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Learn French 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 French speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress. 386357 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Christmas markets look and feel in France | A Coffee Break with Max

7 mins; December 08, 2025

The tradition of Saint Nicolas | A Coffee Break with Max

6 mins; December 03, 2025

Coffee Break French - All You Need To Know

41 mins; November 17, 2025

Silent but powerful: the French H explained | A Coffee Break with Max

10 mins; November 10, 2025

Bonus Episode: Clues Explained - La Grande Chasse au Trésor

9 mins; November 04, 2025

Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

9 mins; October 26, 2025

Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

8 mins; October 24, 2025

Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

8 mins; October 22, 2025

Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

10 mins; October 20, 2025

Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

1 min; October 17, 2025

French weather expressions for daily conversations | A Coffee Break with Hélène

6 mins; October 13, 2025

The tradition of les vendanges | A Coffee Break with Hélène

8 mins; October 06, 2025

Some handy French idioms - 5 expressions with 'main' | A Coffee Break with Max

8 mins; September 29, 2025

Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles - Which one to choose? | A Coffee Break with Max

7 mins; September 22, 2025

Around the word: a tour of 'tour' | A Coffee Break with Max

6 mins; September 15, 2025

How to maximise your language learning every day | A Coffee Break with Mark

16 mins; September 01, 2025

How to compare nouns in French with 'plus' or 'moins' | A Coffee Break with Max

5 mins; August 25, 2025

'Grâce à' vs. 'à cause de' - What's the difference? | A Coffee Break with Hélène

6 mins; August 18, 2025

2 golden French proverbs and what they mean | A Coffee Break with Hélène

6 mins; August 11, 2025

How to say your shoe size in French | A Coffee Break with Hélène

7 mins; August 04, 2025

5 tips to turn any trip into your language classroom | A Coffee Break with Mark

10 mins; July 28, 2025

How the croissant became a symbol of France | A Coffee Break with Hélène

9 mins; July 21, 2025

Talking about holidays in French - Key phrases & examples | A Coffee Break with Hélène

7 mins; July 14, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.10 | Une fête inoubliable

35 mins; June 02, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.09 | Un avenir à construire

27 mins; May 26, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.08 | Une visite surprise

32 mins; May 19, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.07 | L’amour au café ?

28 mins; May 12, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.06 | Une cliente mystérieuse

33 mins; May 05, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.05 | Une soirée mémorable

34 mins; April 21, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.04 | Deux larrons en foire

31 mins; April 14, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.03 | Un vendredi sous la pluie

31 mins; April 07, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.02 | Une bonne nouvelle

37 mins; March 31, 2025

CBF Scenes 1.01 | Un début prometteur

41 mins; March 24, 2025

Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café

2 mins; March 19, 2025

Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

7 mins; November 10, 2024

Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

8 mins; November 08, 2024

Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

7 mins; November 06, 2024

Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

7 mins; November 04, 2024

Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

1 min; October 29, 2024

‘Oui' vs. 'si', 'aussi' vs. 'non plus' - What's the difference? | CBF Show 2.10

15 mins; July 29, 2024

How to form and use the superlative in French | CBF Show 2.09

16 mins; July 22, 2024

Identifying forbidden liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.08

18 mins; July 15, 2024

A guide to liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.07

14 mins; July 08, 2024

Capital letters in French vs. English - 'français' or 'Français'? | CBF Show 2.06

10 mins; July 01, 2024

Imperfect vs. perfect tense - French past tenses explained | CBF Show 2.05

8 mins; June 24, 2024

The agreement of the past participle in French | CBF Show 2.04

19 mins; June 17, 2024

‘Jouer à' or 'jouer de'? - The verb 'to play' in French | CBF Show 2.03

9 mins; June 10, 2024

‘Du', 'des', 'au' and 'aux' - How to choose and use these tricky words in French | CBF Show 2.02

11 mins; June 03, 2024

When to use 'on' in French | CBF Show 2.01

13 mins; May 27, 2024

Introducing Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Show

1 min; May 20, 2024

‘À cause de’ and ‘grâce à’ - What's the difference? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.10

12 mins; December 18, 2023

‘En’ or ‘à’? - Prepositions with countries and cities | The Coffee Break French Show 1.09

13 mins; December 11, 2023

Practising when to use 'qui' and 'que' - Relative pronouns Part 2 | The Coffee Break French Show 1.08

