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Coffee Break French — 326 episodes
7 French idioms and what they really mean
The five meanings of 'passer' in French
7 French idioms with animals, and what they really mean
French false friends: a 15-word quiz
The French apéro: food, drinks and the social ritual explained
The five meanings of the French verb 'mettre'
How to ask a question in French: 3 ways explained
1 verb, 5 meanings: how French speakers really use 'prendre'
Stop translating: 5 English phrases French people say differently
7 everyday French expressions you won't find in a textbook
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 10: Oui et encore oui
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 9: Casting et cœur brisé ?
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 8: Un nouvel uniforme
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 7: Bonnes nouvelles en vue
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 6: Où est passé Milou ?
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 5: Entretiens, extras et poulets
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 4: Un congé pluvieux
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 3: Un spectacle de haut vol
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 2: Le mal du pays
Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 1: Une nouvelle carrière
A French Christmas Eve dinner | A Coffee Break with Max
How Christmas markets look and feel in France | A Coffee Break with Max
The tradition of Saint Nicolas | A Coffee Break with Max
Coffee Break French - All You Need To Know
Silent but powerful: the French H explained | A Coffee Break with Max
Bonus Episode: Clues Explained - La Grande Chasse au Trésor
Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025
French weather expressions for daily conversations | A Coffee Break with Hélène
The tradition of les vendanges | A Coffee Break with Hélène
Some handy French idioms - 5 expressions with 'main' | A Coffee Break with Max
Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles - Which one to choose? | A Coffee Break with Max
Around the word: a tour of 'tour' | A Coffee Break with Max
How to maximise your language learning every day | A Coffee Break with Mark
How to compare nouns in French with 'plus' or 'moins' | A Coffee Break with Max
'Grâce à' vs. 'à cause de' - What's the difference? | A Coffee Break with Hélène
2 golden French proverbs and what they mean | A Coffee Break with Hélène
How to say your shoe size in French | A Coffee Break with Hélène
5 tips to turn any trip into your language classroom | A Coffee Break with Mark
How the croissant became a symbol of France | A Coffee Break with Hélène
Talking about holidays in French - Key phrases & examples | A Coffee Break with Hélène
CBF Scenes 1.10 | Une fête inoubliable
CBF Scenes 1.09 | Un avenir à construire
CBF Scenes 1.08 | Une visite surprise
CBF Scenes 1.07 | L’amour au café ?
CBF Scenes 1.06 | Une cliente mystérieuse
CBF Scenes 1.05 | Une soirée mémorable
CBF Scenes 1.04 | Deux larrons en foire
CBF Scenes 1.03 | Un vendredi sous la pluie
CBF Scenes 1.02 | Une bonne nouvelle
CBF Scenes 1.01 | Un début prometteur
Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café
Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024
‘Oui' vs. 'si', 'aussi' vs. 'non plus' - What's the difference? | CBF Show 2.10
How to form and use the superlative in French | CBF Show 2.09
Identifying forbidden liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.08
A guide to liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.07
Capital letters in French vs. English - 'français' or 'Français'? | CBF Show 2.06
Imperfect vs. perfect tense - French past tenses explained | CBF Show 2.05
The agreement of the past participle in French | CBF Show 2.04
‘Jouer à' or 'jouer de'? - The verb 'to play' in French | CBF Show 2.03
‘Du', 'des', 'au' and 'aux' - How to choose and use these tricky words in French | CBF Show 2.02
When to use 'on' in French | CBF Show 2.01
Introducing Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Show
‘À cause de’ and ‘grâce à’ - What's the difference? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.10
‘En’ or ‘à’? - Prepositions with countries and cities | The Coffee Break French Show 1.09
Practising when to use 'qui' and 'que' - Relative pronouns Part 2 | The Coffee Break French Show 1.08
‘Qui' or 'que'? - Relative pronouns Part 1 | The Coffee Break French Show 1.07
How to pronounce ‘e’, ‘é’ and ‘è’ in French | The Coffee Break French Show 1.06
‘Jour’ and ‘journée’, ‘soir’ and ‘soirée’ - What's the difference? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.05
Useful expressions with ‘avoir’ | The Coffee Break French Show 1.04
‘Tu’ and ‘vous’ - How to navigate informal and formal French | The Coffee Break French Show 1.03
When do adjectives go before a noun? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.02
How to pronounce ‘u’ and ‘ou’ | The Coffee Break French Show 1.01
Introducing the Coffee Break French Show
Introducing "Il était une fois..." from Coffee Break French
CBF Mag 2.10 | Vive la France : le quatorze juillet à Paris
CBF Mag 2.09 | La dernière reine de l’Ancien Régime
CBF Mag 2.08 | Entre les montres de luxe et le lac Léman
CBF Mag 2.07 | La France derrière le regard impressionniste
CBF Mag 2.06 | Mais d’où viennent les frites ?
