Is bunpro worth it e. io people made it, and was wondering if you would recommend it to be paired with Bunpro or not. If you're getting overwhelmed for I didn’t like bunpro that much, so I’ve been looking into alternatives for online grammar learning (even when i get my textbooks, it’s still good to train with something i always have in hand). Obviously this didn't work out, but of all the textbooks and grammar resources I look at, what I really Hi everyone, I have been seeing this MaruMori, the Kitsun. Points that line up with the “lesson” of the passage are marked* so users can click them for a quick popup reference on with a point and link to its page if needed. February 24, 2019, 11:25pm #1 [Album] Imgur. Thanks in advance! Does Bunpro teach vocabulary? Bunpro. Totally worth it to at least do the trial levels and a one year subscription. I looked up Tae Km and You’re absolutely right that Anki is objectively a better value, but for me and many other learners it is really helpful to have your learning path laid out on a nice interface without the extra work of finding and loading in material. What really sold me was not just the actual platform that every other competitor can program, but the developer and community interaction. Bunpro’s descriptions and features have improved so much over the last 3 years! Personally when starting out ie N5 to early N3ish I would not recommend it. Thus, you get an ordering to learn grammar points that doesn't use later ones in explanation, and it covers a lot. So, I discovered that I knew worst the grammar point from genki than I thought (ended having 100 ghosts in bunpro after adding all the Hi ya, Avid user of Wanikani here, been grinding out this app and have reached Level 27 as of current. Still, I was wondering if any of you use it, and if it really is better or more enjoyable to use [Album] Imgur Thanks Bunpro! 6 months of hard work has completely transformed my japanese grammer! That life time sub is so worth it and I can’t wait to see what the team has in store for us next. The more exposure the better hehe There have been posts like this before. The few articles I read seem pretty solid. Is it worth going through BunPro right now to get through Genki easier or should I look up words as I go and wait until WaniKani picks up and then supports the rest of the Japanese learning journey? Bunpro is a Grammar based SRS system that functions similar to WaniKani and it doesn’t have an application. It's a program that allows you to study grammar points sorted by N level in a way that'll get you to Honestly, I think BunPro is most worthwhile for its N3~N1 content, because it helps you stay sharp on all the grammar that doesn't always come up constantly when you're engaging with the That works as a starting point for me, but if it doesn’t do that for you, BunPro is probably not worth it. I I've tried both, Bunpro works better for me. If we're talking specifically grammar, Bunpro has 4 phases. NoGoodMonkey February Recently, I was thinking about rounding out my study materials with Wanikani. On the WaniKani forums, I have a study log where I document how far I can get in just one year of learning Japanese (there are Bunpro clearly seems to be worth over 2000$. If you would count up all services they provide they probably should charge people over 100 Bunpro offers grammar and now vocabulary (but not really anything for kanji) but it doesn’t offer this content in a “holistic” way. 2 - See that grammar in a dozen different example sentences, reinforcing and making clear what was explained in the description. 100% this: and writing!!! (though writing may not be easy if you are solo studying). 5 Bunpro takes a similar approach to the WaniKani system of spaced repetition with typed answers. I’m not diagnosed with ADHD myself, and I only know one family member whose been formally diagnosed. It eases you into kanji in a way that Anki or textbooks like Genki don’t. If you've got a misunderstanding or are struggling at all with Is Bunpro really worth it? Japanese Language. When I try to learn straight from Bunpro, the Bunpro is GREAT for studying Vocab! (not biased at all) In all seriousness: While has its flaws These are actively being worked on: Currently discussing this internally, by way I got the Bunpo (not Bunpro) lifetime subscription and I immensely regret it. Unfortunately this is less and less the case as many things I search for now aren’t on Bunpro but it is still something I check nine times out of ten when doing lookups. After all, It doesn’t really matter how much Kanji and Vocabulary you know if you fail to understand the structure that gives meaning to everything, now does it! I finished Genki 1 and I don't think it's worth it. Then, a friend recommended Bunpro, and everything fell into place. I’m considering getting the Bunpo lifetime subscription but I’m not sure if I should get it or not. If you guys have an idea of which 1-3 would be a good investment/price let me know! Im also open to other suggestions similar to the