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CBGa 1.01 | Meeting people

Season 1, Ep. 1

Ready to learn Gaelic on your coffee break? Welcome to our first episode of Coffee Break Gaelic, in this episode teacher Susanna and learner Mark will introduce some simple greetings. You’ll also learn how to ask “how are you?” and some different ways of answering this question.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Gaelic here.

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