こにちわ hello I am a beginner self Japanese learner learning Japanese on Duolingo

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1. Out of pure curiosity – what part of romaji typing were you “on your own”? Puzzled as to what’s causing the (potential) confusion.

2. I’d definitely recommend using the kana keyboard instead of the romaji one. It’s more immediate and closer to the actual language and you can avoid developing some bad habits by getting rid of any and all romaji as soon as possible.

   Also it’s こんにちは, 小さい (ちいさい/chiisai), 欲しい (ほしい/hoshii), ペット and the topic particle is は, not わ. That said, one would probably use the subject particle が in your example sentence, unless you’re contrasting it with something you don’t want.

3. I have used Duolingo for a while. I am on my 227 day streak right now. Having used this for 2/3 of a year, my advice to you is to look into other apps if you are trying to gain any fluency in Japanese. A lot of phrases are awkward and some are even outright incorrect, so I’d be wary of what you do in the app. Try to find a Discord where you can talk to Japanese and watch a lot of Youtube videos. This is probably more helpful than Duolingo.

4. Just so you know, it’s spelt こんにちは、not こにちわ。Hope this helps.

5. I use the Kana keyboard on iOS but swear by Romaji keyboard on Mac

6. I do suggest you learn to type using the kana option, not romaji….it helps you getting used to kana much easier and faster