Matcha Chat - Learn Japanese

One Card at a Time
No long lessons to sit through. Your feed deals one practical element per card: a spoken phrase, a phonetics breakdown, a quick memory check, or a snippet of a real chat. Swipe at your own pace. Every new word is recycled within a few cards so vocabulary genuinely sticks before you move on.

Every Word Broken Down
Never memorize sounds blindly. Get the real context, nuance, and literal roots behind every phrase—like knowing konbanwa literally means "as for this evening," used strictly after dark.

Romaji First, Kana When You’re Ready
Start reading immediately in romaji, or tap to reveal kana and kanji whenever you want the challenge. The built-in Kana Lab breaks down the Japanese sound system row by row, using clear phonetic bridges and native audio.

Say It, Get Scored
Tap the mic and speak. Matcha Chat’s voice engine scores your pronunciation out of 100 with actionable feedback. It doesn’t just tell you to "try again"—it pinpoints the exact vowel or consonant sound you need to adjust and tells you how to fix it.

Manga Talk: Dialogue as Roleplay
Step into original, app-exclusive manga panels. Read the scene, learn the lines, pick a character, and voice your part like karaoke. As the rounds advance, words disappear until you're acting the scene entirely from memory. You’re scored on phonetic accuracy and dramatic delivery—because flat dialogue isn't real Japanese.

Polite or Casual?
Japanese shifts depending on who is standing in front of you. Register cards show formal and casual speech side by side, training your ear to pick the natural tone for any social setting.

Real Culture Between the Lines
Mini cultural insights between cards explain the unwritten rules of Japan: how to unwrap a konbini onigiri without tearing the seaweed, what the subtle bow really conveys, and why one casual phrase can do three different jobs.

14 Situational Chapters + Core Grammar
Explore 979 high-frequency words and phrases mapped to real travel and daily life:

Start Here

The Konbini

The Ramen Shop

The Train Platform

The Izakaya

The Onsen

Cherry Blossoms

Shrine & Temple

Summer Festival

New Apartment

Phone & Wi-Fi

The Pharmacy

Sounds of Japan (Onomatopoeia)

Manga Talk

Master the underlying structure with a dedicated 18-rule grammar engine and sentence-building drills integrated directly into your path.

Mini-Games & Chapter Collectibles
Sharpen your recall with Speed Match, Catch the Word, Which Sound, sentence builders, a Daily Crossword, and daily word puzzles. Clear levels to unlock unique collectible artifacts for every chapter.

Stay Consistent
Track your growth with a daily streak counter, combos, and 21 achievement medals tailored to reward the daily reps that build true fluency.

Pay Once, Keep It Forever
Explore every chapter free for your first 7 days. After that, a single one-time unlock gives you lifetime access to the entire curriculum. No monthly charges, no recurring subscriptions.