Coffee Break French

Welcome back to Season 2 of Scenes from the Coffee Break French Café!

If you joined us in Season 1 then you will already be familiar with Chez Nico - our charming French 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.

We're back with a second series, where life Chez Nico is full of surprises! In this first chapter, one of the regulars has some very good news to share. Find out more in Chapter 1! Installez-vous avec votre café et profitez de la suite de l’histoire.

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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Join us for a new mini Coffee Break French lesson in between seasons as we dive into one of the most delicious parts of the festive season: the French Christmas Eve dinner! 🎄🍽️

In this episode, you’ll hear about some of the traditional dishes enjoyed at Max’s family table on le réveillon de Noël: from oysters and snails to turkey, red wine, cheese, and of course the classic chocolate Yule log. 🍷🧀🍫

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We’re back with another Coffee Break French espresso lesson, and this time we’re taking a stroll through one of the most atmospheric parts of the season: les marchés de Noël! 🎄

In this episode, you’ll discover what you’re likely to find at Christmas markets across France, from the smell of roasted chestnuts and mulled wine to sweet crêpes and waffles, and the cosy stalls selling wooden toys, winter hats, scarves and gloves.

It’s the perfect episode for getting into the holiday spirit while improving your French.

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We’re back with a new mini Coffee Break French lesson, and this time we're exploring a charming tradition that marks the start of the festive season in parts of Europe! 🎄✨

In this episode, you’ll learn all about what happens on le 6 décembre in the North and East of France, as well as in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. It’s a lovely cultural insight and a great opportunity to pick up festive French vocabulary along the way!

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Join Mark and Max for this special episode of Coffee Break French, 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 French first started back in 2007 - and all of the French 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 French here
Access our full range of French courses on the Coffee Break Academy
Learn 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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