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Coffee Break French — 322 episodes

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The French apéro: food, drinks and the social ritual explained

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The five meanings of the French verb 'mettre'

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How to ask a question in French: 3 ways explained

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1 verb, 5 meanings: how French speakers really use 'prendre'

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Stop translating: 5 English phrases French people say differently

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7 everyday French expressions you won't find in a textbook

7

Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 10: Oui et encore oui

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 9: Casting et cœur brisé ?

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 8: Un nouvel uniforme

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 7: Bonnes nouvelles en vue

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 6: Où est passé Milou ?

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 5: Entretiens, extras et poulets

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 4: Un congé pluvieux

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 3: Un spectacle de haut vol

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 2: Le mal du pays

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 1: Une nouvelle carrière

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A French Christmas Eve dinner | A Coffee Break with Max

18

How Christmas markets look and feel in France | A Coffee Break with Max

19

The tradition of Saint Nicolas | A Coffee Break with Max

20

Coffee Break French - All You Need To Know

21

Silent but powerful: the French H explained | A Coffee Break with Max

22

Bonus Episode: Clues Explained - La Grande Chasse au Trésor

23

Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

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Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

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Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

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Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

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Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2025

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French weather expressions for daily conversations | A Coffee Break with Hélène

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The tradition of les vendanges | A Coffee Break with Hélène

30

Some handy French idioms - 5 expressions with 'main' | A Coffee Break with Max

31

Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles - Which one to choose? | A Coffee Break with Max

32

Around the word: a tour of 'tour' | A Coffee Break with Max

33

How to maximise your language learning every day | A Coffee Break with Mark

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How to compare nouns in French with 'plus' or 'moins' | A Coffee Break with Max

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'Grâce à' vs. 'à cause de' - What's the difference? | A Coffee Break with Hélène

36

2 golden French proverbs and what they mean | A Coffee Break with Hélène

37

How to say your shoe size in French | A Coffee Break with Hélène

38

5 tips to turn any trip into your language classroom | A Coffee Break with Mark

39

How the croissant became a symbol of France | A Coffee Break with Hélène

40

Talking about holidays in French - Key phrases & examples | A Coffee Break with Hélène

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CBF Scenes 1.10 | Une fête inoubliable

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CBF Scenes 1.09 | Un avenir à construire

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CBF Scenes 1.08 | Une visite surprise

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CBF Scenes 1.07 | L’amour au café ?

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CBF Scenes 1.06 | Une cliente mystérieuse

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CBF Scenes 1.05 | Une soirée mémorable

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CBF Scenes 1.04 | Deux larrons en foire

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CBF Scenes 1.03 | Un vendredi sous la pluie

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CBF Scenes 1.02 | Une bonne nouvelle

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CBF Scenes 1.01 | Un début prometteur

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Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café

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Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

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Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

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Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

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Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

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Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024

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‘Oui' vs. 'si', 'aussi' vs. 'non plus' - What's the difference? | CBF Show 2.10

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How to form and use the superlative in French | CBF Show 2.09

59

Identifying forbidden liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.08

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A guide to liaisons in French | CBF Show 2.07

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Capital letters in French vs. English - 'français' or 'Français'? | CBF Show 2.06

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Imperfect vs. perfect tense - French past tenses explained | CBF Show 2.05

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The agreement of the past participle in French | CBF Show 2.04

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‘Jouer à' or 'jouer de'? - The verb 'to play' in French | CBF Show 2.03

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‘Du', 'des', 'au' and 'aux' - How to choose and use these tricky words in French | CBF Show 2.02

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When to use 'on' in French | CBF Show 2.01

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Introducing Season 2 of the Coffee Break French Show

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‘À cause de’ and ‘grâce à’ - What's the difference? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.10

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‘En’ or ‘à’? - Prepositions with countries and cities | The Coffee Break French Show 1.09

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Practising when to use 'qui' and 'que' - Relative pronouns Part 2 | The Coffee Break French Show 1.08

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‘Qui' or 'que'? - Relative pronouns Part 1 | The Coffee Break French Show 1.07

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How to pronounce ‘e’, ‘é’ and ‘è’ in French | The Coffee Break French Show 1.06

