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Take your German to the next level with Coffee Break German Advanced. Join native speaker Andrea and learner Mark as they guide you through the intricacies of the language. This podcast is aimed at learners working at B1/B2 level and we'll be covering grammatical structures and topics appropriate to this level. In each episode Mark and Andrea will discuss a language point, and then you'll listen to a dialogue which features examples of the language point, helping you consolidate what you've learned.


Find out more about Coffee Break German on our website at https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/german and if you're not yet at this level, check out our other Coffee Break German podcast - just search for Coffee Break German wherever you get your podcasts.


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Coffee Break German Advanced

In this first episode of Coffee Break GermanSeason 3, Andrea and Mark review the German Perfect Tense. We’ll take a look back at how the Perfect Tense is formed, and then we’ll find out how some irregular verbs are conjugated in the tense. To put this grammar point into practice, we also listen to a dialogue in German between Chris and Sabine, who are on holiday in Switzerland.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.01 | A Review of the Perfect Tense | Wir haben uns schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

In this second episode from Season 3 of Coffee Break German, Mark and Andrea review the rules for the articles der, die and das. We also hear a dialogue between Gundula and Karl as they discuss an art exhibition before going on to have drink at a local Kneipe. 

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.02 | The Gender of German nouns | Was für eine Gelegenheit!

In Lesson 3 from Coffee Break German Season 3, Mark and Andrea discuss the use of pronouns welche and diese before listening to a dialogue in which a tour guide shows a group of tourists around the city of Zurich. Be sure to take note of the use of the pronouns welche/welcher/welches and diese/dieser/dieses throughout the conversation.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.03 | Using the pronouns welche and diese | Mit welchem Schiff fahren wir?

Lesson 4 of Coffee Break German Season 3 is all about the imperfect tense. Mark and Andrea focus on the conjugation of regular verbs and then listen to a diary entry where we hear examples of the tense in context.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.04 | The imperfect tense | Wir arbeiteten pausenlos

Following on from the previous lesson of Coffee Break German Season 3, Mark and Andrea continue to look at the imperfect tense, this time, focusing on irregular verbs. The imperfect tense is used when writing or telling a story in the past so we take a look at a letter where we see many irregular imperfect verbs in context. We also hear some interesting vocabulary including the word Sprachlernaufenthalt.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.05 | Irregular verbs in the imperfect tense | Ich aß täglich ein Eis

Welcome back to Coffee Break German Season 3! Join Mark and Andrea in Lesson 6 as they introduce the genitive case which conveys belonging and possession. In our story this week, we follow flatmates Jana and Karin as they tidy their apartment and discuss whose belongings are lying around! Listen out for examples of the genitive throughout the dialogue.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.06 | The genitive case | Wessen Socken sind das?

In Lesson 7 of Coffee Break German Season 3, we are looking at the infinitive structure with zu but without um. Throughout the lesson we identify some verbs and expressions that require this structure. We hear some useful vocabulary, including the words: sammeln aufbauen and vorhaben. 

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.07 | The infinitive with zu | Ich habe gehofft, früher hier zu sein

This lesson of Coffee Break German is about “connectors”. These are words that join clauses or phrases in a sentence. Join Mark and Andrea as they look at a variety of different connectors and see how they function in a sentence while learning their meanings. We also have the chance to see connectors in the context of a mother and daughter talking about a pyjama party in our dialogue.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.08 | Connectors | Ohne zu meckern

In this lesson of Coffee Break German our hosts, Mark and Andrea, look at the infinitive structure with um zu which allows us to say “in order to”. We then hear this structure in the context of a conversation between characters Mike and Sandra who discuss Mike’s upcoming trip through Switzerland. 

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.09 | The Infinitive with um zu | Was soll ich tun, um durchs Land zu reisen?

We've reached Lesson 10 so it's time to review everything we've learned so far in Season 3 of Coffee Break German! Throughout this lesson we'll be reviewing the topics which Mark and Andrea covered in Lessons 1 - 9 from the Perfect and Imperfect Tense to the Genitive, Connectors and more. There are some exercises along the way, giving you the chance to put your knowledge to the test!

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.10 | Review episode

In this lesson, we’re continuing with a topic which had been avoided up until Season 3 of Coffee Break German - the genitive! While it is possible to avoid using the genitive, when used correctly, it makes you sound like a true native speaker. Join hosts Mark and Andrea as they explore some prepositions with the genitive: wegen, infolge, gemäß, dank, außerhalb/innerhalb, and anstelle. Listen out for some interesting vocabulary along the way as well as a special news broadcast where we hear more genitive prepositions in context.

If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.

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CBG 3.11 | The genitive with prepositions | Laut Aussagen es Fanclubs, wird Mark P. Pianist

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