Welcome to this first episode of Coffee Break German, our new German course for beginners. In weekly episodes you’ll join native speaker Thomas who’ll be teaching learner Mark in gradual, structured lessons. Our “Cultural Correspondent” Julia and our “Grammar Guru” Kirsten will also join us in each episode to share their knowledge and love of all things German.
Coming up in this lesson…In this first lesson, Thomas introduces us to the German language, and you’ll learn some useful words and phrases:
how to say “hello” and “goodbye”; how to say “how are you?” and how to answer this question; the words for “yes” and “no”, and other useful German words which will come in handy every day.You’ll also meet the other members of the Coffee Break German team: learner Mark is more used to teaching French and Spanish in Coffee Break French and Coffee Break Spanish; Kirsten, our Grammar Guru and self-confessed grammar geek, will be bringing us...
How to pronounce tricky letter combinations - ‘sch’, ‘ei’, ‘ie’ and more | The Coffee Break German Show 1.10
‘Nein’, ‘nicht’ and ‘kein’ - Negation in German | The Coffee Break German Show 1.09
‘Zu’ or ‘um ... zu’? - How to use the infinitive form of the verb | The Coffee Break German Show 1.08
Compound words - Breaking down long German words | The Coffee Break German Show 1.07
What is a case? - An introduction to German cases | The Coffee Break German Show 1.06
Using the formal ‘you’ | The Coffee Break German Show 1.05
How to form questions in German | The Coffee Break German Show 1.04
All about umlauts - Usage and pronunciation | The Coffee Break German Show 1.03
When to use ‘fahren’ and ‘gehen’ | The Coffee Break German Show 1.02
A guide to German word order - Sentences with two verbs | The Coffee Break German Show 1.01
Introducing the Coffee Break German Show
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CBG Mag 2.05 | Die Habsburger
CBG Mag 2.04 | Hansestädte
CBG Mag 2.03 | Die Deutsche Bundesliga
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