With Coffee Break Italian you can learn Italian where and when it suits you. In Season 1, you'll join teacher Mark, learner Katie and native speaker Francesca in our 15-minute lessons, and build your confidence in the language, learning Italian from scratch. Take your learning further with Season 2 in which Mark and Francesca are joined by learner Isla.
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Francesca walks you through five tiny Italian words that come up in real conversations all the time: "allora", "dai", "boh", "figurati" and "magari". Each one carries a lot of meaning, and learning to use them naturally is one of the fastest ways to sound more Italian. Which one will you start using first? ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ To receive regular free mini-lessons like this straight to your inbox, visit: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter Hoste...
Francesca goes beyond the textbook meaning of "dovere" and explores five nuances of this everyday Italian verb. You'll look at double conjugations, two different auxiliaries in the past tense, the less familiar meaning of "to owe", and the noun "il dovere". How many of these did you already know? ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ Love learning in short bursts? Our free weekly newsletter is packed with tips just like these: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newslette...
Francesca walks you through five common mistakes that are easy to fix but make a real difference to how natural your Italian sounds. From choosing between "favorito" and "preferito" to understanding why Italians say "mi lavo i denti", these are practical changes you can start using straight away. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ Want more tips like these delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free newsletter: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter ...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In Chiuso per ferie , Lorenzo's exhaustion from a busy summer leads to a well-deserved, but unexpected, break thanks to la signora Rachele’s wisdom. La signora Rachele, infatti, nota la stanc...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In Episode 9, La vita qui non è poi così male , Lorenzo’s friend talks about life in Berlin and his surprising new perspective on Italy. Fabrizio è tornato in Italia per le vacanze e passa il...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In L’estate della maturità , a small group of students go to il caffè di Tullio to celebrate the end of their maturità exams. Ora che la scuola è finita, i tre studenti hanno progetti diversi...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In Chapter 7, Il colloquio di lavoro , the fate of a job interview hangs in the balance as Tommaso arrives at il Caffè di Tullio, seeking solace and an honest ear. Tommaso si dirige al bar su...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In Episode 6, La vera amicizia non ha età , Gianni talks about his latest health diagnosis. Sono giorni di gran caldo e al bar vanno a ruba granite e caffè freddi, ma Gianni purtroppo ha rice...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling. In 'Tutto è bene quel che finisce bene', a young woman introduces her girlfriend to her parents over an aperitive at il Caffè di Tullio. Esatto! Una ragazza presenta la sua fidanzata ai genit...
Welcome back to il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your language skills naturally through storytelling. The latest episode of Scenes is here, and in this chapter, Problemi di cuore , Angelica learns of Mattia's summer plans and she's thrown into a turmoil of conflicting emotions. Lorenzo, ovviamente, no...
In this episode, the Coffee Break Italian Cafe welcomes its first Northern European tourists, setting the scene for an encounter with a tired Scottish couple. They share their escapade from the Vernaccia wine festival, where too much wine led to a night in their car due to exorbitant taxi prices. The hosts, Mark and Francesca, delve into key Italian vocabulary and grammar, including verb structures like "cercare di" and "provare a," indirect object pronouns, and descriptive adjectives, enriching listeners' Italian language skills through practical context.
Lorenzo è sorpreso di trovare la saracinesca del suo bar aperta e scopre che i suoi vecchi amici, Tommaso e Fabrizio, lo hanno visitato inaspettatamente dopo anni. L'episodio esplora i loro motivi di ritorno a casa da Berlino e la conversazione nostalgica. Successivamente, viene offerta un'analisi dettagliata di vocaboli ed espressioni chiave, come "venire a trovare" e "stufarsi di", arricchendo la comprensione dell'italiano.
Welcome back to Season 2 of Scenes from the Coffee Break Italian Café! Benvenuti alla Stagione 2 di Scenes! The Coffee Break Italian team is excited to welcome you back to il Caffè di Tullio . If you joined us in Season 1 then you will already be familiar with il Caffè di Tullio - our charming Italian café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, you’ll follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your...
In today's mini-lesson, Francesca from the Coffee Break Italian team is here with a delicious espresso lesson all about Italy’s favourite festive sweet treats! 🎄🍰 She introduces you to two iconic holiday cakes: ➡️ il panettone , the classic Milanese Christmas staple ➡️ il pandoro , the soft, buttery favourite from Verona Francesca shares a bit of history, how she likes to enjoy them, and of course… reveals her favourite! And you... Are you team panettone or team pandoro ? 😉✨ 🎯 You can receiv...
We're back with a new episode, bringing you a festive espresso lesson to enjoy in between the main seasons of Coffee Break Italian! 🎄✨ In this mini lesson, you’ll discover that December in Italy is much more than Christmas itself. From regional customs to useful seasonal vocabulary, this episode is the perfect way to immerse yourself in Italy’s magical month of celebrations. 🎁 ➡️ Don’t miss more content like this. Subscribe to the Coffee Break Italian newsletter ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Join Francesca from the Coffee Break Italian team for a festive coffee break as she explores three very different Italian films that are traditionally enjoyed during the holiday season! 🎄🍿 In this little espresso lesson, you’ll discover: 🎬 Natale in casa Cupiello 🎬 Parenti Serpenti 🎬 Il cinepanettone Whether you're looking for something heartwarming, dramatic or funny, this mini lesson will give you new vocabulary and a taste of Italy’s cinematic traditions. ✨ ➡️ To get more helpful content...
