CBG 3.07 | The infinitive with zu | Ich habe ...

This lesson of Coffee Break German is about “connectors”. These are words that join clauses or phrases in a sentence. Join Mark and Andrea as they look at a variety of different connectors and see how they function in a sentence while learning their meanings. We also have the ...

In this lesson of Coffee Break German our hosts, Mark and Andrea, look at the infinitive structure with um zu which allows us to say “in order to”. We then hear this structure in the context of a conversation between characters Mike and Sandra who discuss Mike’s upcom ...

Lesson 3 introduces the concept of reflexive verbs and completes our teaching on talking about your daily routine. Please note that lesson 3 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 203 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to ma ...  Show more

In lesson 7 it’s time to take a look at radical changing verbs, verbs which have some regular spelling changes in certain parts of the verb. Once you get used to these patterns you’ll be conjugating verbs like querer, pensar, poder and volver without a problem! Please note that l ...  Show more

In this week’s episode, Mark and Alba talk about the different seasons of the year and about their own favourite times of year. This episode provides an opportunity for learners to learn to use the Spanish phrase o sea, and the combination of object pronouns is also covered. José ...  Show more

In episode 6 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 3, Mark and Alba discuss their recent visits to Edinburgh and will entertain you with some singing! José introduces two phrases to say that things are in a mess, and language points include the pluperfect tense and using double indirect ...  Show more