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

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  1. CBF 1:35 | At the tourist office

    · 25 min · S1 E35

    In this week's episode, Mark and Anna are in the Tourist Information Office in Sainte-Marie, looking for some information about the area. This season of Coffee Break French features a total of 40 lessons, all of which…

  2. Season 1 – Lesson 36 – Coffee Break French

    · 22 min

    Coming up in this lesson: In this week’s show, we are continuing our series of dialogues recorded in Pornic and Sainte-Marie. We have 2 conversations recorded on shopping trips in France – one with Mark and one with…

  3. CBF 1.36 | Shopping in France

    · 22 min · S1 E36

    In this week’s show, we are continuing our series of dialogues recorded in Pornic and Sainte-Marie. We have 2 conversations recorded on shopping trips in France – one with Mark and one with Anna and her friend. This…

  4. CBF 1:37 | Travelling by public transport

    · 24 min · S1 E37

    In this episode, Mark is asking the hotel receptionist for some information. Listen to the dialogue and the breakdown of the conversation in order to learn new vocabulary and constructions as well as using what you…

  5. CBF 1:38 | Seeking help at the pharmacy

    · 16 min · S1 E38

    This week, we are continuing our series of dialogues recorded in France. Anna is not feeling too well so we take a trip to the pharmacy to get something to make her feel better. This season of Coffee Break French…

  6. CBF 1:39 | Language review in a party setting

    · 23 min · S1 E39

    In today's episode, we have a special dialogue for you. We’ll be listening to a conversation recorded on the beach in Sainte-Marie where Anna talked with a French family. This season of Coffee Break French features a…

  7. CBF 1:40 | Linguistic diversity in France

    · 18 min · S1 E40

    The last episode of Season 1, is based on another conversation we recorded on the beach in Sainte-Marie. This season of Coffee Break French features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast…

  8. CBF 2:01 | The present tense

    · 24 min · S2 E1

    In this episode, we move on from looking at particular words and phrases to constructing the language so you can say exactly what you want to say. We start by taking a look at how to conjugate regular ER verbs in the…

  9. CBF 2:02 | Daily routine

    · 27 min · S2 E2

    In this episode, we continue to look at ER verbs in the present tense by talking about our daily routines. Please note that lesson 02 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 42 of Coffee Break French. We have…

  10. CBF 2:03 | Using reflexive verbs in the present tense

    · 22 min · S2 E3

    In this week’s episode, we take a further look at daily routine, focusing particularly on reflexive verbs. We also look at time in more detail so we can say exactly when we carry out each part of our daily routine.…

  11. CBF 2:04 | Using the present tense to make arrangements

    · 20 min · S2 E4

    In this week’s lesson, Mark and Anna talk about making arrangements. By looking more closely at the grammar behind the French, we hope you will gain a better overall understanding of the language and be able to put…

  12. CBF 2:05 | Saying what you are going to do

    · 21 min · S2 E5

    In this week’s lesson, Mark and Anna talk about the verb aller, meaning 'to go' and introduce the concept of irregular verbs in the context of making arrangements and forming questions. By looking more closely at the…

  13. CBF 2:06 | Constructing questions and looking at avoir and être

    · 21 min · S2 E6

    In this episode, we check if Anna has done her homework from last week and take a look at the conversations she has come up with. We also look at the present tense of two irregular verbs: avoir and être. Please note…

  14. CBF 2:07 | A review of regular and irregular verbs

    · 21 min · S2 E7

    In this week’s lesson, Mark puts Anna and our listeners to the test on the verbs we have been looking at in the past few lessons. Please note that lesson 07 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 47 of Coffee Break…

  15. CBF 2:08 | Adjectives: Colours and nationalities

    · 22 min · S2 E8

    In this episode, we look at a different area of French grammar. We move on from verbs to adjectives and start by talking about colours and nationalities. Anna can’t be here for this lesson but she will be back with us…

  16. CBF 2:09 | Adjectives which come before a noun

    · 24 min · S2 E9

    In this week’s lesson, we look at some adjectives that come before the noun instead of after. We also learn a way to remember which adjectives come before the noun. Please note that lesson 09 of Season 2 was originally…

  17. CBF 2:10 | End-of-unit quiz

    · 17 min · S2 E10

    In this lesson, Mark puts Anna to the test with an identity quiz. Please note that lesson 10 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 50 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as…

