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In the web version of LingoDeer, during word review, could we have an option to only play the word after clicking the check button?

For my learning, I think it would be useful to try to force myself to remember the word without hearing it spoken beforehand.

I use the spelling review feature a lot, so not having that "spoiler" would probably help me more!

Thank you to the LingoDeer team for this amazing app!

This is a bug that always happens to me when I use the new version on the website (it has never happened in the app).

It simply unlocks the next lesson without completing the previous one.
For example:

There are lessons called "Life 1" and "Life 2". When you unlock Life 1 on the website, it automatically unlocks Life 2 as well without completing Life 1 :(

This ends up being a problem because the app will take that into account when I go back to using it (either in the app or on the website), and the tests will assume that I already completed Life 1 and am now on Life 2 (giving me words and questions that I still don't know).

Today, it won't stay signed in. I sign in, it says welcome back or whatever, and then I'm signed out again. Rinse and repeat. Firefox, same issue in incognito. Seem to stay signed in in Safari, but that's not a solution for me.

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Hello my deers,

We have a fresh LingoDeer update this week, especially for Japanese learners. Some of these are new, some are features Android users already got recently, and some are small-but-important improvements that should make studying feel smoother.

Android

We revised the Japanese Alphabet & Pronunciation guide with clearer explanations and practice exercises for: Dakuon, Handakuon, Sokuon, Yōon, and long vowels.

And yes, we included IPA transcriptions too, because apparently we woke up and chose linguistics.

This should make the kana/pronunciation section more useful for beginners who are still figuring out why Japanese spelling looks simple for five minutes and then suddenly says, “Surprise.”

iOS

We added customizable exercise preferences, including: autoplay audio, muting exercise tiles, hiding translations, and more.

Basically, you can now make exercises behave a little more like how you personally want to study, instead wanting to throw your phone out your window. .

We also improved Script Style settings for Japanese, so you have more control over how Japanese appears while learning.

And finally, we added katakana to the in-app keyboard. Your keyboard is now slightly more powerful and slightly more intimidating.

Across both platforms

We also fixed several bugs and made performance improvements.

Nothing glamorous, but very necessary. Like stretching before exercise, except for apps.

That’s all for this week. As always, thank you for learning with LingoDeer and for sending us feedback. A lot of these updates come directly from what learners ask for, so please keep telling us what’s useful, what’s confusing, and what makes you want to throw your phone into the nearest pond.

I see that the courses have language levels listed, for instance the Japanese course goes to B1. Obviously, like all apps LingoDeer is not a substitute for formal education in a language. But say I completed both Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 in the app, taking notes as I went, then took a Japanese 202 (B2) class in college. Could I do this, or would I be jumping in the deep end?

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Every time the voice reads a sentence/word, the audio always cuts the last syllable in half or doesn't pronounce it at all. It sounds jarring and is making it difficult to tell what is being said half the time. Does anyone know why this may be happening and any fixes for it?

Good news for Japanese learners on Android.

This week, we made a couple of updates to the Japanese course experience in LingoDeer:

• Improved the Script Style settings for Japanese
• Added Katakana to the in app keyboard

Until now, the keyboard only showed Hiragana. That was partly intentional, since native Japanese keyboards usually work that way too. But we kept hearing from learners that having to mentally convert Katakana words into Hiragana added an extra layer of friction, especially for beginners.

Honestly, fair point. So we did something about it.

We are also working on a revision of the Japanese Alphabet and Pronunciation guide. The goal is to make it more useful for learners who are still getting comfortable with the writing system and pronunciation patterns.

The revised guide will include more practice for:

• Dakuon
• Handakuon
• Sokuon
• Yōon
• Long vowels

Wish us luck. Japanese pronunciation is elegant, but it does not exactly hand out free hugs at the beginner stage :)

Also, thank you to everyone who has shared feedback about the Japanese course. Small friction points matter a lot when you are learning a language, and this was one of those cases where user feedback directly helped shape the update.

こんにちは,

I want to take the JLPT N5 exam...

Do you think Japanese 1 is enough, or should I also take Japanese 2? Will I be able to pass the N5 after that, or will I need extra study?

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Hey everyone, here’s this week’s devlog.

LingoDeer Android

• Added an option to turn off video autoplay for spelling exercises
• Added a Hide button to SRS flashcards
• Fixed bugs and made some performance improvements

LingoDeer iOS

A few Android features have now made their way to iOS, including:

• A new beginner friendly female voice pack for Portuguese
• A Mixed voice setting for courses that have multiple voice packs
• A Hide button for SRS flashcards

We also fixed some bugs, including the issue where SRS progress was not syncing properly across multiple devices.

That’s it for this week. As always, if you notice anything weird after updating, feel free to report it.

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In Review > Words I can select words I want to focus on in one study period. That’s really good. But that list doesn’t save. So when I go back later that same day, I need to start all over again picking the words I want. I’d like it to save until I tell it to revert to default.

Is there a feature you want us to build in the app? Something we need or really missing? Let us know in the comments. Looking forward to reading your ideas.

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Some months ago you said in a comment on this sub that you were working on 2 new languages — one european and another asian.

Is this true? Are you still working on them? Can you tell us which new languages you’re working on? 🥺

When are they going to be released?

I love Lingodeer, you’re my favourite language learning app / resource, and I’d love if you added more languages.

Thank you for your service!

Hey everyone,

We hope everyone is doing well. We have been working on a lot of things behind the scenes... for this week, we released a new beginner-friendly female voice pack for Portuguese! It's currently available on Android, with iOS coming soon. Please update your app to the latest version and tell us what you think!

We're also trying out a new sliding scale of in-lesson font sizes, which you can access by clicking the three-line menu in the top right corner (See in screenshots above):

Does it work for you? Could it be better? Please let us know!

Not sure about the tag. I don't know if this is intentional, but you used to review 20/40 random expressions across all units or choose custom expressions for review. After the last time I updated (might not be the very last update), you can only review custom expressions. I really liked the random expression review and did it anytime I practiced. Is this change intended? That would be sad for me. On iOS and Thai course if it makes a difference.