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Coffee Break French
Coffee Break Languages
279 episodes
1 month ago

Learn French in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native French speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.

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Learn French in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native French speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.

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Coffee Break French
CBF Scenes 1.05 | Une soirée mémorable

In Chapter 5 of Scenes, the café is packed for its first karaoke night. Even the regulars take to the stage, some with more success than others! Meanwhile, a surprise reunion leads to an exciting announcement.


This chapter introduces useful expressions like s’assurer que, marquer le coup, and the agreement of past participles with avoir.


Ne ratez pas ça, écoutez dès maintenant ce dernier épisode de Scenes !


Click here to access the premium course of Scenes, which includes access to lesson notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, quizzes (and much more!) to check your understanding.


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1 month ago
34 minutes 51 seconds

Coffee Break French
CBF Scenes 1.04 | Deux larrons en foire

In Chapter 4 of Scenes, we meet two of Chez Nico’s regulars, whose lively debate about a village event brings energy to the café. Will they ever se mettre d’accord ?


Alongside the story, Mark and Hélène highlight key language points with interesting verbs like se chamailler.


Continuez à améliorer votre français avec ce nouvel épisode captivant de Scenes !


Click here to access the premium course of Scenes, which includes access to lesson notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, quizzes (and much more!) to check your understanding.


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1 month ago
31 minutes 28 seconds

Coffee Break French
CBF Scenes 1.03 | Un vendredi sous la pluie

Join Mark and Hélène as the story continues in Chapter 3 of Scenes! Bad weather causes trouble for Jérôme and his bar de plage, but his laid-back attitude keeps things under control. Meanwhile, the café fills up with weekend customers looking for shelter.


This lesson introduces useful grammar and vocabulary including débarquer, and prendre l’eau.


Allez écouter ce nouveau chapitre de Scenes, it's a great way to boost your French!


Click here to access the premium course of Scenes, which includes access to lesson notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, quizzes (and much more!) to check your understanding.


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1 month ago
31 minutes 11 seconds

Coffee Break French
CBF Scenes 1.02 | Une bonne nouvelle

Join Mark and Hélène for the second chapter in the engaging Scenes series! In this episode, the lively atmosphere at Chez Nico takes an exciting turn when Ségolène shares some big family news. Meanwhile, a customer faces a tricky language challenge with visiting tourists.


This chapter introduces some useful vocabulary like maternité, renverser, and se débrouiller, all within a natural and immersive story.


Ne manquez pas ce nouveau chapitre de Scenes - it's a perfect way to improve your French!


Click here to access the premium course of Scenes, which includes access to lesson notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, quizzes (and much more!) to check your understanding.


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2 months ago
37 minutes 20 seconds

Coffee Break French
CBF Scenes 1.01 | Un début prometteur

Join Mark and Hélène at the start of an engaging new story! In this first chapter of Scenes, our course for intermediate French learners, we are introduced to Chez Nico, a lively village café where locals and visitors cross paths.


We meet Nico, the new owner, who has just taken over the café where he grew up. As he navigates his first busy weekend, we also get to know Romain, a taxi driver and football enthusiast who stops by for his daily coffee. Between tourists on the terrace and local shopkeepers dropping in for lunch, Nico is off to a great start, but will Chez Nico be a success?


Alongside the story, Mark and Hélène will highlight useful grammar and vocabulary, such as the difference between the passé composé and imparfait and expressions like croiser les doigts.


If you’re looking for a fun and immersive way to improve your French, ne manquez pas ce premier chapitre de Scenes !


Click here to access the premium course of Scenes, which includes access to lesson notes, vocabulary lists, exercises and quizzes (and much more!) to check your understanding.


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2 months ago
41 minutes 44 seconds

Coffee Break French
Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café

We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate French 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 follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your language skills naturally through storytelling.


Here’s what makes it special:

  • 10 engaging lessons, each with a new chapter in the café’s unfolding story.
  • Authentic stories featuring café owners, regulars, and intriguing newcomers.
  • A podcast series where you can learn anywhere, anytime!
  • Premium course materials available, including video lessons, detailed notes, quizzes, and targeted grammar exercises to deepen your understanding.
  • Cultural insights and real-world expressions that bring the language to life.


Imagine yourself sipping a café au lait in France - you’ll feel like you’re right there, soaking up the language and culture in the most engaging, natural way possible.


In this promo episode, we share everything you need to know about Scenes and how you can experience language learning like never before! Are you ready to step inside?


Click here to pre-order the full course now and be the first to access Scenes from the Coffee Break Café on launch day - Monday, 24th March.


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2 months ago
2 minutes 8 seconds

Coffee Break French
Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, which will lead us to the final location! Test your French and detective skills as Mark and Pierre-Benoît reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your entry form listing the location from each episode to be in with a chance of winning a prize, you have until 9am UK time (4am Eastern) on 12th November to submit your entry.


