Coffee Break French
Episodes
CBF To Go 2.02 | C’est quoi une journée typique pour toi ? What is a typical day for you?
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of our new Coffee Break French To Go podcast in which we’re on the streets of Nantes in Western France with Pierre-Ben...
CBF To Go 2.01 | Pour toi, est-il important de voyager ? - Is travel important to you?
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of our new Coffee Break French To Go podcast in which we’re on the streets of Nantes in Western France with Pierre-Beno...
A special thank you from Coffee Break on International Podcast Day
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every 30th September, the podcasting world comes together to celebrate podcasting on International Podcast Day. We're celebrating today by saying than...
Terminer en beauté - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 10
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Lara and Noah reach the end of their trip around the south of France, they make the most of the rest of their time in the alpine village of Aime-la...
Chambres d'hôtes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 9
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lara and Noah round off their time in Albertville by getting to know the locals at une chambre d'hôtes (a guesthouse), before travelli...
Destination : montagnes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 8
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Le voyage continue ! In this week's episode, Lara and Noah are heading to the outskirts of Chambéry as they are en route to Albertville, home of the ...
En route pour Chambéry - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 7
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for another episode of the Coffee Break French Travel Diaries! In this week's travel diary, Lara describes their time in Valence before mak...
C’est chic ! - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 6
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Coffee Break French Travel Diaries! Join Lara and Noah as they leave Marseille for Valence on their train trip around the south of...
Marseille - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 5
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Coffee Break French Travel Diaries, Lara and Noah are moving on from Avignon and heading to the port city of Marseilles....
Le Pont d’Avignon - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 4
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Lara and Noah for some virtual travelling as they make their way through the South of France. This week, we're heading to the city of Avignon.The...
Les parfums du Sud - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 3
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of the Coffee Break French Travel Diaries! While it's not so easy to travel right now, why not do some virtual travell...
La Ville du vin - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 2
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this brand new series from Coffee Break French for intermediate learners. While it's not so easy to travel right now, why not do some virtu...
C'est parti ! Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 1
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this brand new series from Coffee Break French for intermediate learners. While it's not so easy to travel right now, why not do some virtu...
La Vérité éclate toujours - Sample episode
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a sample episode from our new show, La Vérité éclate toujours. This podcast has its own feed, so in order to continue listening to this epi...
La Vérité éclatera ... le 1er juin 2020
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're delighted to announce that La Vérité éclate toujours, our new advanced French course, will launch on Monday 1st June. Given the current situa...
Coffee Break French Special Announcement: Introducing La Vérité éclate toujours
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're getting to ready to launch our new advanced course for French learners. It's called La Vérité éclate toujours and it's an audio drama which w...
CBF Mag 1.10 | La Tour Eiffel
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the most visited monument in the world and at the time of its construction it was the tallest building in the world. Standing in the heart of the...
CBF Mag 1.09 | Non, rien de rien ...
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An extraordinary voice and life story filled with success and tragedy in almost equal measure, the "Little Sparrow" is the focus of this episode of th...
CBF Mag 1.08 | Le Festival de Cannes
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Glitz and glamour are the name of the game in this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine as we head to the south of France for the Cannes Film F...
CBF Mag 1.07 | Parlons breton !
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're heading to north-western France for this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine to discover more about the Breton language and culture. As ...
CBF Mag 1.06 | Le Neuvième Art
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine we're talking "bande dessinées", comic books. The French-speaking world has produced many famous ...
CBF Mag 1.05 | Destination : Québec
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we're heading to the French-speaking area of Quebec in Canada and finding out more about how the ...
CBF Mag 1.04 | Au Carrefour de l'Europe
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we’re heading to the “crossroads of Europe”, the city of Strasbourg in the heart of A...
CBF Mag 1.03 | La Belle et la Bête
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Coffee Break French Magazine we're taking a trip to the movies to see one of the all time classics of French cinema, Jean Cocte...
CBF Mag 1.02 | Saint Exupéry
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of Season 1 of the Coffee Break French Magazine, we discuss the French author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of Le Petit P...
CBF Mag 1.01 | La Raclette
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Coffee Break French team is back with a new series, the Coffee Break French Magazine. In each episode of this 10-lesson season for intermediate le...
