Coffee Break Languages

We're celebrating the Coffee Break Books 📚☕

On Tuesday 16 June we'll be at Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow for a happy moment in the 50 Coffee Breaks series: the launch of two brand new books, 50 Gaelic Coffee Breaks and 50 Chinese Coffee Breaks.

It's a relaxed evening, 7pm to 8.30pm. You'll hear from Boyd Robertson and Licheng Gu, who wrote the activities for the Gaelic and Chinese books, and from Mark, who started Coffee Break Languages. Mostly it's a chance to get together, celebrate two languages that mean a lot to Glasgow and Scotland, and use a little of whatever you're learning alongside the Coffee Break team.

Whether you've been with us for years or you're just curious, we'd love to see you there.

Come and say hello 👉 https://bookslaunch2606.coffeebreaklanguages.com

Can you really switch languages in just eight minutes? 🚂

In his latest Language Adventures video, Mark takes the train from Menton in France to Ventimiglia in Italy and explores what happens when you cross a border and have to shift from one language to another. He also digs into the fascinating world of border dialects and asks the big question: does your personality change when you switch languages?

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ndTn7N-ik

If you speak more than one language, we'd love to know: do you feel different when you switch? Tell us in the comments 👇

And if you enjoy the video, make sure you subscribe to Mark's Language Adventures channel so you don't miss the next one!

Two Countries, Two Languages, One Train Ride 🇫🇷🇮🇹 ☕ I'm in Menton, just 1,000 metres from the Italian border. The train to Ventimiglia takes around eight minutes. Same pastel buildings, same palm trees, same...

35 years ago, Mark moved to the south of France as a 19-year-old language assistant. No internet, no Google Translate, and no idea that year would shape everything he's done since. In his latest Language Adventure, he went back to Menton to retrace his steps. Have a watch and let us know what you think!

I went back to the town that changed my life! ☕ 35 years ago, I was 19 and living in Menton as an English language assistant. I didn't realise it at the time, but that year shaped everything I've done si...

Things that take longer than a language lesson on Coffee Break TV ⏱️☕

1️⃣ Waiting for your coffee order
2️⃣ Choosing a new series to watch
3️⃣ Your morning scroll
4️⃣ Waiting for the bus
5️⃣ Finding matching socks 🧦

You've already got the time. You just need the right lessons.

Coffee Break TV gives you structured, bite-sized lessons you can fit into any gap in your day. French, Spanish, Italian, German or English.

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What does a week on Coffee Break TV actually look like? ☕

Swipe through to see 👉

The secret to making progress with a language isn't studying for hours. It's showing up for a few minutes, consistently.

Here's how CBTV makes that easy:

📬 A lesson lands in your inbox every morning
⏱️ 5, 10 or 15 minutes
🎯 Each day a different type of lesson

No rigid schedule. No pressure. Just a routine that fits around your life, not the other way around.

Every lesson is taught by a real teacher who knows where learners get stuck and how to get you unstuck. Not AI. Not an algorithm. A person.

Try it for yourself 👆 Link in bio

☕ Okay, so fluency doesn't come in a bottle (we tried 😂).

But what if learning a language could be just as easy to fit into your day as your morning coffee?

That's exactly what Coffee Break TV is designed to do. Structured, bite-sized lessons that fit into 5, 10 or 15 minutes of your day. No overwhelm, no guesswork, just real progress.

👉 Find out more: https://rebrand.ly/CoffeeBreak8519cb

Something's in the air. After 20 years of Coffee Break, we're doing something we've never done before. Coming soon. ☕✨

Mark recently visited the Fête du Citron in Menton, one of his favourite places in the world. Enormous sculptures made entirely from citrus fruit, streets full of colour, and the smell of lemon zest everywhere.

It also got him thinking about language learning. You don't need thousands of words to say something meaningful. Sometimes you just need to get more creative with the ones you already have. A bit like what they do with lemons in Menton 🍋

Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMZea2NYUw