Click here to locate the entry form and for further details about the competition coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.



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6 months ago
7 minutes 37 seconds

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

It's time for the third clue of La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts provided by Pierre-Benoît and your language skills, can you work out where checkpoint number three is? In case you missed it - everyone who correctly identifies the four mystery locations will win a free month's subscription to the Coffee Break Club, as well as being entered into a prize draw to win lifetime access to our entire collection of French, German, Italian or Spanish courses!


Don't miss out on this exciting adventure, click here for more details: coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.



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6 months ago
8 minutes 24 seconds

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

We're back with the next episode of La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! In this episode join Max 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'll discover further clues, solve the mystery and you could be in with a chance of winning some great prizes!


For further details about how you can take part in the treasure hunt and enter the competition, visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt. 



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7 months ago
7 minutes 37 seconds

Coffee Break French
Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

Welcome to the first episode of La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join Max and Mark in this first episode as they reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your French.


For further details about how you can take part visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt. 



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7 months ago
7 minutes 1 second

Coffee Break French
Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

New mini-series!

Starting on Monday 4th November, join Mark and the Coffee Break French Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our French. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition, and by taking part you could win some amazing prizes for French learners. For everything you need to know about this mini series and how to take part in the competition, visit coffeebreaklanguages.com/treasurehunt.

We hope you enjoy la grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break 2024!












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7 months ago
1 minute 30 seconds

Coffee Break French
‘Oui' vs. 'si', 'aussi' vs. 'non plus' - What's the difference? | CBF Show 2.10

Are you able to express agreement or disagreement in French? In this episode of the Coffee Break French Show we learn more about the uses of 'pas moi', 'moi non'', 'moi si' and 'moi aussi'.


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️




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10 months ago
15 minutes 40 seconds

Coffee Break French
How to form and use the superlative in French | CBF Show 2.09

Have you ever wondered how to express "the most" and "the least" in French? If so then you're in the right place as we're covering this topic in episode 9 of the Coffee Break French Show. Tune in now to learn more about superlatives in French.


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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10 months ago
16 minutes 44 seconds

Coffee Break French
Identifying forbidden liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.08

Do you find French liaison rules confusing? You are not alone! In this episode of The Coffee Break French Show we learn how to avoid the most common mistakes of forbidden liaisons!


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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10 months ago
18 minutes 20 seconds

Coffee Break French
A guide to liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.07

Welcome to another episode of the Coffee Break French Show! This time, we're sharing a guide to liaisons in French. Liaisons are a crucial aspect of the language and play a key role in natural-sounding speech. If you would like to master them and sound like a native speaker then tune into this episode!


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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11 months ago
14 minutes 41 seconds

Coffee Break French
Capital letters in French vs. English - 'français' or 'Français'? | CBF Show 2.06

If you've been learning French for some time then you'll now that the use of capital letters in French differs slightly from English. Do you know when and how to use them? Tune in to this episode to find out how you can improve your writing in French!


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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11 months ago
10 minutes 12 seconds

Coffee Break French
Imperfect vs. perfect tense - French past tenses explained | CBF Show 2.05

Wondering when to use the imparfait vs. the passé composé in French, or how to combine both? Join us in this episode of the Coffee Break French Show to discover more about the past tense in French!


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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11 months ago
8 minutes 35 seconds

Coffee Break French
The agreement of the past participle in French | CBF Show 2.04

Do you understand the agreement of past participles in French? This can be quite confusing for learners so, in episode of the Coffee Break French Show, we explain the rules to follow, including the preceding direct object rule. Listen to the episode to find out more!


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️


And, if you'd like to purchase your very own Coffee Break mug, you can do so by clicking here.



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11 months ago
19 minutes 33 seconds

Coffee Break French
‘Jouer à' or 'jouer de'? - The verb 'to play' in French | CBF Show 2.03

It's time for another episode of the Coffee Break French Show! Saying "to play" in French is not as simple as you might think. Join us in this episode to learn the difference between 'jouer à' and 'jouer de'!


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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11 months ago
9 minutes 2 seconds

Coffee Break French
‘Du', 'des', 'au' and 'aux' - How to choose and use these tricky words in French | CBF Show 2.02

Welcome to another episode from Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Show! Understanding French contractions can be tricky at times, so tune in to this episode to find out how you can make your learning of these tricky words a lot easier.


Prefer to watch these lessons? You can do exactly that for free on Coffee Break TV, and download the episodes to your device so you can access them on the go. Or, you can head to our Coffee Break French YouTube channel to access the video version of each podcast episode there. Remember to subscribe to our channel so that you don’t miss an episode.


That's not all... each episode of the Show is accompanied by a blog article to increase your understanding of the topics covered.


➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this lesson ⬅️



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1 year ago
11 minutes 55 seconds

Coffee Break French

Learn French in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native French speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.

386357


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