  18. CBF 2:11 | Talking about going to do something

    · 22 min · S2 E11

    In this lesson, we learn how to say 'going to do something' in French. This is a useful way of talking about the immediate future. Please note that lesson 11 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 51 of Coffee…

  19. CBF 2:12 | The negative of the immediate future

    · 21 min · S2 E12

    In this week's lesson, we take a look at the negative form of the immediate future tense. We also look at the different ways to say 'some' in French, also known as the partitive article. Please note that lesson 12 of…

  20. CBF 2:13 | The perfect tense

    · 20 min · S2 E13

    In this lesson, we introduce the perfect tense of regular -er verbs. Please note that lesson 13 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 53 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as…

  21. CBF 2:14 | The perfect tense continued

    · 21 min · S2 E14

    In this week’s lesson we continue looking at the perfect tense, this time using regular -re and -ir verbs. We also think about the different uses of the perfect tense. Please note that lesson 14 of Season 2 was…

  22. CBF 2:15 | The perfect tense with irregular verbs

    · 24 min · S2 E15

    In this week's lesson, we take a look at some verbs which have irregular past participles and are therefore irregular in the perfect tense. Please note that lesson 15 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 55 of…

  23. CBF 2:16 | Verbs which form the perfect tense with être as an auxiliary verb

    · 22 min · S2 E16

    In this week’s lesson we look at two verbs which take être as their auxiliary verb in the perfect tense, instead of avoir. Please note that lesson 16 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 56 of Coffee Break…

  24. CBF 2:17 | More verbs which form the perfect tense with être

    · 25 min · S2 E17

    In this lesson, we look at the other verbs that take être as their auxiliary verb in the perfect tense and we consider a way to remember them. Please note that lesson 17 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 57 of…

  25. CBF 2:18 | Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense

    · 23 min · S2 E18

    In this week's lesson, we take our knowledge of the perfect tense a stage further by looking at reflexive verbs. Please note that lesson 18 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 58 of Coffee Break French. We have…

  26. CBF 2:19 | "this", "that", "these" and "those"

    · 21 min · S2 E19

    This week we look at demonstrative adjectives: different ways of saying "this", "these", "that" and "those". We will also have the chance to practise the perfect tense. Please note that lesson 19 of Season 2 was…

  27. CBF 2:20 | Review of the perfect tense

    · 18 min · S2 E20

    In this lesson, we check whether Anna has done her homework by taking a look at her diary entry using avoir verbs, être verbs and reflexive verbs. In doing so, we review everything we have covered in Lessons 29-21.…

  28. CBF 2:21 | Looking at the pronouns y and en

    · 21 min · S2 E21

    In this week’s lesson we look at two tiny pronouns which can cause some confusion for French learners: y and en. Please note that lesson 21 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 61 of Coffee Break French. We have…

  29. CBF 2:22 | Introducing the imperfect tense

    · 22 min · S2 E22

    In this week’s lesson we look at another tense used to talk about the past: the imperfect tense. We learn how to construct it and look at one of the situations in which the imperfect is used. Please note that lesson 22…

  30. CBF 2:23 | More on the imperfect tense

    · 21 min · S2 E23

    In this lesson we take a further look at the imperfect tense, this time looking at the formation of -re and -ir verbs. We also consider some verbs with slightly different patterns and the only verb with an irregular…

  31. CBF 2:24 | Uses of the imperfect tense

    · 25 min · S2 E24

    In this lesson you’ll find out exactly why Prince Philip changes his wig frequently… or at least when the imperfect tense is used in French! Please note that lesson 24 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 64 of…

  32. CBF 2:25 | Relative pronouns qui and que

    · 26 min · S2 E25

    In this lesson you’ll solve the mystery of qui or que. Please note that lesson 25 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 65 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to…

  33. CBF 2:26 | Avant de and venir de

    · 18 min · S2 E26

    In this lesson we’re covering two constructions which will help to increase your range of expression: venir de faire quelque chose (to have just done something) and avant de faire quelque chose (before doing…

  34. CBF 2:27 | After having done something

    · 21 min · S2 E27

    In this week's lesson we’re building on the verbal constructions we’ve been learning over the past few weeks and introducing the phrase après avoir fait quelque chose. This lesson also explains what happens when an…

