Mar 4

Sherlock Holmes: Das Abenteuer der verschleierten Untermieterin (Learn German with Stories) [Ep.119]

Ein Zirkuslöwe zerfleischt einen Mann und eine Frau. Es sieht wie ein Unfall aus. Der Mann ist tot, doch die Frau überlebt – und behält ihr grausames Geheimnis für sich. Free PDF & all podcast versions: 3 Ways to Support Us: 1. Join us, reach levels A1 + A2 and get hooked on lear ... Show More

2h 4m

Feb 25

Der Giftmordfall (Learn German with a short story) [Ep. 118]

Ein einziges Detail verrät den Mörder – ohne dass er es merkt. Findest du es, bevor ich dir die Lösung sage? Free PDF & all podcast versions: 3 Ways to Support Us: 1. Join us, reach levels A1 + A2 and get hooked on learning German 2. Get ad-free episodes on Apple Podcasts 3. Buy ... Show More

13m 26s

Feb 18

Anders weiß zu leben (Learn German with Stories) [Ep. 117]

Du musst dir unbedingt diese Geschichte anhören: Morgens sind sie arm und hungrig, abends essen sie Kaviar und rauchen Zigarren – alles dank eines verrückten Plans, der erstaunlich gut funktioniert. Free PDF & all podcast versions: 3 Ways to Support Us: 1. Join us, reach levels A ... Show More

33m 31s

Feb 2017

CBG 2.02 | Ich möchte gern den Braten mit Kartoffeln | Focusing on the accusative case

How many times have you ordered a drink in a German café, or a snack in a German restaurant and you've never been quite sure about whether you're using the correct word for "a" or "the". Of course there's the gender of the word to think about, but the added complication with G ... Show More

22m 44s

May 2013

CBG 1:12 | Ordering snacks in a café

In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning more words and phrases to deal with ordering food and drinks. In this lesson you’ll learn: <ul><li>the words for savoury and sweet snacks;</li><li>how to order food in restaurants in German;</li ... Show More

22m 42s

Jul 2014

CBG 1:36 | Kann ich hier Briefmarken kaufen?

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: <u ... Show More

22m 8s

May 2018

CBG 2.29 | Fährst du in die Schweiz, oder fährst du in der Schweiz?

Coffee Break German Season 2 is all about helping you "tighten up" your German, and this episode addresses one of the trickiest aspects of German for learners. You're already familiar with prepositions, and you're already familiar with the accusative and dative case, but did y ... Show More

37m 12s

Dec 2014

CBG 1:40 | Mein Deutsch hat sich sehr verbessert!

In the final episode of this series of Coffee Break German, Mark reflects on his visit to Innsbruck and Thomas helps him talk more about things in the past in German. In this lesson you will:<ul><li>learn how to use the perfect tense combining the auxiliary verb ha ... Show More

17m 56s

Sep 2013

CBG 1:24 | Using the phone in German

This lesson focuses on using the phone in German. In this lesson you will learn: <ul><li>how to answer the phone in German;</li><li>how to ask to speak to someone;</li><li>to understand other phone phrases in German;</li><li>how to use pronouns in the dative case ... Show More

25m 35s

Jun 2017

CBG 2.09 | Ich lerne Deutsch, weil ich Deutsch eine schöne Sprache finde

If you've been following our Coffee Break German lessons you can now use denn to give a reason - ausgezeichnet! However, there is another word which also means "because", and that's weil, and this word brings with it some challenges regarding ... Show More

24m 4s

Jan 2018

CBG 2.22 | Mein Vater wohnte lange in einem kleinen Dorf

So far in Coffee Break German we've learned to use haben, sein and some modal verbs in the Präteritum. In this lesson Andrea and Mark look at other verbs in the Präteritum which are not used commonly in spoken German, but you'll find them in a ... Show More

29m 44s

Mar 2013

CBG 1:09 | Saying that you are learning German

In this latest episode of Coffee Break German we’ll be looking at how to cope with language difficulties and to explain that you don’t understand – that you’re just learning German! In this lesson you’ll do some practice of last week’s topic of giving directions, and you’ll le ... Show More

24m 46s

Jul 2022

CBG Mag 2.06 | Labskaus

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 sailor’s dish but today it’s found all over Northern Europe, and there are lots of different v ... Show More

29m 23s

15: Ich nehme das Schnitzel | I take the...