Sinopsis
Learn Spanish 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 Spanish speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.
Episodios
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Episode 205
15/06/2013 Duración: 22minWelcome to this latest edition of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this episode:Alba asks, ¿qué ves cuando miras en el espejo? – what do you see when you look in the mirror?Mark joins Fernanda on a virtual tour of Bogotá, Colombia;and JP and Nahyeli answer a question from listener Georgie about the pronunciation of ‘b’ and ‘v’.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Coffee Break Langu
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Episode 204
01/06/2013 Duración: 19minWelcome to this latest edition of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this episode:Alba asks, ¿cómo te describiría tu mejor amigo o amiga? – how would your best friend describe you?Mark joins Fernanda on a virtual tour of Machu Picchu in Peru;and JP and Nahyeli answer a question from listener Ezgi who is curious about how best to translate “to love” in its many uses into Spanish.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what go
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Episode 203
22/05/2013 Duración: 16minWe’re back with a new episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this episode:Alba asks, ¿qué es lo primero que has pensado esta mañana? – what was the first thing you thought about this morning?Mark joins Fernanda on a virtual tour of Easter Island;and JP and Nahyeli answer a question from listener Iván who wants to know about the nuances of using the immediate future tense (voy a mandar una carta) or the simple future tense (mandaré una carta).This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the C
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Episode 202
05/05/2013 Duración: 16minWe’re back with a new season of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this episode:Alba asks, ¿qué te llevarías a una isla desierta? – what would you take to a desert island?Fernanda tells Mark all about the the city of Buenos Aires;and JP and Nahyeli answer an interesting question about a word which listener Rodney has come across in a Mexican soap opera!This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behind the scenes he
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Episode 201
27/04/2013 Duración: 20minWe’re back with a new season of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine! In this episode:Alba asks the question, ¿cuál es tu forma favorita de ligar? – what’s your best chat-up line?JP and Nahyeli answer a question from listener Jess about using quantities in Spanish;and we’re introducing a new member of the team – Mark is joined by Fernanda from Chile for the first leg of a journey around the tourist highlights of Latin America.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 110
05/11/2012 Duración: 15minIt’s time for the final lesson in this season of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this episode:It’s a time for making New Year’s Resolutions and examining what we want to change about ourselves. This week Alba is asking the question, ¿cuál es tu peor hábito?;Laura’s frase idiomática is an interesting one today: irse por los cerros de Úbeda. Find out what this means in this lesson;and JP and Nahyeli answer a question from listener Rodney about an interesting use of the word que.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 109
01/11/2012 Duración: 16minJoin the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine team and improve your Spanish listening skills. In this edition:Alba asks her interviewees, ¿cuál es el mejor regalo que has recibido jamás?;Laura teaches us the phrases de tal palo, tal astillo, meaning “like father, like son” or “a chip off the old block”;and JP and Nahyeli answer listener Heather’s question about the difference between ahora and ahorita, which is particularly important in Mexican Spanish when there is a significant difference between these two words!This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few m
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 108
31/10/2012 Duración: 22minWelcome to episode 8 of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. Join the team and improve your Spanish! In this edition:Alba asks her interviewees, si te tocara la lotería, ¿qué harías con el dinero? Like last week you’ll hear a range of accents featured in the answers, with a sprinkling of imperfect subjunctives and conditionals for good measure!;Laura teaches us the phrases tirar la casa por la ventana, meaning “to splash out” or to spend a lot of money;and JP and Nahyeli look at the Mexican word chale and how it is used.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanis
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 107
30/10/2012 Duración: 16minThe latest edition of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine is now available. Join the team and improve your Spanish! In this edition:Alba asks her interviewees, ¿ayer hiciste algo especial? Answers cover a range of topics – and accents!;Laura teaches us what hablar por los codos means;and JP and Nahyeli discuss medical Spanish in response to a listener’s question.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behin
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 106
