About us
Welcome to Language Lounge!
A relaxed space for beginner Japanese or English news chats.
●First Steps in Japanese: Perfect for absolute beginners. We explore the language using simple online materials in a friendly environment.
●English News Chats: We pick a recent topic and share our thoughts. Not a formal debate—just a casual way to exchange views and ideas.
Online sessions:
2nd and 4th Saturday mornings of the month.
All events are co-hosted with my other group. Check the link below for more varied events and meetups!
https://www.meetup.com/language-exchange-%e8%a8%80%e8%aa%9e%e4%ba%a4%e6%8f%9b-with-%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b9%e8%aa%9e-meetup-%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e7%a5%9e%e8%b0%b7%e7%94%ba/
Upcoming events
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Japanese Practice for Complete Beginners (30 min)
·OnlineOnlineNew to Japanese? Start here. In 30 minutes, I'll take you through a few everyday Japanese phrases. Join whenever it fits your schedule.
🔸 Schedule
This meetup runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.🔸 Material
- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
The link to the specific lesson for the day will be posted in the comments by the day before the meetup. - Reference: A side-by-side grammar map showing how Japanese differs from English — N5–N4 / N3–N1
🔹 Support this meetup
I hope you enjoyed the session! If you'd like to help keep this meetup running, please contribute via PayPal. Even €5 helps, and more is always appreciated. This meetup is free, but there are a few recurring costs behind the scenes, such as Meetup and Zoom fees.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/risasmeetup
Thank you for joining and for your support!🔸 Notes
This Zoom room is also used for other meetups, so you may see people joining or leaving around the start or end time.1 attendee- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
English Chat on Real-World Topics
·OnlineOnlineA relaxed online meetup to chat in English about real-world topics.
🔸 What We Talk About
Each session uses a short NHK English news article. The article is very short — about one minute to read.
🔸 How the Meetup Works- Held on the 2nd & 4th Saturday on Zoom
- Small groups of 2–5 people
- The article link will be posted the day before
🔸 Notes
- Respectful atmosphere
- We share this Zoom account with other meetups, so you may see other participants coming or going
🔹 Support this meetup
I hope you enjoyed the session! If you'd like to help keep this meetup running, please contribute via PayPal. Even €5 helps, and more is always appreciated. This meetup is free, but there are a few recurring costs behind the scenes, such as Meetup and Zoom fees.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/risasmeetup
Thank you for joining and for your support!44 attendeesJapanese Practice for Complete Beginners (30 min)
·OnlineOnlineNew to Japanese? Start here. In 30 minutes, I'll take you through a few everyday Japanese phrases. Join whenever it fits your schedule.
🔸 Schedule
This meetup runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.🔸 Material
- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
The link to the specific lesson for the day will be posted in the comments by the day before the meetup. - Reference: A side-by-side grammar map showing how Japanese differs from English — N5–N4 / N3–N1
🔹 Support this meetup
I hope you enjoyed the session! If you'd like to help keep this meetup running, please contribute via PayPal. Even €5 helps, and more is always appreciated. This meetup is free, but there are a few recurring costs behind the scenes, such as Meetup and Zoom fees.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/risasmeetup
Thank you for joining and for your support!🔸 Notes
This Zoom room is also used for other meetups, so you may see people joining or leaving around the start or end time.1 attendee- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
English Chat on Real-World Topics
·OnlineOnlineA relaxed online meetup to chat in English about real-world topics.
🔸 What We Talk About
Each session uses a short NHK English news article. The article is very short — about one minute to read.
🔸 How the Meetup Works- Held on the 2nd & 4th Saturday on Zoom
- Small groups of 2–5 people
- The article link will be posted the day before
🔸 Notes
- Respectful atmosphere
- We share this Zoom account with other meetups, so you may see other participants coming or going
🔹 Support this meetup
I hope you enjoyed the session! If you'd like to help keep this meetup running, please contribute via PayPal. Even €5 helps, and more is always appreciated. This meetup is free, but there are a few recurring costs behind the scenes, such as Meetup and Zoom fees.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/risasmeetup
Thank you for joining and for your support!3 attendees
Past events
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