Coffee Break German

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

In this podcast series, we help you take your intermediate German to the next level, one coffee break at a time. Throughout the series, we cover a range of topics to help you deepen your understanding of tricky grammar, broaden your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation.

Episodes

• Episode 1: 10 German words that look English: true friends or false friends? Are you ready for a test? In this episode, Thomas presents 10 German words that look just like English words and challenges you to decide whether they share the same meaning or not.
• Episode 2: 5 German words with no English equivalent. Thomas introduces five beautifully untranslatable German words that capture feelings and experiences English needs a whole sentence to describe.
• Episode 3: Vor, bevor or davor? 3 German words for 'before' explained. Thomas explains how German handles the word "before".
• Episode 4: Nach, nachdem or danach? How to say 'after' and 'during' in German. English gets by with one little word, after, but German has three: nach, nachdem and danach.
• Episode 5: What to say in German when you're lost for words. Thomas shares the little phrases German speakers reach for when they're lost for words or need a second to think.
• Episode 6: Ordering ice cream in the German-speaking world: what to know first. In this episode, Thomas explains how it all works, from reading the menu to ordering at the counter, along with the words and phrases you need to get your 'Eis' just right.
• Episode 7: Five common mistakes German learners make, and how to fix them. In this episode, we walk through five mistakes German learners make all the time.
• Episode 8: How to say 'feel' in German: fühlen, sich fühlen and sich anfühlen. Thomas explains why "feel" splits into "fühlen", "sich fühlen" and "sich anfühlen" in German, and how to know which one you need.

Additional Resources

We also have a range of additional resources available, including video lessons, detailed notes, quizzes, and targeted grammar exercises to deepen your understanding. You can access these resources on our website or through our newsletter.