Does anyone know of any app where I can learn vocabulary while driving?
Ideally it would say a word in English/Japanese and I would reply with the word in the opposite language and then verify whether I got it right/wrong. Essentially a flashcard app such as Anki but which supports voice recognition.
Also if you have any other recommendations for learning methods while driving.
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Gee matey, you shd be paying attention to traffic and things around you while driving, don’t you think? As a driver and a teacher of a foreign language, it is hard to imagine that you will be able to take any activity that will be effective in those conditions – your full attention is needed at the wheel and at the learning/practicing process at the same time. Even if you are the master of multitasking, it won’t be very good for either.
Learners of foreign languages need a lot of attention while studying in order to fully grasp the thing they are working on. Regardless of the language.
Good luck!
Please don’t do that while driving.
Pre-covid when I had a super long commute I did the following.
I downloaded a YouTube video with all N5/N4 vocab.
I then burned it to a CD and used the cars CD player to play the audio.
With most of these online videos there are a few seconds after the word that they say the answer.
I used this along with Anki at home to learn most N5 and N4 vocab.
I personally would not do that while driving.
I have been using Pimsleur to help me practice Japanese while driving. You have to pay for it, and it’s more in depth than just vocabulary, since you are actually practicing having conversations, but a lot of it is just learning and practicing vocabulary. I don’t know how well regarded it is in general, but personally I’ve found it very helpful.
Edit: I will also say I’m not really sure why the other comments reacted so negatively to your post. I don’t think repeating some phrases in Japanese is any more distracting than having a conversation with a passenger or over the phone (hands-free, obviously) while driving. I doubt any of the commenters are really sitting in their cars in complete silence not speaking or listening when they drive with other people.
Listen to podcasts: Nihongo con Teppei has beginner and intermediate, Learn Japanese with Noriko is more intermediate, and there are many others out there. Just make sure to pay more attention to the road than the speakers and don’t stress about what you don’t know!