Coffee Break Italian

In today's mini-lesson, Francesca from the Coffee Break Italian team is here with a delicious espresso lesson all about Italy’s favourite festive sweet treats! 🎄🍰She introduces you to two iconic holiday cakes:➡️ il panettone, the classic Milanese Christmas staple➡️ il pandoro, the soft, buttery favourite from VeronaFrancesca shares a bit of history, how she likes to enjoy them, and of course… reveals her favourite! And you... Are you team panettone or team pandoro? 😉✨🎯 You can receive regular free mini-lessons just like this straight to your inbox by signing up for our Coffee Break Italian newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with a new episode, bringing you a festive espresso lesson to enjoy in between the main seasons of Coffee Break Italian! 🎄✨In this mini lesson, you’ll discover that December in Italy is much more than Christmas itself. From regional customs to useful seasonal vocabulary, this episode is the perfect way to immerse yourself in Italy’s magical month of celebrations. 🎁➡️ Don’t miss more content like this. Subscribe to the Coffee Break Italian newsletter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Francesca from the Coffee Break Italian team for a festive coffee break as she explores three very different Italian films that are traditionally enjoyed during the holiday season! 🎄🍿In this little espresso lesson, you’ll discover:🎬 Natale in casa Cupiello 🎬 Parenti Serpenti 🎬 Il cinepanettoneWhether you're looking for something heartwarming, dramatic or funny, this mini lesson will give you new vocabulary and a taste of Italy’s cinematic traditions. ✨➡️ To get more helpful content like this directly in your inbox, subscribe to the Coffee Break Italian newsletter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Mark and Francesca for this special episode of Coffee Break Italian 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 Italian first started and all of the 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 Italian hereAccess our full range of Italian courses on the Coffee Break AcademyLearn more about Coffee Break TV herePlease note that the secret link mentioned was part of our Black Friday 2025 promotion which has now ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Francesca from the Coffee Break Italian team for a coffee break and get ready to improve your Italian over just 10 minutes.In this little espresso lesson, Francesca explores one of Italy’s favourite pastimes: giocare a carte, playing cards! You’ll also pick up useful phrases like fare le carte (to shuffle the cards), un mazzo (a deck), and even a fun memory trick, come quando fuori piove, to help you remember the order of the suits. ♣️♥️♦️♠️ ➡️ To get more helpful content like this directly in your inbox, be sure to subscribe to the Coffee Break Italian newsletter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.