  35. CBF 2:28 | Getting a taxi

    · 19 min · S2 E28

    It’s time to put the language we’ve been learning into practice and return to some transactional situations, this time equipped with a thorough understanding of how the language works. In this week’s show Mark and Anna…

  36. CBF 2:29 | Hiring a car

    · 23 min · S2 E29

    This week’s Coffee Break French deals with hiring a car in a French-speaking area. Like our last episode, this lesson focuses on using the language we’ve been working on recently in a practical context. Please note…

  37. CBF 2:30 | Making a phone call in French

    · 21 min · S2 E30

    In this 30th episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Anna look at one activity which learners traditionally find difficult in a foreign language: using the telephone. Please note that lesson 30 of Season 2 was…

  38. CBF 2:31 | Formation of the imperfect tense

    · 21 min · S2 E31

    One of the main things learners seem to be finding difficult is the idea of making conversation with people. It’s easy enough to order a coffee, or book into a hotel, and saying the words and phrases you’ve learned at…

  39. CBF 2:32 | Grammar review

    · 23 min · S2 E32

    In this episode of Coffee Break French we’ll hear the next instalment of the conversation between David, Christina and Jean-Jacques. Please note that lesson 32 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 72 of Coffee…

  40. CBF 2:33 | Grammar review "do you fancy eating with us?"

    · 24 min · S2 E33

    In this episode of Coffee Break French our conversation between David, Christina and Jean-Jacques continues, and they are joined by Jean-Jacques’ wife, Sophie. Topics covered include the use of ça vous dirait de +…

  41. CBF 2:34 | Grammar review "we're going to make some progress"

    · 26 min · S2 E34

    In this week's episode of Coffee Break French David and Christina decide to join Jean-Jacques and Sophie for dinner in the latest instalment of our ‘radio play’. Topics covered include a review of beaucoup de and a…

  42. CBF 2:35 | Grammar review "we trust you!"

    · 28 min · S2 E35

    Our radio play continues in this week's lesson as David and Christina get to know Jean-Jacques and Sophie a bit more. They talk about their children and pets, and about the food they’re going to order. The conversation…

  43. CBF 2:36 | The conditional "shall we use the tu form?"

    · 26 min · S2 E36

    In this lesson of Coffee Break French, our radio play continues. Sometimes it’s difficult to know when to use tu and when to use vous when speaking to people in French. In this lesson, Jean-Jacques suggests that he and…

  44. CBF 2:37 | The future tense "they're up to something"

    · 25 min · S2 E37

    In this lesson our radio play continues and Sophie, Jean-Jacques, David and Christina are talking about what they will be doing in the coming days. We’ll therefore be taking a look at the future tense. Please note that…

  45. CBF 2:38 | The pluperfect tense "I had never tasted it"

    · 25 min · S2 E38

    In the 38th episode of the course, we continue our radio play featuring David and Christina, who are having dinner with their new friends Sophie and Jean-Jacques. This lesson introduces the pluperfect tense and also…

  46. CBF 2:39 | Grammar review "we're not going to argue again"

    · 21 min · S2 E39

    After an enjoyable meal our two couples are about to enjoy a coffee and un petit digeo. The conversation continues between David, Christina, Sophie and Jean-Jacques in this penultimate episode of the series.…

  47. CBF 2:40 | Grammar review "a very pleasant evening"

    · 20 min · S2 E40

    We’ve arrived at the final episode in our series of Coffee Break French. In lesson 40, we reach the end of the meal in which our friends Christina, David, Sophie and Jean-Jaques have been getting to know each other. As…

  48. Coffee Break French – Season 3

    · 3:26 · S3 E1 · Trailer

    Oui, c’est vrai! Nous sommes de retour! Coffee Break French is returning for a third season starting next Monday, 18th October. Season 3 will consist of 40 lessons and will give you the opportunity to develop your…

  49. CBF 3:01 | Introduction to the characters for this season and idiomatic expressions

    · 15 min · S3 E1

    Welcome to the first lesson of Coffee Break French Season 3! In this episode listeners will meet American student Katie, Australian entrepreneur Veronica, and Alf who is a retired teacher from England. Our three…

  50. CBF 3:02 | Focus on adjectives and idiomatic expressions

    · 16 min · S3 E2

    Our second episode of Coffee Break French Season 3 provides further details on Katie who has been writing her diary about her experience studying French in Nice. In this episode we’ll be looking at more language points…

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