Speak Japanese with AI

Practice real Japanese conversations with an AI speaking partner that responds in under 600ms. 130 million people speak Japanese across 1 countries. Start with a simple scenario below and speak immediately.

Lucy switches between casual, polite, and formal Japanese (keigo) based on the scenario you are practicing

Duolingo Japanese teaches hiragana and katakana but cannot simulate the politeness-level switching required in real conversations

Grammar features you will practice

• Three writing systems (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji)
• Keigo formal speech levels
• Verb-final word order (SOV)
• Particles marking grammatical roles

Choose a scenario to practice in Japanese

Each scenario page shows the key phrases you will use and starts a focused conversation around that context.

Top countries where Japanese is spoken

Japan

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