Coffee Break Spanish

Coffee Break Spanish

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. Seasson 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress.

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June 8, 2026 12 mins
Whether you're watching a match or chatting with friends, football comes up a lot in the Spanish-speaking world. In this episode, Pablo covers the vocabulary you need, from the basics like 'el estadio' and 'el árbitro' to the phrases fans shout at the screen.
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The subjunctive has a reputation for being one of the trickiest parts of Spanish, but you don't always need it to talk about what might happen. In this episode, Pablo shares three everyday expressions, a lo mejor, igual and lo mismo, that let you express possibility and uncertainty using the ordinary indicative. They're common, natural and a great way to sound more relaxed when you're not quite sure about something.
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Anabel is back, and this time she's bringing us three jokes in Spanish. Can you get them? Each one teaches you something interesting about how Spanish really works, from double meanings to wordplay and idioms. The last one might surprise you!
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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" across much of Latin America. 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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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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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 ...
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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, Is...
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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 ...
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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 qu...
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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 c...
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February 19, 2026 22 mins
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...
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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. ...
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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 ever...
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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 Sund...
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January 22, 2026 25 mins
Welcome back to Season 2 of Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Café! ¡Bienvenidos a la nueva temporada de Scenes!​​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...
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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. ✨
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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 razónand much more!
These are super common expressions that every learner needs, perfect for sounding more natural in daily conversations!
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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. 🗣️
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November 17, 2025 38 mins
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.
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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! ☕
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