CBF Mag 2.05 | L’ancêtre du cinéma français
CBF Mag 2.04 | Vingt-quatre heures dans la province du Québec
CBF Mag 2.03 | La petite robe noire
CBF Mag 2.02 | L’apéro, c’est sacré !
CBF Mag 2.01 | La ville rose
Coffee Break French News - 4th April 2022
CBF Travel Diaries 2.10 | Tours-Paris-Genève
CBF Travel Diaries 2.09 | Comme des rois
CBF Travel Diaries 2.08 | Lèche-vitrine à Tours
CBF Travel Diaries 2.07 | Retour aux sources
CBF Travel Diaries 2.06 | Une journée typiquement normande
CBF Travel Diaries 2.05 | Hommage aux plages
CBF Travel Diaries 2.04 | Atelier de pêche
CBF Travel Diaries 2.03 | Impressionnisme et impressionnés
CBF Travel Diaries 2.02 | Voyage dans le temps à Rouen
CBF Travel Diaries 2.01 | Paris: un jour, une nuit
CBF To Go 2.10 | Quelle est ta ville française préférée ? - What is your favourite French city?
CBF To Go 2.09 | Avez-vous déjà mangé quelque chose de bizarre ? - Have you ever eaten anything strange?
CBF To Go 2.08 | Quelle serait ta destination idéale ? - What would your ideal destination be?
CBF To Go 2.07 | Qu’est-ce qui t'embête le plus ? - What annoys you the most?
CBF To Go 2.06 | Préféres-tu l’été ou l’hiver ? - Do you prefer summer or winter?
CBF To Go 2.05 | Pour toi, est-il important d’apprendre une langue étrangère ? - Is learning a foreign language important to you?
CBF To Go 2.04 | Qu’as-tu fait hier ? - What did you do yesterday?
CBF To Go 2.03 | Quel est ton mot français préféré ? What is your favourite French word?
CBF To Go 2.02 | C’est quoi une journée typique pour toi ? What is a typical day for you?
CBF To Go 2.01 | Pour toi, est-il important de voyager ? - Is travel important to you?
A special thank you from Coffee Break on International Podcast Day
Terminer en beauté - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 10
Chambres d'hôtes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 9
Destination : montagnes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 8
En route pour Chambéry - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 7
C’est chic ! - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 6
Marseille - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 5
Le Pont d’Avignon - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 4
Les parfums du Sud - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 3
La Ville du vin - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 2
C'est parti ! Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 1
La Vérité éclate toujours - Sample episode
La Vérité éclatera ... le 1er juin 2020
Coffee Break French Special Announcement: Introducing La Vérité éclate toujours
CBF Mag 1.10 | La Tour Eiffel
CBF Mag 1.09 | Non, rien de rien ...
CBF Mag 1.08 | Le Festival de Cannes
CBF Mag 1.07 | Parlons breton !
CBF Mag 1.06 | Le Neuvième Art
CBF Mag 1.05 | Destination : Québec
CBF Mag 1.04 | Au Carrefour de l'Europe
CBF Mag 1.03 | La Belle et la Bête
CBF Mag 1.02 | Saint Exupéry
CBF Mag 1.01 | La Raclette
CBF ER 1.10 | Au Pays du Citron
CBF ER 1.09 | Prochain Arrêt : Monaco
CBF ER 1.08 | De Sospel à Gorbio
CBF ER 1.07 | Nissa La Bella
CBF ER 1.06 | Les Villes Frontalières (Updated version)
CBF ER 1.05 | Sur la Moyenne Corniche
CBF ER 1.04 | Aux Halles de Menton
CBF-ER 1.03 | Une Visite à Sainte-Agnès
CBF-ER 1.02 | Menton, la Perle de la France
CBF-ER 1.01 | En Route pour la Côte d'Azur
En Route avec Coffee Break French - Season Preview
Announcing En Route avec Coffee Break French
CBF 4:40 | C'est or il est?
