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Learn German in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native German speakers. 386357 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
CBG Scenes 1.03 | Volles Haus und extra Hilfe
4/9/2025
Mark and Thomas are back with another episode of Scenes! In this chapter, the café is busier than ever, as customers fill the space on a sunny Sunday. Regulars enjoy their routines, new visitors discover Erna’s charm, and the rhubarb cake disappears faster than ever.
While Erna thrives on the lively atmosphere, chatting and sharing her wisdom, Felix helps keep things moving behind the counter. Meanwhile, requests for iced coffee keep coming in, even though it’s technically only a summer drink. Could it be time to extend the season?
Mark and Thomas break down useful grammar and expressions, including causal subordinate sentences, different tenses, and useful verbs.
Hör rein und erlebe das lebhafte Treiben in Ernas Café – eine unterhaltsame Möglichkeit, dein Deutsch zu verbessern!
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Duration:00:28:39
CBG Scenes 1.02 | Ein Extrahäubchen Schlagsahne
4/2/2025
Mark and Thomas return with the next chapter of Scenes! As heavy rain pours down, Johanna rushes into the café, drenched and frustrated. A dedicated law student, she usually enjoys studying here, but today, her soaked textbooks and looming deadlines leave her feeling overwhelmed.
Erna, always quick to notice when someone needs support, offers comforting words and a little extra whipped cream on Johanna’s favourite rhubarb cake. Will that – and a warm conversation – help lift her spirits?
Alongside the story, Mark and Thomas discuss complex relative clauses, the use of past participles as adjectives, and useful expressions like etwas wiedergutmachen and jemanden aufmuntern.
Finde heraus, was in Kapitel 2 passiert – eine perfekte Gelegenheit, dein Deutsch in einer entspannten Atmosphäre zu verbessern!
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Duration:00:37:00
CBG Scenes 1.01 | Kaffee, Kuchen und eine Überraschung
3/26/2025
Join Mark and Thomas at the start of an exciting new story! In this first chapter of Scenes, our latest course for intermediate German learners, we visit Erna’s cosy café by the park, where regular customers and unexpected surprises make each morning unique.
We meet Heinz, a long-time patron known for his punctuality and unwavering routine. Every day, he arrives at exactly 8am for his usual coffee. But today, something is different - Heinz is late, and when he finally walks in, he’s not alone. To Erna’s amazement, he’s brought along a lively Spaniel puppy, a new companion he decided to adopt overnight. As Heinz shares his story, we get a glimpse into his life and the small but meaningful decisions that bring change.
Alongside the story, Mark and Thomas will highlight useful grammar and vocabulary, such as expressions with (sich) besorgen, the use of the present participle, or expressions like von einem Tag auf den nächsten. Their explanations, examples and discussions are perfect for intermediate German learners. If you’re looking for a fun and engaging way to improve your German, don’t miss this first chapter of Scenes!
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Duration:00:30:31
Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café
3/19/2025
We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate German language course - Scenes from the Coffee Break Café.
Imagine yourself in a charming café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive new course, you’ll follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your language skills naturally through storytelling.
Here’s what makes it special:
Imagine yourself sipping a Verlängerter in Germany - you’ll feel like you’re right there, soaking up the language and culture in the most engaging, natural way possible.
In this promo episode, we share everything you need to know about Scenes and how you can experience language learning like never before! Are you ready to step inside?
Click here to pre-order the full course now and be the first to access Scenes from the Coffee Break Café on launch day - Monday, 24th March.
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Duration:00:01:46
Clue #4 (Deutsch) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
11/10/2024
We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024, which will lead us to the final location! Test your German and detective skills as Mark and Thomas reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your entry form listing the location from each episode to be in with a chance of winning a prize, you have until 9am UK time (4am Eastern) on 12th November to submit your entry.
Click here to locate the entry form and for further details about the competition coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.
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Duration:00:09:06
Clue #3 (Deutsch) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
11/8/2024
It's time for the third clue of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts provided by Thomas and your language skills, can you work out where checkpoint number three is? In case you missed it - everyone who correctly identifies the four mystery locations will win a free month's subscription to the Coffee Break Club, as well as being entered into a prize draw to win lifetime access to our entire collection of French, German, Italian or Spanish courses!
