Space Repetition VS Master Speaking Japanese
Jan 19, 2026
Are you remembering new expressions repeatedly but still cannot use them well?
If so, this is for you!
Many Japanese learning apps use space repetition.
As an Applied Japanese Linguist, here is my summary of how space repetition works.
🌸 The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve shows you after one hour, you forget about 50%, after 24 hours over 70%, after 1 month you forget almost everything.So, revise within 24 hours for the next 3 days!
🌸 Active recall is an effective method. You force your brain to pull expressions out of your memory (like a quiz or flashcard), rather than passively re-reading notes.
So, the benefits are
- long term retention – you move new expressions from short term to long term memory.
- And Efficiency – you reduce study time by focusing on what you need most.
If you’ve been using a space repetition app, well done on your learning routine!
🌸What stops you using new expressions?
Do you still feel stuck without great progress after memorising new phrases?
But do you want to express yourself with confidence by using them?
Here are my tips.
Before repeating them many times on the app, check these crucial points.
Are you learning with:
- Crystal clear explanation of new expressions
- Crystal clear understanding of how to use new expressions and,
- expressions relevant to your real life?
It’s hard to remember phrases you don’t use in your real life.
For example, if you are studying Japanese for holiday in Japan, it’s hard to remember ‘factory’ in Japanese but easy to remember ‘souvenir shop’ in Japanese without an effort to memorise it.
You are not a parrot. You want to express your needs and thoughts.
🌸What helps you use space repetition effectively?
So, you should repeat expressions with logical understanding in useful and practical settings. Does it make sense?
To go further, you need a tool to help you understand what you say before repeating. You need to learn for real communication.
🌸Why Master Speaking Japanese Is Different
Master Speaking Japanese is designed to maximise and accelerate learning.
Before revising, you learn useful expressions step-by-step for your needs, you understand them with logic clearly.
Then, you’ll revise them naturally because they are integrated into each lesson video to use them repeatedly in practical scenarios.
So, each lesson video helps you recall expressions from a previous video throughout the course.
As a result, you’ll express them with confidence in your real life!
You’ll finally speak confidently, naturally, and personally.
🌸Lesley is a professional English teacher and shared her experience of learning on the Master Speaking Japanese course
‘I self studied for 20 years but I still couldn’t really speak Japanese.
This felt like a brick wall separating me from Japanese speakers.
It’s amazing that this course explains the important details needed to understand and usage properly in the clearest way!
So, I started speaking Japanese confidently from the second lesson.
Now, I can speak with my Japanese violin teacher in Japanese!’
🌸Are you ready to learn Japanese for Real?
Keep using your current app—but if you're serious about taking your Japanese to the next level, connecting with Japanese people and expressing yourself naturally, try Master Speaking Japanese.
💟Get started today
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💟Or gift a month Japanese course for your loved one!
You can access it from www.araiacademy.com
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