CBG 1:18 | Getting about town

Introduction

In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning to talk about public transport. Coffee Break German comes to you from the Radio Lingua Network. In weekly episodes you’ll join native speaker Thomas who’ll be teaching learner Mark in gradual, structured lessons. The episodes also feature Kirsten, our Grammar Guru, and Julia, our Cultural Correspondent.

Coming up in this lesson…

In this lesson you’ll learn:

to ask what time the train or bus leaves and arrives; to specify which train or bus you’re enquiring about; to use a special construction which can be reused in many question situations; about German Ampelmännchen, traffic light men, in our Cultural Correspondent section; and to conjugate the verb sein (“to be”) in the present tense. Listen to the lesson

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