Coffee Break Spanish - All You Need To Know

Coffee Break Spanish - All You Need To Know

Author: Coffee Break Languages November 17, 2025 Duration: 37:37

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:



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


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The journey to learning a new language often feels like a monumental task, but Coffee Break Spanish reimagines the process as something you can genuinely fit into your daily routine. Created by Coffee Break Languages, this podcast structures its lessons around the idea that meaningful progress happens in short, consistent bursts-the kind you might enjoy with a cup of coffee in hand. You won't find overwhelming grammar lectures here. Instead, each episode is a focused, friendly conversation that zeroes in on practical language you can actually use, building your confidence piece by piece. The show is carefully designed to grow with you, starting from the very first words and phrases for absolute beginners and gradually introducing more complex concepts as you move through the seasons. Listening to this podcast feels less like formal study and more like joining a helpful guide who breaks things down clearly, always with the goal of helping you communicate with native speakers. Whether you're preparing for a trip, connecting with heritage, or simply exercising your brain, the approach is both accessible and deeply effective, turning those small moments of your day into tangible steps toward fluency.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 325

Coffee Break Spanish
Podcast Episodes
Season 3 – Lesson 32 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:27
In lesson 32 we’re still concentrating on Colombian Spanish, and Mark and Carolina discuss the music and literature of Colombia, and typical Colombian expressions including the word paila. In the second act of this episo…
Season 3 – Lesson 31 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:10
It’s destination Colombia for lesson 31 as Mark is joined by Carolina from Bogotá. Carolina introduces Mark to the geography and traditions of Colombia, and Mark learns a few useful expresiones colombianas. In episodes 3…
Season 3 – Lesson 30 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:25
It’s time to return to our telenovela, Verano Español. In this sixth instalment, we’ll find out the latest about what’s happening in the Laura – Ángel – Ramón love triangle, and we’ll also hear if things are still ok bet…
Season 3 – Lesson 29 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:23
In this week’s episode, Alba and Mark are en la cocina, making a Spanish tortilla. The episode is slightly different from our usual episodes as the audio was recorded live in the kitchen rather than in the studio. There’…
Season 3 – Lesson 28 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:56
The topic for this week’s episode of Coffee Break Spanish is food, or tapas in particular. Alba has recently had a bad experience in a tapas restaurant in Scotland, compared with her normal experiences of tapas in Spain.…
Radio Lingua is 5 years old – and we’re celebrating! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:26
It’s five years since we launched the first lesson of Coffee Break Spanish, and since then we’ve served up millions of language lessons to learners around the world through our podcasts, our enhanced lessons and our eboo…
Season 3 – Lesson 27 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:31
This week we return to a topic we covered previously – in response to listeners’ requests. It’s time to look at your tricks and tips for language learning. Mark and Alba talk about the suggestion of one of our listeners…
Season 3 – Lesson 26 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:54
This week’s topic is low-cost airlines and the advantages and disadvantages of low-cost travel. Mark and Alba discuss their experiences of flying with low-cost airlines (and indeed with other airlines!) and José introduc…
Season 3 – Lesson 25 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:02
This episode of Coffee Break Spanish features the fifth instalment of our telenovela, Verano Español. At the end of the previous episode, Laura discovered that the boy who has been chatting her up on a daily basis in the…
Season 3 – Lesson 24 – Coffee Break Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:17
Following our recent musical episodes, listeners have been asking us for some suggestions of Spanish-language singers and groups. In episode 24 we’ve provided some suggestions, talking about Spanish groups Amaral and Ojo…