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‘Jour’ and ‘journée’, ‘soir’ and ‘soirée’ - What's the difference? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.05

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Useful expressions with ‘avoir’ | The Coffee Break French Show 1.04

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‘Tu’ and ‘vous’ - How to navigate informal and formal French | The Coffee Break French Show 1.03

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When do adjectives go before a noun? | The Coffee Break French Show 1.02

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How to pronounce ‘u’ and ‘ou’ | The Coffee Break French Show 1.01

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Introducing the Coffee Break French Show

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Introducing "Il était une fois..." from Coffee Break French

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CBF Mag 2.10 | Vive la France : le quatorze juillet à Paris

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CBF Mag 2.09 | La dernière reine de l’Ancien Régime

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CBF Mag 2.08 | Entre les montres de luxe et le lac Léman

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CBF Mag 2.07 | La France derrière le regard impressionniste

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CBF Mag 2.06 | Mais d’où viennent les frites ?

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CBF Mag 2.05 | L’ancêtre du cinéma français

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CBF Mag 2.04 | Vingt-quatre heures dans la province du Québec

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CBF Mag 2.03 | La petite robe noire

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CBF Mag 2.02 | L’apéro, c’est sacré !

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CBF Mag 2.01 | La ville rose

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Coffee Break French News - 4th April 2022

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.10 | Tours-Paris-Genève

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.09 | Comme des rois

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.08 | Lèche-vitrine à Tours

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.07 | Retour aux sources

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.06 | Une journée typiquement normande

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.05 | Hommage aux plages

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.04 | Atelier de pêche

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.03 | Impressionnisme et impressionnés

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.02 | Voyage dans le temps à Rouen

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CBF Travel Diaries 2.01 | Paris: un jour, une nuit

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CBF To Go 2.10 | Quelle est ta ville française préférée ? - What is your favourite French city?

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CBF To Go 2.09 | Avez-vous déjà mangé quelque chose de bizarre ? - Have you ever eaten anything strange?

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CBF To Go 2.08 | Quelle serait ta destination idéale ? - What would your ideal destination be?

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CBF To Go 2.07 | Qu’est-ce qui t'embête le plus ? - What annoys you the most?

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CBF To Go 2.06 | Préféres-tu l’été ou l’hiver ? - Do you prefer summer or winter?

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CBF To Go 2.05 | Pour toi, est-il important d’apprendre une langue étrangère ? - Is learning a foreign language important to you?

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CBF To Go 2.04 | Qu’as-tu fait hier ? - What did you do yesterday?

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CBF To Go 2.03 | Quel est ton mot français préféré ? What is your favourite French word?

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CBF To Go 2.02 | C’est quoi une journée typique pour toi ? What is a typical day for you?

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CBF To Go 2.01 | Pour toi, est-il important de voyager ? - Is travel important to you?

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A special thank you from Coffee Break on International Podcast Day

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Terminer en beauté - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 10

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Chambres d'hôtes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 9

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Destination : montagnes - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 8

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En route pour Chambéry - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 7

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C’est chic ! - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 6

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Marseille - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 5

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Le Pont d’Avignon - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 4

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Les parfums du Sud - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 3

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La Ville du vin - Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 2

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C'est parti ! Coffee Break French Travel Diaries Episode 1

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La Vérité éclate toujours - Sample episode

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La Vérité éclatera ... le 1er juin 2020

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Coffee Break French Special Announcement: Introducing La Vérité éclate toujours

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CBF Mag 1.10 | La Tour Eiffel

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CBF Mag 1.09 | Non, rien de rien ...

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CBF Mag 1.08 | Le Festival de Cannes

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CBF Mag 1.07 | Parlons breton !

