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Learn Spanish 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 Spanish speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.

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  1. CBS 2.01 | The present tense

    · 20 min · S2 E1

    Hello and welcome to another season of Coffee Break Spanish! In level 1 we concentrated on learning useful words and phrases for a whole range of situations you’re likely to encounter on a trip to a Spanish-speaking…

  2. CBS 2.02 | More on the present tense

    · 22 min · S2 E2

    Lesson 2 continues where we left off last time and looks further at conjugating verbs within the context of daily routine and making arrangements. Please note that lesson 2 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson…

  3. CBS 2.03 | Reflexive verbs

    · 19 min · S2 E3

    Lesson 3 introduces the concept of reflexive verbs and completes our teaching on talking about your daily routine. Please note that lesson 3 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 203 of Coffee Break Spanish. We…

  4. CBS 2.04 | Making arrangements

    · 20 min · S2 E4

    In lesson 4 Mark and Kara look at making arrangements and introduce the idea of irregular verbs, using ir (to go) and hacer (to do/make) as examples. Please note that lesson 4 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson…

  5. CBS 2.05 | Making more arrangements

    · 24 min · S2 E5

    In lesson 5 Mark and Kara look further at making arrangements using the tricky Spanish verb quedar. Please note that lesson 5 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 205 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered…

  6. CBS 2.06 | Using the correct version of the verb "to be"

    · 19 min · S2 E6

    In lesson 6 Mark and Kara look at the difference between ser and estar, the two verbs which mean ‘to be’ in Spanish, and a grammar point learners often find difficult. Please note that lesson 6 of Season 2 was…

  7. CBS 2.07 | Radical changing verbs

    · 19 min · S2 E7

    In lesson 7 it’s time to take a look at radical changing verbs, verbs which have some regular spelling changes in certain parts of the verb. Once you get used to these patterns you’ll be conjugating verbs like querer,…

  8. CBS 2.08 | Agreement of adjectives

    · 19 min · S2 E8

    An easy way of extending your range of language is by using adjectives, and this lesson of Coffee Break Spanish looks at adjectives in detail. In Spanish adjectives have to 'agree' with the word they describe and…

  9. CBS 2.09 | Describing people

    · 18 min · S2 E9

    This week on Coffee Break Spanish we’re taking a further look at adjectives and we’ll be doing more practice using adjectives and making them agree with the word they describe. We’ll also take a look at describing…

  10. CBS 2.10 | End-of-unit language quiz

    · 26 min · S2 E10

    In episode 10 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 2 we’re putting what we’ve learned in recent weeks about descriptions to the test with an identity game. Please note that lesson 10 of Season 2 was originally known as…

  11. CBS 2.11 | Talking about the future

    · 21 min · S2 E11

    In episode 11 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 2 we learn how to say what you’re going to do in the future. In Spanish you use the verb ir combined with a and an infinitive. The lesson explains all you need to know and…

  12. CBS 2.12 | Review of present tense verbs

    · 20 min · S2 E12

    In episode 12 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 2 we’ll review all the verbs which we’ve been learning over the past few months. Please note that lesson 12 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 212 of Coffee Break…

  13. CBS 2.13 | Introducing the preterite tense

    · 17 min · S2 E13

    In episode 13 of Coffee Break Spanish we introduce the preterite tense which is used to talk about things in the past. Please note that lesson 13 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 213 of Coffee Break Spanish.…

  14. CBS 2.14 | Preterite tense of -ir and -ar verbs

    · 18 min · S2 E14

    This week’s episode of Coffee Break Spanish looks further at the preterite tense which is used to relate events in the past. Listeners should be aware that this episode was originally released in February 2008 and…

  15. CBS 2.15 | Preterite tense of irregular verbs

    · 23 min · S2 E15

    We’ll be continuing our study of the preterite tense in this week’s lesson and it’s time to take a look at some irregular verbs: hacer, ir, ver and dar in the preterite, so that you can talk about what you did, where…

  16. CBS 2.16 | Spelling changes in the preterite tense

    · 25 min · S2 E16

    More preterite tenses this week: it’s now time to look at reflexive verbs and verbs which have spelling changes ('radical-changing verbs') in the preterite tense. Please note that lesson 16 of Season 2 was originally…

  17. CBS 2.17 | Identity quiz

    · 20 min · S2 E17

    It’s time to put into practice what you’ve been learning about the preterite tense. In this week’s episode Mark challenges Kara to an identity quiz using lots of preterite tenses to describe the lives of the mystery…

