Welcome to the final episode of Coffee Break German Season 3. In this episode we conclude our story series "Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein" by listening to Marian tell Lucie his news and then the two share a big hug. This last episode is packed full of grammar topics which have been covered in the story so far like the pluperfect, the past passive and as always lots of useful German expressions and new vocabulary. Listen out for the interesting expression eine Party schmeißen.

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We're back with the penultimate episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein” Marian receives another email about his future. In this episode listen out for a different way to emphasise adjectives in German and the apt idiom über den Berg sein.

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We're back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and therefore another instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this episode, the twins are preoccupied with preparations for their respective future studies; Lucie has even already found friends and met her future roommate online on the forum for first-years. In this episode you will hear some interesting vocabulary such as voll und ganz, seufzen and hoffentlich, as well as some colloquial language and expressions from Lucie.

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Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and in this episode we have a further instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this part of the story, we hear a conversation between father and son: keeping his best interests in mind, observant father Michael talks to Marian about what the future may hold for him. Listen out for key grammar points such as the use of modal verbs and the subjunctive.

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We're back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and another instalment of our story series “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this part of the story we find out about Marian's email from UCLA and how family and friends react to the news. In this episode, among other things, you will find a wide range of tenses being used from pluperfect, perfect, imperfect, present and future all in just a few sentences. Furthermore you can find some new vocabulary describing the emotions the twins are feeling such as schlechtes Gewissen, ablenken and verlockend.

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We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and another instalment of “Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein”! In this segment of the story Lucie and Marian are at home, enjoying the sun and the peace after the exciting celebration that was the prom. But suddenly, Lucie receives a long awaited e-mail! In this episode, among other things you will find a wide range of vocabulary used to describe the emotions and emotional responses of people. This is also a great opportunity to see the difference between “werden” and “bekommen” in German.

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Welcome back to a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3. In this episode we are listening to the fourth part of our story series 'Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein'! In this segment of the story the whole family are attending the “Abiball” to celebrate the end of the twins' school career. It is a fabulous evening filled with speeches, laughter, music, dance and Lucie and Marian are enjoying their time with friends, family and former teachers. Listen out for some new vocabulary used to describe the exciting evening such as: in raschem Tempo, überaus gutaussehend and schnattern.

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In episode 33 of Coffee Break German Season 3, we listen to the third instalment of our story series 'Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein'! After enjoying a delicious meal with their family to celebrate Marian and Lucie's exam results, they sit down with their father Michael to further discuss preparations for moving to California. In this episode, among other things, you can observe how the infinitive is used in subordinate clauses (with and without “um”) and review the use of reflexive verbs. Listen out for some new and useful vocabulary such as: zigmal, erheben and sich etwas entgehen lassen.

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We're back with the next instalment of our story "Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein"! In this episode Marian is preparing to give a speech at school graduation, while Lucie has jumped ahead in planning her university accommodation. The more confident twin offers encouragement to her doubtful brother. In this episode, listen out for vocabulary like: samt, entgeistert and beiläufig.

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Welcome back to Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are introduced to our new story - Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein! In the first instalment twins Marian and Lucie have received their school leaving results and are celebrating with friends. We hope your enjoy this 10 part story that reviews all the language covered in the previous 30 lessons.

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Join Mark and Andrea to review all of the key points covered throughout episodes 21 to 29. From the passive, to ordinal numbers, the subjunctive and more, this episode is essential to cement your understanding of these tricky grammar points!

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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 inversion, and take a look at the subjunctive in the past to express impossible conditionals and wishes. As usual, we hear some examples in context by listening to a dialogue of a family debating their next holiday!

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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 on a letter to an agony aunt from a concerned mother, this will give you the opportunity to hear plenty of examples of the subjunctive in context. As always listen out for some interesting vocabulary such as: Rat (m), hart mit and vorschlagen.

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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 context of a diary entry and as always, we learn some interesting vocabulary mentioned throughout the episode.

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In this episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 we are focusing on another range of connectors such as: entweder… oder, sowohl…. als auch, sowie, sondern, weder…..noch. In this episode's dialogue, we hear characters Sabine and Thomas as they discuss living somewhere new. Listen out for some vocabulary used throughout the dialogue like: auf dem Land (n), Vorort (m) and Verkehrsverbindung (f).

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Welcome to a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are introducing the gerund, as well as using the gerund as an adjective. We also learn a bit about Zurich from a travel article and listen out for some vocabulary from the article such as: Hauptstadt (f), Alpenstaat (m) and klirrende Kälte (f).

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We are back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are learning about using the past participle as an adjective. You may already know the rules of adjectives in German and this knowledge will help to enhance your understanding of this new topic. We listen to a recipe for delicious biscuits called "Spitzbuben" and hear plenty of baking-themed vocabulary such as: Puderzucker, Teig and frisch gebacken.

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We're back with another episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 and we are revisiting the topic of ordinal numbers! Although this is a topic you may already be familiar with from the beginning of your learning experience, today we are focusing on something new by looking at capitalisation. We will also look at superlatives that are used in the same way as ordinal numbers. We hear a dialogue between two people discussing a holiday and listen out for the vocabulary unbedingt, Flughafenbus (m) and innerhalb von.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Coffee Break German! In this episode we revisit the topic of separable verbs, but today we focus on them with vorbei, weiter, zurück and weg. We listen to a dialogue between two people lost in a city, who ask a local for directions. Listen out for some key vocabulary including sich verlaufen, Anweisung (f) and Rathaus (n) which may come in useful for you in similar situations!

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Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break German! In this episode we are learning about the passive which is created with werden and the past participle. We then listen to a dialogue of a tour guide escorting his visitors around a distillery and he explains the process of making whisky! Listen out for some important vocabulary such as: etwas durchführen, Sicherheitshinweis, Notfallalarm and Rückkehr.

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