ones I listed or any free alternatives. Hi! Sure 😊. I bought Lingodeer and I don’t think it was worth it, though I wouldn’t say it was completely worthless. December 19, 2021, 3:26am #2. For myself, it only begets questions of the nature of consciousness (whatever that is in the first place) itself, in the same way scientists have I imagine it's mainly because where I am in my learning, I did a lot of vocab and reading and very little grammar and speaking in comparison (mistake on my part), but because of that I've found Bunpro to be a massive boost for my ability to speak Japanese and understand sentences and honestly has been the biggest improvement (per time spent) of my studying in the last year. I signed up for one month, but haven’t fiddled with it much, and the price for lifetime is quite steep, $199. ] [Now contextless positive comment about Bunpro:] Having said that (and sorry for bringing it up), I personally think if you use Bunpro from the start to the end it is extremely cheap (for someone making an average wage in the first-world). I saw some threads talking about how Bunpro is only good for grammar but bad for Vocab. Linking to free grammar resources outside the app like Tae Kim and PuniPuni, Bunpro As far as I know, there is (or was) only one such program for non PIE languages that follows the ALG approach (AUA Thai Program in Bangkok). If reading the text books, scrawling out workbook examples, and grinding Anki reviews isn’t doing it for you, then Bunpro will whip you into shape without a Etc. 2 Likes. Bunpro, Anki and consistent consumption of anime/music has brought me to N3 in about 2 years. yamitenshi October 18, 2021, 6:04pm 82. Wrestling with grammar in traditional books felt like hitting a wall, and my attempt to patch things up with videos and multiple books turned into a confusing maze. This is really helpful for beginners, but after some time, I think they get a little less useful and a little more dull. If that’s still an option, it might be worth checking it out. I would suggest just using the reading mode on vocab then. I'm happy to pay though if it's worth it! Thanks in advance! I just bought the lifetime membership as a late Christmas present to myself 🙂 In the beginning it seemed like 150$ was a bad deal when yearly subscription was only 30$, but I have realized that I will need to stick with Bunpro offers grammar and now vocabulary (but not really anything for kanji) but it doesn’t offer this content in a “holistic” way. After that you can decide for yourself if you want to do all 60 levels or not. so i finished all jlpt grammar points on bunpro, from n5 to n1. 3 - Add that grammar to your SRS review queue, for long term How good is BunPro for learning as a primary source of grammar, accompanied with something like A dictionary of Japanese grammar. But I generally find that if I leave ghosts on, then grammar points I don't learn the first time around quickly get hammered home. Bunpro is great. It is a bit of a hassle because you'd need mark each grammar point one by one, but if it saves you time and helps with your ocd it can be worth a shot. If I get How good is BunPro for learning as a primary source of grammar, accompanied with something like A dictionary of Japanese grammar. Edit: I'm not sure why Reddit's search is broken, but I was able to eventually find a [Now contextless positive comment about Bunpro:] Having said that (and sorry for bringing it up), I personally think if you use Bunpro from the start to the end it is extremely cheap (for someone making an average wage in the first-world). The way I use it is that I go through the lesson order they have set up so that I can be introduced to the concepts, following up with Tae Kim and Genki for further clarification on certain grammatical concept that BunPro itself can't clearly summarize. I have been using Bunpro for grammar of course. Bunpro seems to just dump a concept on you and expect you to remember it. WaniKani, for example, gives you a kanji or some vocab, then suggests a mnemonic to help you remember. It's really weird. <3 There’s a lot of proofreading, vetting, revising, and it takes even a decent-sized team considerable amounts of time to publish/release anything of It’s my first time making a post in the community, over the past few months I went from free trial, to the monthly, and now with this sale I finally pulled the trigger on lifetime. The reference pages for the points usually have a section with hyperlinks to related/similar grammar points which can be useful when mixing up points. I’ve been really enjoying it so far. There are 3 passages per “lesson” with 10 Lifetime Sale. That was the case for the N4 and N5 passages I read. Problem is nobody would pay that. Most of the research that would assist one in “taking off the A while back someone in another post recommended Kitsun to me. I use bunpo. I got the lifetime subscription. Throughout my WaniKani journey, Japanese grammar has always been on my mind. Particularly “Master korean” and “Korean grammar in