  18. CBS 2.18 | Talking more about the past - the imperfect tense

    · 17 min · S2 E18

    In this week’s lesson we introduce the imperfect tense and consider in what situations this tense is used. We’ll also learn the conjugation of -ar verbs in the imperfect tense. Please note that lesson 18 of Season 2…

  19. CBS 2.19 | Describing the past

    · 19 min · S2 E19

    This week we’re continuing to look at the imperfect tense. We’ll go through the conjugation of -ar, -er and -ir verbs and talk about how the imperfect tense is used to describe things in the past. Please note that…

  20. CBS 2.20 | End-of-unit test

    · 23 min · S2 E20

    In this week’s episode we reach episode 20 and Mark will be testing Kara on everything she’s learned so far about verbs and adjectives in the past few lessons of the course. Please note that lesson 20 of Season 2 was…

  21. CBS 2.21 | Using "for" in Spanish

    · 18 min · S2 E21

    Lessons 21-23 will look at the thorny issue of por and para: by the end of these three lessons you’ll be confident in knowing exactly when to use which word! In lesson 61 we’ll introduce both words and consider various…

  22. CBS 2.22 | Expressing purpose using para

    · 16 min · S2 E22

    In lesson 22 we’re continuing to discuss por and para: this time we’re focusing on the use of para when expressing purpose, e.g. "this gift is for you” – este regalo es para ti. We’ll also learn the verb regalar, and…

  23. CBS 2.23 | Various uses of por

    · 16 min · S2 E23

    Over lessons 21-23 we’ve been looking at por and para. In lesson 23 it’s time to look at the various uses of por, including a number of situations when por doesn’t mean “for”. Please note that lesson 23 of Season 2 was…

  24. CBS 2.24 | Introducing the perfect tense

    · 18 min · S2 E24

    Lesson 24 introduces a new tense: the perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about what you 'have done' and is very simple to use. Please note that lesson 24 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 224 of Coffee…

  25. CBS 2.25 | When to use the perfect tense and irregular verbs

    · 19 min · S2 E25

    In lesson 25 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 2 we’re continuing to look at the perfect tense. In this lesson you’ll learn about particular uses of the perfect tense, and about certain words or expressions which act as…

  26. CBS 2.26 | More on the perfect tense

    · 18 min · S2 E26

    One of the best ways to make progress in a language is to use the language with native speakers and to check your understanding by asking them for feedback. In lesson 26 you’ll put what you’ve been learning recently…

  27. CBS 2.27 | Travelling by public transport

    · 18 min · S2 E27

    Over the past few months we’ve been focusing on learning the patterns of the language. In lessons 27-30 we’re going to be constructing phrases within various contexts, using the rules we’ve learned in previous lessons.…

  28. CBS 2.28 | Travelling by taxi

    · 19 min · S2 E28

    In lesson 28 we’ll be continuing to create phrases in the language based on the knowledge of grammar we’ve acquired in recent lessons. This week we’re focusing on the context of taking a taxi in a Spanish-speaking…

  29. CBS 2.29 | Hiring a car

    · 19 min · S2 E29

    In the long-awaited 29th lesson of Coffee Break Spanish we look at tips to help you pronounce double -r- in Spanish and we build more language in the context of hiring cars in a Spanish-speaking country. Please note…

  30. CBS 2.30 | Making a phone call in Spanish

    · 15 min · S2 E30

    In lesson 30 of Coffee Break Spanish we’re dealing with one of the trickiest things to do in a foreign language: make telephone calls. When you can’t see the person to whom you are speaking, it makes things that bit…

  31. CBS 2.31 | Getting to know someone in Spain

    · 18 min · S2 E31

    Welcome back to our Coffee Break Spanish listeners!. In lessons 31-40 you’ll be following a mini soap-opera featuring English student Andrew who is learning Spanish in Spain, and his new friend María-José, who’ll be…

  32. CBS 2.32 | Review of the weather and other language

    · 18 min · S2 E32

    Lesson 32 continues the story of Andrew and María-José and their blossoming friendship! María-José has been on vacation in France. The main topic of discussion in this lesson is the weather, using a variety of tenses.…

  33. CBS 2.33 | Talking about birthdays

    · 20 min · S2 E33

    In lesson 33 we continue to follow the story of Andrew and his Spanish friend María-José. In this episode we’ll be introducing the future tense and looking at how verbs are conjugated in the future. Once again, you’ll…

