CBJ 1.01 | Greetings - Konnichiwa! こんにちは！

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   S1 · E4 · 20 Mar 2025 · 25 min

   CBJ 1.04 | Family members - Kochira wa watashi no kazoku desu. マークさん、こちらは、私の家族です。

   Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Japanese! In lesson four we’re moving on from the previous lesson and we’ll be learning how to talk about family and different family members. 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.

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   S1 · E3 · 6 Mar 2025 · 21 min

   CBJ 1.03 | Nationalities - Watashi wa Nihon-jin desu. 私は、日本人です。

   We're moving on from the previous lesson and learning how to talk about nationalities and where you are from in Japan. 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.

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   S1 · E2 · 20 Feb 2025 · 26 min

   CBJ 1.02 | Introducing yourself - Hajimemashite はじめまして

   In lesson two, we’re moving on from the previous lesson and learning how to greet people at different times of the day. We’ll also learn how to introduce ourselves and ask other people “what is your name?” 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.

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   S1 · 30 Jan 2025 · 4 min

   Coffee Break Japanese - Trailer

   Coffee Break Japanese Lesson 1 launches on 6th February. Here's a trailer to let you know what you can expect from the series. For all the details on Coffee Break Japanese, including our online course, visit https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/japanese . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   S1 · 28 Jan 2025 · 3 min

   Introducing Coffee Break Japanese

   In this short introductory episode of Coffee Break Japanese, teacher Chie and learner Mark explain what’s to come in this series for beginners in Japanese. We hear more about the types of topics that will be covered to help us when travelling to Japan. We also get to know more about Chie and Mark and their language-learning backgrounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   S1 · 22 Jan 2025 · 1 min

   Coffee Break Japanese: Coming Soon!

   Coffee Break Japanese is a podcast for complete beginners in Japanese from Coffee Break Languages. Throughout this 40-lesson series, teacher Chie guides learner Mark from the very beginning of his Japanese-learning journey and equips him (and you as the listener!) with the skills required to communicate in Japanese. We'll learn to communicate confidently with native speakers through a range of topics associated with common travel situations such as introducing ourselves, ordering food and drink, checking into a hotel, and asking for directions. In this short introduction to the series, Chie…

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   S1 · E20 · 27 Nov 2025 · 25 min

   CBJ 1.20 | End of unit review

   We have reached Lesson 20! This time, we'll be reviewing lots of the topics covered in the last 9 lessons. 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.

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   S1 · E19 · 13 Nov 2025 · 25 min

   CBJ 1.19 | Getting around the town

   In the penultimate episode of this season of Coffee Break Japanese, we're talking about getting around the town. Don't miss this useful lesson! 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.

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   S1 · E18 · 30 Oct 2025 · 29 min

   CBJ 1.18 | Public Transport

   In lesson eighteen, we’re looking at expressions related to transportation in Japan. By the end of this lesson you'll be able to use transportation-related vocabulary and you'll be familiar with the different forms of transport in Japanese. 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.

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    S1 · E17 · 16 Oct 2025 · 30 min

    CBJ 1.17 | Shopping vocabulary

    We're moving on to a new topic in this episode of Coffee Break Japanese! As you may have guessed from the title, we're heading to the shops. 🛍️ Join us in this episode to learn all the key words and phrases you need for a shopping trip in a Japanese speaking area. 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.

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