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 of the resources we have released since then. We hope you enjoy hearing about the history of Coffee Break, with a few secrets revealed along the way! The links mentioned at the ...
Join Francesca from the Coffee Break Italian team for a coffee break and get ready to improve your Italian over just 10 minutes. In this little espresso lesson, Francesca explores one of Italy’s favourite pastimes: giocare a carte, playing cards! You’ll also pick up useful phrases like fare le carte (to shuffle the cards), un mazzo (a deck), and even a fun memory trick, come quando fuori piove , to help you remember the order of the suits. ♣️♥️♦️♠️ ➡️ To get more helpful content like this direct...
We're back with a special bonus episode of the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt! Join us for a detailed explanation of this year's Treasure Hunt clues. Sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this episode on your next coffee break. ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt - La fantastica Caccia al Tesoro di Coffee Break 2025 - which will lead us to the final location! Test your Italian and detective skills as we reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your entry form listing the location from each episode to be in with a chance of winning a prize. Click here to locate the entry form and for further details about the competition . Hosted on Acast. See acast....
It's time for the third clue of La fantastica Caccia al Tesoro di Coffee Break 2025 , our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts we provide, and your language skills, can you work out where checkpoint number three is? In case you missed it - everyone who correctly identifies the four mystery locations will win a free month's subscription to the Coffee Break Club , as well as being entered into a prize draw to win lifetime access to our entire collection of Italian cours...
We're back with the next episode of La fantastica Caccia al Tesoro di Coffee Break 2025 , our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us as we reveal clue number two which takes us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we'll discover further clues to help you solve the mystery. Remember, you could be in with a chance of winning some great prizes! For further details about how you can take part in the treasure hunt and enter the competition, click here ....
Welcome to the first episode of La fantastica Caccia al Tesoro di Coffee Break 2025 , our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us in this first episode as we reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your Italian. For further details about how you can take part, click here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
New mini-series! Starting on Monday 20th October, join Mark and the Coffee Break Italian Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our Italian. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition! By taking part you could win some amazing prizes to help you take your Italian to the next level. For everything you need to know about this mini series and how to take part in the competition, click here . We hope you enjoy la...
Ready to learn new idioms in Italian? In this mini espresso lesson, Michela explores some Italian idioms inspired by animals, gli animali . 🐾 Just like in English, animals in Italian are used to describe traits, habits, and everyday situations. You’ll learn how to say things like: lento come una lumaca 🐌 sano come un pesce 🐟 cavallo di battaglia 🎶 andare a letto con le galline 🌙🐓 ➡️ To continue improving your Italian skills and receive helpful content straight to your inbox, subscribe to t...
We're back with a new episode, bringing you a little espresso lesson in between the main seasons of Coffee Break Italian. Today, Francesca explores two essential Italian verbs that often cause confusion: imparare (to learn) and insegnare (to teach). 👩🎓 👨🏫 While they may look similar, they have opposite meanings and different structures. By the end of the episode, you’ll know exactly when to use imparare and when to use insegnare and feel confident putting both into practice. 🎯 You can rec...
Michela from the Coffee Break Italian team is back with another espresso-style episode, in which she will help you improve your Italian vocabulary! ☕ In this mini-lesson, you’ll learn three Italian idioms related to autumn: prendere in castagna 🌰 venir su come i funghi 🍄 avere sale in zucca 🎃 Join us for this cosy episode and discover their meaning and how to use these expressions in context. 🍂 🎯 To keep improving your Italian and learn other useful vocabulary, subscribe to the Coffee Break...
In today's mini-lesson, Francesca takes us behind the scenes of the Italian rientro a scuola , the return to school. You’ll discover useful vocabulary and cultural insights that will help you feel more confident talking about school life in Italian.📚 By the end of this episode, you'll feel ready to step into any Italian classroom! ✅ To get access to more content like this, subscribe to the Coffee Break Italian newsletter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
We're back with a new episode, bringing you a little espresso lesson in between main seasons of Coffee Break Italian. In this mini-lesson, join Francesca as she shares her travel tips for visiting Sicilia and its vibrant capital, Palermo . From curiosities about the island to the delicious local gastronomy, she shares useful Italian words and phrases. You'll be inspired to add Trinacria , as Sicily is also referred to, to your travel list. 🏛️🍋 ✅ Access more content like this and subscribe to t...
In this espresso episode, join Mark as he shares practical tips to help you make the most of the little moments in your day and turn them into powerful opportunities for language learning! 💪 Discover how his recent trip to Slovenia taught him how his small interactions can help you build confidence and momentum in your learning. You’ll also get a taste of exclusive resources from the Coffee Break Club, our on-demand video library. The Coffee Break Club features over 1700 video lessons in French...