CBF ER 1.10 | Au Pays du Citron
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of our first season of En Route avec Coffee Break French, Mark is back in Menton, talking to some of the locals. We'll find out ...
CBF ER 1.09 | Prochain Arrêt : Monaco
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of En Route avec Coffee Break French, Mark heads to the Principality of Monaco where he attends the Changing of the Guard, meets Rivie...
CBF ER 1.08 | De Sospel à Gorbio
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our "frogs and dogs" episode of En Route avec Coffee Break French. In this episode Mark starts in the village of Sospel which straddles the...
CBF ER 1.07 | Nissa La Bella
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our destination for episode 7 of En Route avec Coffee Break French is "Nice the beautiful", as the city is referred to in the unofficial anthem which ...
CBF ER 1.06 | Les Villes Frontalières (Updated version)
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're investigating an interesting aspect of life in this part of France: what it's like to live and work in a border town. Mark trave...
CBF ER 1.05 | Sur la Moyenne Corniche
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mark is travelling from Nice to Monaco, along one of Europe's most impressive roads, la Moyenne Corniche. Clinging to the cliffs with ...
CBF ER 1.04 | Aux Halles de Menton
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's market day in Menton and Mark brings you a fantastic episode, full of new vocabulary, featuring interviews with various stall holders in the cove...
CBF-ER 1.03 | Une Visite à Sainte-Agnès
06 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mark visits the hilltop village of Sainte-Agnès, the highest coastal town in Europe. He talks to locals and visitors to the village. ...
CBF-ER 1.02 | Menton, la Perle de la France
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark has arrived in Menton and in this episode he sets out to rediscover the town after 25 years. In the course of this episode he talks to a number o...
CBF-ER 1.01 | En Route pour la Côte d'Azur
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 1, Mark sets off en route for the south of France and arrives in Nice. On the way he explains the objectives of this new series, ...
En Route avec Coffee Break French - Season Preview
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mark and the Coffee Break French team "en route" in the south of France. In this season preview, Mark introduces the new show and you'll hear exc...
Announcing En Route avec Coffee Break French
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of Coffee Break French, Mark announces the new series in which you can join the Coffee Break French team, "en route". Listen t...
Celebrating 9 years of Radio Lingua
18 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nine years ago today we published the first episode of Coffee Break Spanish. Since then we’ve gone on to publish courses in 27 langua...
CBF 4:40 | C'est or il est?
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the series we join Matthieu who is replying to Gabrielle’s email – for the last time! As ever Mark and Pierre-Benoît are ...
CBF 4:39 | Tricky pronouns
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of the series we join Pierre-Benoît and Mark as they discuss Gabrielle’s email to Matthieu. The text gives us the opport...
CBF 4:38 | Focus on idiomatic expressions
28 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break French, Pierre-Benoît and Mark discuss Sylvie’s most recent email to her mother Monique. The text gives us the oppo...
CBF 4:37 | The imperfect tense and idiomatic expressions
13 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another episode of Coffee Break French, and in this episode Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss the latest email from Monique to her daugh...
CBF 4:36 | When to use the subjunctive
30 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss Matthieu’s latest email reply to Gabrielle. As usual there are a numb...
CBF 4:35 | Useful idiomatic expressions
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss the latest email from Gabrielle to Matthieu and look in particular at a number...
CBF 4:34 | Placement of adjectives and idiomatic expressions
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Pierre-Benoît are back with another episode of our advanced French course. In this episode we’re focusing on the latest email from Sylvie ...
CBF 4:33 | Interesting idiomatic expressions
04 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another episode in our series for advanced French learners. In this lesson we read the latest email from Monique to her daughter Sylvi...
CBF 4:32 | Agreement of preceding direct objects
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another episode in our series for advanced French learners. In this lesson Mark and Pierre-Benoît are discussing the latest email fro...
CBF 4:31 | Grammar review and idiomatic expressions
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît for another lesson of our advanced French course. In this episode they’re discussing Gabrielle’s revelations in her m...
CBF 4:30 | New vocabulary and idiomatic phrases
20 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another episode of Coffee Break French and this week Mark and Pierre-Benoît are discussing the latest email from Sylvie to her m...