12 mins; December 04, 2023

‘Qui' or 'que'? - Relative pronouns Part 1 | The Coffee Break French Show 1.07

12 mins; November 27, 2023

How to pronounce ‘e’, ‘é’ and ‘è’ in French | The Coffee Break French Show 1.06

16 mins; November 20, 2023

‘Jour’ and ‘journée’, ‘soir’ and ‘soirée’ - What's the difference? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.05

11 mins; November 13, 2023

Useful expressions with ‘avoir’ | The Coffee Break French Show 1.04

10 mins; November 06, 2023

‘Tu’ and ‘vous’ - How to navigate informal and formal French | The Coffee Break French Show 1.03

10 mins; October 30, 2023

When do adjectives go before a noun? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.02

13 mins; October 23, 2023

How to pronounce ‘u’ and ‘ou’ | The Coffee Break French Show 1.01

14 mins; October 16, 2023

Introducing the Coffee Break French Show

1 min; October 10, 2023

Introducing "Il était une fois..." from Coffee Break French

6 mins; December 05, 2022

CBF Mag 2.10 | Vive la France : le quatorze juillet à Paris

26 mins; August 22, 2022

CBF Mag 2.09 | La dernière reine de l’Ancien Régime

30 mins; August 08, 2022

CBF Mag 2.08 | Entre les montres de luxe et le lac Léman

29 mins; July 25, 2022

CBF Mag 2.07 | La France derrière le regard impressionniste

24 mins; July 11, 2022

CBF Mag 2.06 | Mais d’où viennent les frites ?

26 mins; June 27, 2022

CBF Mag 2.05 | L’ancêtre du cinéma français

29 mins; June 13, 2022

CBF Mag 2.04 | Vingt-quatre heures dans la province du Québec

27 mins; May 30, 2022

CBF Mag 2.03 | La petite robe noire

26 mins; May 16, 2022

CBF Mag 2.02 | L’apéro, c’est sacré !

29 mins; May 02, 2022

CBF Mag 2.01 | La ville rose

33 mins; April 18, 2022

Coffee Break French News - 4th April 2022

6 mins; April 04, 2022

CBF Travel Diaries 2.10 | Tours-Paris-Genève

23 mins; April 15, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.09 | Comme des rois

21 mins; April 08, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.08 | Lèche-vitrine à Tours

19 mins; April 01, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.07 | Retour aux sources

22 mins; March 25, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.06 | Une journée typiquement normande

25 mins; March 18, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.05 | Hommage aux plages

27 mins; March 11, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.04 | Atelier de pêche

25 mins; March 04, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.03 | Impressionnisme et impressionnés

28 mins; February 25, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.02 | Voyage dans le temps à Rouen

22 mins; February 18, 2021

CBF Travel Diaries 2.01 | Paris: un jour, une nuit

25 mins; February 11, 2021

CBF To Go 2.10 | Quelle est ta ville française préférée ? - What is your favourite French city?

20 mins; December 10, 2020

CBF To Go 2.09 | Avez-vous déjà mangé quelque chose de bizarre ? - Have you ever eaten anything strange?

23 mins; December 03, 2020

CBF To Go 2.08 | Quelle serait ta destination idéale ? - What would your ideal destination be?

22 mins; November 26, 2020

CBF To Go 2.07 | Qu’est-ce qui t'embête le plus ? - What annoys you the most?

26 mins; November 19, 2020

CBF To Go 2.06 | Préféres-tu l’été ou l’hiver ? - Do you prefer summer or winter?

23 mins; November 12, 2020

CBF To Go 2.05 | Pour toi, est-il important d’apprendre une langue étrangère ? - Is learning a foreign language important to you?

22 mins; November 05, 2020

CBF To Go 2.04 | Qu’as-tu fait hier ? - What did you do yesterday?

22 mins; October 29, 2020

CBF To Go 2.03 | Quel est ton mot français préféré ? What is your favourite French word?

14 mins; October 22, 2020

CBF To Go 2.02 | C’est quoi une journée typique pour toi ? What is a typical day for you?

23 mins; October 15, 2020

CBF To Go 2.01 | Pour toi, est-il important de voyager ? - Is travel important to you?

16 mins; October 08, 2020

A special thank you from Coffee Break on International Podcast Day

5 mins; September 30, 2020

Terminer en beauté - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 10

19 mins; August 06, 2020

Chambres d'hôtes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 9

20 mins; July 30, 2020

Destination : montagnes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 8

20 mins; July 23, 2020

En route pour Chambéry - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 7

17 mins; July 16, 2020

C’est chic ! - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 6

20 mins; July 09, 2020

Marseille - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 5

22 mins; July 02, 2020

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