In Lesson 46, 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.”
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Pack 1 introduces greetings and common expressions. In lesson 2, listeners will learn more answers to the question “how are you?”
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If you're a regular Coffee Break Spanish listener, episode 16 will be available next week. Mark is in France this week working on an education project with young people at the European Parliament (more info here, if you're interested!) You can sign up today and get immediate access to all of the above material: choose Level 1, (lessons 1-40), Level 2 (lessons 41-80). Each of these items costs £57 GBP (+VAT for EU customers). Alternatively you can save £30 GBP and buy both levels together for £84 GBP (+VAT for EU customers).
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Mark's in France this week working on the Euroscola project and hopefully recording some new French material too, so the next Coffee Break French will be available on 28 February. In the meantime, why not check out our new video podcast Walk, Talk and Learn French, or our new French for kids podcast, School Run French? À très bientôt.
Pack 1 introduces greetings and common expressions. In lesson 1, listeners will learn to say “hello” and “goodbye” and ask “how are you?”
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Welcome to School Run French! These programmes are aimed at children aged 6-11. In each episode listeners will learn some useful words and phrases and consolidate these words and phrases through interactive audio games. If children are learning French at school then School Run French is excellent practice for them. If they are completely new to French, we’ll be taking thing very slowly so that everyone can keep up.
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Episode 15 features the third installment of our ‘telenovela’, Verano Español. Find out the latest about the life of Laura and her mother as they spend the summer in Spain en la casa de tía Julia. How will Laura cope on her first day in her new job at the panadería? Don’t miss this episode of Show Time Spanish!
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In lesson 15 you’ll visit a café and learn how to order some drinks.
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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 grammar behind the French, we hope you will gain a better overall understanding of the language and be able to put what you learn to practical use.
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Hei - Hello
Hvordan har du det? - How are you?
bra, takk. – Well, thanks
Vil du danse med meg? - Do you want to dance?
Kan du lære meg noe på norsk? - Can you teach me something in Norwegian?
Så vakre øyne du har! - You have very beautiful eyes
Jeg elsker deg - I love you.
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Hallo - Hello
Wie geht’s? - How are you?
Gut, danke. – Well, thanks
Möchtest du (mit mir) tanzen? - Do you want to dance?
Kannst du mir etwas auf Deutsch beibringen? - Can you teach me something in German?
Du hast wunderschöne Augen - You have very beautiful eyes
ich liebe dich - I love you.
Some of these phrases use the “du” form, the informal version of “you” in German. If you want to be more formal then you can say:
Möchten Sie (mit mir) tanzen?
Können Sie mir etwas auf Deutsch beibringen?
Sie haben wunderschöne Augen
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In episode 14, Mark and Alba are joined by David, el novio de Alba. Topics discussed include Galicia, the region of Spain where David is from, St Valentine’s day, romantic Spanish and the imperfect subjunctive. In this week’s intermedio, Alba talks about the film Diarios de Motocicleta, and José introduces some different ways to express disbelief.
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