Five common mistakes German learners make, and how to fix them

It's time for the third clue of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2026, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts we provide, and your language skills, can you work out whe...

28 Elo 11min

We're back with the next episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2026, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us as we reveal clue number two which takes us one step closer to our final l...

26 Elo 10min

Welcome to the first episode of Die große Coffee Break Schatzsuche 2026 our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join us in this first episode as we reveal the initial clue. As you continue through th...

24 Elo 11min

Four mystery cities. Four cryptic clues. One week to work out where we're going.The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt is back for 2026, and everything happens here: https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/tre...

22 Elo 3min

You probably learned 'stehen' as the German verb for "standing". In this episode, Thomas explains the range of other meanings it carries in everyday German, including expressions like 'auf jemanden st...

17 Elo 7min

Thomas explains how German handles continuous actions, something that doesn't come with its own dedicated tense the way English '-ing' forms do. He also introduces the increasingly popular am-progress...

3 Elo 8min

One English word, three German ones. In this episode, Thomas explains why "feel" splits into "fühlen", "sich fühlen" and "sich anfühlen" in German, and how to know which one you need. In this episode ...

20 Heinä 7min