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Feb 2022
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110. What motivates you to learn Japanes...

Sayuri Saying
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日本語を学習するモチベーションはなんですか?

What motivates you to learn Japanese? 

0:00 Intro

0:28 Conversation Start

0:42 What motivates Ryo to study English?

1:26 What kind of person is his language exchange partner?

1:57 How does he study English?

2:52 Was it English or German that he used to communicate with?

4:03 Sayuri’s Note


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