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Coffee Break French

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Learn French 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 nati...

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Listen to Coffee Break French, a Education podcast by Radio Lingua Network. Stream 327 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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The five meanings of 'passer' in French

In this episode, Max looks at five everyday meanings of the French verb 'passer': passing something or someone spending time sitting an exam...

4:30Aug 3, 2026

7 French idioms with animals, and what they really mean

French is full of idioms that are borrowed from the animal world, and once you know them you'll start hearing them everywhere. In this episo...

7:45Jul 20, 2026

French false friends: a 15-word quiz

In this quick quiz, Max tests you on 15 French words that look just like English but don't always mean what you'd expect. You get a few seco...

8:28Jul 6, 2026

The French apéro: food, drinks and the social ritual explained

Max takes you into the world of the French apéro, one of the most enjoyable social rituals in the French-speaking world. You'll find out wha...

5:18Jun 22, 2026

The five meanings of the French verb 'mettre'

In this episode, Max takes one small but very useful French verb, 'mettre', and shows you five different ways it's used in everyday French....

6:38Jun 8, 2026

How to ask a question in French: 3 ways explained

There are three main ways to ask a question in French, and the one you choose depends on how formal you want to sound. In this episode, Max...

7:48May 25, 2026

1 verb, 5 meanings: how French speakers really use 'prendre'

Max walks you through five essential uses of "prendre", one of the most flexible verbs in French. You'll see why French uses "prendre" for o...

6:43May 11, 2026

Stop translating: 5 English phrases French people say differently

Max breaks down five everyday English phrases that work completely differently in French, from "I miss you" and "I'm cold" to "it makes sens...

6:33Apr 27, 2026

7 everyday French expressions you won't find in a textbook

Max breaks down seven essential French words and expressions you'll hear every day in France but probably never learned in a textbook. You'l...

6:46Apr 13, 2026