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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. Coffee Break Spanish Magazine – Episode 210

    · 19 min · S2 E10

    Coming up in this week’s edition of the Coffee Break Magazine: • Alba asks, si te encontraras un billete de €50, ¿qué harías con él? – if you found €50, what would you do with it? • Mark joins Fernanda on a virtual…

  2. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 001

    · 10 min

    In this first episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Espresso you’ll learn about informal command forms (the imperative), Fernanda will help you get to grips with the subjunctive after cuando, and our Spanish quotation of…

  3. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 002

    · 10 min · S1 E2

    In this first episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Espresso you’ll learn about the expression ser de cine, Fernanda will help you get to grips with the subjunctive after para que, and our Spanish quotation of the week…

  4. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 003

    · 12 min · S1 E3

    In this first episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Espresso you’ll learn how to us the word ni, Fernanda will help you get to grips with the subjunctive after es importante que, and our Spanish quotation of the week…

  5. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 004

    · 12 min · S1 E4

    In the latest episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Espresso you’ll learn how to use no with the infinitive to give impersonal commands, Fernanda looks at the subjunctive after quiero que and our Spanish quotation of the…

  6. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 005 – Día de los Muertos

    · 11 min · S1 E5

    In this week’s Coffee Break Spanish Espresso we’re focusing on a cultural aspect: in many Spanish-speaking places around the world this time of year is an important time for remembering friends and relatives who have…

  7. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 006

    · 15 min · S1 E6

    In this week’s Coffee Break Spanish Espresso we’re looking at the verb gustar and how it’s used. Fernanda talks about the expression hasta que and how the subjunctive is used, and our thought-provoking quotation of the…

  8. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 007

    · 13 min · S1 E7

    In this week’s Coffee Break Spanish Espresso Mark talks about the word por and also looks at feminine nouns which use masculine articles. Fernanda introduces the expression es una lástima que in the Subjunctive of the…

  9. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 008

    · 16 min · S1 E8

    In this week’s Coffee Break Spanish Espresso Mark talks about a notice he photographed in a supermarket parking lot in Mexico. The language featured on the notice gives us an opportunity to look at the future tense,…

  10. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 009

    · 12 min · S1 E9

    In this week’s Coffee Break Spanish Espresso Mark discusses the verb irse which he saw on a poster in the Spanish town of Málaga. This poster gives us the opportunity to look at the difference between ir and irse. In…

  11. Coffee Break Spanish Espresso 010

    · 15 min · S1 E10

    In this final episode of the season, Mark discusses the Sorteo de Navidad, the Spanish Christmas lottery known as El Gordo. In the Subjunctive of the Week segment, Fernanda talks about es bueno que… and our festive…

  12. A New Year Message from Radio Lingua

    · 8:45 · Trailer

    As we approach the end of 2014, Mark has recorded a special news podcast to look back at the past 12 months and to look forward to some of the exciting new content coming in 2015. Looking back 2014 has been an…

  13. Sneak Preview – Coffee Break Spanish Season 4

    · 1:27 · S4 E1 · Trailer

    Join Mark and Carmen in this sneak preview of the forthcoming season of Coffee Break Spanish. This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just…

  14. How this works – Coffee Break Spanish Season 4

    · 4:52 · S4 E1 · Trailer

    We’re about to launch the fourth season of Coffee Break Spanish and in this short podcast episode Mark explains what is involved in this new season. Each lesson in this new course represents a chapter in our story.…

  15. Preview Episode – Season 4 – Coffee Break Spanish

    · 3:32 · S4 E1 · Trailer

    Join Mark and Carmen in this preview episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4 and learn more about the story, the characters and about what you can expect from this fourth season of our show. Episode one will be…

  16. CBS 4.01 | Allí es donde conocí a un chico muy interesante

    · 12 min · S4 E1

    Join Mark and Carmen in this first episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4 in which they present the first chapter of our story based around María’s diary entry. In this episode you’ll get to know María and how she…

  17. CBS 4.02 | Tengo muchas ganas de que conozcas a mi familia

    · 7:41 · S4 E2

    Join Mark and Carmen for the second episode in our series for advanced learners of Spanish and follow the story of María and Rory’s summer on the island of Mallorca. In this episode María writes an email to Rory…

  18. CBS 4.03 | ¡Cuando te vea te voy a dar un abrazo enorme!

    · 8:32 · S4 E3

    It’s time for another episode of Coffee Break Spanish and in this advanced series you can follow the exploits of María and Rory as they spend the summer together on the island of Mallorca. In this episode we eavesdrop…

