こんにちは皆さん～！Because I could not find a decent youtube video to do it for me, I will personally tell yo

こんにちは皆さん～！Because I could not find a decent youtube video to do it for me, I will personally tell you about this little app called Hellotalk If you put it in simple terms, it is a language exchange app and an international Facebook without the commitment. You can like and comment on anyone’s post just as they can yours and it’s best to do this in your target language so that any mistakes you make can be correct by native speakers.With this app you can:Talk to native English, Arabic, Catalan, Danish, Esperanto, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Vietnamese speakers.Correct and be corrected in your target language:*As you can see my mistakes are crossed out and the corrections are in green making them stand out and see exactly where I went wrong and say that a correction was made that you did not understand. Well; you can message them about it and more often than not they are willing to explain, (sometimes they can only explain in Japanese which is great for you and I–the learners. However; if it is too difficult to understand, the app has a translator that truly rivals google translate, it is that good.)Here’s an example of me receiving a gracious explanation of a grammar point:You can also send video and audio, and even call with those who speak your target languageYou can also use the translator at the most convenient of times by clicking the translation button in the corner of messaging or by simply clicking a word, it’s that easy.There is also transliteration. That’s right! This is truly any level friendly. If you can’t fully read your target language just transliterate the comment, reply, etc and you will have the sounds (romaji in the case of Japanese) of what was typed.You can learn more about the app by visiting the app website which I linked above, so I will not go too deeply into but I want to share just a few tips on how you can really utilize it to improve your target language skills (which I will place under a readmore for the sake of length.)Make a post everydayIt’s not hard, and it doesn’t have to be long but make it, and do try not to take more than ten minutes. (depending on length) I say this because I know there are perfectionists out there who look through dictionaries, grammar books, google, etc to get “perfect” grammar because they are afraid of making mistakes. Well in this case; mistakes are your friend, one does not forget being corrected easily. You want to think quickly and use what you know. If you have to constantly look up what you are trying to say then try saying it simpler or talking more simply until you can grasp it easier.If your level is there correct Japanese speaker’s English and explain your corrections in Japanese.vise versa, ask a native speaker why they corrected you in Japanese so that they will explain it in Japanese. (You can pick up explanation words that way, it was how I learned.)Call and talk with natives. Call and talk with natives. Call and talk with natives. Call and talk with natives. The calling system on hellotalk is easy and people want to randomly call all the time. It’s as easy as liking or replying to someone’s post that says something such as; “Who wants to call with me?” I have had several calls this way but I also have a partner who I call every Sunday and Monday. (Finding a partner, someone to chat with everyday is awesome.)Ask questions on a public post or in private, either way you are likely to get a native answer that you can add to your studies.Send audio messages/make audio posts when you can, this is really awesome for pronunciation practice because it will all boiled down to whether they understand your pronunciation.“Favorite” the corrections that you are given for review and actually review them and even discuss them with other native speakers. You will not believe how many different ways there is to say some things and native speakers will have varying ways of correction and it is REALLY important to take that into account and remember that.Do not be afraid to make mistakes. YOU WILL make mistakes.Have fun and make friends. Get comfortable using Japanese (or whatever language you’re learning really.) Nothing will make your Japanese more natural than actually being comfortable when you speak it, and this app has such a friendly user interface with users who do not forget what the app is really for. All in all, this is not a sponsored post (you can tell with how rushed it is) this app is just awesome and one I use daily and I have legitimately seen improvement in my Japanese since using it. This is just one of the many things that you can do FOR FREE in order to improve your language skills. So just give it a try. Good luck! -- source link

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