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Coffee Break German

Coffee Break Languages

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.386357 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:08

CBG 1:37 | Gibt es einen Supermarkt, der am Sonntag...

Coffee Break German ·

2014/08/09

In this latest lesson of Coffee Break German, Mark is asking for some information at the reception desk of his hotel in Innsbruck. In addition to providing an opportunity for practising various areas of vocabulary, this dialogue introduces a new grammatical concept.In this lesson you will:practise words and phrases used when asking for information;review language used for talking about public transport and directions;learn about the relative pronoun in German – a translation of the word“which”;find

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22:08

CBG 1:36 | Kann ich hier Briefmarken kaufen?

Coffee Break German ·

2014/07/25

Mark’s continuing his trip to Austria in this lesson, and as usual he’s accompanied by Thomas who is helping him practise his language skills. This week Mark’s buying postcards and Thomas is buying sports shoes with his friend, Daniel. In this lesson you will:practise words and phrases for shopping scenarioes;learn about the expressionkönnte ich…?meaning “could I…?”;see further examples of German modal verbs and the word order rules associated with them;discover a new way to say “goodbye” in the

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18:25

CBG 1:35 | Ich kann Ihnen zeigen, was es hier zu...

Coffee Break German ·

2014/07/13

In the latest lesson of Coffee Break German, Mark and Thomas take a trip to the nearby town of Schwaz and visit the Tourist Information Office to find out what there is to do and see. In this lesson you will:review language for giving directions and describing locations;investigate further examples of German word order and the “second place” rule for verbs;talk about opening times and other types of information for tourists;practise different conversational structures.This season of Coffee Break

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20:11

CBG 1:34 | Ich lade dich auf dein Frühstück ein!

Coffee Break German ·

2014/06/04

In this week’s lesson, Thomas joins Mark for breakfast at the hotel and they have a conversation with another hotel guest.Coming up in this lesson…review transactional language for ordering drinks;be reminded about Austrian greetings;learn further ways to use the verb sollen;practise different conversational structures.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio

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17:24

CBG 1:33 | Welch ein Zufall!

Coffee Break German ·

2014/05/13

Mark is continuing his trip to Austria where he’s practising his German with cohost Thomas. In this episode they eavesdrop on a conversation between an American tourist and the hotel receptionist. Coming up in this lesson:learn new ways to ask for information;review vocabulary for checking into a hotel;learn more about prepositions and the cases they use;test your understanding by listening to a conversation.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to the

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23:34

CBG 1:32 | Gibt es einen Bus dorthin?

Coffee Break German ·

2014/03/08

Mark has travelled to Austria to put his German into practice with his cohost, native speaker Thomas. This week they are travelling into the town centre from Innsbruck airport and Mark has a conversation with the person working at the information desk in the airport to find out how best to get into the centre of town. Coming up in this lesson…review ways to ask for directions in German;learn new ways to ask for information;find out about the comparative form of adjectives in German;test your

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19:26

CBG 1:31 | Willkommen in Innsbruck!

Coffee Break German ·

2014/02/16

Mark has travelled to Austria to put his German into practice with his cohost and native speaker Thomas. In this lesson Mark has just arrived at Innsbruck airport and he and Thomas discuss the kind of language he’ll need to take part in conversations during his trip. In this lesson you will:learn to talk about what you’re looking forward to doing;learn to talk about how long you’ve been learning German for;test your understanding by listening to a conversation.This season of Coffee Break German

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28:25

CBG 1:30 | Translation challenge

Coffee Break German ·

2013/12/23

In lesson 30 of Coffee Break German you’ll join Mark and Thomas as they review the language covered in the past ten lessons. In this lesson you will:find out who the mystery personalities from lesson 29 were;test your translation skills from German into English;test your translation skills from English into German;review the grammar covered in lessons 21-30 with our Grammar Guru;learn about some famous German speakers.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay

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27:48

CBG 1:29 | A review quiz

Coffee Break German ·

2013/12/09

In this special lesson of Coffee Break German, we’re challenging you to identify five personalities by using the German skills you’ve acquired in the courses so far. Listen to the show, enter our competition, and you could win an iPad mini![PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED]This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video versions of the

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24:00

CBG 1:28 | Saying what you like to do

Coffee Break German ·

2013/11/20

In this new lesson in our series you’ll learn to talk about likes and dislikes in German. Coming up in this lesson…how to say what you like and what you don’t like in German;how to talk about what you like doing;how to use the verb gefallen;how to use the word gern to talk about what you like doing;about some famous German language film.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes,

