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Vocabulario de cine y películas - Ir al cine - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Topic number two of Carlos' series on film vocabulary reveals some of the most-used Spanish terms related to the activity of going to the movies and seeing films.

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Caption 12 [es]: La sala de cine estaba llena ayer
Caption 12 [en]: The movie theater was full yesterday

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Carlos comenta - La sucursal del cielo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos offers us some commentary about the challenging series La Sucursal del Cielo, focusing in this first part on some aspects of the city in which it is set.

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Caption 41 [es]: un nuevo ritmo se estaba imponiendo: ¡la salsa!
Caption 41 [en]: a new rhythm was becoming the in thing: salsa!

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Carlos explica - Vocabulario: La palabra "así" - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In this third and final part of his series on the versatile word "así" in Spanish, we'll learn still more useful expressions that include it and test our recollection of previous ones in the context of a little story.

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Caption 72 [es]: lo que le estaba ocurriendo.
Caption 72 [en]: what was going on with him.

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Carlos explica - Vocabulario: La palabra "así" - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In this series of videos, Carlos introduces us to the small-but-very-useful word "así" and its many uses. This introduction will focus on this word as an adverb of manner, quantity, and degree.

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Caption 51 [es]: La cena que preparó Manuel estaba deliciosa;
Caption 51 [en]: The dinner that Manuel made was delicious;

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Carlos explica - Expresiones con las partes del cuerpo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the final part of this lesson about Spanish expressions with human body parts, Carlos tells us some amusing ones with the hands, back, arms, and more!

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Caption 75 [es]: y estaba convencida de que su belleza
Caption 75 [en]: and she was convinced that her beauty

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Carlos explica - Expresiones con las partes del cuerpo - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In part three of his series about Spanish expressions that include human body parts, Carlos focuses on the nose and neck.

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Caption 41 [es]: Cuando estaba repartiendo la circular de la Interpol allá en Inmigración,
Caption 41 [en]: When I was distributing the circular from Interpol there at Immigration,

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Carlos explica - Expresiones con las partes del cuerpo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos reviews the names of some body parts in Spanish— and perhaps teaches us some new ones— by telling us about some popular Spanish idioms that include them.

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Caption 36 [es]: Muy bien, estaba hasta la coronilla.
Caption 36 [en]: Just great, I was fed up [literally "I was up to the crown of my head"].

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Carlos explica - Recursos para consultas del español - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos recommends to us a third useful resource for getting our grammar questions answered in Spanish.

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Caption 46 [es]: Sin embargo, mientras estaba escribiendo el texto,
Caption 46 [en]: However, while I was writing the text,

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Cleer y Carolina - De compras

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Cleer and Carolina go shopping for new clothes at a mall. Let's go with them to see if they find what they want and learn some new vocabulary in the process.

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Caption 84 [es]: Yo estaba buscando un cinturón hace rato.
Caption 84 [en]: I was looking for a belt a while ago.

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El ajedrez - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In part three of Carlos' series on chess, he explains some important aspects of the game, including a popular opening move, as well as the Spanish words for terms like checkmate, castling, and stalemate.

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Caption 26 [es]: que originalmente estaba en e-dos,
Caption 26 [en]: that was originally on e-two,

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Carlos explica - Los cinco sentidos - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

In this conclusion to his series on the five senses, Carlos will share with us some idiomatic expressions related to the senses of hearing and touch.

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Caption 54 [es]: A pesar de que Roberto estaba viendo televisión,
Caption 54 [en]: In spite of the fact that Roberto was watching TV,

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Carlos explica - Los cinco sentidos - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos continues his exploration of the five senses by teaching us some colloquial expressions that are related to the senses of smell and taste.

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Caption 72 [es]: El equipo de fútbol no estaba a gusto
Caption 72 [en]: The soccer team wasn't in agreement

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Cleer y Lida - Juego de preguntas y respuestas - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In this fun, new educational game, Lida and Cleer take turns asking one another random questions.

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Caption 28 [es]: tenía sólo catorce años y estaba en la escuela.
Caption 28 [en]: I was only fourteen years old, and I was in school.

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Cleer y Lida - El regreso de Lida

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Lida is back! And to welcome her, Cleer has prepared a delicious and very healthy picnic. Let's join them!

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Caption 7 [es]: Así que nos vamos a divertir, porque hacía mucho tiempo no estaba con ustedes.
Caption 7 [en]: So, we're going to have fun because I hadn't been with you guys for a long time.

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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 48 [es]: se dio cuenta de que su rostro estaba en el infierno,
Caption 48 [en]: realized his face was in Hell,

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