We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024 , which will lead us to the final location! Test your German and detective skills as Mark and Thomas 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, you have until 9am UK time (4am Eastern) on 12th November to submit your entry. Click here to locate the entry fo...
Nov 10, 2024•9 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for the third clue of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024 , our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts provided by Thomas 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 French, German, It...
Nov 08, 2024•10 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast We're back with the next episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024 , our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! In this episode join Thomas and Mark as they reveal clue number two and take us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we'll discover further clues, solve the mystery and 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, vis...
Nov 06, 2024•10 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the first episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024 , our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join Max and Mark in this first episode as they reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your French. For further details about how you can take part visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 04, 2024•10 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast New mini-series! Starting on Monday 4th November, join Mark and the Coffee Break German Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our German. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition, and by taking part you could win some amazing prizes for German learners. For everything you need to know about this mini series and how to take part in the competition, visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt . Die gro...
Oct 29, 2024•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast How confident are you with the verb Ziehen in German? Join Mark and Thomas in this episode of the Coffee Break German show as they discuss this versatile verb and its different meanings depending on the context. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 31, 2024•16 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast If you would like an overview of everything you need to know about colours in German, enjoy this episode of The Coffee Break German Show. Discover how to use colours as adjectives and nouns correctly! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 24, 2024•15 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Do you know how to make suggestions and give commands in German? Join us in this episode of the Coffee Break German Show as we discuss lassen and the imperative in German. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 17, 2024•17 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Tune in to this episode of the Coffee Break German Show and learn all about compound adjectives in German. We discuss how compound adjectives are formed, as well as how to use them. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 10, 2024•14 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Would you like to master the pronunciation of vowels in German? Join Mark and Thomas as they go over the challenging topic of long and short vowel sounds in German. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 03, 2024•16 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Struggling to remember the difference between wann , wenn and als in German? Fear not! In this episode of The Coffee Break German Show we'll help you understand once and for all how to say "when" in German. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 26, 2024•15 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast If you would like to learn more about German separable verbs, listen to this episode of The Coffee Break German Show. We focus on the rules behind using separable verbs and when to use the prefix or not! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 19, 2024•16 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Would you like to sound more like a native German speaker when discussing the past? Join us in this episode of The Coffee Break German Show as we explain when to use the perfect and imperfect tenses to talk about the past! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 12, 2024•13 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Perplexed by prepositions? Tune in to this episode of The Coffee Break German Show and learn how to use location prepositions in German, depending on the following noun. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ ☕️ To purchase a Coffee Break mug, click here ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 05, 2024•17 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to Season 2 of The Coffee Break German Show! In this first episode we are focusing on prepositions of location and how to use the dative and accusative cases in German. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 29, 2024•13 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast We're back with Season 2 of the Coffee Break German Show! In this podcast series we help you take your intermediate German to the next level, one coffee break at a time. Throughout the 10-episode series we cover a range of topics to help you deepen your understanding of tricky grammar, broaden your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation. You'll sound like a native speaker in no time! You will also be able to watch these lessons for free on Coffee Break TV , and download the episodes to your ...
May 22, 2024•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you know how to pronounce the German letter combinations - ‘sch’, ‘ei’ and ‘ie’? In this final episode of The Coffee Break German Show, Mark and Olivera dissect and practise several of the most challenging German sounds to pronounce. By the end of this episode you will be more confident when using these letter combinations in conversation! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 20, 2023•16 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the penultimate episode of The Coffee Break German Show! In this episode, Mark and Thomas discuss how to express the negative using nein , nicht , and kein . By the end of this episode you will be able to confidently express negative ideas in German! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 13, 2023•9 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the new episode of The Coffee Break German Show! Today Mark and Thomas discuss how to use the infinitive form of verbs in 'zu' and 'um ... zu' constructions. By the end of this episode you will be confident in using the infinitive form of verbs in sentences in German! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 06, 2023•11 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast The focus of today's Coffee Break German Show episode is compound words! In this episode Thomas and Olivera discuss how to construct and understand compound nouns. By the end of this episode you will be more familiar with long German words! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 29, 2023•12 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to a new episode of The Coffee Break German Show! In this episode we discuss the four German cases, how to identify them and how to use them. By the end of this episode you will understand the concept of cases in German! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 22, 2023•17 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast How confident do you feel using the formal "you" in German? In this episode of The Coffee Break German Show, Mark and Thomas discuss how to say "you" within a conversation with a German speaker. By the end of this episode you will know exactly how to use this very common word! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 15, 2023•11 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Knowing how to form questions is an essential part of having conversations in German. In this episode of The Coffee Break German Show, Mark and Thomas discuss how to form questions, specifically focusing on sentence structure and question words in German. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 08, 2023•9 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Coffee Break German Show we are focusing on pronunciation! In particular we learn how to pronounce letters with an umlaut and its different uses in German. By the end of this episode you will know exactly when and why we use an umlaut! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ ☕️ To purchase a Coffee Break mug, click here ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 01, 2023•13 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Do you know when to use gehen and fahren to say "to go" in German? In this episode of The Coffee Break German Show Mark and Thomas clarify the different contexts in which you would use each verb. ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 25, 2023•9 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the very first episode of the Coffee Break German Show! To start off the series, we're chatting about some rules to follow when using more than one verb in a sentence. Los geht’s! ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this episode ⬅️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 18, 2023•14 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to our brand new podcast series - the Coffee Break German Show! Throughout this 10-episode series, Mark and Thomas will help you take your intermediate German to the next level, one coffee break at a time. We cover a range of topics to help you deepen your understanding of tricky grammar, broaden your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation. You'll sound like a native speaker in no time! Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV , and download ...
Oct 10, 2023•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the final episode of this season of the Coffee Break German Magazine, we hear a text about the well-known and successful German actor and director, Til Schweiger. As we hear about his life and international career, we review some important grammar points such as the imperfect irregular tense and scheint zu sein . As always, we hear relevant vocabulary along the way, including: Regisseur/-in , Produzent/-in and Drehbuchautor/-in before challenging you to our final tongue twister of the series!...
Aug 31, 2022•36 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast We’re discussing a film in this episode of the Coffee Break German Magazine: ‘The Life of Others’ by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Set in 1984, the film portrays life in the German Democratic Republic, in East Berlin, and follows a couple being spied on by a member of the Stasi. We hear more about the film through the text featured in this episode and Mark and Andrea focus on some of the key grammar points including: the passive, man and je… desto. Be sure to listen out for some new voc...
Aug 17, 2022•28 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast The topic of this Coffee Break German Magazine episode is hot air balloons - specifically the annual hot air balloon competitions which take place in the Alps during the month of January. As we learn about these fascinating competitions, we encounter some interesting vocabulary including the words: bunt, egal ob… oder… and lenken . Mark and Andrea also discuss the following grammar points: bei + noun, the infinitive with zu and ob . Of course, we end the episode with a brand-new tongue twister! ...
Aug 03, 2022•31 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 
