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Coffee Break Spanish

Coffee Break Spanish – All You Need To Know

Join Mark and Pablo for this special episode of Coffee Break Spanish where we’re talking about something a bit different. We receive emails and messages all the time asking us “where should I start?”, so we thought we’d answer that in this episode. We share details about how Coffee Break Spanish first started back in

Coffee Break Italian

Coffee Break Italian – All You Need To Know

Join Mark and Francesca for this special episode of Coffee Break Italian where we’re talking about something a bit different. We receive emails and messages all the time asking us “where should I start?”, so we thought we’d answer that in this episode. We share details about how Coffee Break Italian first started and all

Coffee Break French

Coffee Break French – All You Need To Know

Join Mark and Max for this special episode of Coffee Break French, where we’re talking about something a bit different. We receive emails and messages all the time asking us “where should I start?”, so we thought we’d answer that in this episode. We share details about how Coffee Break French first started back in

Coffee Break German

Coffee Break German – All You Need To Know

Join Mark and Thomas for this special episode of Coffee Break German where we’re talking about something a bit different. We receive emails and messages all the time asking us “where should I start?”, so we thought we’d answer that in this episode. We share details about how Coffee Break German first started and all

Coffee Break Japanese

CBJ 1.01 | Greetings – Konnichiwa! こんにちは!

Coffee Break Japanese e yōkoso – welcome to Coffee Break Japanese! This series will introduce you to the Japanese language, starting from the basics. By the end of this series you’ll be able to use the language in many situations and understand what native speakers say to you. In this first lesson you’ll learn how

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.40 | Stornoway

Welcome to the final lesson from Level 1 of Coffee Break Gaelic! We learn some new phrases, more specifically language related to the seasons and we also review some key language points.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.40 | An end-of-trip party

Welcome to the final episode of our beginners’ course in Portuguese. Join teacher Rafael and learner Ava to listen to the final dialogue recorded on location in Portugal, during Ava’s trip to practise her Portuguese. Then, back in the studio, Rafael will help you understand all the language used in the conversation. Vamos lá! If

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.39 | The Isle of Lewis

Welcome to the second last lesson of this series of Coffee Break Gaelic! This time we are exploring the Isle of Lewis.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.39 | A special coffee break in Belém, Lisbon – Tasting Pastéis de Belém

We have something special in today’s episode! In the penultimate lesson of this season, we’re going to listen to two dialogues recorded on location in Lisbon, Portugal, and hear what happened when Ava and Catarina met up for um verdadeiro cafezinho! This was not just any cafezinho, but a very special coffee break at the

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.38 | The Isle of Harris

This week we’re following Iona as she visits the Isle of Harris. We learn some new vocabulary and also review some more familiar grammar rules and phrases from earlier in the course.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.38 | Making friends in Portuguese – Vocabulary for meeting new people

Lesson 38 of our Portuguese course is a chance to review and practise the essential words and phrases that you typically use when you meet someone for the first time. We’ll listen to another conversation recorded on location in Portugal, then, back in the studio, teacher Rafael and learner Ava will talk through all the

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.37 | North Uist & Berneray

Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode, we continue our journey through Scotland, this time landing in North Uist and Berneray. We introduce some new words and phrases and take a look at plurals in Gaelic.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.37 | Buying a train ticket to Lisbon – Portuguese transport vocabulary

In this newest episode of Coffee Break Portuguese, we’ll be reviewing useful language for buying travel tickets! You’ll get the opportunity to practise your listening comprehension through a dialogue that took place during learner Ava’s time in Porto, then teacher Rafael will help you understand everything that was said.

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.36 | The Isle of Skye

In Lesson 36 of Coffee Break Gaelic, Iona is continuing her travels in Scotland and exploring the Isle of Skye.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.36 | Asking for help at the pharmacy – Asking for medical advice in Portuguese

Join Rafael and Ava in this latest episode to continue learning Portuguese on your coffee break. The topic of our lesson today is how to ask for help at the pharmacy. You’ll practise your listening comprehension by hearing a dialogue that took place during learner Ava’s visit to the pharmacy, then teacher Rafael will help

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.35 | Iona & Staffa

In this lesson, we take a trip to Iona and Staffa. We learn some new words and phrases and introduce the past tense of “to go”.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.35 | Shopping and lunch at the Mercado do Bolhão – Portuguese shopping vocabulary

In the latest episode of Coffee Break Portuguese we’ll hear two dialogues to help you practise your listening skills in Portuguese. These conversations were recorded on location in Porto, Portugal, when Ava and her friend Mariana were out souvenir shopping, then visiting the well-known Mercado do Bolhão. Back in the studio, Rafael and Ava talk

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.34 | The Isle of Mull

In this lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic, we join Iona in Mull and look at both familiar and new vocabulary, specifically focusing on food words!

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.34 | Breakfast in the hotel – Ordering food and drinks in Portuguese

Welcome to lesson 34 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson we’ll be hearing multiple voices and accents in Portuguese. We’ll be listening to two conversations that took place while Ava was having breakfast in the hotel in Porto during her trip. Listen to the episode to practise your listening comprehension and to join Rafael

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.33 | Oban

In this lesson, we continue on our virtual journey. We follow Iona and her cousins on their travels in Scotland and encounter both some familiar phrases and some completely new ones.