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CBF Mag 1.06 | Le Neuvième Art

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CBF Mag 1.05 | Destination : Québec

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CBF Mag 1.04 | Au Carrefour de l'Europe

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CBF Mag 1.03 | La Belle et la Bête

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CBF Mag 1.02 | Saint Exupéry

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CBF Mag 1.01 | La Raclette

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CBF ER 1.10 | Au Pays du Citron

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CBF ER 1.09 | Prochain Arrêt : Monaco

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CBF ER 1.08 | De Sospel à Gorbio

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CBF ER 1.07 | Nissa La Bella

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CBF ER 1.06 | Les Villes Frontalières (Updated version)

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CBF ER 1.05 | Sur la Moyenne Corniche

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CBF ER 1.04 | Aux Halles de Menton

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CBF-ER 1.03 | Une Visite à Sainte-Agnès

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CBF-ER 1.02 | Menton, la Perle de la France

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CBF-ER 1.01 | En Route pour la Côte d'Azur

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En Route avec Coffee Break French - Season Preview

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Announcing En Route avec Coffee Break French

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CBF 4:40 | C'est or il est?

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CBF 4:39 | Tricky pronouns

149

CBF 4:38 | Focus on idiomatic expressions

150

CBF 4:37 | The imperfect tense and idiomatic expressions

151

CBF 4:36 | When to use the subjunctive

152

CBF 4:35 | Useful idiomatic expressions

153

CBF 4:34 | Placement of adjectives and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 4:33 | Interesting idiomatic expressions

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CBF 4:32 | Agreement of preceding direct objects

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CBF 4:31 | Grammar review and idiomatic expressions

157

CBF 4:30 | New vocabulary and idiomatic phrases

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CBF 4:29 | Using the subjunctive with jusqu'á ce que

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CBF 4:28 | More triggers for the subjunctive

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CBF 4:27 | The pluperfect tense

161

CBF 4:26 | Idiomatic expressions and interesting vocabulary

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CBF 4:25 | More on the subjunctive

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CBF 4:24 | Using the subjunctive after pour que and idiomatic phrases

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CBF 4:23 | Interesting verbs and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 4:22 | Uses of the subjunctive

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CBF 4:21 | Using the subjunctive and other grammatical constructions

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CBF 4:20 | Interesting idiomatic phrases and grammar points

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CBF 4:19 | Idiomatic ways to say how long you have been doing something

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CBF 4:18 | Expressions with reflexive pronouns

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CBF 4:17 | More trigger expressions for the subjunctive

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CBF 4:16 | Talking about "remembering" things in French

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CBF 4:15 | Verbs which need particular prepositions

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CBF 4:14 | Jours de RTT

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CBF 4:13 | Rallongé ou allongé?

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CBF 4:12 | Je ne reste pas cloîtrée

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CBF 4:11 | The past historic

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CBF 4:10 | Avoir la pêche

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CBF 4:09 | Le sien, le mien

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CBF 4:08 | tenir le coup

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CBF 4:07 | envier quelqu'un

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CBF 4:06 | Ne pas en croire ses yeux

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CBF 4:05 | Jêter un coup d'oeil

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CBF 4:04 | Je me sens encore tout penaud

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CBF 4:03 | Tourne la page!

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CBF 4:02 | Métro-boulot-dodo

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CBF 4:01 | Je prendrai mes repères

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Lesson 400 – Coffee Break French

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Welcome to Coffee Break French Season 4

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The CBF Verb Fix 110 – Aller

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The CBF Verb Fix 109 – Devoir

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The CBF Verb Fix 108 – Vouloir

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The CBF Verb Fix 107 – Pouvoir

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The CBF Verb Fix 106 – Faire

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The CBF Verb Fix 105 – ÊTRE

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The CBF Verb Fix 104 – AVOIR

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The CBF Verb Fix 103 – VENDRE

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The CBF Verb Fix 102 – FINIR

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The CBF Verb Fix 101 – PARLER

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The CBF Verb Fix – Introduction

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CBF 3:40 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3:39 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3:38 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3:37 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3:36 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3.35 | Translation exercises and dictation exercises

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CBF 3:34 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3:33 | Translation exercises and dictation exercise

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CBF 3:32 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review

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CBF 3:31 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review

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CBF 3:30 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review

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CBF 3:29 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review

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CBF 3:28 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review

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CBF 3:27 | Focus on the subjunctive and useful idiomatic phrases

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CBF 3:26 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:25 | Focus on the conditional and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 324 Free Bonus: Extended version

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CBF 3:24 | Idiomatic expressions and focus on tenses

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CBF 3:23 | Adjectives and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:22 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:21 | The subjunctive and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:20 | Review of lessons 1-19

