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Coffee Break Spanish

Capítulo 16 – Lo verdaderamente importante

Marta opens the briefcase using the key from the last puzzle and finds something very special that her father has been working on. Will this finally change everything? Join Marta in this emotional chapter and listen out for the new phrases: dar en la nariz and de Pascuas a Ramos.

Coffee Break Swedish

CBSw Travel Diaries 1.08 | Vinga – kompositörens lilla ö

Episode 8 of our Swedish Travel Diaries is packed with lots of grammar and new vocabulary. We follow the family to the little island of Vinga where one of Sweden’s most influential troubadours grew up. While we explore Vinga we also learn new phrases and expressions.

Coffee Break Spanish

Capítulo 15 – El principio de todo

In this episode we start to see things more from Carlos’ point of view which helps us understand his character and motives a bit better. Listen out for new phrases like la edad del pavo and dar el brazo a torcer.

Coffee Break Swedish

CBSw Travel Diaries 1.07 | Längs Göteborgs soliga gator

Following our visit to the amusement park, Liseberg, in the last episode, we now get to hear more about what the family does in the city of Göteborg. We focus on the past and perfect tenses, encounter some new phrasal verbs, and look at familiar vocabulary in new contexts.

Coffee Break Italian

CBI 3.40 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | Tutto è bene, quel che finisce bene!

We’re here with the final episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In the last chapter of “Il tesoro di Montespelonca” Professor Doppi’s motives are revealed: will he keep the treasure to himself or will it share it with the children? You will be able to really put yourself to the test with some advanced

Coffee Break German

CBG 3.40 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Ende gut, alles gut

Welcome to the final episode of Coffee Break German Season 3. In this episode we conclude our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein” by listening to Marian tell Lucie his news and then the two share a big hug. This last episode is packed full of grammar topics which have been covered in the

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.10 | End-of-unit review – The basics in Portuguese from Lessons 1–9

We have reached lesson 10 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this review lesson we go over what we learned in the first nine lessons of the season. We talk through the key points we’ve covered so far, then practise by listening to a dialogue. We hope you enjoy seeing how much you’ve learned over the

Coffee Break Gaelic

CBGa 1.09 | How to talk about the weather in Scottish Gaelic

We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break Gaelic! In this episode we’re focusing on the topic of weather. By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to describe the weather in Gaelic in both the present tense and the future tense.

Coffee Break Spanish

Capítulo 14 – El mejor escondite

In Chapter 14 we have another dialogue between Marta and her mother Pilar. While Marta continues playing her father’s game, we hear many interesting expressions like olerse la tostada and ser tal para cuál along with new verbs such as entrometerse.

Coffee Break Italian

CBI 3.39 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | Pericolo scampato!

We’re back with the penultimate episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this chapter of our story series “Il tesoro di Montespelonca” after making it to the cave, Alessandro and his friends decide to confront the person they believe is stealing the treasure hidden. Meanwhile, a terrible storm is flooding the cave. Will our

Coffee Break German

CBG 3.39 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Bangen und stille Freude

We’re back with the penultimate episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein” Marian receives another email about his future. In this episode listen out for a different way to emphasise adjectives in German and the apt idiom über den Berg sein.

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.09 | Talking about language – Useful phrases in Portuguese

We’ve reached lesson nine of Coffee Break Portuguese – the series that will teach you Portuguese right from the beginning. In this lesson we’re talking about something which is very important to us here at Coffee Break Languages … and that is language! We’ll be learning some helpful phrases that you can use to express that

Coffee Break Spanish

Capítulo 13 – ¿Qué es lo más importante?

In this episode, Marta concentrates on solving the puzzle she abandoned many years ago while Pilar observes her and seems to know more than she is letting on… what could she and Carlos be hiding? As usual, the episode is packed with new and interesting words like callejón and phrases like darse por vencido and

Coffee Break Swedish

CBSw Travel Diaries 1.05 | Småstaden Skärhamn

In this lesson we explore the small town Skärhamn on the Swedish west coast where we take the opportunity to delve into slightly more complex grammar. We look at how certain words can carry different meanings depending on the context and how other words can be used to subtly to convey different feelings. Of course,

Coffee Break Italian

CBI 3.38 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | Ma lui cosa fa qui?

Welcome back to a new episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 and another instalment of our story series “Il tesoro di Montespelonca”! In this chapter, Alessandro shares with his friends what he has learned about le Torrette thanks to nonna Nina. Will they finally find the entrance to the legendary cave? Francesca and Mark

Coffee Break German

CBG 3.38 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Künftige Mitbewohner:innen

We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and therefore another instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this episode, the twins are preoccupied with preparations for their respective future studies; Lucie has even already found friends and met her future roommate online on the forum for

Coffee Break Portuguese

CBP 1.08 | More places in town – How to ask for directions in Portuguese

We’re back with another episode to help you learn Portuguese on your coffee break. In our eighth lesson we’re delving further into the topic of places in town. Join Rafael and Ava to learn some more words and phrases that you should now if you’re visiting a new Portuguese-speaking town or city, and learn how