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Jun 2022
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CBG 3.16 | Temporal Prepositions | Sie a...

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We're focusing on a brand new topic in this episode of Coffee Break German Season 3: temporal prepositions. Join Mark and Andrea as they discuss temporal prepositions, such as seit, ab, and von… bis, before hearing them in context during a dialogue in which Herr Kühne has a job interview with Frau Dr. Hofmann. Vocabulary to listen out for in this episode includes: Lebenslauf, Probezeit and absagen.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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