Join teacher Susanna, learner Mark and Cultural Correspondent Rae in this latest episode of Coffee Break Gaelic our series for beginners of Gaelic. In this lesson you’ll learn the words for different languages in Gaelic and how to talk about which languages you speak. You’ll also find out more about Gaelic in Nova Scotia.
Capítulo 12 – El último rompecabezas
In this episode we go with Marta back to her childhood; to her room, to her memories and to the last puzzle she ever received from her father. Can she find what she is looking for? Listen out for the new verbs corroer and rebuscar, and can you work out what ver algo con otros ojos means? We also discover a little about university entrance processes in Spain.
CBSw Travel Diaries 1.04 | Badplatsen Bleket
Welcome to the next instalment of the Coffee Break Swedish Travel Diaries! Day four of the trip takes us to the swimming spot, Bleket. The weather is shifting, which causes the mood of some family members to shift too. As we dive into salty water, we learn new vocabulary and grammar, before rounding off the day with a nice meal in a setting most Swedes would look forward to all winter.
CBI 3.37 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | La leggenda delle Torrette.
We’re back with another episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 and another instalment of our story series “Il tesoro di Montespelonca“. After the events of the previous episode, Alessandro is still angry with his friends and decides to visit his nonna for lunch in hopes of finally getting to the bottom of the mystery! Alessandro’s grandmother reveals another intriguing and possibly dangerous part of the legend surrounding the cave… what will Alessandro do now? In this episode, among other things, you can see a variety of verb moods and tenses and some idioms about la luna.
CBG 3.37 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Väterlicher Rat
Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and in this episode we have a further instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this part of the story, we hear a conversation between father and son: keeping his best interests in mind, observant father Michael talks to Marian about what the future may hold for him. Listen out for key grammar points such as the use of modal verbs and the subjunctive.
CBP 1.07 | Asking where things are – City vocabulary in Portuguese
Olá! Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break Portuguese. Our topic for today is places in town. Rafael and Ava will cover some useful words and phrases to help you find your way around a town or city and talk about how to ask for directions. This lesson is an introduction to the topic and we’ll be taking it further in lesson 8.
CBGa 1.06 | Numbers 1–10 — How to count from 1–10 in Gaelic
Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson you’ll learn some new vocabulary to talk about your family. We’ll also cover the numbers from zero to ten and the days of the week.
Capítulo 11 – ¿Y ahora qué?
In Chapter 10, Pilar called Marta following a visit from an estate agent arranged by Carlos some time ago. Before Marta had the chance to uncover any information about her father, Pilar hung up the phone on her. Listen to this week’s episode as Marta heads to back to her childhood home to find out what Carlos is up to. Take note of the phrases: sacar de quicio and hecho/a y derecho/a as well as the verbs esfumarse and aferrarse.
CBSw Travel Diaries 1.03 | Krabbfiske och bastubad på Klädesholmen
In this lesson, the family leaves Marstrand to travel to nearby island Klädesholmen. We get to hear stories about Mattias’s childhood as he takes us up and down the streets lined by white wooden houses on this rocky island full of rose bushes, sunshine, and sailboats. We learn some new vocabulary and revise verb tenses along the way!
CBI 3.36 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | D’ora in poi me la caverò da solo!
Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 and a further instalment of our story series “Il tesoro di Montespelonca”! In this chapter Alessandro and his friends finally make it to Le Torrette but are disappointed to find only grass and thorn bushes when they arrive. The three friends disagree on their next steps and Alessandro decides to continue to investigate on his own. Listen out for our Cosina: meglio soli che male accompagnati!
CBG 3.36 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Ein Wechselbad der Gefühle
We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and another instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this part of the story we find out about Marian’s email from UCLA and how family and friends react to the news. In this episode, among other things, you will find a wide range of tenses being used from pluperfect, perfect, imperfect, present and future all in just a few sentences. Furthermore you can find some new vocabulary describing the emotions the twins are feeling such as schlechtes Gewissen, ablenken and verlockend.