CBF 4:29 | Using the subjunctive with jusqu'á ce que
25 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît for another episode of Coffee Break French in which they discuss Monique’s latest email to her daughter Sylvie followin...
CBF 4:28 | More triggers for the subjunctive
11 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Pierre-Benoît are back with another episode of Coffee Break French, this time working through Matthieu’s latest email to Gabrielle. As usu...
CBF 4:27 | The pluperfect tense
23 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss Gabrielle’s most recent email to Matthieu. She’s giving Matthieu so...
CBF 4:26 | Idiomatic expressions and interesting vocabulary
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another episode of our advanced French course. In this episode Mark and Pierre-Benoît consider Sylvie’s latest email to her mothe...
CBF 4:25 | More on the subjunctive
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our advanced series for learners of French, join Pierre-Benoît and Mark to look at Monique’s latest email to her daughter Sylvie...
CBF 4:24 | Using the subjunctive after pour que and idiomatic phrases
05 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for Matthieu to respond to Gabrielle’s email and in this episode we’ll find out about the latest updates in our story. Mark and Pierre...
CBF 4:23 | Interesting verbs and idiomatic expressions
14 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of Coffee Break French, Gabrielle is writing to Matthieu to find out the latest in his developing relationship with Sylvie. As ...
CBF 4:22 | Uses of the subjunctive
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another episode of Coffee Break French and for Sylvie to reply to her mother’s latest email. The key phrases discussed by Pierre-Ben...
CBF 4:21 | Using the subjunctive and other grammatical constructions
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of Coffee Break French, Monique is writing to her daughter Sylvie. As usual she uses some interesting expressions and tricky gr...
CBF 4:20 | Interesting idiomatic phrases and grammar points
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another lesson of Coffee Break French and this week it’s the turn of Matthieu to reply to Gabrielle. The expressions discussed by Ma...
CBF 4:19 | Idiomatic ways to say how long you have been doing something
10 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break French, Gabrielle is writing to Matthieu. There are some great expressions in this lesson’s text, including a few id...
CBF 4:18 | Expressions with reflexive pronouns
22 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for a new episode of Coffee Break French. This week Sylvie is responding to her mother’s latest email as they’re both looking forward ...
CBF 4:17 | More trigger expressions for the subjunctive
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break French Season 4, we consider Monique’s latest email as she looks forward to Sylvie’s visit this coming weekend. Ma...
CBF 4:16 | Talking about "remembering" things in French
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for a new episode of Coffee Break French and in this episode we join Matthieu who is replying to Gabrielle’s email. As usual, Mark and P...
CBF 4:15 | Verbs which need particular prepositions
07 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another episode of Coffee Break French and this week we’re joining Gabrielle who’s writing her regular email to Matthieu. Mark a...
CBF 4:14 | Jours de RTT
13 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s edition of Coffee Break French, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss Sylvie’s latest email and cover a number of interest points of voca...
CBF 4:13 | Rallongé ou allongé?
05 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for a new episode of Coffee Break French and this week we’re joining Monique who is replying to Sylvie’s latest email. Mark and Pierre...
CBF 4:12 | Je ne reste pas cloîtrée
15 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Coffee Break French, Matthieu recounts his version of events on the platform of the RER. As usual there are lots of interest...
CBF 4:11 | The past historic
05 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break French and this time we’re joining Gabrielle who is writing to her friend Matthieu. Mark and Pierre-...
CBF 4:10 | Avoir la pêche
31 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We turn again to Sylvie in this episode and listen to her email in which she responds to her mother’s email. As usual Mark and Pierre-Benoît are on...
CBF 4:09 | Le sien, le mien
23 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time once again to turn to Monique and listen to her email to her daughter Sylvie. As usual Mark and Pierre-Benoît are on hand to discuss the ...
CBF 4:08 | tenir le coup
16 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode it’s Matthieu’s turn to write his email in reply to Gabrielle’s last message. Pierre-Benoît and Mark discuss four expressions c...
CBF 4:07 | envier quelqu'un
09 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break French we join Gabrielle as she writes her regular email to Matthieu. Pierre-Benoît and Mark discuss four expressions...
CBF 4:06 | Ne pas en croire ses yeux
03 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we join Sylvie as she replies to Monique’s email from the last episode. Pierre-Benoît and Mark discuss four expressions contained i...