  19. CBS 4.04 | Brindamos por el verano que nos espera

    · 9:05 · S4 E4

    In this latest episode of our advanced Spanish course we join María in her latest diary entry. Rory has just arrived in Mallorca and María tells us of his first day on the island. As usual Mark and Carmen are on hand…

  20. CBS 4.05 | Nunca te irás a la cama sin saber algo nuevo

    · 11 min · S4 E5

    In this episode of our advanced Spanish course we join Rory who is writing an email to María, telling her of the latest goings on in Consuelo’s hotel. As usual the episode is rich in idiomatic expressions and complex…

  21. CBS 4.06 | Seguro que le hará ilusión

    · 14 min · S4 E6

    In this episode of our advanced Spanish course we listen to María’s latest diary entry in which she reveals an interesting story linked to her family’s past. As usual the episode is rich in idiomatic expressions and…

  22. CBS 4.07 | Este fin de semana libramos los dos

    · 13 min · S4 E7

    In the latest episode of our advanced Spanish course we eavesdrop on a conversation between María and Rory about their plans for a weekend away, visiting the town of Valldemossa. As usual the episode is rich in…

  23. CBS 4.08 | Tengo los pelos de punto - ¡no me lo puedo creer!

    · 12 min · S4 E8

    In this episode we listen to María’s latest diary entry in which she recounts a conversation she has had with her father in which she learns more about the history of her family. As usual the episode is rich in…

  24. CBS 4.09 | Tu castellano mejoró un montón, ¡sos una fiera!

    · 12 min · S4 E9

    In the latest episode in our series we eavesdrop on a phone call between Rory and his Argentinian friend Alejandro who is on holiday in Spain and wants to come over to Mallorca to see Rory and to meet María. The…

  25. CBS 4.10 | Tenemos todo el verano por delante

    · 8:22 · S4 E10

    In episode 10 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4, María and Rory are looking forward to the future and talking about their studies and their possible plans for further travelling. They also discuss Alejandro’s visit. As…

  26. CBS 4.11 | Decidido, ¡haré mi primera inmersión!

    · 13 min · S4 E11

    In episode 11 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4, we read María’s diary entry about the latest events in Mallorca. Rory has arranged for his friend Alejandro to stay in Consuelo’s hotel, and we find out about the…

  27. CBS 4.12 | ¡Deseo concedido!

    · 11 min · S4 E12

    In episode 12 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4, we listen in on a conversation between Rory and María. Rory has been cleaning the attic in Consuelo’s hotel in preparation for Alejandro’s arrival and he’s not having…

  28. CBS 4.13 | A mí no me digas nada… ¡tengo un hambre que no veo!

    · 12 min · S4 E13

    In episode 13 of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4, we hear the continuation of the conversation between María and Rory as they clean the attic ahead of Alejandro’s arrival and discover something which will play an…

  29. CBS 4.14 | Espero que mis palabras te encuentren con buena salud

    · 12 min · S4 E14

    In this latest episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4 we join María and Rory as they read the first of the love letters they’ve discovered in the attic. We’re immediately transported to 1949 when María’s grandparents…

  30. CBS 4.15 | Me hizo muchísima ilusión recibir tu carta

    · 14 min · S4 E15

    In this lesson of Coffee Break Spanish we listen to Carmen’s response to the letter of Jesús which we read in the last episode. This provides a further opportunity to look at a different, more formal, style of language…

  31. Celebrating 9 years of Radio Lingua

    · 17 min · Trailer

    Nine years ago today we published the first episode of Coffee Break Spanish. Since then we’ve gone on to publish courses in 27 languages, and we’ve delivered over 160 million language lessons to learners around the…

  32. CBS 4.16 | Corrí como si me persiguiera el diablo

    · 13 min · S4 E16

    In this lesson of Coffee Break Spanish we listen to the response from Jesús to Carmen’s latest email. As usual the episode is rich in idiomatic expressions and complex grammar points. Mark and Carmen are on hand to…

  33. CBS 4.17 | Menuda historia para no dormir

    · 14 min · S4 E17

    In the latest lesson of our course, we join Carmen and read her letter which includes further details of the dramatic events which occurred in the Bay of Portals in 1949. As usual the text features many complex grammar…

  34. CBS 4.18 | Tienes la cabeza llena de pajaritos

    · 12 min · S4 E18

    In this lesson we join María and Rory as they discuss the letters between Carmen and Jesús which they found in the attic. The dialogue features many complex grammar points and interesting idiomatic expressions, and…