  34. CBS 2.34 | Conditional tense in a café setting

    · 19 min · S2 E34

    In lesson 34 we’re continuing our ‘soap opera’. This week María-José is taking her friend to a restaurant, so we’ll be revisiting the language we learned previously in the course. We’ll also take the opportunity to…

  35. CBS 2.35 | The imperative

    · 24 min · S2 E35

    We’re continuing our soap opera featuring María-José and Andrew and in this week’s episode Andrew needs some help with an assignment for his Spanish class. We’ll also be looking at the imperative – the command form –…

  36. CBS 2.36 | Continuous tenses

    · 19 min · S2 E36

    We’re returning to another episode featuring María-José and Andrew this week in which María-José will ask the question ¿Qué estás haciendo? , 'What are you doing?'. We’re focusing on the present continuous tense.…

  37. CBS 2.37 | Review of tenses

    · 24 min · S2 E37

    In this episode María-José tells Andrew about her visits to the Canary Islands. She uses lots of examples of the imperfect tense to describe what she used to do when she went there several times when she was younger.…

  38. CBS 2.38 | Introduction to the subjunctive in a tapas bar

    · 24 min · S2 E38

    This week María-José and Andrew discuss their plans for the following week when Andrew’s friend arrives in Spain and María-José will be attending a conference in Madrid. In this episode we introduce the concept of the…

  39. CBS 2.39 | When to use the subjunctive

    · 19 min · S2 E39

    It’s the penultimate episode of this season of Coffee Break Spanish and we continue to follow the adventures of María-José and Andrew as they come to the end of their time together in Spain. This week Andrew is signing…

  40. CBS 2.40 | More subjunctives and saying good bye

    · 19 min · S2 E40

    It’s the end of an era: the final episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 2. It’s time for las despedidas, the goodbyes. Andrew will be returning to England and bidding farewell to María-José, and Mark and Kara will…

  41. Season 3 – Lesson 01 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 21 min · S3 E1

    Welcome to this first episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 3! In this first episode of the series you’ll get to know our two main presenters, Mark and Alba, and you’ll also be meeting José who will help you to take…

  42. Season 3 – Lesson 02 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 22 min · S3 E2

    In our second episode of this series, Mark and Alba talk about languages and their own language skills. In the intermedio, José provides two phrases which can be used to tell someone that they are annoying you.…

  43. Season 3 – Lesson 03 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 25 min · S3 E3

    This lesson was originally released in October, so in lesson 3 of Show Time Spanish, Alba tells Mark about a Halloween party she attended. They discuss the traditions of Halloween. In the intermedio José provides two…

  44. Season 3 – Lesson 04 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 25 min · S3 E4

    In this fourth episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 3, Mark has just returned from a week in London and he discusses the advantages and disadvantages of living in a village, town or city with Alba. We also meet Laura…

  45. Season 3 – Lesson 05 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 25 min · S3 E5

    In episode 5 we launch our very own Spanish soap opera, Verano Español, which tells the story of Spanish dad, Antonio, Scottish mum Iona, and bilingual daughter Laura, and their adventures one summer in Spain. Each…

  46. Season 3 – Lesson 06 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 26 min · S3 E6

    In episode 6 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 3, Mark and Alba discuss their recent visits to Edinburgh and will entertain you with some singing! José introduces two phrases to say that things are in a mess, and language…

  47. Season 3 – Lesson 07 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 25 min · S3 E7

    In this week’s episode, Mark and Alba talk about the different seasons of the year and about their own favourite times of year. This episode provides an opportunity for learners to learn to use the Spanish phrase o…

  48. Season 3 – Lesson 08 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 24 min · S3 E8

    In episode 8, Alba and Mark discuss smoking laws in different countries. Language points covered include the future perfect tense, eg. “I will have stopped smoking”, the use of soler, and the phrase pillar a alguien…

  49. Season 3 – Lesson 09 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 25 min · S3 E9

    In this 9th episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 3, Mark and Alba discuss Christmas traditions in Spain. José introduces a couple of phrases which you can tell someone not to take something the wrong way in this…

  50. Season 3 – Lesson 10 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 28 min · S3 E10

    It’s time for our second installment of the Coffee Break Spanish telenovela, Verano Español. Laura and her mother have just arrived in Spain to spend the summer in the house they’ve recently inherited from tía Julia.…

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