Partner Series
Series are collections of goals built by Smart.fm and our content partners.
Learn the Countries of the World
This series helps you master the names and locations of over 250 countries around the world. The series is split into five Goals covering the following regions: Europe, America and the Caribbean, Asian and Oceania, Africa and the Middle East, and the Polar countries. Each item is an image of a country, and the response (the country’s name) is provided with audio.
Partner: Smart.fm
4 goals 201 2,876
Mastering the Capitals of the World
This series of four Goals covers the world’s 230 major capitals in four parts: Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean, Asia, and Europe.
Partner: Smart.fm
4 goals 230 1,483
Master Erudite English
Think you’re smart? Wait until you see the words we’ve got in store for you. Impress your friends and colleagues with your high IQ vocabulary!
Partner: Smart.fm
2 goals 154 4,619
Beat the SAT Verbal
The two Goals in this series cover 500 of the most frequently tested words on the SAT. Master these to ace the verbal section.
Partner: Smart.fm
2 goals 500 6,735
Core 2000: Master the Top 2,000 Words in Japanese
This series of ten Goals covers 2,000 of the most commonly used words in Japanese. Each item in this series has an example sentence with both audio and image. The audio was recorded by two well-known Japanese voice talents: Yuko Kaida and Yukitoshi Tokumoto. Mastering these 2,000 items and sentences will give you enough to feel comfortable in most everyday situations. All the essential verbs, adjectives, adverbs and the most important nouns are included here, as well as numerous examples of the nuances of formal and casual speech. You’ll also become acquainted with suru-verbs, na- adjectives, and other intricacies of the Japanese grammar.
Partner: Smart.fm
10 goals 2,000 40,337
Core 6000: Mastering Intermediate Japanese
This series picks up where the Japanese Core 2000 left off, covering the next 4,000 most important words in Japanese. So when you finish both series, you’ll have mastered 6,000 items. The series contains a total of 12 Goals that cover quite challenging intermediate and upper-intermediate items. This series is for the learner of Japanese who has already mastered the basics and can get by in most everyday situations. Once you have completed this series, you’ll have a solid command of spoken Japanese, and you should be able to follow the majority of what you read in newspapers.
Partner: Smart.fm
12 goals 4,000 6,190
Master Hiragana & Katakana
The Japanese written language is composed of three writing systems. At its heart are kanji, or Chinese characters, so called because they are derived from Chinese. These number in the tens of thousands. The other two writing systems are the hiragana and the katakana syllabary, each numbering 48 basic characters. Each hiragana character has an exact corresponding katakana character and vice versa.This series covers the basic hiragana and katakana characters, along with the diacritics and combinations (when combined with a second character, it is always written one size smaller) that make up the standard possible sound spectrum for the Japanese language, for a total of 104.Each of the standard 48 characters also include stroke order animations within the application so that beginner users can also learn the correct way to write them.
Partner: Smart.fm
2 goals 208 18,230
Chinese Media: Read a Newspaper in Chinese
This series of five intermediate Goals covers 1,220 common Chinese words and expressions that you need to know in order to understand Chinese newspapers and magazines. Most of the sample sentences focus on the kind of societal commentary you see in today’s press, both in style and content. Mastering these items will give you a solid foundation in written Chinese and the more formal side of spoken Chinese. This series is aimed at students who have studied Chinese for at least one year. Second-year students of Chinese at the university level should start with the first course in the series, Chinese Media: Lesson 1. Third-year students should probably jump ahead to Lesson 2 or 3.
Partner: Smart.fm
5 goals 1,220 2,191
Featured Goals
Goals built by the community that we like this week.
Best movies of the 2000s
This is a (very subjective) list of what I personally feel are some of the best movies of the last 10 years. Each movie is listed by director and main actor or actress. There are probably some amazing movies that I have missed on this list – that’s because there are a lot of movies from the last 10 years that I haven’t gotten around to seeing yet. So, please don’t be offended if your favorite movie of the 2000s is not on this list (yet)! Oh, please note this list covers movies made from 2000 to 2009 – I know some people feel very strongly about this, but I don’t want to get into a debate over the meanings of the terms “decade” and “2000s”!
by Cameron
51 6
30 Places Around Town in Japan
Places where you need to go to get things done in Japan. This has been created for classes I’m currently teaching on eduFire.
by rainbowhill
30 26
Practical Japanese phrases
Useful and practical Japanese phrases that are sure to impress your fellow Japanese! (More phrases will be added shortly, so check back soon.)
by xmoonsirenx
79 29
Members of Morning Musume
Full line-up of Morning Musume members. [Current and Graduated]Last name first.