CBF 4:05 | Jêter un coup d'oeil
26 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We turn our attention once more to Monique, Sylvie’s mother, whose email to her daughter provides a further opportunity for learners to familiarise ...
CBF 4:04 | Je me sens encore tout penaud
19 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Matthieu, Gabrielle’s friend. He starts this email by apologising to Gabrielle for his behaviour. Find out more about what h...
CBF 4:03 | Tourne la page!
11 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson of our series we meet Gabrielle and listen to her email to her friend Matthieu. The lesson is presented by Mark and Pierre-Benoît in a...
CBF 4:02 | Métro-boulot-dodo
04 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson our new series, we’ll be listening to Sylvie’s reply to Monique’s email from last week. The lesson is presented by Mark and Pierr...
CBF 4:01 | Je prendrai mes repères
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of our new series, we’ll be listening to Monique’s first email to her daughter Sylvie. As we heard in the season preview, Sy...
Lesson 400 – Coffee Break French
21 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this brand new season of Coffee Break French, and in this opening introductory episode, Mark and Pierre-Benoît talk about what you can exp...
Welcome to Coffee Break French Season 4
16 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mark and Pierre-Benoît in this first introduction to Season 4. The new season begins on 21st October 2013 with a short introductory episode in w...
The CBF Verb Fix 110 – Aller
08 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final lesson of this season and we’re looking at the irregular verb aller meaning “to go”. Aller is a very common verb and in additi...
The CBF Verb Fix 109 – Devoir
24 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb devoir meaning “must” or “to have to”, or in some situations “to owe”. Devoir is anot...
The CBF Verb Fix 108 – Vouloir
09 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb vouloir meaning “to want”. Vouloir is another irregular verb so we need to learn each part of...
The CBF Verb Fix 107 – Pouvoir
01 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb pouvoir meaning “to be able”. Pouvoir is another irregular verb so we need to learn each part...
The CBF Verb Fix 106 – Faire
16 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb faire meaning “to do” or “to make”. Faire is another irregular verb so we need to learn e...
The CBF Verb Fix 105 – ÊTRE
29 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb être meaning “to be”. Like avoir, être is also irregular so we need to learn each part of t...
The CBF Verb Fix 104 – AVOIR
22 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb avoir meaning “to have”. Avoir is the first irregular verb we’ve discussed here on the Verb...
The CBF Verb Fix 103 – VENDRE
16 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the verb vendre meaning “to sell”. Vendre is an example of a regular -re verb. This means that with this lesson ...
The CBF Verb Fix 102 – FINIR
04 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the verb finir meaning “to finish” or “to end”. Finir is an example of a regular -ir verb. This means that w...
The CBF Verb Fix 101 – PARLER
25 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we’re looking at the verb parler meaning “to speak” or “to talk”. Parler is an example of a regular -er verb. This means that...
The CBF Verb Fix – Introduction
25 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this introductory episode of the Coffee Break French Verb Fix in which we explain the concepts behind this course and offer an introduction...
CBF 3:40 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
20 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks the end of an era! It’s the final lesson of Season 3 of Coffee Break French. We first met Alf, Katie and Veronica over 18 months ...
CBF 3:39 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
11 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for the penultimate episode in this season of Coffee Break French. Our translation challenges this week include further practice on the su...
CBF 3:38 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
05 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s coffee break provides some practice on the tricky pronoun y and some further subjunctives. Please note that lesson 38 of Season 3 was or...
CBF 3:37 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
28 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with more translation challenges to help you test your knowledge of the materials covered in Season 3. Please note that lesson 37 of Seas...
CBF 3:36 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
19 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Coffee Break French we provide another opportunity for you to test your translation skills based on what you’ve learned in Season 3...
CBF 3.35 | Translation exercises and dictation exercises
12 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another lesson of translation challenges to help you practise what you’ve learned in this season of Coffee Break French. Please no...
CBF 3:34 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
09 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's lesson we provide more translation exercises for you based on the constructions, vocabulary and grammar covered in this season. We’ll...
CBF 3:33 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
23 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first of eight lessons which focus on consolidating what you’ve learned in the past 32 lessons. We’ll be testing your grammar ...