Coffee Break German
Learn German 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 German speakers.
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 172
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
CBG 1:31 | Willkommen in Innsbruck!
Mark has travelled to Austria to put his German into practice with his cohost and native speaker Thomas. In this lesson Mark has just arrived at Innsbruck airport and he and Thomas discuss the kind o…
CBG 1:30 | Translation challenge
In lesson 30 of Coffee Break German you’ll join Mark and Thomas as they review the language covered in the past ten lessons. In this lesson you will:
- find out who the mystery personalities from lesson…
CBG 1:29 | A review quiz
In this special lesson of Coffee Break German, we’re challenging you to identify five personalities by using the German skills you’ve acquired in the courses so far. Listen to the show, enter our com…
CBG 1:28 | Saying what you like to do
In this new lesson in our series you’ll learn to talk about likes and dislikes in German. Coming up in this lesson…
- how to say what you like and what you don’t like in German;
- how to talk about what yo…
CBG 1:27 | Talking about your work
In this lesson you’ll learn to talk about birthdays and jobs with your new German-speaking friends. Coming up:
- how to say dates in German;
- how to talk about your date of birth;
- to talk about your job an…
CBG 1:26 | Talking more about yourself
In this lesson you’ll learn to talk more about your family and to talk about why you’re visiting Germany, or indeed Austria or Switzerland! Coming up in this lesson…
- how to introduce members of your f…
CBG 1:25 | Dealing with emergencies
In this lesson we’re dealing with emergencies and learning to talk about problems you may encounter while travelling in a German-speaking area. In this lesson you will learn:
- how to say you’ve lost so…
CBG 1:24 | Using the phone in German
This lesson focuses on using the phone in German. In this lesson you will learn:
- how to answer the phone in German;
- how to ask to speak to someone;
- to understand other phone phrases in German;
- how to use…
CBG 1:23 | At the pharmacy
This week’s lesson continues on from last week and we’ll be continuing to learn to cope with a visit to the pharmacy or doctor’s while travelling in a German-speaking country. In this lesson you will…
CBG 1:22 | Aches and pains
When travelling on vacation or business sometimes things don’t go according to plan and you need to visit a doctor or pharmacy. In this lesson you’ll learn to talk about various parts of the body and…
CBG 1:21 | Talking about the weather
There’s nothing worse that bad weather when you’re on holiday and in this week’s Coffee Break German you’ll learn to avoid it so that you can enjoy travelling in a German-speaking part of the world e…
CBG 1:20 | End-of-unit review
Half way through the course! In this twentieth lesson of Coffee Break German you’ll join Mark as he is tested by Thomas on everything he has learned so far in the course. In this lesson:
- test yourself…
CBG 1:19 | Travelling by public transport
In this latest episode of Coffee Break German you’ll continue learning to deal with public transport in German. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- to talk about train/bus arrival and departure times;
- to ask …
CBG 1:18 | Getting about town
In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning to talk about public transport. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- to ask what time the train or bus leaves and arrives;
- to specify which trai…
CBG 1:17 | Places in town and prepositions
It’s time for a new episode of Coffee Break German. In this lesson you’ll be learning how to talk about what there is to do in the town in the context of a visit to the tourist information office. In…
CBG 1:16 | Buying souvenirs
In this latest episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning to deal with shopping situations in German. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- how to ask for things in shops;
- how to use the verbs kaufen (to…
CBG 1:15 | More numbers
In this latest episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be taking your German skills a stage further. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- to count from 11 to 1,000 – and beyond;
- the days of the week in German;
- fu…
CBG 1:14 | Checking into a hotel
In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German we’re introducing a new theme: checking into a hotel in a German-speaking area. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- useful words and phrases for checking into a …
CBG 1:13 | More on ordering and paying
In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll learn more language for ordering food and drinks in cafés. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- how to use adjectives correctly when ordering food;
- the diff…
CBG 1:12 | Ordering snacks in a café
In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning more words and phrases to deal with ordering food and drinks. In this lesson you’ll learn:
- the words for savoury and sweet snacks;
- how t…