  35. CBS 4.19 | Estoy planeando una aventura

    · 12 min · S4 E19

    Alejandro has arrived on the island of Mallorca and in this episode we join Rory as he goes to meet his friend at the airport. They catch up while waiting for María to pick them up, and Rory tells Alejandro his…

  36. CBS 4.20 | Ya lo sé, a veces peco de ser demasiado prudente

    · 11 min · S4 E20

    In this lesson we join María for a diary entry in which she talks about Rory’s plans to go searching for the sunken treasure. The dialogue features many complex grammar points and interesting idiomatic expressions, and…

  37. CBS 4.21 | ¡María, eres la mejor, te quiero!

    · 13 min · S4 E21

    We’re back with a new episode of Coffee Break Spanish, catching up with our story featuring Scottish student Rory who’s spending the summer in Mallorca with his Spanish girlfriend María and their friend Alejandro.…

  38. CBS 4.22 | Nos ha preparado una comida para chuparse los dedos

    · 12 min · S4 E22

    In the latest episode of Coffee Break Spanish we eavesdrop on a conversation between Rory and Alejandro in which they continue to plan their search for the missing treasure. This episode gives us further opportunities…

  39. CBS 4.23 | Me he salido con la mía y participaré en la aventura

    · 12 min · S4 E23

    We join María for her latest diary entry in which she updates us on the latest developments in the plans for the search for the sunken treasure. As usual, there are many interesting language points, and in this preview…

  40. CBS 4.24 | No te preocupes, me lo monto bien

    · 13 min · S4 E24

    It's time for a new lesson of Coffee Break Spanish and we join Rory and María again for the latest instalment in the story of their search for the sunken treasure. This lesson continues our advanced series for Spanish…

  41. CBS 4.25 | Me voy a dormir, ¡que mañana nos espera un día largo!

    · 12 min · S4 E25

    Mark and Carmen are back with another episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4. In this episode we’re reading María’s diary entry following the first day of the dive for the missing treasure. Language points covered…

  42. CBS 4.26 | Venga chicos, ¡al agua, patos!

    · 11 min · S4 E26

    It’s time for another episode in our series for advanced Spanish learners. Join Mark and Carmen as they discuss the latest developments in our story featuring María, her Scottish boyfriend Rory and his Argentinian…

  43. CBS 4.27 | Nos hemos ido tirando al agua uno a uno

    · 12 min · S4 E27

    In the latest episode of Coffee Break Spanish, Rory, Alejandro and María make a major discovery in the search for the sunken treasure and we join them at this crucial point in the story. As usual, the text is rich in…

  44. CBS 4.28 | Lo hemos encontrado porque tú te ilusionaste con esta historia

    · 12 min · S4 E28

    It’s the morning after the night before, and Rory, María and Alejandro realise that they have some important decisions to make regarding the ‘tesoro’ that they’ve found off the coast of Mallorca. We join them in this…

  45. CBS 4:29 | He estado dándole vueltas a eso que soñaste

    · 12 min · S4 E29

    In this episode Rory is updating Alejandro on the latest developments about the treasure they have found. María has now spoken to her professor and they’ve made a plan to notify the authorities. In this episode we see…

  46. CBS 4.30 | ¡Han salido en el periódico!

    · 11 min · S4 E30

    Over the last few lessons of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4, we’ve seen Rory, María and Alejandro figure out what to do with the treasure they found at the bottom of the ocean. Their discovery has now made the…

  47. CBS 4.31 | ¿Te das cuenta de la suerte que hemos tenido?

    · 11 min · S4 E31

    In the latest lesson of Coffee Break Spanish, Rory and María are discussing their next steps. Rory has had good news from both the Spanish and Scottish governments which will have a role to play in his future studies.…

  48. CBS 4.32 | Por increíble que parezca, ¡juntos hemos hecho historia!

    · 14 min · S4 E32

    In this latest episode of Coffee Break Spanish Season 4 we join María for another diary entry in which she recounts the latest happenings in the story of finding the treasure and the aftermath. She’s now told her…

  49. CBS 4.33 | Estamos hablando de planes de futuro, pero aún no lo tenemos muy claro...

    · 16 min · S4 E33

    Alejandro has left for London and in this episode we’re reading an email from Rory with the latest updates on the story. Rory is thinking about the future and his plans for his PhD which perhaps will take him to…

  50. CBS 4.34 | No sé si llegué a agradecerles todo lo que hicieron por mí

    · 11 min · S4 E34

    In this episode we’re listening to Alejandro’s email. He’s continuing his travels around northern Europe before returning to Argentina, and he’s desperate to hear about all the updates from Rory and María in Mallorca.…

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