CBF 4:39 | Tricky pronouns
CBF 4:38 | Focus on idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:37 | The imperfect tense and idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:36 | When to use the subjunctive
CBF 4:35 | Useful idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:34 | Placement of adjectives and idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:33 | Interesting idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:32 | Agreement of preceding direct objects
CBF 4:31 | Grammar review and idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:30 | New vocabulary and idiomatic phrases
CBF 4:29 | Using the subjunctive with jusqu'á ce que
CBF 4:28 | More triggers for the subjunctive
CBF 4:27 | The pluperfect tense
CBF 4:26 | Idiomatic expressions and interesting vocabulary
CBF 4:25 | More on the subjunctive
CBF 4:24 | Using the subjunctive after pour que and idiomatic phrases
CBF 4:23 | Interesting verbs and idiomatic expressions
CBF 4:22 | Uses of the subjunctive
CBF 4:21 | Using the subjunctive and other grammatical constructions
CBF 4:20 | Interesting idiomatic phrases and grammar points
CBF 4:19 | Idiomatic ways to say how long you have been doing something
CBF 4:18 | Expressions with reflexive pronouns
CBF 4:17 | More trigger expressions for the subjunctive
CBF 4:16 | Talking about "remembering" things in French
CBF 4:15 | Verbs which need particular prepositions
CBF 4:14 | Jours de RTT
CBF 4:13 | Rallongé ou allongé?
CBF 4:12 | Je ne reste pas cloîtrée
CBF 4:11 | The past historic
CBF 4:10 | Avoir la pêche
CBF 4:09 | Le sien, le mien
CBF 4:08 | tenir le coup
CBF 4:07 | envier quelqu'un
CBF 4:06 | Ne pas en croire ses yeux
CBF 4:05 | Jêter un coup d'oeil
CBF 4:04 | Je me sens encore tout penaud
CBF 4:03 | Tourne la page!
CBF 4:02 | Métro-boulot-dodo
CBF 4:01 | Je prendrai mes repères
Lesson 400 – Coffee Break French
Welcome to Coffee Break French Season 4
The CBF Verb Fix 110 – Aller
The CBF Verb Fix 109 – Devoir
The CBF Verb Fix 108 – Vouloir
The CBF Verb Fix 107 – Pouvoir
The CBF Verb Fix 106 – Faire
The CBF Verb Fix 105 – ÊTRE
The CBF Verb Fix 104 – AVOIR
The CBF Verb Fix 103 – VENDRE
The CBF Verb Fix 102 – FINIR
The CBF Verb Fix 101 – PARLER
The CBF Verb Fix – Introduction
CBF 3:40 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3:39 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3:38 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3:37 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3:36 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3.35 | Translation exercises and dictation exercises
CBF 3:34 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3:33 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise
CBF 3:32 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
CBF 3:31 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
CBF 3:30 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
CBF 3:29 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
CBF 3:28 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
CBF 3:27 | Focus on the subjunctive and useful idiomatic phrases
CBF 3:26 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:25 | Focus on the conditional and idiomatic expressions
CBF 324 Free Bonus: Extended version
CBF 3:24 | Idiomatic expressions and focus on tenses
CBF 3:23 | Adjectives and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:22 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:21 | The subjunctive and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:20 | Review of lessons 1-19
CBF 3:19 | Idiomatic expressions and the subjunctive
CBF 3:18 | The perfect and imperfect tenses
CBF 3:17 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:16 | Looking at triggers for the subjunctive
CBF 3:15 | Focus on past tenses
CBF 3:14 | Focus on the perfect, imperfect and pluperfect tenses
CBF 3:13 | Focus on tenses and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:12 | Focus on daily routine
CBF 3:11 | Focus on perfect and imperfect tenses
CBF 3:10 | Grammar review and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:09 | Focus on the future tense
CBF 3:08 | Future tense with regular and irregular verbs
CBF 3:07 | Focus on past tenses and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:06 | The future tense
CBF 3:05 | Introduction to the future tense
CBF 3:04 | Preceding direct objects and idioms
CBF 3:03 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review
CBF 3:02 | Focus on adjectives and idiomatic expressions
CBF 3:01 | Introduction to the characters for this season and idiomatic expressions
Coffee Break French – Season 3
CBF 2:40 | Grammar review "a very pleasant evening"
CBF 2:39 | Grammar review "we're not going to argue again"
CBF 2:38 | The pluperfect tense "I had never tasted it"
CBF 2:37 | The future tense "they're up to something"
CBF 2:36 | The conditional "shall we use the tu form?"
