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Coffee Break Languages

Learn Spanish in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native Spanish speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.

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Coffee Break Spanish

Pablo goes beyond "trabajo" and introduces the real words Spanish speakers use when they talk about work, from "curro" and "currar" in Spain to "chamba" and "chambear" in Mexico. Along the way, he shares a cultural insight about how and when to ask someone about their job. Which of these words will you start using first?

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How Spanish speakers really talk about work

In this episode, Anabel walks you through five common Spanish mistakes that even intermediate and advanced learners keep making. From using "ser" instead of "tener" to confusing "a" and "en" with locations, she explains why these mistakes happen and how to fix them for good.

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5 common Spanish mistakes that make you sound like a beginner

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

The final chapter of Scenes for this season is here, and it’s a moment of pure joy and excitement. In Un sueño hecho realidad, Isabel reflects on a beautiful spring day filled with energy and anticipation. The café is buzzing as the regulars come together to support one of their own, and the evening holds a special surprise for everyone.

El sol brilla y el ambiente en el bar está cargado de emoción. La terraza se llena de risas, buena compañía y una sensación de que algo muy esperado está a punto de suceder. Con la llegada de la noche, todos están reunidos para vivir una velada que, sin saberlo, quedará en sus recuerdos.

Come in and experience Un sueño hecho realidad.

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 10: Un sueño hecho realidad

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

The latest chapter of Scenes is here and this one captures a moment that’s as sweet as it is fleeting.

In La primavera y sus amores, Isabel watches from a distance as young love quietly blossoms in the café. With the last of the spring celebrations fading and the day winding down, a chance encounter brings a special moment of connection. It’s impossible not to be swept up in the magic of it all.

La tarde se va apagando y la luz de la primavera sigue llenando el ambiente. En el bar, entre risas y despedidas de última hora, una joven parece esperar algo… o más bien, a alguien. En un rincón tranquilo, dos miradas se cruzan y lo que comienza con una sonrisa tímida se convierte en una conversación llena de emoción. La primavera, siempre tan impredecible, trae consigo momentos únicos, como este.

Step into La primavera y sus amores and enjoy the episode!

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 9: La primavera y sus amores

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

In this chapter of Scenes, the neighbourhood is buzzing with excitement and the café is right at the heart of it.

Isabel takes a trip down memory lane as the annual celebrations unfold around the café. The younger crowd fills the terrace, and the festive atmosphere fills the streets with music, food, and laughter. It's the kind of energy that reminds Isabel of her own youth, and it’s contagious.

Las calles del barrio se llenan de luces y sonidos, mientras las familias y los jóvenes disfrutan de la feria. Este año, como siempre, las mesas del bar están ocupadas por los chicos que se preparan para la verbena. Entre platos tradicionales y jarras de tinto de verano, la alegría se siente en el aire. Para Isabel, no hay nada como ver a la juventud del barrio de celebración, recordando los buenos tiempos y creando nuevos recuerdos.

Join in the fun and experience Las fiestas del barrio, where the past and present come together in a celebration to remember. Want to take your learning further? Click here to access support materials and get more out of each chapter. 

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 8: Las fiestas del barrio

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

The latest episode of Scenes is here, and this one shows that sometimes, the unexpected can lead to the best moments.

In Imprevistos que salen bien, Isabel is swept into a whirlwind of last-minute changes when a birthday celebration is thrown off course. But with a little teamwork, a lot of creativity, and some help from the café regulars, an unforgettable celebration takes shape.

Hoy, el día ha dado un giro inesperado. Lo que parecía ser una fiesta arruinada se convierte en una celebración improvisada, llena de momentos divertidos y nuevos recuerdos. Con piñatas, comida casera y la mejor compañía, todos se unieron para hacer que el cumpleaños fuera un éxito, ¡a pesar de los imprevistos!

We hope you enjoy Imprevistos que salen bien, where we see that sometimes the best moments happen when things don’t go as planned.

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 7: Imprevistos que salen bien

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

In Un día de diez, Isabel reflects on a day where everything seems to align perfectly. With moments of joy, unexpected news, and the café filled with life, this day proves that sometimes even the smallest things can make the biggest difference.

Hoy el día ha sido de lo más especial. A lo largo de la jornada, las sorpresas se han ido sucediendo sin cesar. Mientras el bar rebosaba de energía y risas, Isabel se ha visto inmersa en una serie de acontecimientos que no olvidará. Algo tan simple como un pequeño detalle ha sido capaz de cambiar el rumbo de este día, llevándolos a todos a un momento de celebración y buen rollo.

This is a chapter you won’t want to miss!

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 6: Un día de diez

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

In Despedidas, Isabel witnesses a tender farewell between two close friends. One of them is about to start a new chapter in Chile, and today, they’re enjoying their last coffee together at Isabel’s café.

Después de una mañana lluviosa, el sol aparece y, entre risas y charlas, pasan horas en la terraza. Isabel observa cómo la mujer le da a su amigo un regalo muy especial. Un gesto que le llama la atención y la conmueve profundamente.

¿Qué pasará cuando se despidan? No te pierdas este capítulo tan emotivo.

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 5: Despedidas

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help you build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

In ¡Por fin, jubilado!, Isabel reconnects with don Julián, a retired doctor who’s feeling a bit lost after leaving his career behind. After 37 years in the hospital, he’s not sure how to fill his days. The sudden shift to retirement has left him uncertain about what comes next.

Don Julián entra al bar de Isabel para hablar de su jubilación y de cuáles son las ventajas y desafíos que encuentra. Quizás Isabel tenga algunos consejos para él.

In this chapter, you’ll discover the different meanings of aprovechar, and review how to express the idea of llevar tiempo haciendo algo in Spanish.

¡No te pierdas este cuarto episodio si te pica la curiosidad! Want to take your learning further? Click here to access support materials and get more out of each chapter.

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 4: ¡Por fin, jubilado!

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

In this heartwarming chapter, Isabel experiences a quiet morning at the café, as her usual older customers settle in for their coffee. But everything changes when a mother and her two daughters arrive.

En este capítulo, entran al bar una madre con sus dos hijas. Las tres mujeres están emocionadas y muy concentradas hablando de presupuestos, recortes de telas y vestidos. ¿Qué estarán preparando?

Language wise, Mark and Pablo highlight useful vocabulary like recortes and presupuesto, and delve into spelling changes that you’ll need to watch out for in Spanish.

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