Autumn in German | A Coffee Break with Thomas
Coffee Break German
Radio Lingua Network
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Autumn is here, and in this lesson, Thomas takes you through the cosy world of German autumn words and expressions! 🍂☕
We’ll explore terms for leaves, harvest, and seasonal fun, plus idiomatic expressions you might not find in a dictionary. From talking about falling leaves to phrases used during harvest time, you’ll learn vocabulary that’s perfect for chatting about the season with friends or reading a German magazine.
With short, clear examples and quick practice sentences, this mini-lesson is ideal for building your vocabulary and keeping your German seasonal and fun.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Lola Young, the brand new album, out now. |
| 0:32.6 | Hello and welcome by a new |
| 0:36.0 | show of Coffee Break German. |
| 0:39.1 | My name is Thomas |
| 0:40.6 | and today |
| 0:42.0 | is all right. |
| 0:43.5 | Yes, the days are getting shorter |
| 0:47.7 | and the leaves have started changing color. |
| 0:50.6 | Personally, I think |
| 0:52.0 | German has the most poetic and most beautiful words to describe this season. |
| 0:58.7 | And I want to share some of my favorite words with you today. |
| 1:03.3 | Also, it is time for a pair herbstwurter. |
| 1:17.3 | For today's podcast, I want to keep it light and fun and just explore some autumn words. |
| 1:24.3 | If you are looking for more in-depth German lessons, looking at either certain grammar or vocabulary topics, then head over to coffeebreaky.com and you will find an amazing range of |
| 1:30.4 | videos. |
| 1:31.6 | But now, let us start with our first new word. |
| 1:37.5 | The kushldeke. |
| 1:40.1 | A cuddle blanket. |
| 1:42.3 | So German is known for combining multiple words |
| 1:45.4 | into one to describe something very specific. |
| 1:49.2 | And that's exactly what is happening here. |
| 1:52.1 | Kusselen means to cuddle and the deke is the word for a blanket. |
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