CBF 2:35 | Grammar review "we trust you!"
CBF 2:34 | Grammar review "we're going to make some progress"
CBF 2:33 | Grammar review "do you fancy eating with us?"
CBF 2:32 | Grammar review
CBF 2:31 | Formation of the imperfect tense
CBF 2:30 | Making a phone call in French
CBF 2:29 | Hiring a car
CBF 2:28 | Getting a taxi
CBF 2:27 | After having done something
CBF 2:26 | Avant de and venir de
CBF 2:25 | Relative pronouns qui and que
CBF 2:24 | Uses of the imperfect tense
CBF 2:23 | More on the imperfect tense
CBF 2:22 | Introducing the imperfect tense
CBF 2:21 | Looking at the pronouns y and en
CBF 2:20 | Review of the perfect tense
CBF 2:19 | "this", "that", "these" and "those"
CBF 2:18 | Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense
CBF 2:17 | More verbs which form the perfect tense with être
CBF 2:16 | Verbs which form the perfect tense with être as an auxiliary verb
CBF 2:15 | The perfect tense with irregular verbs
CBF 2:14 | The perfect tense continued
CBF 2:13 | The perfect tense
CBF 2:12 | The negative of the immediate future
CBF 2:11 | Talking about going to do something
CBF 2:10 | End-of-unit quiz
CBF 2:09 | Adjectives which come before a noun
CBF 2:08 | Adjectives: Colours and nationalities
CBF 2:07 | A review of regular and irregular verbs
CBF 2:06 | Constructing questions and looking at avoir and être
CBF 2:05 | Saying what you are going to do
CBF 2:04 | Using the present tense to make arrangements
CBF 2:03 | Using reflexive verbs in the present tense
CBF 2:02 | Daily routine
CBF 2:01 | The present tense
CBF 1:40 | Linguistic diversity in France
CBF 1:39 | Language review in a party setting
CBF 1:38 | Seeking help at the pharmacy
CBF 1:37 | Travelling by public transport
CBF 1.36 | Shopping in France
Season 1 – Lesson 36 – Coffee Break French
CBF 1:35 | At the tourist office
CBF 1:34 | Breakfast at the hotel
CBF 1:33 | Mix up at hotel check in
CBF 1:32 | Arrival in France
CBF 1:31 | Travelling to France
CBF 1:30 | End-of-unit review
CBF 1:29 | More aches and complaints
CBF 1:28 | Aches and pains
CBF 1:27 | Exchanging money
CBF 1:26 | Shopping at the deli
CBF 1:25 | Shopping
CBF 1:24 | At the campsite
CBF 1:23 | Problems with your stay at a hotel
CBF 1:22 | Checking in to a hotel
CBF 1:21 | Talking about the weather
CBF 1:20 | End-of-unit special
CBF 1:19 | Unit review
CBF 1:18 | Restaurant situations
CBF 1:17 | Ordering food in a restaurant
CBF 1:16 | Ordering snacks ina café
CBF 1:15 | Ordering drinks in a café
CBF 1:14 | Talking about your town
CBF 1:13 | Asking for directions
CBF 1:12 | Numbers, days and dates
CBF 1:11 | Talking about language
CBF 1:10 | Happy holidays
CBF 1:09 | Talking about what you have learned so far
CBF 1:08 | Talking about likes and dislikes
CBF 1:07 | Talking about your job
CBF 1:06 | Numbers and more family
CBF 1:05 | Introducing family
CBF 1:04 | Talking about where you live
CBF 1:03 | Saying where you are from
CBF 1:02 | Greetings
CBF 1:01 | How are you?