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29:51

CBG 1:27 | Talking about your work

Coffee Break German ·

2013/10/29

In this lesson you’ll learn to talk about birthdays and jobs with your new German-speaking friends. Coming up:how to say dates in German;how to talk about your date of birth;to talk about your job and say where you work;to use certain prepositions which can use the accusative or dative cases depending on the situation;about the Austrian capital, Vienna.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you'd like to benefit

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23:22

CBG 1:26 | Talking more about yourself

Coffee Break German ·

2013/10/09

In this lesson you’ll learn to talk more about your family and to talk about why you’re visiting Germany, or indeed Austria or Switzerland! Coming up in this lesson…how to introduce members of your family;how to use possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, etc) in the nominative, accusative and dative cases;to talk about why you’re visiting a German-speaking country;how to talk about the ages in German;about the German capital, Berlin.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40

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31:07

CBG 1:25 | Dealing with emergencies

Coffee Break German ·

2013/09/25

In this lesson we’re dealing with emergencies and learning to talk about problems you may encounter while travelling in a German-speaking area. In this lesson you will learn:how to say you’ve lost something;how to say someone has stolen something belonging to you;to ask for help in German;how to describe things using colours and sizes;about prepositions which take certain cases;about the Bavarian capital, Munich.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to

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25:35

CBG 1:24 | Using the phone in German

Coffee Break German ·

2013/09/15

This lesson focuses on using the phone in German. In this lesson you will learn:how to answer the phone in German;how to ask to speak to someone;to understand other phone phrases in German;how to use pronouns in the dative case;about the German concept of Kurorte which translates roughly as “spa towns”.This season of Coffee Break German features a total of 40 episodes. Stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, bonus audio recordings and video

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26:04

CBG 1:23 | At the pharmacy

Coffee Break German ·

2013/09/06

This week’s lesson continues on from last week and we’ll be continuing to learn to cope with a visit to the pharmacy or doctor’s while travelling in a German-speaking country. In this lesson you will learn:further practice of the aches and pains we learned about in the last lesson;how to describe your symptoms in German;how to ask for medication for a particular condition;how to use demonstrative articles – the words for “this” and “these”;more about the plural definite article in different

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21:13

CBG 1:22 | Aches and pains

Coffee Break German ·

2013/08/29

When travelling on vacation or business sometimes things don’t go according to plan and you need to visit a doctor or pharmacy. In this lesson you’ll learn to talk about various parts of the body and to describe your symptoms. In this lesson you will learn:the words for various parts of your body;how to say you have a headache, a stomachache, toothache, etc.;how to explain your symptoms using the construction “my … hurts”;what Schrebergärten, Gartenzwerge and Dauercamper are in our cultural segment

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22:19

CBG 1:21 | Talking about the weather

Coffee Break German ·

2013/08/19

There’s nothing worse that bad weather when you’re on holiday and in this week’s Coffee Break German you’ll learn to avoid it so that you can enjoy travelling in a German-speaking part of the world even more. In this lesson you will learn:to talk about the weather in the present, asking “what is the weather like” and giving appropriate responses;to talk about the weather in the future, asking “what is the weather going to be like tomorrow”, again with a range of suitable responses;how to tell the

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32:55

CBG 1:20 | End-of-unit review

Coffee Break German ·

2013/08/11

Half way through the course! In this twentieth lesson of Coffee Break German you’ll join Mark as he is tested by Thomas on everything he has learned so far in the course. In this lesson:test yourself on what you’ve learned with the translation challenges set by Thomas;translate from German into English and from English into German;join Kirsten for a useful review of the main grammar points covered so far in the course;find out about music from Germany and Austria in our Cultural Correspondent

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25:28

CBG 1:19 | Travelling by public transport

Coffee Break German ·

2013/07/24

In this latest episode of Coffee Break German you’ll continue learning to deal with public transport in German. In this lesson you’ll learn:to talk about train/bus arrival and departure times;to ask when buses and trains arrive and depart;to ask for single/return tickets and specify more information about the tickets you want to buy;about the German concept of Pünktlichkeit, both in the context of public transport and the German psyche;about Mitfahrgelegenheit and how it could help you to travel

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23:31

CBG 1:18 | Getting about town

Coffee Break German ·

2013/07/05

In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning to talk about public transport. In this lesson you’ll learn:to ask what time the train or bus leaves and arrives;to specify which train or bus you’re enquiring about;to use a special construction which can be reused in many question situations;about German Ampelmännchen, traffic light men, in our Cultural Correspondent section;and to conjugate the verb sein (“to be”) in the present tense.This season of Coffee Break German features a

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