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  • How do I type Chinese on my Android device?
    NOTE: All the names for menus and the locations might be slightly different depending on the devices. Pinyin Android users will have to download the “Google Pinyin Input” app Chinese in the Google Play store. This will allow you to use a Chinese keyboard and type in Chinese.  Once the keyboard is installed, go to your phone’s settings and select “Language & input.” Under “Keyboard & input methods,” select “Current Keyboard.” For example, this might be “EngliPopular
  • How do I type Japanese on my Android device?
    NOTE: All the names for menus and the locations might be slightly different depending on the devices How to type kana/kanji/romaji on Android and the rules on typing certain letters On an Android, there are two ways of inputting Japanese.  QWERTY Method You can use the QWERTY keyboard method just like on your computer to type in romaji or to produce kana and kanji. The only real difference is that on your smartphone the suggested kanji appear above your keyboard instead of inPopular
  • How do I type Japanese on my iOS device?
    How to type kana/kanji/romaji on iOS and the rules on typing certain letters. On an iPhone, there are two ways of inputting Japanese.  QWERTY Method You can use the QWERTY keyboard method just like on your computer to type in romaji or to produce kana and kanji. The only real difference is that on your smartphone the suggested kanji appear above your keyboard instead of in a new pop-up window.  Simply click on the kanji you would like to use and continue typing! If the kaPopular
  • How do I set up the Japanese keyboard on my Android device?
    NOTE: All the names for menus and the locations might be slightly different depending on the devices. Open the Play Store and search “Gboard” (There are other keyboard apps such as Swiftkey that offer Japanese input with similar setup processes, but we will just focus on how to set up Gboard in this article).  Install the app and open it, following the instructions to lead you to the Language & Input Settings of your device. Toggle the Gboard keyboard on and select your permissions.Popular
  • Is there romaji?
    We made a decision early on to encourage our users to type in Japanese instead of romaji whenever possible, and thus we don't have many romaji prompts in our videos, if at all.  The purpose of this decision is to train you right from the start to be able to type out and identify the correct Japanese words when necessary instead of relying on romaji. The best way to get quiz answers right is to either: Type words in Japanese using a Japanese input tool, or Type out the romaji that cPopular
  • How do I set up the Korean keyboard on my Android device?
    NOTE: All the names for menus and the locations might be slightly different depending on the devices. Install Gboard on your Android phone or tablet. Open an app where you can type. Tap where you can enter text. At the top of your keyboard, tap the Open features menu  Tap More  Settings Tap Languages  the Add keyboard. Choose “Korean”.Popular
  • How do I set up the Chinese keyboard on my Windows PC?
    How to set up the Chinese keyboard on Windows 10 Go to Settings. Click on ‘Time & Language.’ Select ‘Region & Language’ and then click on ‘Add a language.’ In the new window, scroll down to select ‘Chinese (Simplified, China)’ or ‘Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR),’ depending on the type of Chinese you want to type in. Click ‘Next’ and install the language pack. Make sure ‘Set as my Windows display language’ is deselected and click ‘Install.’ Back in the language sSome readers
  • How do I set up the Chinese keyboard on my Android device?
    NOTE: All the names for menus and the locations might be slightly different depending on the devices. Android users will have to download an additional app in order to type in Chinese and do a bit more work, but the process is still quite simple. In the Google Play store, search for and download the ‘Google Pinyin Input’ app to your device. Once installed, pop on over to your phone’s ‘Some readers
  • How do I type Chinese on my iOS device?
    Pinyin  To input Chinese characters, you need to add a Chinese keyboard in your device’s settings. You can do this by going to Settings General Keyboards Add New Keyboard. After setting up the Chinese pinyin keyboard on your device, to switch to or from the Chinese keyboard, click on the ‘Globe’ icon. The Simplified Chinese Pinyin keyboard is listed as 简体拼音. The Traditional Chinese Pinyin keyboard is listed as 繁體拼音.  (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdSome readers
  • How do I set up the Russian keyboard on my Windows PC?
