This is part two of a very special story about my dear friend, Nina, who is from Germany. In the story of our friendship, which I'll wrap up in the this episode, you'll learn 10+ German loanwords in English. A loanword is a words borrowed from a foreign language.American English has many German words; how do we pronounce them? Well, I know a lot of you are ... Show More
Feb 25
207 - Expression: In a Sticky Situation
In this engaging (and slightly sticky) episode, we explore the common American English idiom “to be in a sticky situation.” After a real-life kitchen disaster involving spilled honey, we break down what the expression means, where it comes from (it dates back over 200 years!), an ... Show More
19m 42s
Feb 18
⭐ Feature: Hangry, Bromance & Spam: Everyday Portmanteaus with Liz!
In this playful and spontaneous episode, Liz and I play a fast-paced guessing game using common English portmanteaus—words created by blending two others together. From hangry and bromance to Spam and chillax, we break down their meanings, origins, and how Americans actually use ... Show More
26m 44s
Feb 11
206 - Let's Talk about Hair! (with Julia)
In this cozy winter episode, Shana is snowed in with her daughters on the East Coast after a big snowstorm. While it looks like a magical winter wonderland outside, things feel a little chaotic inside the house. Then Julia, who's seven, decides she wants to be a guest on the podc ... Show More
22m 24s
Dec 2023
How to pronounce tricky letter combinations - ‘sch’, ‘ei’, ‘ie’ and more | The Coffee Break German Show 1.10
<p>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 m ... Show More
16m 6s
Nov 2023
#130 - Let's Talk Money! (German Vocabulary and Phrases)
<p>In this video on German vocabulary, I will teach you fundamental and advanced words and phrases on the topic of money. I also included two quizzes in the video.
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19m 7s
Mar 2021
163: Deutsche Schimpfwörter
<p>Nachdem Janusz am Sonntag auf der Straße nach milden Schimpfwörtern gefragt hat, geht es in unserer heutigen Live-Episode um weitere Begriffe, die wir Deutschen zum Fluchen verwenden. Ihr erfahrt, warum "Scheiße" nicht immer negativ ist und lernt, welche Schimpfwörter ihr bess ... Show More
36m 20s
Oct 2023
Hair on Your Tongue (Rebroadcast) - 23 October 2023
If you speak both German and Spanish, you may find yourself reaching for a German word instead of a Spanish one, and vice versa. This puzzling experience is so common among polyglots that linguists have a name for it. • The best writers create luscious, long sentences using the s ... Show More
53m 45s