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In lesson 16 of Coffee Break Japanese, we’re looking at the calendar in Japanese, so you'll learn how to talk about months and days. If you'd like to get more out of the lessons then check out our online course which provides access to video versions of the lesson, lesson notes, review audio consolidation lessons, and quizzes to test your understanding. Click here to find out more . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coffee Break Japanese
by Coffee Break Languages · English · Learning
Learn Japanese with teacher Chie and her student Mark. Each lesson is like going for a coffee with your friend who happens to speak Japanese and is helping you learn in a relaxed, enjoyable way. Coffee Break Japanese is not a simple series of "listen and repeat" audio programmes: in each lesson Ch
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