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Leyendas urbanas - Chico Largo

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Nicaragua

Now pay close attention to this video because on this occasion we are going to learn about the legend of Chico Largo, a specter that is said to haunt the Charco Verde lagoon on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.

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Caption 28 [es]: Chico Largo había llegado a su casa mortalmente herido.
Caption 28 [en]: Long Boy had arrived to his house mortally wounded.

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Leyendas urbanas - El amor de un fantasma

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Argentina

Let's discover this urban legend about a young woman from the nineteenth century whose life came to a tragic end.

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Caption 41 [es]: y también dicen que si una pareja se casa en aquella iglesia,
Caption 41 [en]: and they also say that if a couple gets married at that church,

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Leyendas urbanas - El Bacá

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Dominican Republic

Legend has it that in the Dominican Republic, there are shapeshifting beings known as "bacás" that one must watch out for when acquiring new land or property. Let's learn more about these terrifying creatures.

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Caption 19 [es]: en sus granjas o en su casa?
Caption 19 [en]: on their farms, or in their homes?

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Leyendas urbanas - La Cegua

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Nicaragua

Men, beware of the voluptuous vixen La Cegua, who seduces men she encounters wandering along lonesome roads. Find out more about this notorious Nicaraguan urban legend.

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Caption 17 [es]: Ella se acerca solicitándoles les [sic] lleve a su casa
Caption 17 [en]: She approaches, asking them to take her to their homes,

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Leyendas urbanas - El Sombrerón

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Guatemala

Let's hear a creepy urban legend from Guatemala: El Sombrerón, whose protagonist has a very strange fascination.

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Caption 26 [es]: la persigue hasta su casa,
Caption 26 [en]: he chases her to her house,

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Leyendas urbanas - La Ciguapa

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Dominican Republic

Do you know what a "ciguapa" is? Let's let Kata tell us the details of this urban legend from the Dominican Republic.

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Caption 28 [es]: se acercan a la casa de estos,
Caption 28 [en]: they approach their houses,

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Guillermina y Candelario - Un Dia de Pesca - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Colombia

On a fishing excursion, Guillermina and Candelario are confused when their grandfather decides to toss back a fish they catch.

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Caption 38 [es]: Llevémoslo a la casa.
Caption 38 [en]: Let's take him home.

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Guillermina y Candelario - Un regalo de Estrellas

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Colombia

While looking for a gift for their Grandma, Guillermina and Candelario encounter a starfish and contemplate its origins.

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Caption 30 [es]: que la iban a extrañar en la casa.
Caption 30 [en]: that it was going to be missed at home.

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Carlos y Cyndy - Uso del Voseo en Argentina

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Argentina, Colombia

Rather than using the second person informal pronoun "tú," the "voseo," or use of the word "vos," is more commonly employed in Argentina and other countries to address someone as "you." Through examples, Carlos and Cyndy demonstrate how the same ideas would be expressed using each of these pronouns.

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Caption 35 [es]: Mira qué casa tan grande.
Caption 35 [en]: Look what a big house.

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Guillermina y Candelario - El Manglar

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Colombia

One day while looking for shells for Guillermina's collection, Guillermina and Candelario find themselves in the mangrove, where they experience yet another wondrous adventure.

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Caption 28 [es]: Abuelo, hay muchos animales que tienen su casa en el manglar.
Caption 28 [en]: Grandpa, there are many animals that have their home in the mangrove.

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Carlos y Cyndy - Comentario sobre Muñeca Brava

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Argentina, Colombia

Carlos and Cyndy help to shed some light on some colloquial phrases from the Argentinean soap opera, Muñeca Brava.

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Caption 18 [es]: Anoche no cenaste en casa, anteanoche tampoco.
Caption 18 [en]: Last night you didn't have dinner at home, the night before last either.

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bachué

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Colombia

Carlos explains the different roles myths have played historically and tells us the Muisca myth of Bachué, which explains the origin of Man.

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Caption 33 [es]: Bajó al valle y allí construyó una casa
Caption 33 [en]: She went down to the valley and there she built a house

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Carlos comenta - Confidencial - Jerga típica colombiana

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Colombia

Carlos enlightens us regarding some typical Colombian slang that shows up in part three of the first episode of "Confidencial."

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Caption 50 [es]: La dueña de la casa es una cucha insoportable.
Caption 50 [en]: The owner of the house is an insufferable "cucha."

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Guillermina y Candelario - El paseo sobre el mar

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Colombia

Guillermina and Candelario tell their grandfather about their flight above the sea aboard a unique balloon.

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Caption 24 [es]: Yo pensaba que en la casa habían [sic. había] globos de fiesta.
Caption 24 [en]: I thought that there were party balloons in the house.

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