Lesson 01 – Coffee Break Spanish
Posted on October 18, 2008
In lesson 01 you’ll learn to say “hello” and ask people how they’re feeling using simple, easy-to-learn phrases.
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Tags: basic, beginners spanish, greetings, hello, how are you?
Oct 19, 2008
How can you access archive podcasts beginning from lesson 46? I’ve been working my way through the archives, but now all that’s available is Lesson 1 and from October 2008. I really appreciate your show and want to keep learning.
Loretta
Nov 16, 2008
these are excellent THANKYOU! or should I say gracias.
Jan 31, 2011
wow this is dumb jk i love it
May 19, 2009
I was up to 26 or 7 but now only lessons 1-23 are available. Can I sill access all of them somehow?
Dec 22, 2009
Assuming you have itunes installed, click on the itunes link for any of the lessons, you will be taken to the itunes podcast menu, click on coffee break Spanish and all 46 podcasts are there
May 20, 2009
Yes thats moy bien (or however you spell it) gracias
May 24, 2009
Very helpful for a beginner.
Jun 29, 2009
THe speed and pronunciation of the lessons are great. This was exactly what a beginner needs.
Aug 30, 2009
Can we access the text of the lessons?
Sep 02, 2009
I found it was easy to follow.
Sep 03, 2009
Muy bien gracias por esto!
Sep 10, 2009
I loved the Spanish and it helped alot i wished you started coffee break French with lesson 1 because I m beginning to learn French.
Nov 05, 2009
Like coffee break Spanish a lot, but would like to beable to download to my Ipod
Nov 06, 2009
@Michael – you can! Follow the iTunes link below the episode and then subscribe (for free) to the podcast in iTunes. Then sync your iPod with iTunes and you should have the latest episode. Click on “Get all” in iTunes to get the episodes back to lesson 1.
Mar 25, 2010
Hi Mark – I’ve been listening to the podcasts for about 2 months now. I’m through to lesson 59 at this point. I’ve taught myself over the years with books, tapes, CDs and software. You’re podcasts (on my iPod) are such a convenient way to refresh my learnings on my way to work in the mornings. I especially value your friendly voice…it’s clear that you know what you’re doing when your teaching…you have a true gift. Often times, a concept that I’m already aware of finally “clicks” when I hear your explanation on the subject. For example, how tocar means “to touch” and “to play (an instrument)”. Thank you so much, and I wish you much success.
Tricia Burke
New Jersey, USA
Jan 06, 2010
Hi – Just started with coffee break spanish and totally sold it to my friend by word of mouth… but she has a different mp3 player, not an ipod. Can it be downloaded just onto computer, or does it have to be itunes?
Jan 07, 2010
Sarah,
I listen to Coffee Break Spanish on my computer, so it must be possible. I use the iTunes link. Mark’s answer to Michael explains it a bit, and I think there are more complete instructions on the “Coffee Break Spanish Step by Step” box on the home page. If your friend doesn’t have iTunes, she can still hear a lesson on her computer, but she may not be able to save it. But it’s easy enough to download it again, if you want to hear it again.
Best of luck!
Marjorie
Jan 07, 2010
@Marjorie – thanks for helping out
@Sarah – if you look at the top of this page, you should see a Download link underneath the flash player and the stars rating graphic. It says “Podcast (cbs-podcast): Download”. If your friend right-clicks on the word Download and then saves the file to her computer she’ll be able to transfer the mp3 files to her mp3 player without a problem. Hope this helps.
Jan 13, 2010
Hi
Enjoying the course but have one question.
Is it possible to remove the music intro from the podcasts in iTunes?
Mar 30, 2010
Robert >>>> Enjoying the course but have one question.
Is it possible to remove the music intro from the podcasts in iTunes?
If you save the MP3 files on your PC, you can listen to them and edit them in Audacity, add pauses, delete things you already know or don’t need, etc., then export them as MP3 files again. If you know how to get the new MP3s into iTunes, you’ll have what you want.
[Google Audacity Sourceforge]
Jan 18, 2010
hola
I am enjoying coffee break spanish its very good i am learning spanish because my granddad lives in spain.i give it 5 out of 5 adios
Jan 31, 2010
my son and I just found your site. We are coming to Spain to learn spanish after he finishes highschool. Your sense of humor as well as Scots accent makes learning Spanish very enjoyable. cheers. R
Feb 08, 2010
i hate this site now my moms threatning me to listen to you gate hopping foriegners thanks alot more for me to stress about
Feb 20, 2010
Gracias! This is educational and fun at the same time. And I must say, I love the theme song. I get it stuck in my head and sing it to my cats.
Like c tang who commented above, I, too, was wondering if the text is available anywhere… I’d like to see how the words are spelled.
Keep up the great work!
Feb 20, 2010
HI,
Excellent site for Beginners.
“Can i get the transcripts for this lessons”
Feb 21, 2010
Nicole and Salina:
The written material is available through the Members’ Materials link near the top of this page. (Downloaded as a pdf file.)
Mar 08, 2010
hola,
hi to every one I m faridoon from Afghanistan, I like spanish and I have taked ur frenh class too, thnx for ur nice site radiolingua, how can I get the PDF ?
hasta la vista
Mar 14, 2010
how can i take script?
