Five ways to learn with Coffee Break German
German lessons made by experienced teachers and native speakers, ready whenever you are. Choose the format that fits your life.
Learn at your own pace, wherever you are and whatever your learning style.
The three levels of Coffee Break German
Every level starts with a free podcast. The course for each level adds a whole range of additional materials, including lesson notes, videos and exercises. Once you buy it, it’s yours for life.
Absolute beginner
Start from zero with Thomas, a native speaker, while Mark takes on the role of the learner.
The Level 1 course40 lessons for absolute beginners, with video lessons, notes and exercises
Beginner plus
Build on Level 1 and get to grips with cases, word order and adjective endings.
The Level 2 courseMove beyond the basics and learn the grammar you need to go further
Intermediate
Take on the genitive, the passive and the subjunctive, then follow a story in ten episodes.
The Level 3 courseDevelop your German with 40 lessons, ending with a story
Coffee Break German TV,
our on-demand video library
Coffee Break German TV has hundreds of video lessons for intermediate learners, with series such as Verb Lab and Schritt für Schritt, and translation challenges. You can watch them on your phone, computer, tablet or TV.
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Free German resources
Watch our free German video lessons on YouTube, or start with some of the most popular lessons on our site.
On YouTube
Coffee Break German on YouTube
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Nach, Nachdem or Danach? How to Say ‘After’ and ‘During’ in German
Popular German lessons
All German lessons
Negation in German: nein, nicht and kein
Making sense of German separable verbs
Everything you need to know about the umlaut
Prepositions of location in German
Zu and um… zu constructions in German
German pronunciation: sch, ei, ie and more
The imperative: suggestions and commands
8 German movies for learners
“Mark, Thomas, and Kirsten were just so good on the podcasts that I had to sign up for premium after about 12 episodes. Julia too, don’t want to leave her out!”
Practise between lessons
Chat in German with Nina
Nina is our AI chatbot, built on the way we teach at Coffee Break. She’s available 24/7 to help you with your German, answer questions about the language, and correct your mistakes as you go.
Chat with Nina
The book
50 German Coffee Breaks
The book has 50 short German activities that fit around your day, 5, 10 or 15 minutes at a time. It’s for learners at A2 to B1 level, in paperback and ebook.
Get the book
VIP Coaching · Limited places
Work through a Coffee Break German course with your own personal coach
Our coaching programme gives you 12 weeks of private lessons with an experienced Coffee Break coach, matched to your goals and timezone. You’ll have two 45-minute sessions each week.
Your coach keeps you on track and adjusts the pace to suit you, so each lesson turns into German you can use.
VIP Coaching runs in intakes, with a small number of places each time. Leave your email and we’ll let you know when the next one opens. There’s no commitment.