Coffee Break Italian Advanced

Coffee Break Italian Advanced

Author: Coffee Break Languages Language: English Episodes: 40
For learners who can already navigate the basics and crave a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the language, Coffee Break Italian Advanced offers a rich and engaging path forward. Hosted by teacher Mark and native speaker Francesca, this podcast from Coffee Break Languages moves beyond introductory phrases to explore the grammatical structures and sophisticated topics relevant to the B1 and B2 levels. Each episode feels like a focused, yet relaxed conversation where Mark and Francesca unpack a specific language point-perhaps the subtle use of the subjunctive mood or the finer points of complex sentence connectors. This discussion then naturally leads into a crafted dialogue, allowing you to hear those very structures used in a realistic context. The pace is deliberate and the explanations are thorough, making even challenging concepts feel accessible. Listening to this podcast is like having two knowledgeable guides patiently walking you through the intricacies of Italian, helping you to think in the language and express more complex ideas. It’s designed for those who want to refine their comprehension and move from functional to fluent, turning a coffee break into a genuine step forward in your language journey.
Episodes
CBI 3.10 | Review of all pronouns | Caro diario... [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:32
We have reached Lesson 10 of Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this review lesson we look at all of the pronouns covered in Lessons 1 -9: subject pronouns, reflexive pronouns, direct and indirect object pronouns and comb…
CBI 3.09 | Disjunctive pronouns | Amicizia e musica [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:50
In this lesson, Coffee Break Italian hosts, Mark and Francesca, introduce the last remaining category of personal pronouns to be discussed in this series: disjunctive pronouns. We then listen to a dialogue centred around…
CBI 3.08 | Combined pronouns | Una macchina nuova di zecca [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:50
Welcome back to Coffee Break Italian Season 3! In this lesson, Mark and Francesca bring together direct and indirect object pronouns, and discuss what happens when both pronouns are used in one sentence at the same time.…
CBI 3.07 | Indirect object pronouns | Due compleanni davvero speciali [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:43
Throughout this lesson of Coffee Break Italian, Mark and Francesca teach us about indirect object pronouns and we follow a dialogue of three friends discussing what present to get for two of their friends’ birthdays. Lis…
CBI 3.06 | Superlative adjectives | Aiuto! Cosa mi metto? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:26
We're back with a brand new Coffee Break Italian lesson! Join Mark and Francesca as they continue discussing the topic of adjectives. While the focus of Lesson 5 was on comparative adjectives, this time we are learning a…
CBI 3.05 | Comparative adjectives | Le vacanze… che fatica! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:16
The latest lesson from Coffee Break Italian Season 3 is all about comparative adjectives. Join Mark and Francesca to learn about regular and irregular comparatives and the use of che and di when introducing comparisons.…
CBI 3.03 | Simple future | Ci trasferiamo in Australia! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:25
Join hosts Mark and Francesca in Lesson 3 of Coffee Break Italian Season 3 as they discuss the simple future. We talk about the structure of the tense and how it is formed and used in Italian. We also hear a dialogue bet…
CBI 3.01 | Direct object pronouns - Una vacanza studio a Siena [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:54
In this first episode of Coffee Break Italian Season 3, Francesca and Mark explain how Direct Object Pronouns work with simple verbs in the present tense. You'll hear an explanation of the grammar point, then listen to a…