Mar 23, 2010
Holla~ it’s surprise~
patal? estupendo?
I can’t understand ….;
Apr 02, 2010
we can’t download the free podcasts anymore !
Apr 09, 2010
I don’t like the fact of learing spanish phrases without knowing how to write them. Is there a website where I can see the phrases learned in a lesson written down??
Apr 16, 2010
I seem to be having a problem getting into French 1. I’ll try again tomorrow. . . .
Apr 19, 2010
how can i download lesson 1 on to my ipod? -im not a member, do i need to be?
Apr 19, 2010
i tried downloading it by saving it but it keeps giving me lesson 50! anyone who can help me????
—–thx
heather
Apr 19, 2010
never mind i figured it out. thx!!!!
May 21, 2010
This would be great if wanted to learn English with a Scots accent!
Jun 03, 2010
What accent do you speak with now? This is an excellent way to learn the words and grammar. Castilian and Puerto Rican accents are very different, but if you learn this much, you’ll pick up on the accent on your own.
May 11, 2011
I agree with you, I am Spanish (learning English)
An English friend of mine is learning Spanish from this site
And the first time he talked to me in Spanish I said to him, you are not from London, you are from Scotland……
Now I understand why he pronounces the “r” like “rrrrr”.
He is learning a wrong accent…I am afraid…
It sounds Scottish and sometimes Russian.
Jun 05, 2010
grazious
Jul 05, 2010
hey dear
thank you somuch , about this website , i like it somuch ,
i like to learn always new language , am albania 23 years , so i speak albanian , english , arabic and littel italian and now i gana learn all languages in this web site , that will be great .
so good luck to everyone
gracias
Jul 07, 2010
You people are simply the best! I have been teaching myself from books and CDs but no one has come close to the way you put things across. You make it so simple and enjoyable! Now I cant wait to get a break from work so I can listen to your invaluable lessons! Muy gracias! Hope you keep on!
Aug 04, 2010
Hi Guys, love the site and the lessons.
Could you tell me if there is a way of saving the lessons on my Windows phone please, it is a “HTC HD2.
Thank you.
Aug 06, 2010
Hi,
I love the program. I think it is wonderful. However, i found it difficult to know the language without learning how to write it. Is there a companion program that teaches how to write/spell all that is taught?
Sep 28, 2010
This Sucks
Oct 07, 2010
HI Mark and Kara,
I just found these Spanish lessons online. Brillant, short, friendly and I personally love your Scottish ascents.
Muchos gracias amigo’s. Excellente!
Nov 17, 2010
I was told “Como estas?” meant “How are you?” and “Que tal” meant “Whats up?”
Dec 01, 2010
muchas gracias. your spanish class is wonderful =)
Dec 01, 2010
Jaz you are right: “Como estas?” means “How are you?” and “Que tal” meant “Whats up?”
Jan 08, 2011
Hi everyone, LOVE this course!! My husband is from Mexico and we live in Southern California. He listened to this with me and edited it according to the Spanish spoken in this area.
This is for everyone who wants to know!!
- Que tal is appropriate, but so is “como estas”
- fatal is almost NEVER used – “muy mal’ is more appropriate for this area
- Asking que tal back to someone sounds weird to him, always use “y tu”
Mar 11, 2011
why am i learning spanish from a scottish guy?
Mar 11, 2011
I’m likeing this podcast so far, and I think it will work well!
Dave
Mar 12, 2011
I’m from Venezuela spanish is my natural lenguage and “qué tal” does not mean how are you, is a way to say “what’s up”…. how are you is “cómo estás?”
Mar 31, 2011
If (as other people have previously pointed out) “que tal?” means “what’s up?” then surely you wouldn’t be able to reply with “bien” or “muy bien”….?? Wouldn’t a better answer perhaps be “todo bien” (as in everything’s good, rather than I’m good… makes more sense to me anyways)? Or maybe instead you could change the question to “como te va?” in which case it would make more sense to reply with good, bad, etc.
Apr 08, 2011
Hola Mark y Kara,
Muchas gracias por las lecciones. Me encanta estudier espanol con ustedes.
I shall have to continue in English, but you guys are doing an excellent job ! I just started taking Spanish lessons earlier this week and my friend recommended that I listen to your podcasts alongside. Although I’m only on lesson 8 so far of the podcasts, they have done me a world of good in terms of getting me used to the pronunciation and helping me revise whatever has been taught in class. Excellent job ! Mark, you switch so effortlessly from Scottish accented English to Spanish, I hope to be able to do that some day .
Thanks again and keep up the good work !
Dhana
Apr 10, 2011
Wonderful lessons
Jul 22, 2011
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Aug 01, 2011
“que tal?” in Spanish from Spain means “how are you?” so the reply “bien” is appropriate. I am half- Spanish and grew up in Spain. Being also half-Puerto Rican, I understand how spanish in north and south America has changed compared to how it has changed in Spain.
Aug 13, 2011
I followed your directions for getting all lessons back to lesson 1 on iTunes. However, it only goes back to Lesson 7. When I click on “Get All” it does nothing but open all of the 100 files to be downloaded. It does not go back to Lesson 1. How can I get Lessons 1-6?? Thanks. I am anxious to get started learning Spanish!
Aug 16, 2011
We’re looking into this and will try to get it sorted as soon as possible.