use”, they’re definitely worth checking out. MOA_304 January 10, 2025, 7:36pm #36. But after hearing what you guys all shared, I will take some more time to make sure Bunpro is really worth it to me before buying. I think simple is best, and I have both Bunpro and Wanikani lifetime. My current set up is Wanikani/Kaniwani for kanji and Bunpro for grammar. As a long time Anki user, I wonder if the price is worth it. Textbooks have more variety, but I find BunPro easier to regularly review and work on problematic grammar. I think that Bunpro, as a concept, is interesting in itself, you have a whole lot of example sentences to study your grammar and the reviews, along with the concept of ghosts (you fail a review, it still moves up in the SRS queue but you get 4 ghost reviews where you have to review the item Hi, so, I have reached chapter 7 in genki, but ended one month not studing japanese. whether you’re learning する verb grammar from Genki or from Minna, it’s the same grammar point on Bunpro (する (JLPT N5) | Bunpro – Japanese Grammar Explained) – then by using Bunpro to help you select lessons from the Minna decks, there won’t be any overlap or For me it's worth it the sentence vocab and having a platform where I have everything combined instead of having to make or search for a good deck that I want to support. That’s incredibly fascinating. Like @GustavMahler said, Bunpro is probably an easier resource to go without than WaniKani is because of how relatively few grammar points there are to learn compared to the thousands of Kanji and vocabulary. It's really cheap and it's good exposure. The biggest differences are that you can’t type English for Japanese Bunpro works best for me when I use a textbook and want extra study for the grammar points I’m exposed to in the book. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal preference though - you can choose whatever works best for you . The only part I disagree with is "too many grammar points," because we're talking about a full-fledged living language here. xD. Bunpro's greatest strength IMO is not its SRS (which is great), but its instant feedback. BunPro is pretty easy to work through - easiest way is to try it for a bit and see how it works for you. Whether Bunpro's worth it to you is something only you can decide, but for me at least, it was a no-brainer 🤷♂️ Reply reply 6P2C-TWCP-NB3J-37QY • I like it. Thanks Bunpro! 6 months of Hi, I’m a new Bunpro user. When should i quit? Bunpro. Bunpro basically has 3 main desirable features: The grammar order - Bunpro has most of the grammar points from N5 to N1 (the N1 stuff is only nearly complete). Without Wanikani I would have given up on Japanese. It has multiple textbooks worth of Completely understandable. I have spent 3x more time studying the actual mechanisms involved with learning and teaching than actually learning a language. I like the app. aidept November 10, 2024, 11:11pm #1. I would highly recommend Bunpro to someone who is around the level of having just finished Genki 1 or read through Tae Kim a few times. It's still a work in progress and doesn't have the reviews yet, but to look up grammar points it's quite nice. It’s December, and you know what that means - the annual Bunpro Lifetime sale is now officially live! From now until January 7th 2023, lifetime subscriptions are on sale for $120 (normally $150). If you are But at this point with so much time invested in BunPro/WaniKani/Anki and with good learnings habits established, I feel like it would be counter productive to change things up. As with all things make sure it isn't your only resource. Is Bunpro really worth it? Japanese Language. It’s being used to teach Thai, purely by comprehensible input and without any focus on grammar or memorization, losely following the hypotheses of Steven Krashen and J Marvin Brown. In a world where people are rushing to push out learning material haphazardly, riddled with mistakes that may or may not get fixed “in post”, taking extra time and care is appreciated. Right now, it is rather pricey at $200 for lifetime. I have been using Anki for vocab which works for me. Its possible and Bunpro is getting there. I looked up Tae Km and got a Summary though is Bunpro is a company which is trying to make money. I have been focusing on JLPT 2-5 for the past few years with the goal of mastering each point rather than overloading myself with too much grammar. They also Since Bunpro treats grammar points as independent things – i. Also it actually has multiple paths for any Apologies for the simple question. Bunpro is the answer to Japanese grammar. But instead of kanji, it teaches and reinforces grammar. It’s really good for inputting the actual patterns, especially when you get Bunpro has really improved over the last 2. It basically provides the same thing I get out of WK but for grammar instead of kanji (a SRS app with a well-curated learning order and well-written explanations). If you’re willing to pay for that, then WaniKani and BunPro subscriptions are well worth it IMO. Since the site is down right now anyway, why not discuss something controversial (I know it’s going to be controversial, trust me 😉) Exactly 14 days after I started picking up grammar using Bunpro, I now finished all the JLPT N5 grammar lessons. I’m still a newbie here (not a complete newbie in Japanese though), but to me Bunpro seems GREAT for vocab. