Japanese language?Tell me Why?I am Cambodian who wants to learn Japanese too.I am a begining learner.
What about japanesepod101 ?
I know a guy who learned most if his Japanese through Japanesepod101 so I think it’s probably good.
There are loads of resources for Japanese just make sure whatever you choose you stick with to completion.
You will need to target grammar and kanji no matter what.
As for me I started with Japanese for Busy People (3 books) and Rosetta Stone, then got Bunpo and WaniKani. Once I finish Bunpo I will move on to just playing games and using Japanese.io to log the notes of words I don’t know and have WaniKani going in the background until I know all the kanji.
The last stage will be to use Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course with the free Memrise deck to learn the last remaining 300 or so Joyo kanji not on WaniKani.
I hope that helps in some way!
EDIT: also worth noting Netflix has great Japanese language support 👍
Awesome energy!
You should try Kanji Study it's the best one that I reccomend for study Kanji indeed
ありがとう、リンデイ先輩!
リンディ先輩
Love your channel so much ❤️
I have been watching your channel for more than two years. During that time I started from 0 in Japanese and this summer I was planning to pass N2 (mock exam said I would pass). I think I wouldn’t be able to do it without your videos, you’ve taught me that languages are more about love, fun and interest - THANK YOU
By the way, Korean is so much harder for me than Japanese😂😂😂 I’ve been trying to learn it for over than 9 months and I’m hardly near A1
You are amazing. Thank you for being here and making videos
Hello! Can you tell me where a good JLPT mock exam is? I want to gauge where I’m at in my studies, thank you! (^-^)v
How do you turn on dark mode? Can't seem to find it in settings
I think thats her actual phone maybe
Nice review. One thing though, it's $150 for a lifetime subscription, not $30.
I paid like £40 for this app about 6 months ago, are you sure it’s that much?!
I want to learn Japanese but I’m struggling with Spanish..
Does it includes all the grammar patterns?
For N3 there are more than 15 patterns
I have a question! I am in the process of learning Japanese, and I wanted to ask about Kanji, I wanted to ask like HOW or WHEN do you use it. If anyone knows, please tell me the answer! Thank you! ✨
Kanji is used to make sentences easier to read. When it's just a bunch of hiragana it actually makes it a little difficult to read. Not sure if that exactly answers your question though, sorry.
Tofugu have a bunch of articles and this is mainly to draw people in to their kanji-learning app: Wanikani. Which is a good thing because that is 100% the best way to learn kanji.
(I’m not affiliated!)
It's a good idea to start learning after kana, and when beginning vocabulary. I reccomend checking out tofugu's kanji learning methods and try each for a week or two, to see which you like
CookieClover ohhh Tyty!
Hey, how much is the premium verson?
I click the arrows I don't slide the cards
in your opinion, is it helpful to fully dependent on this app to learn japanese? or should i buy additional books to learn more about japanese? i want to save money as much as i can during this time of crisis.
Right now buy important books. Later buy other book.
Hey Lindie if you don't mind please review podo , that's a Korean learning app
Thank you for this. Are there other languages on this app or you can only use for Japanese ?
I already used Bunpo 😁❤️❤️
It's awesome ❤️
I downloaded this app after watching and I actually really like it!! It’s hard finding good language apps most of the time
good
I literally just installed the app and then seen this video. 🎥😏 you are amazing lindie😊👍✨
OMG SHE LIKED MY commentttt😱😭😱😭😱😭
You're honestly so inspiring. I'm learning Korean, but watching your videos makes me wanna learn Japanese too!
Lol I used to have it when it was free and then I deleted it, bad idea
Hey Lindie! I was *so* excited for this video and then I realized it's for Bunpo and *not* BunpRo. It's still a great video, and I am considering trying Bunpo now, but if you're looking for apps to review, BunPro (bunpro.jp) is an app I use for grammar learning and SRS. It has a *lot* of features, and is only $3.00 a month. It works great on mobile in my experience, but I mostly use the desktop version. Thanks, and I really enjoy your videos, they keep me inspired to keep up my studies!
bunpo isnot freee
This video is from many years ago lol
@@LindieBotes gomennasai
Thanks, Lindie! This was a very helpful review!
great review, would love to hear your opinion on audio only resources
ありがとう ございます😊
But It's paid now.
Kanji Tree please! And Master Ling!
ありがと
Wow this is awesome. You're inspiring me to start learning Japanese again!
Thank you so much for this reviewwwww 💕
Lingodeer works real good too
リンデイーさん、日本語のぶんぽうはめっちゃ上手ですね
Can they make this app for Korean too?
Not free app?
I like you so much
説明はインドネシア語があればいいなぁ、
韓国語も中国語も…このアプリはいつも手伝ってくれる
Please
Love to watch you💕💕💕
I use this app and also WaniKani for Japanese now I have finished with my textbooks.
On iPhone it’s not buggy but you just need to watch out for the odd spelling mistake now and again.
Thanks!
Is it avaliable on android?
Yes! I use Android
Is there a free version of lingodeer?
Its free
@@kimzahosh3687 it was🤡
I'm using Bunpu at the moment! I love it honestly
I love it too! It's kind of repetitive so I've found it best to do little bits each day to not fall behind, but also not bore myself by constantly using it. It's all about balance 😊
@@LindieBotes True! I'm still new to learning Japanese though, so I still struggle with some of the things but as you pointed out, they help you a lot with information if you struggle! I'm also from South Africa so I don't know where to learn it apart from apps and stuff. So I'm trying to find and use as much online resources I can.
Bunpo was great until all the lessons were locked and you have to pay. It's still a great investment but for someone with no money, not really.
Omg i'm already using this but only for hiragana and katakana practice cause I'm still a beginner