29/10/2012 Duración: 15minThis week’s Coffee Break Spanish Magazine episode is now available. Join the team and improve your Spanish! In this edition:Alba has an interesting question for some women on the streets of Barcelona. She asks ¿qué puedes aprender de un hombre si hablas con su madre? – what can you learn about a man if you speak to his mother?;Learn to avoid difficult questions with Laura’s frase idiomática, hacerse el sueco;and JP and Nahyeli help listener Ana answer the door in Spanish.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 105
28/10/2012 Duración: 16minThe Coffee Break Spanish team is back with a new episode of the Magazine. In this edition:Alba asks passers-by in the streets of Barcelona, ¿De qué pasarías horas hablando?;Laura teaches us the expression se me ha ido el santo al cielo, meaning “I completely lost track of the time”;and JP and Nahyeli answer listener Emily’s question about using the subjunctive when talking about the recent past.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 104
27/10/2012 Duración: 13minThis week’s episode of the Coffee Break Spanish is a slightly spooky Hallowe’en episode. In this edition:Alba asks the macabre question ¿Cuál es tu peor pesadilla?;Laura introduces the expression me he levantado con el pie izquierdo, meaning “to get out of the wrong side of the bed”;and JP and Nahyeli help listener Kelly understand the differences between the verbs querer and amar?This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 103
26/10/2012 Duración: 15minThis is the third episode of our Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this edition:JP and Nayheli answer listener Beth’s question about how to translate “every other…” into Spanish;Laura explains the expression tener una mosca detrás de la oreja, meaning “to be suspicious about something”and in our interviews, Alba asks ¿En qué pasas demasiado tiempo?This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Co
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 102
15/10/2012 Duración: 16minThis is the second episode of our Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this edition:Laura introduces us to the expression por si las moscas;JP and Nahyeli answer Steve’s question about using the verb fingir, meaning “to pretend”and in our interviews, Alba asks ¿Qué es para ti un buen profesor?This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Coffee Break Languages, follow @coffeebreaklanguages on Insta
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine Episode 101
03/10/2012 Duración: 21minIt’s here! We’re delighted to present the first edition of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this edition:Alba asks the question ¿Cómo pasabas el verano cuando eras niño? – “How did you spend your summers as a child?”;Laura introduces us to the expression de perillas;and in our Q&A Spanish section JP and Nahyeli answer Molly’s question concerning gender of nouns.This season of Coffee Break Spanish Magazine features a total of 10 lessons, all of which are included in the podcast feed. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behi
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Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Promo episode
26/09/2012 Duración: 10minIn this promo episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine, Mark outlines what listeners can expect from each episode of the show. The video episode (normally part of the premium materials) is included below to give you a feel for the new style of show:Subscribe to the CBS Magazine in iTunes | RSS Feed See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Season 3 – Lesson 40 – Coffee Break Spanish
24/01/2012 Duración: 25minThe final episode in the third series of Coffee Break Spanish includes episode eight of our soap Verano Español. Just what will Laura say to Ángel and Fiona after discovering them together? And will Ramón finally have the courage to tell Laura how he feels? Find out in the long-awaited final instalment of the telenovela. Please note that lesson 40 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 340 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you prac
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Season 3 – Lesson 39 – Coffee Break Spanish
17/01/2012 Duración: 22minWe’re delighted to be joined once more by Alba in this special episode of Coffee Break Spanish. It’s the last ‘normal’ episode in the series: next week we’ll have the eighth and final instalment of Verano Español. We find out what Alba has been doing since before the summer and Mark takes the opportunity to test listeners on some of the phrases learned earlier in the series. Please note that lesson 39 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 339 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities
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Season 3 – Lesson 38 – Coffee Break Spanish
10/01/2012 Duración: 23minIn this episode, Mark is joined by Sofía from Argentina and Ana Isabel from Ecuador. Language points discussed include the difference between si no and sino, using hace with a time phrase, and voseo, the use of vos in Rioplatense Spanish. Please note that lesson 38 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 338 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence
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Season 3 – Lesson 37 – Coffee Break Spanish
04/01/2012 Duración: 20minThis week Mark returns with Loreto for the second of our Chilean episodes of Coffee Break Spanish Season 3. In episode 37 we learn a bit more about Chilean culture and Loreto teaches Mark some Chilean expressions. Please note that lesson 37 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 337 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access