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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

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.

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 3: Suenan campanas

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.

Get ready to discover a surprising turn of events in the second chapter of this season, Noticias reguleras. What begins as a peaceful Sunday at Isabel's café soon becomes anything but ordinary.

Isabel, como siempre, disfruta de su tranquila rutina dominical con clientes habituales, pero hoy, algo cambia. Tres jóvenes se sientan en la barra y una conversación que empieza con tono alegre pronto se torna más seria. 

In this chapter, Mark and Pablo explore some fascinating perífrasis verbales and explain the meaning of ojiplático, alongside plenty of useful vocabulary and expressions to help you boost your Spanish skills.

¿Te gustaría saber más? Then don’t miss the new chapter of Scenes!

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 2: Noticias reguleras

Welcome back to Season 2 of Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Café! ¡Bienvenidos a la nueva temporada de Scenes!

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​If you joined us in Season 1 then you will already be familiar with Isabel’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, you’ll follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your language skills naturally through storytelling.

Get ready to return to Isabel’s café, where every day brings something unexpected. In the first chapter of this new season, Elencuentro, Isabel finds herself in the middle of an intriguing situation, without even trying.

Miguel, el abogado que se tomó el café de la suerte en la temporada anterior, vuelve al bar de Isabel con muy buenas noticas. No obstante, parece que el café de la suerte trajo más suerte de la esperada y Miguel conocerá a una persona… especial. ¿Surgirá el amor (o el interés) entre ellos?

Join us to discover what happens when fate (and coffee!) bring people together. This chapter also introduces useful expressions like dar la enhora buena and congeniar, and gives you a chance to practise the subjunctive in relative clauses.

✨ ¿Quieres saber más? Entonces, no te pierdas este primer capítulo.

Want to take your learning further? Click here to access support materials and get more out of each chapter. Our 10-lesson premium course includes access to:

 • Chapter text 
 • Audio discussion
 • Lesson notes / transcript featuring additional examples
 • Vocabulary lists
 • Exercises
 • Interactive quizzes to check your understanding
 • Downloadable files for offline use
 • Lifetime access to all lessons

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 1: El encuentro

Ready for another mini Coffee Break Spanish lesson? This time, Anabel dives into one of Spain’s most fascinating festive traditions: El Gordo de Navidad, the famous Christmas lottery! 🎄💰

It’s the perfect mini lesson to discover more about Spanish culture while picking up natural language you can use right away. ✨

To keep building your Spanish skills, sign up for our Coffee Break Spanish newsletter and receive regular free mini-lessons straight to your inbox! 📩

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'El Gordo de Navidad': the Spanish Lottery | A Coffee Break with Anabel

Join Pablo from the Coffee Break Spanish team in another useful little espresso lesson. ☕

In this episode, he explores a set of everyday expressions that use “to be” in English but “tener” in Spanish. You’ll learn to say things like:

❄️ tener frío 

🍽 tener hambre 

💪 tener razón

and much more!

These are super common expressions that every learner needs, perfect for sounding more natural in daily conversations!

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When "to be" means "tener" in Spanish | A Coffee Break with Pablo

We’re back with another mini Coffee Break Spanish lesson to help you build natural, everyday vocabulary! ✨

In this short episode, Anabel introduces five useful Spanish words that don’t have a direct translation into English:

➡️ trasnochar

➡️ madrugar

➡️ estrenar

➡️ empalagar

➡️ friolero/a

Do you already know any of them? Listen to the episode to discover what they mean and how to use them naturally in conversation. 🗣️

✅ Don’t miss out on more bite-sized lessons like this! Subscribe to the Coffee Break Spanish newsletter and get weekly language tips straight to your inbox.

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5 untranslateable words to use this December | A Coffee Break with Anabel

Join Mark and Pablo for this special episode of Coffee Break Spanish where we're talking about something a bit different.

We receive emails and messages all the time asking us "where should I start?", so we thought we'd answer that in this episode. We share details about how Coffee Break Spanish first started back in 2006 - and all of the Spanish resources we have released since then.

We hope you enjoy hearing about the history of Coffee Break, with a few secrets revealed along the way!

The links mentioned at the end of this episode are listed below:

Find out more about Coffee Break Spanish hereAccess our full range of Spanish courses on the Coffee Break AcademyLearn more about Coffee Break TV here

Please note that the secret link mentioned was part of our Black Friday 2025 promotion which has now ended.

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Coffee Break Spanish - All You Need To Know

Join Anabel from the Coffee Break Spanish team in this little espresso lesson, in which she introduces you to one of her favourite Mexican singers, Ximena Sariñana. 

In this episode, you will be able to test your listening skills and improve your vocabulary with a list of words. It’s the perfect blend of culture and language learning in one short coffee break! ☕

👉 Don’t miss out on more cultural insights, learning tips, and bonus resources like this. Subscribe to the Coffee Break Spanish newsletter and keep your Spanish moving forward, one coffee break at a time!

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Listening practice on the topic of this Mexican singer | A Coffee Break with Anabel

We're back with a special bonus episode of the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt! Join us for a detailed explanation of this year's Treasure Hunt clues. Sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this episode on your next coffee break. ☕️
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Bonus Episode: Clues Explained - La fantástica caza del tresoro

We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt - La fantástica caza del tesoro de Coffee Break de 2025 - which will lead us to the final location! Test your Spanish and detective skills as we reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your entry form listing the location from each episode to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

Click here to locate the entry form and for further details about the competition.

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Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 3: Suenan campanas

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