    Open Settings Time & Language Language Add a Preferred Language. Type “Russian” and select it from the list. Select “Install Language Pack,” choose any or all of the features you would like to install (such as text-to-speech and handwriting) and click Install. Do not choose “Set as my display language” unless you want Windows to be in Russian as well. Once the Russian Language Pack has finished installing, you can hit the Windows Key + Space Bar to toggle languages from your dFew readers
  • How do I type Chinese on my Windows PC?
    Pinyin After installing a Chinese Keyboard, click the ‘ENG’ icon located on the screen’s bottom right-hand corner. You should be able to see the Microsoft Pinyin Keyboard appear, select the keyboard you want to use. Type the pronunciation of the character (Pinyin) you want to write down using your keyboard. A pop-up with suggested characters will appear, giving you the ability to choose a specific character. (When you start typing, you may need to hit Shift to type in Chinese as theFew readers
  • How do I type Russian/Cyrillic characters on my Mac or Windows PC?
    First, there's the standard Russian keyboard layout ЙЦУКЕН (JCUKEN). You can usually activate it in the settings of your device. In that case, you will have a hotkey combination like SHIFT+ALT that will allow you to switch between your standard US layout and the Russian one. Remembering this layout will take some time. The especially difficult part is that, since Russian has more letters in its alphabet than English, some letters end up in strange places on the keyboard. To make itFew readers
  • How do I set up the Chinese keyboard on my iOS device?
    Open the ‘Settings’ application and tap ‘General.’  Tap ‘Keyboard’ and then ‘Keyboards.’  Tap ‘AdFew readers
  • How do I set up the Russian keyboard on my Mac?
    On your Mac, go to the Apple menu by clicking on the Apple icon at the top left of the screen and select ‘System Preferences'. Then select Keyboard and from there click on Input Sources. Click the plus button at the bottom left of the window, type “Russian,” select it from the list, and add it. Be sure that “Show Input menu in menu bar” is selected. Turn screen keyboardFew readers
  • How do I set up the Chinese keyboard on my Mac?
    On your Mac, go to the Apple menu by clicking on the apple icon in the top-left of the screen and select ‘System Preferences’.  Click on ‘Keyboard’ and then ‘Input Sources’. Click the add (+) button at the bottom of the window and then scroll down to find ‘Chinese, Simplified’ or ‘Chinese, Traditional’. Simplified Chinese - If you would like to type in Simplified Chinese characters, used in mainland China, Singapore, and Malaysia,Few readers
  • How do I type Japanese on my Windows PC or Mac?
    How to type kana/kanji/romaji on Windows/Mac OS and rules on typing certain letters Whether your intention is to input romaji, kana, or kanji, you will have to type phonetically using the QWERTY keyboard on your Mac or Windows computer. This means that you have to learn what combinations of letters on your keyboard correspond to which syllables in Japanese writing. To toggle between romaji and kana input, you simply hit the Windows Button + Space on Windows or Ctrl + Space on Mac.  RoFew readers
  • How do I type Korean on my computer?
    Romaja are input method that you can use to type Korean by using the English letter that corresponds to the pronunciation of each letter in Korean. For example, the M key corresponds to “ㅁ” in Hangeul. HNC Romaja Below are some tips for the HNC Romaja keyboard setting: In order to write ㄸ, ㅆ, ㅃ, ㄲ, ㅉ, you can either 1) write ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅂ, ㄱ, ㅈ twice or  preFew readers
  • How do I set up the Japanese keyboard on my Windows PC?
    Open Settings Time & Language Language Add a Preferred Language. Type “Japanese” and select it from the list. Select “Install Language Pack,” choose any or all of the features you would like to install (such asFew readers
  • How do I type Chinese on my Mac?
