The art of hosting a German 'Grillparty' | A Coffee Break with Thomas
Coffee Break German
Radio Lingua Network
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Join Thomas for a coffee break, in which you'll have the chance to practise and improve your German over just 10 minutes!
We're firing up the barbecue and learning all about the art of hosting a German Grillparty! 🍗🌭 Thomas walks you through essential vocabulary to enjoy a summer barbecue the German way.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Coffee Break German. |
| 0:04.0 | My name is Thomas and I am delighted to be joining you today for a short chat about all things German. |
| 0:12.0 | Just a few days ago, Max from Coffee Break French, Francesca from Coffee Break Italian, |
| 0:17.0 | Annabel from Coffee Break Spanish, and I decided to organize a small summer barbecue garden party. |
| 0:25.3 | And the idea was that everyone will bring something typical from their country. |
| 0:31.1 | After thinking for a wee while what I should bring, I also thought that the German grill |
| 0:37.1 | party is actually a really important |
| 0:39.9 | cultural event in the German speaking world. |
| 0:42.7 | And I decided that you should also learn some more about it. |
| 1:00.6 | Having and hosting barbecues is a big thing in all German-speaking countries. |
| 1:04.4 | And to be honest, what gives it better is, |
| 1:07.2 | as in summer with good friends, |
| 1:08.7 | the life to go to go ahead. |
| 1:10.9 | I would say, not feel. And for a lot of people enjoying life in summer means good company tasty food and being outside a grill party even if you are currently in Germany chances are high that you are attending at least one of those parties, but have you ever thought about hosting one yourself? |
| 1:30.7 | German style? |
| 1:31.8 | To help you with that, we are having a look today at everything you will need. |
| 1:36.7 | From the perfect spot to set up your barbecue to the must-have food and drinks and, of course, a little bit of German barbecue vocabulary to get |
| 1:45.9 | those conversations started. |
| 1:47.9 | So, the Kole is highse. |
| 1:50.2 | Loz gates. |
| 1:51.9 | All right. |
| 1:52.7 | First thing first, where are you going to host your barbecue? |
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