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Coffee Break Japanese

by Coffee Break Languages

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 Chie explains how the language works, helping Mark - and you - to manipulate the language and use it in practical situations. As a learner, Mark asks questions, and makes mistakes, so through Chie's explanations, corrections and pronunciation tips you'll build your confidence and begin to understand and speak the language. In the same time it takes you to sit down and enjoy a coffee in your favourite coffee shop, you can make progress with your Japanese. Our 20 minute lessons are perfect to keep you focused and let you develop your confidence in regular sessions. You can find support materials for Coffee Break Japanese in the online course by clicking here here. Join our newsletter and get language learning tips in your inbox every week. Sign up for the Coffee Break newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#32
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103
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Latest episodes

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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 ou

Nov 27 2025
24 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 mor

Nov 13 2025
24 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

Oct 30 2025
28 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

Oct 16 2025
30 min

CBJ 1.16 | Talking about dates

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

Oct 2 2025
30 min

CBJ 1.15 | More about time

Coffee Break Japanese e yōkoso - welcome to Coffee Break Japanese! In lesson fifteen, we’re looking at numbers beyond ten and some additional expressions to talk about ti

Sep 18 2025
29 min

CBJ 1.14 | Telling the time

Welcome to lesson 14 of Coffee Break Japanese. We're covering an important topic related to numbers in this episode - we're learning about the time and importantly, how t

Sep 4 2025
21 min

CBJ 1.13 | Japanese food vocabulary

Welcome to Coffee Break Japanese! In lesson thirteen, we’ll continue from what we covered in lesson twelve, which focused on vocabulary and expressions to use at a restau

Aug 21 2025
20 min

CBJ 1.12 | Ordering a meal in a restaurant

Welcome to Coffee Break Japanese! In lesson 12, we’ll continue from what we covered in lesson 11, which focused on café vocabulary, including food, snacks, and drinks. Th

Aug 7 2025
28 min

CBJ 1.11 | Ordering drinks in a café

Welcome back to Coffee Break Japanese! We're returning with Lesson 11 in our series and this time, we're helping you learn how to order drinks and snacks in Japanese! By

Jul 24 2025
26 min

CBJ 1.10 | End-of-unit review

Welcome to Coffee Break Japanese! Join us for lesson 10 and review of all the content we learned from the previous nine lessons of Japanese. If you'd like to get more ou

Jun 12 2025
20 min

CBJ 1.09 | Talking about language

Welcome to another lesson of Coffee Break Japanese! In lesson 9 we continue from the previous lesson and learn some useful phrases and verbs to use in Japan. Ready? Let's

May 29 2025
26 min

CBJ 1.08 | Places in the town

Welcome to another lesson of Coffee Break Japanese! This time, we expand on previous lessons by discussing how to talk about locations in town. We also learn how to ask f

May 15 2025
22 min

CBJ 1.07 | More on numbers and family

Welcome to another lesson of Coffee Break Japanese! In this lesson, we will build upon what we learned in the previous lessons by exploring a wider range of numbers and t

May 1 2025
30 min

CBJ 1.06 | Jobs and counting

Welcome to another lesson of Coffee Break Japanese! This time, we're continuing from the previous lesson and we're learning how to talk about work and numbers from zero t

Apr 17 2025
26 min

CBJ 1.05 | Talking about your family - Kochira wa dare desu ka?こちら は、誰ですか?

Welcome to Lesson 5 of Coffee Break Japanese! This time, we're learning how to talk about more family members, such as partners and children. If you'd like to get more o

Apr 3 2025
23 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 diffe

Mar 20 2025
24 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

Mar 6 2025
21 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 as

Feb 20 2025
25 min

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

Coffee Break Japanese e yōkoso - welcome to Coffee Break Japanese! This series will introduce you to the Japanese language, starting from the basics. By the end of this s

Feb 6 2025
16 min

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#56 ▼ 4 Language Learning US

What listeners say

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Mark and Chie San are amazing teachers! The lessons are well-paced to practice your speaking & even laugh along at their jokes! The lesson topics are practical if you are planning a trip to Japan. I miss spending my coffee breaks with Mark and Chie already, please make more!!!

hcikowski5 · Jul 2026

Mark and Chia were both amazing! They left space for the listener to practice, while giving extremely practical conversations. I’ve already learned so many useful phrases! I hope they make more!

tigrisalta · Apr 2026

This podcast is wonderful!!! It’s helped me so much with my languages and I truly appreciate you guys taking the time to do this. Though I have a request about it, do you think you guys could do a Korean coffee break?? It would be extremely helpful for me!!

Moony!!!! · Sep 2026

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