    Pinyin After installing a Chinese keyboard, click on the input menu (the flag or Pinyin symbol 拼) in the menu bar at the top of the screen, then select the Pinyin keyboard you have installed. Type the pinyin for the character you want, then select the correct character from the window by clicking on it and pressing the spacebar. Alternatively, you can pressFew readers
  • How do I set up the Japanese keyboard on my iOS device?
    Open Settings General Keyboard Keyboards Add New Keyboard Select Japanese from the menu and then select the kana keyboard and/or the romaji keyboard.  Afterwards, when you open your keyboard, you will see a small globe symbol to the left of your space button and mic button. You can tap this button to toggle between languages. If you selected both the kana keyboard and the romaji keyboard, you can switch between the flick kana keyboard and the QWERTY keyboard by long-pressFew readers
  • How do I set up the Japanese keyboard on my Mac?
    On your Mac, go to the Apple menu by clicking on the Apple icon at the top left of the screen and select ‘System Preferences'. Then select Keyboard and from there click on Input Sources. Click the plus button at the bottom left of the window, type “Japanese,” select it from the list, and add it. Be sure that “Show Input menu in menu bar” is selected. At the top right of your screen, you will see an American flag if your input method is American English (or another flag or symFew readers
  • How do I set up the Korean keyboard on my Mac?
    On your Mac, click Apple menu  System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Input Sources. Click the Add button Then select any of the following input sources: 2-Set Korean: On the right side of the keyboard are vowels, and consonants are on the left.Few readers
  • I'm learning Japanese. Is there romaji?
    We made a decision early on to encourage our users to type in Japanese instead of romaji whenever possible, and thus we don't have many romaji prompts in our videos, if at all.  The purpose of this decision is to train you right from the start to be able to type out and identify the correct Japanese words when necessary instead of relying on romaji. The best way to get quiz answers right is to either: Type words in Japanese using a Japanese input tool, or Type out the romaji thFew readers
  • How do I set up the Korean keyboard on my iOS device?
    First of all, you’ll need to enable Korean Keyboards in order to type in Korean. Go to Settings General Keyboard Keyboards Add New Keyboard Scroll down and choose “Korean” There are two options given to you: Standard and 10 Key. Select the option you prefer. The layout of the standard option is like the typical Korean keyboard which haFew readers
  • How can I type the "Eszett" or ß character in German?
    On the website, when taking the quiz, simply click on the letter 's'. Doing this should bring up the character "Eszett" or ßFew readers
  • How do I type accented letters for Spanish, German, or French on the mobile app?
    To type an accented character for Spanish, German, or French, just press and hold the most similar letter. For example, to type "ñ", press and hold "n" as shown below.Few readers
  • How do I set up Spanish keyboard on my Windows PC?
    Open Settings Time & Language Language Add a Preferred Language. Type “Spanish” and select it from the list. Select “Install Language Pack,” choose any or all of the features you would like to install (such as text-to-speech and handwriting) and click Install. Do not choose “Set as my display language” unless you want Windows to be in Spanish as well. Once the Spanish Language Pack has finished installing, you can hit the Windows Key + Space Bar to toggle languages from your defFew readers
  • How do I type Korean on my mobile device?
    NOTE: For Android devices, all the names for menus and the locations might be slightly different depending on the device. , The consonants are on the left in the red box. On the right side, there are all the vowels in the blue box. In order to type the double consonants (된소리 자음) and double vowels, just hold down the shift key then they will appear.Few readers
  • How do I set up the Korean keyboard on my Windows PC?
    Click the Windows Start button and click the gear icon (Settings). Click “Time & Language”. In the left panel, click “Language”. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5ecbc1f0ce917c00/9a972a17-0c89-44e7-acdd-ff0Few readers
  • How do I type accented letters for Spanish, German, or French on the website?
    To type an accented character for Spanish, German, or French, just press the letter, then the different versions of that letter will appear automatically.   When they do, just choose the number of the correct answer.Few readers

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