# My Little Japanese Dictionary

### Checkout my profile on Duolingo

<https://www.duolingo.com/profile/vinamelody> . If you're on Duolingo, let's connect!

### How I came about Duolingo?

Four of us iOS Developers planned to attend try! Swift Tokyo event in 2017, so we all prepared by learning Japanese together for fun.&#x20;

![](/files/-MC7_pxsPvyDeYQwoP9K)

### Duolingo with colleagues

I gave a talk title "How Duolingo Helps Me Learn Japanese" in a Barcamp event (2018.11.07) in our company. Surprisingly, a few language enthusiast colleagues started and even maintaining a longer streak than me now! And, yes, most of them learns Japanese.

![](/files/-MC7Z67WALiC4Wl9mLTs)

### Becoming an Duolingo Event organiser

I often visit Kinokuniya book store in Takashimaya to check out what are the learning materials available. One day, I was curious if there's a study-together group and surprisingly, there is one consistent group for Spanish learners! However, none for Japanese. So, I reached out and held one get together just before Covid19 brought Singapore to a total lockdown.

![2020.02.25](/files/-MC7ab_6J5cOcBn1Mvg4)

### Important Links

Besides my cousin James, my go-to person for everything about Japanese and anime, below are some  websites that I frequently visit for references:

* Jisho (<https://jisho.org>)
* Good to read, and why Japanese is one the most difficult language to learn (<https://blog.duolingo.com/how-we-invented-a-new-way-to-teach-one-of-the-most-difficult-languages-to-learn/>)


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