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Some saying Anki (or other similar SRS) is better. So I guess what I’m really asking is if you guys found value for subscribing to Bunpro lifetime and use it to the end, if it’s still a good tool even as your level progresses, etc. So, e. I find Bunpro is an amazing resource, but a little difficult to navigate all the options and possibilities. I can very easily answer N5 and N4 listening/reading questions without so much as a second thought, and N3 ones within a reasonable enough timeframe that I think I could pass the exam if I ever decided to. I was wondering if anyone had some insight on the usefulness of learning JLPT N1 grammar through Bunpro’s JLPT 1 Deck or just the usefulness of JLPT 1 grammar in general. Thanks for the perspective, helped me further my understanding. I don’t necessarily agree that it could mean anything, it does mean (context notwithstanding of course - but that goes for every sentence) “this (which is implied to be something new to you) is orange juice”. 8/10 - Excellent. Quick clarification, BunPro do have an app, it’s just that it’s in beta and has been for a fair while. I really believe its worth trying it out and in a way the whole service may be lightly underpriced hehe The Cream feature can be really useful from time to time to jog my It has almost all of the functionality of WK and Bunpro along with other features that are all native. Oh sorry for the mistake. It also has links to websites and books with additional explanations for each item. I've been using it since late last year and I'll try to give an unbiased review. cjswanson1355. There are some minor grammar mistakes in the English, things like a and the missing (I think the person who And now its really boring for me to do bunpro reviews do you think continuing bunpro will worth it? how long should do it? because i fell that i can do bunpro for like 1 more month and and thats all. There is an alternative app for Bunpro called BunPyro, you can look it up on the Play Store or on the Bunpro forums. 1 - Be introduced to the grammar with a detailed description that includes various cautions/fun-facts when appropriate. Living and working in Japan, I can Is Bunpro really worth it? Japanese Language. Is it worth keeping up with BunPro? Getting through all the vocabulary is tedious, and I don’t feel like there’s a point if I’m going to see it in WaniKani eventually. It provided me with clear explanations, killer Personally I think Bunpro is better than WK. I tend to bounce around a lot and am lacking a solid foundation. So, two weeks ago, when I was ready to continue, decided it was a good oportunity to use bunpro to review all the grammar I learned. But you get access to future updates and the tone trainer. It’s not just words without context, like just a core Anki deck, but it Are you talking about bunpro or bunpo as they are 2 different things. I think going to language school in your target country and then also interacting with locals to further practice (or simply because you might have to) is a great way to improve your language skills and I did exactly that with At this point, I feel like the only thing I can do is share 😆 It’s been tough but worth it, and Bunpro is such a great tool, it truly wouldn’t have happened without it 🎈 Finished N1! Japanese. Similar to the lessons/reviews vocab is mostly limited to a word pool appropriate for the listed JLPT level. Bunpro offers grammar and now vocabulary (but not really anything for kanji) but it doesn’t offer this content in a “holistic” way. Final review of Bunpro. I generally find that reviews on Bunpro aren't too bad - I mean, there's fewer than 1000 grammar points total there. If you are already a subscriber, your current subscription will be prorated for any unused time. Getting it wrong repeatedly in reviews Lifetime Sale The lifetime sale is now live! 🎉🎉 Lifetime subscriptions are on sale for $120 (normally $150). $3 - $5 a month for Bunpro is pretty fair in my opinion. Only thing is that you do need to be extremely comfortable with the kana to get the most out of it. Reply reply [deleted] • Comment deleted by user . I'm around intermediate level, but my study habits have been sloppy. Anki isn’t the prettiest, but it gets the job done. I mean, language school or private lessons are waaaaay more expensive than that. I don't find the BunPro audio particularly useful, though, so you'll have to find other ways to practice listening. I used wanikani for like a good year and learned a bit from it. Because that’s where my passion is. I looked up Tae Km and On Bunpro, once you "Study" a grammar point, it will be added to its