Learn German in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native German speakers.
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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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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 ...
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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 gehts! Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
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 ...
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!...
Were 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 vocabul...
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! In...
In the latest instalment of the Coffee Break German Magazine, were heading on a road trip in the Austrian Alps! Throughout the text featured in this episode, we explore the Groglockner Hochalpenstrae - a scenic mountain road and one of Austrias main attractions - while taking note of the interesting language points, including: adjectives, the infinitive with zu and sowohl als auch . Listen until the end of the episode to master our tricky tongue twister which will impress your German-speaking fr...
We hope you're hungry as this episode of the Coffee Break German Magazine is all about a traditional North German dish made of potatoes, beef, pickles and beetroot. This used to be a sailors dish but today its found all over Northern Europe, and there are lots of different variations. This episode will give you the opportunity to brush up on your food-related vocabulary with words such as Gewrzgurke , gepkelt and Spiegelei . Be sure to listen until the end to hear our tongue twister! In each epi...
We're halfway through the Coffee Break German Magazine Season 3! In Episode 5 we listen to a text about the Habsburg dynasty and its legacy. We hear lots of new vocabulary and grammar points which Mark and Andrea explain along the way. Be sure to listen until the end to learn about a proverb which is the equivalent to c'est la vie in French. In each episode of this 10-lesson season for intermediate learners you can build your vocabulary, increase your understanding of grammar a...
Welcome to another episode of the Coffee Break German Magazine! This time, our hosts, Mark and Andrea, focus on a text about the Hanse (a trade/military network of cities between the 12th and 17th century) and the Hanseatic cities of Germany. We discuss the cities which were part of the Hanseatic league and how this is celebrated once a year with regional food, medieval costumes, historical guided city tours and more. As always, we pick up on the key grammar and vocabulary points from our text a...
We're back with another episode of the Coffee Break German Magazine! We're talking football this week, specifically the highest professional German football league. As we learn how the league works, we focus on some interesting language points including adjective declination and superlatives before rounding off the episode with the following proverb: Da liegt der Hund begraben . In each episode of this 10-lesson season for intermediate learners you can build your vocabulary, increase your unders...
