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Welcome. To can do Japanese by Japanese
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pod one or one.com. In
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this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about
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your hobbies in Japanese. For. example:
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my hobbies fishing is. See.
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Me city this. Two.
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Neighbors shin each color and how
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to toss a sucky. Are. Having
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a conversation in an apartment building lobby.
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Before. You hear their conversation. Let's.
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Preview some of it's key components. City.
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Fishing. Cd.
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City. Shimmy!
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Hobby. Shoot. Me:
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Shimmy! Shimmy
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One underscore. See
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me, that city this. Once.
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More with the English translation. Shimmy
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One underscore. What's. Your
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hobby. Similar. City
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This. My. Hobby is fishing.
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Let's. Break down the conversation. Do
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you remember how seen each color asks? What's.
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Your hobby. Shimmy!
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Run under scar. First.
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Is. Shimmy! Hobby.
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Shimmy! Shimmy!
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Next. Is the particle. That.
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The. Topic marking particle. Lot.
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Lot. It marks hobby
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as the topic of the sentence. Think.
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Of it like As for in the
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expression as for your hobby. Together.
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It's. Shimmy! That. As.
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For your hobby. Shimmy!
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Lot. Note: the your
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is understood through context as the speaker
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is asking the listener a direct question.
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After. This is. Not. What?
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Mira. Nair. Nair
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has. Moved. In
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this case it's like the is in
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what is. Bullshit.
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Does. And last is.
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Com. The question marking
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particle. Which. Turns the sentence
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into a question, Ha!
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Ha! Altogether, Similar
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nanda stop. Literally
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means as for your hobby,
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What is. But. It
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translates as. What's. Your hobby. Sumi
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one on the car. Let's
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take a closer look at the response. Do
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you remember how hot it hosts? as. My.
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Hobby is fishing. Similar
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city. This. First
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is. Semi. That. As.
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For my Hobby in this context. Similar.
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Note: the my is understood to
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context. As the speaker is answering
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a direct question, Nexus.
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City. Fishing. City.
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City. After this is.
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This. In this
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context, it's like is in English. This.
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Altogether, Sunni that
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city dice. This. Literally
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means. As for my hobby,
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fishing it is. But it
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translates as my hobby is fishing. Similar
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city. This. When.
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Responding to a question or request about your
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hobby, you can omit the phrase. See
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lot. As for my hobby.
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Because. It's clear from context you're
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giving your hobby. Hobby.
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Guess. It's hobby.
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Hobby. This. This.
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Is a more natural response. You.
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Should be aware of this short cut, but your
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practice the full pattern for this lesson. The.
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Pattern is. Shimmy! That.
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Hobby. That's. My.
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Hobby is. Hobby. Similar.
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Hobby best. To
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use this pattern, simply replace the hobby
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place holder with a hobby. Note:
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This pattern requires a now. Imagine
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you like baseball. Yak Yak.
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Yak. Is it? Yeah.
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Que. Se. My
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hobby is baseball. Ready.
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See. Me right? Yeah, Do this. My.
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Hobbies, baseball, See. Me
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right? Yeah, Do this. Again,
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The key pattern is. Similar.
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Hobby. This. My
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hobby is hobby. See
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me That. How they. S.
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Let's. Look at some examples. Listen.
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And repeat or speak along with a native
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speakers. Similar city.
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This. My hobbies:
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fishing, Similar city.
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This. See.
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Me that yeah, Do this. My
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hobbies: baseball, See.
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Right? Yeah, Do this. Stimulus
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Bill Cosby's. My
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hobbies traveling. Jimmy
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that Yoko this. Seem
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you out man? that is. My.
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Hobby is monger. Seem
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you are man know this. Morning
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that to this. I
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like cooking. Know
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that to this. Did.
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You notice how the last speaker uses a
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different pattern. Knowing that
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to this. I
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like cooking. First is.
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Jody. Cooking. Girl
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it. You're already. After
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this is. Not. The.
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Subject mocking particle. Got.
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It marks. The Ot. Cooking.
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As the subject of the sentence. Next
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is. Still, Meaning.
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Like. C. T.
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Skit. Note: State.
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Is. An adjective deriving from the verb.
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Secret. To like. Ticket.
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When. Used as an adjective, Think
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of it as something like nice
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work, likable, Has in
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cooking is nice. What
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translating as week? Last.
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Is this. In this
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case it's like the is as
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in cooking is nice. Pace.
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Altogether, Ya need as good
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as. This literally means cooking
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is nice. But it translates
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as. I like cooking. Morning
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that to the. This
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pattern is. Harvey. Dot
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Speed S. I like
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hobby. You. Should be aware of
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this pattern, but you won't need it for this Lesson.
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Let's review the new words. Yeah.
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Get. Baseball. Yeah.
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Yeah t. Know
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call. Problem. Oh
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call it. The airport.
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Manda. Manga.
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Man that. Manga.
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Let's review respond to the prompts by
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speaking allowed. Then. Repeat after
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the native speakers focusing on pronunciation.
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Ready. Do.
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You remember how to say fishing? City.
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City. And.
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How does a hobby? Sunni.
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Sunni. Do
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you remember the topic marking? Particle. Black.
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Lab. And do you
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remember how how do to us as. My.
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Hobby is fishing. Swimming
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you a city? This. See
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me what city this. Do
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you remember the question? Mocking poetical. And
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how to say what? My.
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Mom. Do
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you remember how seen? asks? What's.
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Your hobby. Sumi
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one on this car. Show
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me one on this car. Do
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you remember how to say baseball? Yeah
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t. Yeah t.
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And how to say traveling. He'll
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go. Deal. For.
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Do you remember how to say monger? Man.
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That. Manga.
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Let's. Practice. Imagine your
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scene is Carla and you like
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baseball or. Yeah kids. Respond.
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To the question. Ready. To
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me, you are none discuss. See.
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Me right? Yeah, Do you this? Listen.
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Again and repeat. See. Me
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right? Yeah, Do this. Sumi
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you are. Yeah, Do this. Let's.
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Try another. Imagine you are
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miss not Olga. And you like
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traveling? Or. You're. All.
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Ready. To me that
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Monday. Scott. Jimmy
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that he'll go this. Listen.
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Again and repeat. Jimmy that
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he'll go this. Jimmy
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that the authorities. Let's
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try one more. Imagine.
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Your Mister Kobayashi. And
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you like monger? Or. Manga.
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Ready. Sumi. Were.
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Man. Disco. Seem.
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You are man that is. Listen
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again and repeat. Seem.
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You are man know this. Seem.
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You are man know this. Well.
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Done. This. Is the end of
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the lesson and the can talk about hobbies
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unit of this course. Remember.
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These can do lessons are about learning
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practical language skills, What's. Next show
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was would you can do. When. You're
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ready. Take your assessment. You can take it
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again and again. So try any time you
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like. Our teachers will assess it and give
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you your results. Keep. Practicing I
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move onto the next lesson.
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