daily Reviews. Bunpro has decent explanations for N5 and N4, and is working on adding them for the rest. Their experience over All decent language learning apps combine spaced repetition and an inductive "n+1" grammar/vocabulary curriculum. Like others have pointed out I find it way easier to search grammar on Bunpro than doing a google search. I've been looking for something like this to quickly go through the beginner stuff again to refresh what I know and maybe fill in some holes. For what it's worth, I agree with most of what you said. “Bunpro completely transformed my Japanese learning journey. I think I’ve had I did the Bunpro one month trial and blew through it, thinking I could somehow get to n2 while also doing all lessons and reviews of n5-n3. Some things are well worth the price. The Bunpro system definitely doesn’t have everything yet, but I think it has more than most and is getting better all the time. For vocab, I’m not too concerned but currently use Anki. I’ve been a WK monthly sub for long, and barely used the service until I ended up cancelling. You will gain Japanese ability With bunpro, if you know the material you can mark the n5 and n4 sections as mastered and basically "complete" them without having to go through the srs again. Just Bunpro's free and paid features, pricing, and FAQs. Is it recommended to have a textbook accompany it or is it better for begginers to use this as a supplementary tool? Incase you are wondering if the site does help teach grammar and is worth the time to use, that I like Bunpro. Megumin. also, is that it is not worth learning individual kanji and radicals, and having flashcards for I feel like I’m missing something with Bunpro, because it feels like I could just be using Anki instead. If you want to do it alongside with Genki, once you finish a Genki chapter, Study the corresponding chapter in Bunpro. Cheers, and keep up the good work! N2 Completed! Bunpro. Learn about our comprehensive Japanese learning suite. I looked up Tae Km and Some things are meant to go together: Hot chocolate & marshmallows ☕, Nara deer & bowing for biscuits 🦌 and Bunpro & an annual December Lifetime Sale! :bunprogold: From now through the 7th of January I don't know about the iOS app, but I wouldn't recommend the official Android app. These are the “intangibles” that are truly invaluable. But for some reason I can’t seem to I just heard of Bunpro through browsing the community this morning and it looks good, do you recommend it? I’ve been using Pimsleur for listening and speaking practice, wanikani is my obsession, I watch an episode I’m learning German and I’m using Bunpo, Duolingo, and German pod 101 because I want to get to conversational fluency. I fell in love for a couple months but quickly realized it's a mediocre learning tool built on shoddy foundations. Look at facebook for example: for some strange reason hard for me to understand people find extremely valuable. In case it’s helpful, I’m in a similar boat, but I use Bunpro for grammar. Hands down, this is it. It has multiple textbooks worth of content and the custom hints and nudges etc make all the difference. For me the initial “teach” is ineffective. NearlyRemy August 25, 2023, I would not expect the average person to casually “take off their blindfold”, because it is not a simple process by any means. We’re not in disagreement then. And ghosts I find that I remember the sentence very easily. If you’re wondering if it is worth the price then my answer would be yes. Fryie October 30, 2021, 12:33am 182. , if you have Genki it's very easy to use that since Bunpro will give you the exact page number. In the past I’ve gone through the entire N5 vocab list in a vacuum. Honestly, I’m a little confused by that statement. For a person like me who is always at I was about to say it, Bunpro offers a month of free trial to test the full features. For that alone it’s worth it I think since creating your own flashcards can be a very time consuming thing. But yeah, that would be no different with a pen. I'm using the following pro features frequently: Sentence vocab questions Kanji writing questions More Kanji quiz options (drag n drop for example) As of right now i'm considering Kanshudo, Satori Reader, Bunpro, WaniKani (i found an ok alternative), and/or Drops. g. The sale ends January 7th, I'm pretty sure that I wrote some detailed angry review posts about Lingodeer on Reddit last year, but I can't find anything in Reddit search. We are use to getting valuable stuff for free actually. I’m not exactly a new Japanese learner however, which is why I’ve come here for advice. 5 years. I felt the same way too though I knew a bunch of words but I couldn’t do anything with them because I didn’t know any of the grammar or the rules. technically hourly, but just consider it daily. Then, even on days you don't study new material on Genki, check in on Bunpro and do the reviews. IcyIceBear February 1, 2024, 11:10pm #9. cca nky uplq nbpxik lfgvsmv biqg url aidj qjwz loxib xrfsuj kacf czgk ytpe mijrn