Did you know what a pepper, a radish, a cucumber, a caraway seed, a fig, and an egg have in common? Don't miss this video about food idioms, in which Beatriz will explain several of them, some of which are very entertaining!

Silvia provides us with another colorful explanation of yet another emotion: euphoria! Let's join her in exploring this feeling while analyzing an illustration that depicts it.

Now that you've learned a bit about how set phrases convey something beyond their word-for-word meaning, let's learn a bunch more that came up for Silvia during her week!

In every language, there are set phrases such as "You're pulling my leg" that cannot be taken at face value. Silvia teaches us the Spanish equivalent of this English expression as well as many other such Spanish set phrases.

What is compassion? Silvia invites us to explore and question ourselves regarding this complex emotion via analysis of an illustration.

Silvia delves a bit deeper into what the emotion of relief entails, including several examples and some different Spanish vocabulary to talk about it.

Continuing her exploration of the emotions, Silvia challenges us to evaluate an illustration to determine which one it evokes.

Silvia gives us more entertaining examples of when to use the oft-confused verbs "llevar" (to take) and "traer" (to bring).

Using a multitude of examples, Fermín and his friend, Manuel, demonstrate the difference between the oft-confused Spanish verbs "durar" and "tardar."

Do you have trouble knowing when to use the Spanish verbs "llevar" [to take] vs. "traer" [to bring]? Silvia will help us with a simple trick and lots of examples!

In this second part of Silvia's video series on emotions, she deals with the emotion of tenderness, inviting us to analyze an image that depicts that emotion.

Silvia explains to us the difference between an emotion and a feeling as well as enlightening us as to the six types of basic emotions.

Through her colorful description of the diverse environment at the second institute where she taught, Silvia brings to light the adjectives for a plethora of nationalities.

Silvia tells us about her experience working as a high school teacher with students of different nationalities. Listen to her story, paying close attention to the adjectives she uses!

In this second video about the verb "dejar," Silvia provides us with even more examples of its various meanings within different contexts.