WaseiGo - Fake English Words
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Sounds like English. Isn't.
Japan speaks 1,000+ katakana words that look like English but mean something else entirely — "baiking" (viking) means a buffet, "claim" means a complaint. WaseiGo teaches the gap through illustrated conversations, native audio, and quizzes, in Japanese and English.
NOT ANOTHER VOCABULARY LIST
Every word is a small story: the mix-up, the real English, and why the gap exists.
ILLUSTRATED CONVERSATIONS
Each word comes with a watercolor scene and a short dialogue between Kenta and Emma — the misunderstanding happens, then the real English comes out naturally.
HEAR EVERY LINE
Native-quality audio for every dialogue line and every katakana pronunciation. Tap any bubble to listen.
QUIZZES THAT STICK
Three quiz types — meaning, reverse lookup, and illustration — plus review that prioritizes your misses, streaks, and progress tracking.
LEARN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
English speakers learn how Japan really uses the word. Japanese speakers learn what to say instead. Same content, two directions.
SIMPLE PRICING
No subscription. No ads. Buy once, yours forever.
Free: Try the first 50 words, full-featured (illustrated dialogues + audio, all quiz modes + review, no ads, no sign-up needed)
Premium (one-time purchase): Unlock all 1,000+ words, quizzes & review across every word, all future words included
Start with today's word.
Two minutes a day is enough to stop saying "claim".
Japan speaks 1,000+ katakana words that look like English but mean something else entirely — "baiking" (viking) means a buffet, "claim" means a complaint. WaseiGo teaches the gap through illustrated conversations, native audio, and quizzes, in Japanese and English.
NOT ANOTHER VOCABULARY LIST
Every word is a small story: the mix-up, the real English, and why the gap exists.
ILLUSTRATED CONVERSATIONS
Each word comes with a watercolor scene and a short dialogue between Kenta and Emma — the misunderstanding happens, then the real English comes out naturally.
HEAR EVERY LINE
Native-quality audio for every dialogue line and every katakana pronunciation. Tap any bubble to listen.
QUIZZES THAT STICK
Three quiz types — meaning, reverse lookup, and illustration — plus review that prioritizes your misses, streaks, and progress tracking.
LEARN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
English speakers learn how Japan really uses the word. Japanese speakers learn what to say instead. Same content, two directions.
SIMPLE PRICING
No subscription. No ads. Buy once, yours forever.
Free: Try the first 50 words, full-featured (illustrated dialogues + audio, all quiz modes + review, no ads, no sign-up needed)
Premium (one-time purchase): Unlock all 1,000+ words, quizzes & review across every word, all future words included
Start with today's word.
Two minutes a day is enough to stop saying "claim".
Sounds like English. Isn't. Learn 1,000+ wasei-eigo words through story & quiz.
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What’s new
What's new:
・Fixed offline media updates that could fail to download
・Fixed updated illustrations still showing the old image
・Adjusted text size and layout balance on small and large screens
・Improved illustrations, dialogue and audio for sports words
・Fixed offline media updates that could fail to download
・Fixed updated illustrations still showing the old image
・Adjusted text size and layout balance on small and large screens
・Improved illustrations, dialogue and audio for sports words
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About the developer
野木 武
hello@take-lab.com
伏見区深草佐野屋敷町５−１
京都市, 京都府 612-0089
Japan