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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 f...
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 ...
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...
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 b...
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 "...
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...
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 discov...
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. T...
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 Qu...
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 E...
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 ...
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 aviat...
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 ep...
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 Ment...
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...
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 s...
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 c...
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 ...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 w...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 t...
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’...
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...
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 ...
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 e...
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 Gabrie...
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...
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 t...
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 ...
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’...
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 ar...
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 Moniqu...
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 thro...
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 re...
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-Ben...
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 ...
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 abou...
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 late...
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 lat...
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 s...
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 r...
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 expre...
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’...
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 f...
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 rep...
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...
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 e...
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 re...
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 platfo...
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 i...
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’...
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 M...
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. ...
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...
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-Ben...
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 ...
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 Gabri...
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 l...
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 la...
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 daug...
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, M...
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 O...
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 “t...
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”, ...
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 anoth...
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 an...
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”. Fai...
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...
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...
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 r...
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 a...
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...
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 con...
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...
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 chall...
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 subjuncti...
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 cover...
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...
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 learne...
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, voca...
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...
CBF 3:32 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
08 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to listen to the final section of Katie’s diary which she has kept throughout her time...
CBF 3:31 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
01 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this new edition of Coffee Break French we’ll be starting our farewells for Katie. We’ll cove...
Radio Lingua is 5 years old – and we’re celebrating!
18 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s five years since we launched the first lesson of Coffee Break Spanish, and since then we’ve...
CBF 3:30 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
15 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another lesson of Coffee Break French and this week we join Alf in his final text. H...
CBF 3:29 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
15 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest lesson of Coffee Break French we’ll be joining Veronica and listening to her final ...
CBF 3:28 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
31 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week's lesson offers an analysis of the second part of Katie’s latest text. As usual, we’ll...
CBF 3:27 | Focus on the subjunctive and useful idiomatic phrases
21 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we're looking at the first part of Katie’s latest text in which she updates...
CBF 3:26 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions
10 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We return to Alf’s story this week on Coffee Break French and his wife, Jennifer, has finally arri...
CBF 3:25 | Focus on the conditional and idiomatic expressions
02 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Coffee Break French Veronica is feeling a bit down in the dumps: elle a le bourdon ce s...
CBF 324 Free Bonus: Extended version
18 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re offering a special treat for our free subscribers: the extended version of our les...