CBP 1.06 | Numbers 1–10 – How to count from 1–10 in Portuguese
Join Rafael and Ava in the latest episode of Coffee Break Portuguese, in which we’re learning how to count from 1–10, how to ask for and give telephone numbers, and how to give more information about your family using numbers. We’ll also be joined by Catarina for more listening practice and some learning about Portuguese names in today’s Cafezinho com Catarina. Estão prontos? Vamos lá!
CBGa 1.05 | Introducing your family — Words for family members in Gaelic
Susanna and Mark are back for another episode of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce different members of your family and how to use emphatic pronouns such as esan and ise. You’ll also hear about the meaning of some Gaelic surnames from our Cultural Correspondent Rae.
CBSw Travel Diaries 1.02 | En dag på Marstrandsön
The adventures of the family continue! In this episode we follow them as they take the ferry over to the island of Marstrandsön – an island full of sunshine, history, old fortresses, ghosts, and seagulls. This lesson builds on a lot of the grammar we are already familiar with and we encounter verbs in new tenses. We also see some new and useful constructions, and learn more about some of Sweden’s most infamous criminals.
CBI 3.35 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | Chiediamo al professor Doppi!
We’re back with another episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 and our fifth instalment of “Il tesoro di Montespelonca“! In this part of the story Alessandro and his friends visit the village’s local historian, Professor Doppi, to find out more about the legend of the cave. He says that, according to some old documents, there could be an actual cave below the mountain but it has never been explored as the passage seems to be blocked. He also gives them a big book containing a chapter on ‘Le Torrette’, two ancient towers on the mountain near the village. Apparently, these towers indicated the way towards a hidden path to the cave used by bandits, but the path to this day has not been found…
CBG 3.35 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Emails aus Kalifornien
We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and another instalment of “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this segment of the story Lucie and Marian are at home, enjoying the sun and the peace after the exciting celebration that was the prom. But suddenly, Lucie receives a long awaited e-mail! In this episode, among other things you will find a wide range of vocabulary used to describe the emotions and emotional responses of people. This is also a great opportunity to see the difference between “werden” and “bekommen” in German.
CBP 1.05 | Introducing your family – Words for family members in Portuguese
We’ve reached episode 5 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson Rafael and Ava are covering another useful topic for when you’re travelling in the Portuguese-speaking world or meeting someone who speaks Portuguese – how to introduce your family. We’ll be learning some of the words for different family members, as well as how to say what they are called.
CBGa 1.04 | Where you live — How to talk about where you live in Gaelic
Join teacher Susanna and learner Mark in the fourth lesson of Coffee Break Gaelic. In this episode, we’ll cover city names and Gaelic pronouns, and you’ll be able to talk about where you live. We’ll also hear from our Cultural Correspondent Rae who’ll tell us more about the Gaelic language and where it is spoken.
CBSw Travel Diaries 1.01 | Resan till Koön
Welcome to the very first episode of the Coffee Break Swedish Travel Diaries! In Episode 1 we are introduced to a family of four as they drive down from the city of Uppsala to spend their summer holidays on the West Coast of Sweden. As we get to know them and follow their initial drive down to the coast we review some key grammar, including tenses and compound words, and are introduced to both new vocabulary and grammar points.
CBI 3.34 | Il tesoro di Montespelonca | Bentornata a casa, Stella!
Welcome back to Coffee Break Italian Season 3. In episode 34 we are listening to the fourth segment of our story series ‘Il tesoro di Montespelonca‘! Alessandro and his three friends visit Nina, Alessandro’s Nonna, who tells them about the legend of an underground cave going through the mountain near her wheat fields. Allegedly, hens would sometimes disappear when people took them to the market, and they would then reappear on the other side of the mountain, as if by magic. Alessandro wonders if Stella could be hiding in this legendary cave but when he returns home he is surprised to see his dog, found by a farmer in his own field, right on the other side of the mountain!
