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Coffee Break German Advanced

Coffee Break German Advanced

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Take your German to the next level with Coffee Break German Advanced. Join native speaker Andrea and learner Mark as they guide you through the intricacies of the language. This podcast is aimed at learners working at B1/B2 level and we'll be covering grammatical structures and topics appropriate to this level. In each episode Mark and Andrea will discuss a language point, and then you'll listen to a dialogue which features examples of the language point, helping you consolidate what you've learned.


Find out more about Coffee Break German on our website at https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/german and if you're not yet at this level, check out our other Coffee Break German podcast - just search for Coffee Break German wherever you get your podcasts.


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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Coffee Break German Advanced episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Coffee Break German Advanced for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Coffee Break German Advanced episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.40 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Ende gut, alles gut
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07/19/23 • 11 min

Welcome to the final episode of Coffee Break German Season 3. In this episode we conclude our story series "Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein" by listening to Marian tell Lucie his news and then the two share a big hug. This last episode is packed full of grammar topics which have been covered in the story so far like the pluperfect, the past passive and as always lots of useful German expressions and new vocabulary. Listen out for the interesting expression eine Party schmeißen.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.29 | Subjunctive 2 – hypothesis | Das wäre super!
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02/01/23 • 23 min

In this episode of Coffee Break German Mark and Andrea are continuing to focus on the subjunctive, more specifically they are discussing how to make hypothetical statements, like conditionals and wishes. We'll learn to use the subjunctive with wenn/falls, with inversion, and take a look at the subjunctive in the past to express impossible conditionals and wishes. As usual, we hear some examples in context by listening to a dialogue of a family debating their next holiday!


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.



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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.04 | The imperfect tense | Wir arbeiteten pausenlos
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12/01/21 • 22 min

Lesson 4 of Coffee Break German Season 3 is all about the imperfect tense. Mark and Andrea focus on the conjugation of regular verbs and then listen to a diary entry where we hear examples of the tense in context.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.20 | Review episode 3.11 to 3.19

CBG 3.20 | Review episode 3.11 to 3.19

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08/10/22 • 37 min

We’re halfway through Season 3 of Coffee Break German, so it’s time for a review episode! Join Mark and Andrea as they look back on some of the things we have learned in episodes 11 - 19; from prepositions with the Genitive to the future tense, qualifiers and reflexive verbs with the Dative - this episode is not to be missed!


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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In this lesson of Coffee Break German our hosts, Mark and Andrea, look at the infinitive structure with um zu which allows us to say “in order to”. We then hear this structure in the context of a conversation between characters Mike and Sandra who discuss Mike’s upcoming trip through Switzerland.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.17 | Qualifiers | Ich finde ihn ganz nett
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07/01/22 • 22 min

In this episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 we are discussing the new topic of qualifying adverbs: sehr, ziemlich, außerordentlich, völlig. We also listen to a conversation between school students Manuela, Tina and Tobias, who are discussing the latest developments at school and what they think of them. Some vocabulary to look out for is; gemütlich, auffallen, es eilig haben and ausgesprochen.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.14 | Temporal connectors | Solange die Kinder noch gern zelten…
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05/20/22 • 22 min

In this episode of Coffee Break German, Mark and Andrea focus on connectors which connect words, word groups or clauses. We hear many examples of connectors linking clauses before hearing a dialogue between characters Ben and Marianne in a coffee shop. Listen carefully for some useful vocabulary throughout this episode, including words and phrases such as: sich dazusetzen , umziehen and ohnehin.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.18 | Reflexive verbs with the Dative | Das werde ich mir merken
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07/13/22 • 24 min

Welcome to another lesson of Coffee Break German! This time, we are introducing reflexive verbs with reflexive pronouns in the dative. We hear these learning points in context during a discussion between characters Tim and Anna. Some words and phrases to listen out for include: sich die Nacht um die Ohren schlagen, sich etwas aus ... machen and sich Zeit lassen.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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We are back with a new episode of Coffee Break German Season 3! In this episode we are learning about using the past participle as an adjective. You may already know the rules of adjectives in German and this knowledge will help to enhance your understanding of this new topic. We listen to a recipe for delicious biscuits called "Spitzbuben" and hear plenty of baking-themed vocabulary such as: Puderzucker, Teig and frisch gebacken.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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Coffee Break German Advanced - CBG 3.19 | Causative Adverbs | Also los nach dem Pieps
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07/25/22 • 29 min

Welcome to another episode of Coffee Break German! In Lesson 19 Mark and Andrea discuss adverbs which connect clauses: daher, deswegen, deshalb, darum, also, folglich, demzufolge and somit. We then listen to three separate voicemails in which we hear causative adverbs in context. Listen out for these useful words and phrases: etwas hinterlassen, die Rückrufnummer, unterwegs sein.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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How many episodes does Coffee Break German Advanced have?

Coffee Break German Advanced currently has 40 episodes available.

What topics does Coffee Break German Advanced cover?

The podcast is about Language Learning, Courses, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Coffee Break German Advanced?

The episode title 'CBG 3.40 | Ein Zwilling studiert selten allein | Ende gut, alles gut' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Coffee Break German Advanced?

The average episode length on Coffee Break German Advanced is 22 minutes.

How often are episodes of Coffee Break German Advanced released?

Episodes of Coffee Break German Advanced are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Coffee Break German Advanced?

The first episode of Coffee Break German Advanced was released on Oct 22, 2021.

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