25 1
かんじてごらん (1st Grade Kanji Song)
This song uses vocabulary that includes all 80 first grade kanji. Lyrics & Music: 小山哲朗
by AkiraKin
68 20
Kotowaza: Japanese Proverbs
A collection of kotowaza from the blog nihonshock (http://nihonshock.com/). This collection just has mostly literal translations, so to learn the meanings and usage, you will have to look them up on nihonshock or on another kotowaza site, or ask your Japanese friends! I made this list for myself, mostly to memorize the readings.
by arcticwind07
108 3
Survival Japanese
This list will give you many of the essential words and phrases necessary to get around in Japan. Enjoy!
by xaky
42 1,632 studied 508 times
Remembering The Kanji (Complete) Kanji -> Word
Heisig’s Kanji Lessons
by scuda
2,042 766 studied 444 times
Genki 1 - Complete Kanji (1-145)
All kanji with all possible combinations listed in the kanji lists of Genki 1. Some combinations are dull but I was determined to add them all :) Made for studying for a final kanji test on the book. NOW COMPLETE!
by sebachan
313 981 studied 344 times
Capitals of the World!
This is a list of the capitals of the world. The cities are arranged with the capital of most populous country first. If you think you already know all the capital cities, you can instead use the Brainspeed! application to test you skills. Accents/circumflexes/umlauts etc have been removed to make typing easier. Please comment if you find any mistakes or if you have anything to say/ask. Thanks to ssalvador for inspiring me to create a “non-language” list. Check out his list with US Presidents.
by Marten
181 1,274 studied 329 times
U.S. state
50 states in America from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state For smart.fm beginners:I recommend you use iKnow! first.(And I think the goal mode is better.)
by mrneigher
50 1,097 studied 291 times
Spanish Core 2000:Step 1
Spanish Core 2000:Step 1 (still under construction). Based on the Japanese Core 2000. Created by a native speaker using the most standard version of Spanish (i.e. no vosotros, vos, carro, chido, tuanis, che,...).
by lpena532
201 1,510 studied 287 times
Recent Goals
New stuff that's up-and-coming!
Norwegian - Part 1
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Study guide for the great “Teach Yourself Norwegian” book by Margaretha Danbolt Simons. Questions and comments welcome. Enjoy.
by tokyoakazukin 8/2/2010
65 0
Passion list [fashion]
My passion list for textfugu.com. 20 words that are in someway or another related to fashion ^^
by TariaDimor 8/2/2010
20 2
Sailor Moon - Moonlight Densetsu
Opening Theme Sung by: DALILyrics: Oda KanakoComposition: Komoro TetsuyaArrangement: Ikeda Daisuke
by e-go7 8/2/2010
54 3
D.N.Angel - 白夜 (True Light)
Opening Song Lyrics: Sakai MIKIOMusic: yamasaki MasumiArrangement: Nagai RUIVocal: Miyamoto Shunichi
by e-go7 8/2/2010
52 2
マシーンヘッド
A selection of vocabulary from マシーンヘッド, a story about the journey of two people in a post-apocalyptic world. It is one of the four award winning entries in the 15th Square-Enix Manga Competition, found on ガンガンONLINE. It may not be available online for long, so go check it out while you can! http://www.square-enix.com/jp/magazine/ganganonline/event/award_c/
by valvwen 8/2/2010
94 1
Kanji Power Handbook (4G)
Vocabulary from The Kanji Power Handbook For The JLPT. This series of goals covers all the kanji that are used in the JLPT exams, spanning level 4 through to level 1. Over the course of the entire series contents, vocabulary items for all the usual readings for each individual kanji are included. It differs from a lot of JLPT specific material in that rather than drawing from a specific corpus of designated vocabulary, it aims to familiarize the user with the various readings for every kanji that is used in the JLPT exams by providing useful example vocabulary for each. It also differs in that the material provided is not segregated by JLPT level and therefore both basic and advanced items are introduced in no specific order with respect to level. By this method, it empowers the user with a level 1 kanji knowledge in a format that is less demanding than a level 1-specific resource, and at the same time is fully encompassing of the kanji used in all the JLPT exams. I originally created this series specifically for use with BrainSpeed, but I’ve found that since there are no usage examples included, it also works quite well for quick review or study with iKnow. Each goal in the series does sometimes tend to contain a fair number of homonyms or items with similar meanings however. While this can be somewhat of an obstacle in app usage fluidity, it also can be a useful stimulus for the user to think more broadly about the various possibilities for every reading introduced, I think.
by AkiraKin 8/2/2010
132 5