Your AI Japanese tutor.
Learn Japanese by talking with Pingo.
Three minutes to your first Japanese conversation
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Talk to Pingo about your goals
Tell Pingo your level, goals, and the situations you actually care about. Pingo starts building a path around you.
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Learn through real Japanese conversations
Talk with Pingo in Japanese about everyday moments, upcoming trips, interviews, hobbies, or whatever you want to practice. Pingo teaches what you need, corrects you as you go, and helps you keep talking.
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Pick up where you left off
Pingo remembers your level, mistakes, words, and goals, so every session builds on the last.
Made for moments like these
Some prepare you for real life. Some pick up from yesterday. All help you say what you actually mean.
Day one in Japanese
- You said:
- Hi! I want to learn Japanese.
- Pingo
こんにちは！ Let's start simple: how to say hello, who you are, and why you're learning. We'll go ゆっくり — slowly.
Saying what you love in Japanese
- Pingo
Tell me what you actually love. Try 〜が大好き
- You said:
- ジブリの映画が大好き。
Picking Japanese back up
- You said:
- 今日は何をしますか？
- Pingo
Yesterday the 敬語 got you a little. Let's pick it back up — ゆっくり.
Before Kyoto in Japanese
- You said:
- I'm going to Kyoto in the spring.
- Pingo
いいね！ Let's practice asking すみません、清水寺はどこですか？ and ordering 抹茶ラテをひとつください。
Talking about your day in Japanese
- You said:
- 疲れた。
- Pingo
Good. Now let's make it sound more natural: 今日は一日長かったから疲れた。 What made your day long?
An izakaya night in Japanese
- You said:
- すみません、生ビールを一つください。
- Friend
いいね、じゃあ乾杯しよう。今日お疲れさま。
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Frequently asked questions
Pingo helps you improve faster because you're speaking Japanese from the start. Instead of grinding through kanji lists or grammar drills, you have real conversations — ordering ramen in Tokyo, navigating the JR line at rush hour, introducing yourself at a new job — get corrected in the moment, and come back to practice what tripped you up last time. That loop builds confidence faster because it matches how Japanese actually gets used.
Yes. Tell Pingo your goals and current level, and it builds a Japanese learning plan around you. You'll start with hiragana, katakana, basic greetings, numbers, and polite forms (です/ます) through short, interactive conversations designed to get you speaking from day one. Pingo gives instant feedback on pronunciation, particles (は, が, を), and sentence structure so you build natural Japanese habits from the start.
As you progress, conversational roleplay lets you practice real back-and-forth — ordering at an izakaya, asking for directions at a station, chatting at a hanami picnic. Pingo adapts to your pace, so early sessions stay manageable and rewarding.
Absolutely. Advanced learners can practice keigo (formal/honorific speech), business Japanese, storytelling, and the subtleties of casual vs. formal register. Pingo gives detailed feedback on intonation, kanji choice, and natural phrasing — helping you sound fluent whether you're in a meeting room, at a friend's house, or making a phone call.
Yes! The free trial lets you try Pingo's real Japanese conversations and personalized lessons so you can see how it works before subscribing.
Pingo Pro unlocks unlimited conversations, custom chats on any topic you want to practice, lessons built around your goals, and progress that carries across every session.
Pingo supports teaching in 15+ native languages. If yours isn't here yet, email support@pingo.ai to request it. We prioritize new languages based on user demand.
Ready when you are.
Three minutes to your first Japanese conversation.