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Carlos comenta - Confidencial - Vocabulario y expresiones

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos nos explica varias de las palabras y expresiones que aparecen en la serie "Confidencial - El Rey de la Estafa", algunas de las cuales son bastante particulares del español colombiano.

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.

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Caption 43 [es]: quien se enfadó bastante
Caption 43 [en]: who got quite angry

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.

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Caption 65 [es]: pero bastante amplio a nivel de posibilidades,
Caption 65 [en]: but quite broad in terms of possibilities,

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Cleer - La gramática del cuento "El patito feo" - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

With examples from the famous tale, "The Ugly Duckling," Cleer touches on some of the verb tenses typically employed in children's stories in Spanish.

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Caption 11 [es]: Es una fórmula bastante arcaica.
Caption 11 [en]: It's quite an archaic formula.

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Guillermina y Candelario - La Peluqueria del Mar - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Following her argument with Candelario, Guillermina gets pampered like a queen in a deep sea hair salon with a colorful cast of characters.

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Caption 32 [es]: Se divirtieron bastante.
Caption 32 [en]: You guys had a pretty good time.

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Carlos y Cyndy - La pronunciación en Colombia y Argentina

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Colombia

Carlos and Cyndy teach us to identify the difference in the manner in which the "double l" and "y" letters are pronounced in Colombia versus Argentina, with several examples.

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Caption 64 [es]: Ah, bastante diferente, ¿ah?
Caption 64 [en]: Ah, quite different, huh?

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Bucaramanga, Colombia - Pintor callejero

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Talented street artist and portrait painter, Carlos, from Bucaramanga, Colombia, talks to us about his process and passion for his work.

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Caption 51 [es]: No se sabe si está bastante triste o... o está
Caption 51 [en]: It's not known if she's quite sad or... or she's

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Bogotá - Chorro de Quevedo

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Located in the popular La Candelaria neighborhood, the Chorro de Quevedo Plaza is one of Bogota, Colombia's most renowned tourist attractions and according to one theory, the site of the founding of the city itself. Tourists and locals alike flock there for both its historic and current significance, many hoping to try the famous "chicha," an indigenous fermented corn drink.

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Caption 14 [es]: ha venido bastante gente y
Caption 14 [en]: quite a lot of people have come and

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 8

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Colombian artist Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori explains how the "alla prima" [wet-on-wet] style of painting influences his work.

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Caption 53 [es]: su... su colorete de un color bastante atípico,
Caption 53 [en]: her... her blush of a pretty atypical color,

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bachué

Difficulty: 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 10 [es]: Esta es una definición técnica bastante precisa,
Caption 10 [en]: This is a pretty precise technical definition,

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Carlos comenta - Los Años Maravillosos - Forma de hablar - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Within the second part of the first episode of the Colombian version of The Wonder Years, Carlos points out several examples of a manner of speaking that is very typical to Bogota.

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Caption 33 [es]: es bastante común en la forma de hablar de los colombianos.
Caption 33 [en]: is quite common in the Colombians' manner of speaking.

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

As the festival goes on, we encounter a sixteen-year-old winner of the Best Tiple Player award while some twin singers offer some insight into their particularly well-coordinated voices.

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Caption 12 [es]: Bastante joven, ¿cuántos años tiene?
Caption 12 [en]: Quite young, how old are you?

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Willy - Entrevista - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Colombian musician, Willy, continues to explain to us about his creative process as well as what music means to him.

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Caption 42 [es]: Pero fue una... fue un período bastante enriquecedor en cuanto...
Caption 42 [en]: But, it was a... it was quite an enriching period in terms...

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