CBG 2.19 | Wie alt warst du, als du Deutsch lernen wolltest?
In the last lesson we looked at the Präteritum, the past tense form which is commonly used with verbs such as sein, haben and so on. In this lesson, we'll be taking the Präteritum a little further and...
30 Okt 201725min
CBG 2.18 | Wie alt warst du, als du ein Handy gekauft hast?
This episode of Coffee Break German introduces the verbs sein and haben and how they are used in the past. In fact, these verbs use a different tense, the Präteritum, or "imperfect" as it is often ref...
16 Okt 201736min
CBG 2.17 | Ich habe die Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht, weil der Hund sie gefressen hat
In this episode we're focusing on the use of weil with the Perfect Tense and you'll be learning to give excuses as to why you arrived late and why you haven't done your homework! This season of Coffe...
4 Okt 201725min
CBG 2.16 | Schokolade schmeckt vielen Leuten
In this lesson we're looking further at the dative case and specifically at verbs which need the dative like geben, schicken, schenken, antworten and helfen. You'll also be learning to use the dative ...
22 Sep 201729min
CBG 2.15 | Mark fragt, ob Heidelberg schön ist
This lesson focuses on the topic of asking questions, both "open" questions using the W Fragewörter, and more closed questions which are more likely be answered by ja or nein. You'll learn to ask que...
4 Sep 201725min
CBG 2.14 | Mark hat bemerkt, dass diese Lektion schwierig ist
Learn how to gossip in German! In this lesson we'll be looking at reported speech and how this works with "dass". You'll learn how to say who said what to whom, of course using the correct grammatical...
21 Aug 201724min
CBG 2.13 | Wie viel Schokolade isst du jede Woche?
In this episode of Coffee Break German we'll be learning how to translate "much", "many", "some", "few", and lots more quantifying words - something learners often find difficult. By the end of this ...
7 Aug 201726min
CBG 2.12 | Ich denke, dass Deutsch eine wunderbare Sprache ist
In this lesson of Coffee Break German we'll be taking the "dass" structures a stage further and looking at other verbs which can be used in this context. You'll learn to use a number of verbs with thi...
24 Juli 201725min
