Three words we weren't sure we'd ever say: God bless Ubisoft. They're finally bringing some English-based language trainers to the DS: listings for My French Coach and My Spanish Coach have turned up on GameFly. We've yearned for such as these after drooling over all the English and Kanji trainers out for Japanese DS owners, and at last, it looks like the tide has turned in our favor. Between this and Jam Sessions, we're starting to feel a little better about Ubisoft and their unfortunate port habit.Also listed is My Word Coach, which sounds like it might be a vocabulary trainer, and we're all for that! We're hoping we'll begin to hear words like mellifluous and tmesis in daily conversation.
So today's question is: are you interested in any of these three, or are you firmly holding out for languages not taught in the average high school? Or perhaps we should say, vous voulez acheter Mon Entraîneur Français? Feel free to correct any errors there -- we could use a French coach!
[Via Joystiq]
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5-23-2007 @ 11:47AM
tacoman said...
@14
Kudasai isn't a verb, it's a suffix and thus you don't need the 'o' in front of it.
There is a series of software out in Japan for use in travel, last I checked there were about 5 languages out. Basically, you touch what you want to say and it comes out the speakers in the foreign language. (It's Thai, Chinese, German, American English, and Korean) http://touch-ds.jp/mfs/yubisashi/index.html
There's also both the Eigo Zuke (Addicted to English) trainers, http://touch-ds.jp/mfs/mottoeigozuke/index.html
English-Japanese Dictionary software as well http://touch-ds.jp/mfs/rakubiki/index.html They're all aimed at a Japanese demographic, but it can work both ways.
My advice is to do what I did and spend about 6 years learning Japanese through classes, books, and study abroad. It works!
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7-23-2007 @ 10:08PM
Zeroo said...
@1 "Vous voulez" is also correct :)
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7-30-2007 @ 5:34PM
Rachel said...
About 1 year ago I wrote nintendo with a list of games that I think they should be making. The list included 5 games...Catz..Picross..French teaching games..math learning games and finally mario party ds....so far it seems that they like my ideas...they should be paying me. Im waiting for mario party ds now.
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