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Club 10 - Capítulo 3 - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Aurelio attempts to repair the magic wand in hopes of restoring his friends' sleep. Will it work?

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Caption 26 [es]: Lo dice el manual, mira. -¿Cuál manual?
Caption 26 [en]: The manual says so, look. -What manual?

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Club 10 - Capítulo 3 - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Aurelio will stop at nothing in attempts to watch his favorite TV program and concocts a clever scheme.

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Caption 38 [es]: Aquí dice:
Caption 38 [en]: Here it says:

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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 35 [es]: Dice la historia que un día
Caption 35 [en]: The story goes that one day,

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After shedding some light on the flash fiction genre and providing us with some examples, Carlos finally reads us the piece with which he placed among the finalists at a prominent flash fiction contest in Barcelona. Can you understand any of the meaning behind it?

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Caption 21 [es]: y que dice así:
Caption 21 [en]: and it goes like this:

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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 14 [es]: y dice así:
Caption 14 [en]: and it goes like this:

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Cleer - La gramática del cuento "El patito feo" - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Let's learn how to conjugate some regular and irregular verbs in past continuous with Cleer!

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Caption 7 [es]: En España se dice, "Vosotros estabais",
Caption 7 [en]: In Spain, "Vosotros estabais" [You (plural informal) were] is said,

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Cleer - El patito feo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Cleer reads us the classic tale, "The Ugly Duckling," by Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen. The well-known moral of this story is: "Don't judge a book by its cover."

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Caption 59 [es]: Hay un antiguo proverbio que dice:
Caption 59 [en]: There's an old saying that goes:

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Días festivos - Novenas de Navidad

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Many Latin American countries celebrate the Novena of Aguinaldos, a nine-day, Catholic-based holiday that includes music, food and prayer. Grace Pinzon, a Colombian woman living in Florida, shares with us how the novena is celebrated there.

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Caption 77 [es]: Una de las teorías dice
Caption 77 [en]: One of the theories says

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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 45 [es]: Unas de esas teorías dice que se fundó
Caption 45 [en]: One of those theories says that it was founded

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Guillermina y Candelario - La Mejor Calificación

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Candelario tells his grandfather how, with Guillermina's help on his most recent school project, he got the best grade in the class.

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Caption 34 [es]: No se dice, "su nombre se llama así", Candelario.
Caption 34 [en]: You don't say, "his name is called like that," Candelario.

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Colombian artist Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori shows us his studio and palette of colors, in addition to explaining about the ideal lighting conditions for many artists.

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Caption 34 [es]: eh... o... o... o... o tibios, como en otros idiomas se dice.
Caption 34 [en]: um... or... or... or... or lukewarm, as they say in other languages.

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Guillermo el chamán - tocando el tambor

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo speaks about how the sound of the drum represents keeping moving rather than staying stagnant in life and how increasing one's sphere of vision and confronting one's emotions can lead to balance and ultimately, happiness.

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Caption 11 [es]: este ritmo nos dice que hay que caminar...
Caption 11 [en]: this rhythm tells us that it's necessary to walk...

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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 11 [es]: sin embargo, no nos dice nada
Caption 11 [en]: however, it doesn't tell us anything

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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 16 [es]: le dice a Kevin lo siguiente:
Caption 16 [en]: tells Kevin the following:

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Doctor Krápula - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Dominican Republic

Cleer interviews the members of the acclaimed Colombian band, Doctor Krápula, known for both their music and social activism.

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Caption 6 [es]: Será dulce y suave como la miel, dice...
Caption 6 [en]: It will be sweet and soft like honey, she says...

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