In lesson two of our course you’ll learn some useful words in Flemish including “yes”, “no”, “please” and “thank you”.
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In this second episode of One Minute Dutch you’ll learn how to say “yes”, “no”, “please” and “thank you” in Dutch.
These audio lessons are available free to download from our site and on iTunes. See the links below to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and receive all future episodes as soon as they are available. In the next couple of weeks we’ll launch the premium version of the show which features video versions and lesson notes.
It’s time for the second lesson in the series of One Minute Arabic in which you will learn some basic words you’ll use every day when learning Arabic.
These audio lessons are available free to download from our site and on iTunes. See the links below to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and receive all future episodes as soon as they are available. In the next couple of weeks we’ll launch the premium version of the show which features video versions and lesson notes.
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The topic for this week’s episode of Coffee Break Spanish is food, or tapas in particular. Alba has recently had a bad experience in a tapas restaurant in Scotland, compared with her normal experiences of tapas in Spain. Mark and Alba talk about different tapas and their experience of eating Spanish food in Spain and elsewhere. Language points covered include ojalá, the word cobrar and si clauses. In this week’s intermedio, José introduces a couple of phrases which help you disagree with people emphatically. Please note that lesson 28 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 328 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
In this first lesson of One Minute Flemish you’ll learn how to say “hello” and a couple of ways to say “goodbye”. Flemish is one of three official languages in Belgium and is very similar to Dutch. You may also be interested in checking out our One Minute Dutch course. This is the first of ten lessons.
These audio lessons are available free to download from our site and on iTunes. See the links below to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and receive all future episodes as soon as they are available. In the next couple of weeks we’ll launch the premium version of the show which features video versions and lesson notes.
In episode 1 of One Minute Dutch you will learn how to say “hello”, “goodbye” and “see you later”. This is the first of our ten-lesson series and we hope you enjoy learning Dutch with Fons and Mark.
These audio lessons are available free to download from our site and on iTunes. See the links below to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and receive all future episodes as soon as they are available. In the next couple of weeks we’ll launch the premium version of the show which features video versions and lesson notes.
In this first lesson of One Minute Arabic, Mourad will teach you how to say “hello” and “goodbye” in Modern Standard Arabic.
These audio lessons are available free to download from our site and on iTunes. See the links below to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and receive all future episodes as soon as they are available. In the next couple of weeks we’ll launch the premium version of the show which features video versions and lesson notes.
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Arabic is spoken by approximately 300 million people worldwide and it’s the official language of 26 countries! We’re delighted to introduce this course in Modern Standard Arabic, a variety of the language which is understood throughout the Arab world, from Casablanca to Kuwait! In weekly lessons of just a few minutes you can join Arabic language specialist Mourad and learn basic Arabic every Wednesday from 19th October for ten weeks. Listen to the promo by clicking on the play button below, or use the download link to download the episode to your computer or play it on your device.
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We’re delighted to introduce our new Dutch course in the popular One Minute Languages series. Join Mark and Dutch language teacher Fons and learn the basics of Dutch, starting Thursday 20th October for ten weeks. Listen to the promo by clicking the play button below, or use the download link to download the episode to your computer or play it on your device.
Along with our new Dutch course, we’re also offering a course in Flemish, the variety of the language spoken in Belgium. It’s one of three official languages of Belgium, and we hope that you enjoy learning with Mark and Kurt. The course begins on Friday 21st October and lasts ten weeks. Listen to the promo by clicking the play button below, or use the download link to download the episode to your computer or play it on your device.
If you’re struggling with your Spanish and need some help, our new weekly Q&A show is just what the doctor ordered! Join teacher and language expert extraordinaire JP Villanueva and native Spanish speaker Nahyeli as they answer listeners’ questions. If you need some help yourself there are lots of ways to get in touch with us. Find out all about Q&A Spanish at the show’s main page.
This week we return to a topic we covered previously – in response to listeners’ requests. It’s time to look at your tricks and tips for language learning. Mark and Alba talk about the suggestion of one of our listeners which involves printing out internet texts and cutting out the words. Listen to the episode for more information and further suggestions! Language topics this week include the alternative forms of the possessive adjectives including mío, tuyo, suyo, and so on. We also look at the phrase una vez, this time not linked to the subjunctive. Please note that lesson 27 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 327 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
It’s time for another lesson of Coffee Break French and this week we join Alf in his final text. He has been writing a diary over eight weeks while he has been renovating his new house in the south of France and attending daily French lessons with Veronica and Katie, the two other protagonists of our series. In this week’s text he tells us about the party he organised for his classmates. Please note that lesson 30 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 330 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
This week’s topic is low-cost airlines and the advantages and disadvantages of low-cost travel. Mark and Alba discuss their experiences of flying with low-cost airlines (and indeed with other airlines!) and José introduces two phrases which you can use when you manage to find a real bargain! Language points covered include the use of quedarse, fijarse and no sólo … sino también. Premium members will find a bonus item in this week’s feed – a special bonus episode concentrating on quedar and its various uses. Let us know what you think! Please note that lesson 26 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 326 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
It is with great sadness this morning that we learn that Steve Jobs has passed away. We don’t usually make comments on the Radio Lingua site about such things, but we felt it was appropriate given that so much of what we do on a daily basis involves Apple products in some way.
Version 4.9 of iTunes was launched in June 2005 and introduced the ability to subscribe to podcasts. It was this new technology and the increasing number of iPods in the hands of learners which inspired us to create our first podcast language course, and in 2006 Coffee Break Spanish was launched on iTunes. Since then we’ve delivered our language lessons to learners’ iPods, iPhones and iPads around the world. Every element of every lesson we produce, from the audio recordings and video content to the graphics and managing the website, is done using Macs.
We’d like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the “visionary and creative genius” behind Apple. Thank you, Steve.
This episode of Coffee Break Spanish features the fifth instalment of our ‘telenovela’, Verano Español. At the end of the previous episode, Laura discovered that the boy who has been chatting her up on a daily basis in the panadería is none other than Ángel, her next-door neighbour. In episode 5 of the soap, Estela – Ángel’s sister – warns her about Ángel and his aventuras de verano, and Antonio plans his surprise arrival in Spain for Iona’s birthday, only to discover things are not quite what he expected! Please note that lesson 25 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 325 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