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CBF 3:19 | Idiomatic expressions and the subjunctive

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CBF 3:18 | The perfect and imperfect tenses

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CBF 3:17 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:16 | Looking at triggers for the subjunctive

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CBF 3:15 | Focus on past tenses

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CBF 3:14 | Focus on the perfect, imperfect and pluperfect tenses

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CBF 3:13 | Focus on tenses and idiomatic expressions

229

CBF 3:12 | Focus on daily routine

230

CBF 3:11 | Focus on perfect and imperfect tenses

231

CBF 3:10 | Grammar review and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:09 | Focus on the future tense

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CBF 3:08 | Future tense with regular and irregular verbs

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CBF 3:07 | Focus on past tenses and idiomatic expressions

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CBF 3:06 | The future tense

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CBF 3:05 | Introduction to the future tense

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CBF 3:04 | Preceding direct objects and idioms

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CBF 3:03 | Idiomatic expressions and grammar review

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CBF 3:02 | Focus on adjectives and idiomatic expressions

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

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Coffee Break French – Season 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CBF 2:32 | Grammar review

251

CBF 2:31 | Formation of the imperfect tense

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CBF 2:30 | Making a phone call in French

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CBF 2:29 | Hiring a car

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CBF 2:28 | Getting a taxi

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CBF 2:27 | After having done something

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CBF 2:26 | Avant de and venir de

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CBF 2:25 | Relative pronouns qui and que

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CBF 2:24 | Uses of the imperfect tense

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CBF 2:23 | More on the imperfect tense

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CBF 2:22 | Introducing the imperfect tense

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

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CBF 2:20 | Review of the perfect tense

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

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CBF 2:18 | Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense

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

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

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CBF 2:15 | The perfect tense with irregular verbs

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CBF 2:14 | The perfect tense continued

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CBF 2:13 | The perfect tense

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CBF 2:12 | The negative of the immediate future

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CBF 2:11 | Talking about going to do something

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CBF 2:10 | End-of-unit quiz

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CBF 2:09 | Adjectives which come before a noun

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CBF 2:08 | Adjectives: Colours and nationalities

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

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

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

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

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

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CBF 2:02 | Daily routine

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CBF 2:01 | The present tense

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CBF 1:40 | Linguistic diversity in France

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CBF 1:39 | Language review in a party setting

284

CBF 1:38 | Seeking help at the pharmacy

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CBF 1:37 | Travelling by public transport

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CBF 1.36 | Shopping in France

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Season 1 – Lesson 36 – Coffee Break French

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CBF 1:35 | At the tourist office

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CBF 1:34 | Breakfast at the hotel

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CBF 1:33 | Mix up at hotel check in

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CBF 1:32 | Arrival in France

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CBF 1:31 | Travelling to France

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CBF 1:30 | End-of-unit review

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CBF 1:29 | More aches and complaints

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CBF 1:28 | Aches and pains

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CBF 1:27 | Exchanging money

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CBF 1:26 | Shopping at the deli

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CBF 1:25 | Shopping

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CBF 1:24 | At the campsite

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CBF 1:23 | Problems with your stay at a hotel

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CBF 1:22 | Checking in to a hotel

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CBF 1:21 | Talking about the weather

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CBF 1:20 | End-of-unit special

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CBF 1:19 | Unit review

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CBF 1:18 | Restaurant situations

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CBF 1:17 | Ordering food in a restaurant

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CBF 1:16 | Ordering snacks ina café

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CBF 1:15 | Ordering drinks in a café

309

CBF 1:14 | Talking about your town

310

CBF 1:13 | Asking for directions

311

CBF 1:12 | Numbers, days and dates

312

CBF 1:11 | Talking about language

313

CBF 1:10 | Happy holidays

314

CBF 1:09 | Talking about what you have learned so far

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CBF 1:08 | Talking about likes and dislikes

316

CBF 1:07 | Talking about your job

317

CBF 1:06 | Numbers and more family

318

CBF 1:05 | Introducing family

319

CBF 1:04 | Talking about where you live

320

CBF 1:03 | Saying where you are from

321

CBF 1:02 | Greetings

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CBF 1:01 | How are you?