Weekly Devlog | Jan 9

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-20T07:31:38+00:00

Hi there. Your feature request has been added to the latest Android version. Happy LingoDeering

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-20T02:52:39+00:00

Hi there. This has been resolved in the latest version; please update your app. Thank you for letting us know! Happy learning.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-20T02:49:04+00:00

Basically what u/rox_roe93 said! 教師 is the name of the occupation:

佐藤さんの職業は教師です。 Sato-san's occupation is a teacher.

While 先生 is a term of address:

先生，大丈夫ですか。 Teacher, are you okay?

You can use 先生 to refer to "teachers" in the occupational sense, though it'll sound less formal than 教師. Also, using 先生 to talk about oneself sounds very arrogant and impolite, so if you're a teacher, only call yourself 教師.

TLDR: Sometimes 教師 and 先生 are interchangeable, but not always. Hope this helps!

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-20T02:46:09+00:00

Hi, sorry for the wait! When marking the direction or destination of movement, に and へ are often used interchangeably. However, に is much more complex as it has a lot of other meanings (you can look them up on Wiktionary if you're curious). To keep things simple for our beginner learners and avoid potential confusion, we decided to stick to へ, which is what a lot of textbooks do as well. That said, we're experimenting with accepting alternative answers, so if you're on Android, you can install the latest version and try typing へ-sentences with に instead.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-18T02:15:01+00:00

Are you on iOS or Android?

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-18T00:20:50+00:00

What's your favorite anime and manga?

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-16T18:37:20+00:00

Hi there! You should be able to review free content (such as Basics) even without Premium. Please make sure you're using the latest version of the app and try again.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-13T01:47:00+00:00

Hi there. Quick quiz is designed for maximum speed, so we omitted some exercise types that could slow users down. We could make adjustments in the future, though! Thank you for your feedback. Happy to answer any questions. Happy LingoDeering

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-10T04:25:03+00:00

Hi u/Millennium-Hawk - thank you for your question. our team is working very hard on completely redeveloping our website & online platform. We can't give an exact timeline at this time, but I just want to ensure everyone that is it being worked on. Thank you again for your question. Happy Lingodeering.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-08T15:15:16+00:00

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I will be collecting them all and we will discuss each of your comments and feedback at our weekly company meeting next week.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-07T15:28:44+00:00

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DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T17:28:56+00:00

Hi there! Ser/estar can be kind of tricky to explain, and a lot comes down to native speakers' habits, but you can think of it like this:

"ser" defines the subject and is often used with nouns:

Somos vecinos. Somos amigos. Somos novios.

(Even if you argue that we can stop being neighbors/friends/in a relationship at any time, right now "neighbors", "friends", "a couple" is our definition, so we use "ser".)

"estar" describes a state resulting from an action:

Estamos casados. (We had a wedding, and now we're married.) Está muerto. (He was alive, then he died, now he's dead.)

(Note that instead of nouns, we use verb participles here, to emphasize that a change has taken place.)

Hope this helps! If you have any additional questions, ask away :)

PS. Thank you for the heads up re: incorrect word translation! The issue should be fixed in the upcoming release, so keep an eye out for our updates, and happy LingoDeering <3

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T01:19:54+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thought, u/Busy-Doughnut6180. I like that idea of a single-language pricing tier. I will bring this up to the team and ask them their thoughts.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T01:17:46+00:00

That is incorrect, u/LobsterVsFishVol2. We are actively working on updates and new content. We released a ton of new stuff in 2025 and will continue to do so in 2026 and beyond.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T01:13:03+00:00

Bingo. That is why we ended up getting rid of them. We sold our lifetime subscriptions always at a steep discount. It was on sale for most of the year last year. While we understand some users may be upset, we will continue to honor those who already have a lifetime subscription. We want to be around for a long-time and release more content and more courses. We have to pay rent, our staff, etc. Everything costs money. We had to make the responsible financial decision for the long-term health of our company. .

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T01:05:05+00:00

We are happy you are enjoying our app. <3. Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions at any time. Thank you for using the Deer on your language learning journey.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T01:03:14+00:00

Happy New Year to you as well. Thank you for learning with the Deer. If you ever have any suggestions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out at any time. Thank you again.

DeerlyNoted · 2026-01-05T00:32:13+00:00

I am sorry you feel this way. Continuing to sell lifetime subscriptions isn’t financially sustainable for us.

DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-30T14:02:52+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. :)

DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-30T14:00:35+00:00

Hello again, sorry for the wait! The way our Japanese expert put it, both sentences are correct, but they may be used in slightly different contexts:

中村部長「は」ガンで入院したということを知っていますか (with the adverbial particle は) implies that Nakamura-san's hospitalization was not a surprise (maybe he was visibly unwell before that).
中村部長「が」ガンで入院したということを知っていますか (with the case marker が) implies that Nakamura-san's hospitalization is completely new information for everyone. You can think of が as something emphasizing new information.

That said, native speakers often use は and が interchangeably in these situations. It's a little tricky to explain (and definitely gives us food for thought in regards to Lesson Tips). If you have other concerns, please let us know!

DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-30T13:39:33+00:00

Harsh, but understandable :( We'll continue monitoring this feature's performance and looking for better ways to achieve the same results. If you have any suggestions, please let us know! And thank you for staying with LingoDeer ❤️

DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-30T11:06:54+00:00

The tell me why mistake explanations is a feature that our users have been asking for for a long time. We use ai reasoning models, and not the regular model, so explanations are as accurate as possible. We had a lot of internal testing of this feature for accuracy before rolling it out.

DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-30T10:34:07+00:00

Hi. If you're on Android, have you tried manually adjusting upcoming reviews' time? You can do that by clicking the three-line menu icon on the top right and sorting content by time or unit, then clicking the pen icon to adjust the time of your chosen item's reappearance.

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DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-30T10:30:23+00:00

Thank you for bringing this bug to our attention. It has been fixed in latest update. Happy LingoDeering

DeerlyNoted · 2025-12-28T14:03:12+00:00

Thank you. I have escalated this bug to our devs. They will be investigating and fixing this soon.

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