Aug 18

'Grâce à' vs. 'à cause de' - What's the difference? | A Coffee Break with Hélène

Ready to improve your French skills with our short, espresso-like episode? Today, Hélène from the Coffee Break French team explains the difference between grâce à and à cause de.These two phrases both translate to 'because of', but with very different connotations. Learn how to u ... Show More

6m 31s

Aug 11

2 golden French proverbs and what they mean | A Coffee Break with Hélène

Join Hélène from the Coffee Break French team for a coffee break, in which you'll have the chance to practise and improve your French over just 10 minutes.In this episode, she explores classic French proverbs like: la parole est d’argent, le silence est d’or and tout ce qui brill ... Show More

6m 5s

Aug 4

How to say your shoe size in French | A Coffee Break with Hélène

Headed to a French-speaking country and planning a little shopping? 🛍️ Join Hélène for a coffee break, in which you'll have the chance to practise and improve your French in under 10 minutes.In this quick episode, Hélène teaches you how to say and ask for your shoe size in Frenc ... Show More

7m 57s

Oct 2024

Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

New mini-series! Starting on Monday 4th November, join Mark and the Coffee Break Italian Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our Italian. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition, and by ... Show More

1m 30s

Oct 2024

Announcing the Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

New mini-series!Starting on Monday 4th November, join Mark and the Coffee Break German Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our German. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition, and by tak ... Show More

1m 30s

Nov 2024

Clue #3 (Deutsch) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

It's time for the third clue of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts provided by Thomas and your language skills, can you work out where checkpoint number three is? In case you missed it - everyone who corre ... Show More

10m 24s

Nov 2024

Clue #3 (italiano) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

It's time for the third clue of La fantastica Caccia al Tesoro di Coffee Break 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts provided by Carolina and your language skills, can you work out where checkpoint number three is? In case you missed it - ever ... Show More

10m 4s

Nov 2024

Clue #2 (Deutsch) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

We're back with the next episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! In this episode join Thomas and Mark as they reveal clue number two and take us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we' ... Show More

9m 34s

Nov 2024

Clue #2 (italiano) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

We're back with the next episode of La fantastica Caccia al Tesoro di Coffee Break 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! In this episode join Francesca and Mark as they reveal clue number two and take us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this ... Show More

9m 36s

Mar 2025

Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café

We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate Italian language course - Scenes from the Coffee Break Café.Imagine yourself in a charming café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive new course, you’l ... Show More

2m 16s

Mar 2025

Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café

We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate German language course - Scenes from the Coffee Break Café.Imagine yourself in a charming café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive new course, you’ll ... Show More

1m 46s

Jul 2024

Les préparatifs des Jeux Olympiques 2024

In this episode, Gaelle interviews Yoann, to talk about the Olympic games that are going to take place in Paris at the end of July 2024. Yoann lives in the North of Paris, where most of the building sites are located and he tells us how, for the past 2 years, everyone in and arou ... Show More

28m 28s

Mar 2025

Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café

We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate Spanish language course - Scenes from the Coffee Break Café.Imagine yourself in a charming café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive new course, you’l ... Show More

2m 8s

Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasu...