Nov 2022

CBI 3.25 | Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive | In bocca al lupo per il colloquio!

We are back with another episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this episode we are focusing specifically on the perfect and pluperfect subjunctive. We then go on to listen to a dialogue based on a job interview: be sure to listen out for some key vocabulary which may co ... Show More

26m 53s

Dec 2022

CBI 3.26 | Hypothetical clauses | Sognare non costa niente

In this episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we are focusing on all of the possible ways to form a hypothetical clause (or 'if' clause) in Italian. We listen to a dialogue between two friends Michele and Giada, who are discussing the prospect of Michele losing his job and ... Show More

27m 6s

Dec 2022

CBI 3.27 | Passive structures | La festa di quartiere

In this episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 we are learning about passive structures! You may have heard of this grammar point being mentioned in previous Coffee Break Italian series but in this episode we are finally analysing it in detail. You will then hear many exampl ... Show More

28m 37s

Dec 2022

CBG 3.27 | The Subjunctive – wishes and dreams | Könnte ich doch besser tanzen

We are back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are introducing the subjunctive, a big milestone for German learners! Specifically, we are learning how to express wishes and dreams with the subjunctive. We hear some examples of it in the cont ... Show More

27m 11s

Jan 2023

CBG 3.28 | The subjunctive – giving advice | Ich sollte mich nicht so aufregen

Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are continuing our learning of the subjunctive. We review what we already know and then go on to learn how to make suggestions and give advice in German. Our dialogue for this episode is based ... Show More

23m 11s

Feb 2023

CBG 3.29 | Subjunctive 2 – hypothesis | Das wäre super!

In this episode of Coffee Break German Mark and Andrea are continuing to focus on the subjunctive, more specifically they are discussing how to make hypothetical statements, like conditionals and wishes. We'll learn to use the subjunctive with wenn/falls, with ... Show More

23m 17s

Apr 2011

CBF 3:19 | Idiomatic expressions and the subjunctive

We rejoin Veronica this week in our series of episodes coming from our featured learners in the south of France. “Veronica” has been getting to know one of her clients and, as we’ll be finding out this week, she has been invited to a party at this client’s house. In terms of the ... Show More

20m 18s

Jan 2018

CBI 2.21 | C'era molta gente e non faceva troppo freddo

In this lesson we're focusing on a new tense, the imperfect, which is used for descriptions and to talk about repeated actions in the past. It's a very straightforward tense, and Francesca shares some great news about the Imperfect in this episode! As usual, there are lots of exa ... Show More

28m 41s

Oct 2017

CBI 2.17 | Abbiamo visto tutto

In this episode of Coffee Break Italian, we're continuing to learn about the Perfect Tense, this time focusing on verbs which have irregular past participles. You'll learn to form past participles for irregular verbs and you'll also learn about the groupings of irregular verbs wh ... Show More

28m 16s

Aug 2011

Season 3 – Lesson 17 – Coffee Break Spanish

This episode is dedicated to all fans of the imperfect subjunctive… and to those of you who are terrified of it! After listening to Mark and Alba’s discussion about all things hypothetical, you’ll be 100% confident in using the Spanish imperfect subjunctive. In addition, Alba tal ... Show More

22m 56s

Nov 2018

CBI 2.36 | La Mia Estate ep6 - Incredibile, sembrano due piccioncini!

In the latest lesson of Coffee Break Italian we're listening to episode 6 of our soap opera, La Mia Estate. Riccardo and Maria seem to be getting on well, much to the surprise of Mia, Anna and Giorgio, and Riccardo has some exciting news regarding his search for a house. The epis ... Show More

27m 26s

Jun 2011

CBF 3:22 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions

In this week's episode of Coffee Break French we hear about Veronica’s exciting weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix. We’ll be hearing about the party she attended at the house of one of her clients. We will be hearing more examples of the subjunctive along with a couple of interesti ... Show More

19 m

Jul 2024

The subjunctive in Spanish - All you need to know to start using it | CBS Show 2.08

Ready to master the use of the subjunctive in Spanish? In this episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Show you will learn about using the present subjunctive conjugation and its common triggers.Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and d ... Show More

15m 47s

CBI 3.24 | Imperfect subjunctive | Casa ...