App Shopper: Japanese Dialogues and Conversation (Education)

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Mar 22 '11	Version 1.1
Feb 15 '11	New App: Free, v1.0

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Japanese Dialogues and Conversation

iOS iPhone

Finally, a fun and easy way to learn REAL conversational Japanese.

FREE! Download all the MP3s for all the Dialogue Packs and create play-lists to study on the go: http://www.japanesereaders.com/downloads/jdialogues.zip (We are providing this download free of charge in the hope that it will help you make the most of the app--without the app, these files may not be too useful.)

We have been involved with helping people learn (and teach) Japanese for over ten years now through our TheJapanesePage.com (free) website and TheJapanShop.com webstore. We have learned the best way to learn vocabulary--by far--is in context. This app has been designed from the ground up with this in mind.

Japanese Dialogues (or Dialogs) and Conversation comes with four beginning level dialogues recorded by native Japanese speakers (male and female) absolutely FREE! Download the app now for no charge to see how amazingly useful this can be.

Also, every word in every dialogue is defined and has its own sound files recorded by native voice actors and actresses. Tap a single line to hear just that line. Tap the play button at the top of the dialogue to hear the dialogue read naturally line by line. Set it up so it pauses for repetition after each line. The settings menu also allows you to hide/show romaji and English translations.

Nearly every line from every dialogue is packed with cultural notes and hints for correct usage. Just tap the information icon for notes to pop up along with every word from that line defined. Just tap any word to hear it spoken. We want this to be a seriously useful tool for learning Japanese! In all, we have recorded over 3,000 sound files for all the dialogue packs! The free dialogues alone have almost 200 sound files!

Additional dialogues are available for in-app purchase on topics such as: traveling, at the airport, with friends, out on a date, business phone, and much more. We have tried to offer a lot for a little (most dialogue packs are only .99 and have at least 7 full dialogues and hundreds of sound files). Try out the free dialogues to see if it will help you with your Japanese!

As with all our apps, we beg for your input--if you have any comments or suggestions, please don't hesitate to call or email us.

What's new

This update should fix a few problems with sound files not fully downloading. Please let me know if you have ANY problems or suggestions.

* Adds a refresh button to the My Dialogues and All Vocabulary screens. If you buy several Dialogue Packs at once, it can take a few minutes (or longer depending on your internet speed) for all the sound files to download. If you've waited a few minutes and a line or vocabulary still won't play, please tap this refresh button and the app will connect to the server, grab any sound files you don't have already, and check for updates.
* Tutorial added - Our contact information and a get started quick guide.
* Beep and space for repetition made longer - In the options, you can set the dialogue play button to leave a space for you to mimic the Japanese voice (highly recommended). Previously it was probably a little short.
* Fixed a few data errors

I am very sorry for the delay in getting this update out. Testing took a great deal of time. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for future updates!

Thank you,
Clay Boutwell
Kotoba, Inc.