Don't miss out on this exciting adventure, click here for more details: coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.
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Duration:00:10:24
Clue #2 (Deutsch) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
11/6/2024
We're back with the next episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! In this episode join Thomas and Mark as they reveal clue number two and take us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we'll discover further clues, solve the mystery and you could be in with a chance of winning some great prizes!
For further details about how you can take part in the treasure hunt and enter the competition, visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.
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Duration:00:09:34
Clue #1 (Deutsch) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
11/4/2024
Welcome to the first episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join Max and Mark in this first episode as they reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your French.
For further details about how you can take part visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.
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Duration:00:10:26
Announcing the Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
10/29/2024
New mini-series!
Starting on Monday 4th November, join Mark and the Coffee Break German Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our German. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition, and by taking part you could win some amazing prizes for German learners. For everything you need to know about this mini series and how to take part in the competition, visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.
Die große CoffeeBreak Schatzsuche 2024 - coming soon!
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Duration:00:01:30
The word 'ziehen' and its many different meanings in German | CBG Show 2.10
7/31/2024
How confident are you with the verb Ziehen in German? Join Mark and Thomas in this episode of the Coffee Break German show as they discuss this versatile verb and its different meanings depending on the context.
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Duration:00:16:27
All there is to know about colours in German | CBG Show 2.09
7/24/2024
If you would like an overview of everything you need to know about colours in German, enjoy this episode of The Coffee Break German Show. Discover how to use colours as adjectives and nouns correctly!
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Duration:00:14:58
Making suggestions and giving commands in German - 'lassen' and the imperative | CBG Show 2.08
7/17/2024
Do you know how to make suggestions and give commands in German? Join us in this episode of the Coffee Break German Show as we discuss lassen and the imperative in German.
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Duration:00:17:19
Creating compound adjectives in German - 'bärenstark', 'tropfnass' and many more | CBG Show 2.07
7/10/2024
Tune in to this episode of the Coffee Break German Show and learn all about compound adjectives in German. We discuss how compound adjectives are formed, as well as how to use them.
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Duration:00:13:44
Understanding long and short vowel sounds - German pronunciation | CBG Show 2.06
7/3/2024
Would you like to master the pronunciation of vowels in German? Join Mark and Thomas as they go over the challenging topic of long and short vowel sounds in German.
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Duration:00:16:28
What's the difference between 'wann', 'wenn' and 'als'? - How to translate 'when' into German | CBG Show 2.05
6/26/2024
Struggling to remember the difference between wann, wenn and als in German? Fear not! In this episode of The Coffee Break German Show we'll help you understand once and for all how to say "when" in German.
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Duration:00:15:10
Separable verbs in German - Which prefixes are separable or inseparable? | CBG Show 2.04
6/19/2024
If you would like to learn more about German separable verbs, listen to this episode of The Coffee Break German Show. We focus on the rules behind using separable verbs and when to use the prefix or not!
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Duration:00:16:10
When to use the imperfect tense - Speaking about the past in German | CBG Show 2.03
6/12/2024
Would you like to sound more like a native German speaker when discussing the past? Join us in this episode of The Coffee Break German Show as we explain when to use the perfect and imperfect tenses to talk about the past!
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Duration:00:13:06
Prepositions of place in German - When to use 'auf', 'an', 'in', 'nach' and 'zu' | CBG Show 2.02
6/5/2024
Perplexed by prepositions? Tune in to this episode of The Coffee Break German Show and learn how to use location prepositions in German, depending on the following noun.
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Duration:00:16:40
‘Wo' or 'wohin'? - Location vs. destination in German cases | CBG Show 2.01
5/29/2024
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Coffee Break German Show! In this first episode we are focusing on prepositions of location and how to use the dative and accusative cases in German.
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Duration:00:13:25
Introducing Season 2 of the Coffee Break German Show
5/22/2024
We're back with Season 2 of the Coffee Break German Show! In this podcast series we help you take your intermediate German to the next level, one coffee break at a time. Throughout the 10-episode series we cover a range of topics to help you deepen your understanding of tricky grammar, broaden your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation. You'll sound like a native speaker in no time!
You will also be able to watch these lessons for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break German YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there, once they're released. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.
That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.
See you next Wednesday 29th for the first episode!
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Duration:00:01:14
