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Carlos comenta - La sucursal del cielo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia Cali

In this video, Carlos tells us about the extensive conversational use of the imperative form by the people from Cali as seen in the popular Colombian series "La sucursal del cielo."

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Caption 77 [es]: quisiera cerrar este video con el siguiente consejo.
Caption 77 [en]: I'd like to close this video with the following advice.

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Carlos explica - Expresiones con las partes del cuerpo - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In part two of this series on Spanish expressions that include human body parts, Carlos teaches us several that mention the eyes and tongue.

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Caption 20 [es]: callando un poco a la fuerza lo que quisiera decir.
Caption 20 [en]: silencing a bit by force what they would like to say.

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Cleer y Lida - ¿Qué idiomas hablas?

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Cleer and Lida teach us how to carry on a basic conversation through simple questions and answers.

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Caption 34 [es]: pero quisiera aprender mejor con Yabla.
Caption 34 [en]: but I'd like to learn better with Yabla.

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Carlos comenta - Confidencial - Diminutivos y usos de ‘hay’

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos utilizes examples from Part Two, Episode One of the Colombian Series, "Confidencial: El rey de la estafa" [Confidential: The King of Cons] to illuminate for us not only grammatical concepts such as diminutives, augmentatives, and uses of the verb "haber," but also to teach us some popular Colombian expressions.

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Caption 13 [es]: Quisiera comenzar diciendo que en Colombia,
Caption 13 [en]: I would like to begin by saying that in Colombia,

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Carlos explica - Vocabulario de las matemáticas - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

The terms "matemático" and "matemática" in Spanish can be used in a variety of ways, in singular and in plural, as nouns or adjectives, to mean different things. Carlos explains this and more in this introduction to Spanish math terminology.

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Caption 22 [es]: Igualmente quisiera anotar que las palabras
Caption 22 [en]: I would also like to note that the words

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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 51 [es]: Pero ahora, yo quisiera hacerles una pregunta:
Caption 51 [en]: But now, I would like to ask you a question:o

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the first part of this series, Carlos introduces us to the characteristics of flash fiction, a literary genre distinguished by its succinctness and ability to capture the reader from the first word to the last.

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Caption 36 [es]: Por esta razón, quisiera enfocarme en las características
Caption 36 [en]: For this reason, I'd like to focus on the characteristics

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Carlos explica - Las preposiciones 'por' y 'para' - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Do you get confused when it comes to choosing between the prepositions "por" and "para"? In this series of videos, Carlos will clearly explain the difference between the two, with plenty of examples.

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Caption 60 [es]: El otro uso que quisiera resaltar
Caption 60 [en]: The other use I'd like to highlight

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El coronavirus - Introducción y vocabulario

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos gives us an overview of the coronavirus, including its origin and some of the most utilized terminology associated with this illness which, in just a few months' time, has become an unprecedented global pandemic.

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Caption 8 [es]: parece que quisiera corroborar dicho refrán.
Caption 8 [en]: seems as if it were trying to corroborate said saying.

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Carlos y Xavi - Part 3 Diferencias de vocabulario entre España y Colombia

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos and Xavi point out to us a number of cases in which different words are utilized for the very same object or concept in Spain versus Colombia.

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Caption 24 [es]: de comida, de alimentos, quisiera hacerte una pregunta.
Caption 24 [en]: about food, about foods, I'd like to ask you a question.

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Carlos y Xavi - Diferencia de pronunciación entre España y Colombia - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos and Xavi, Carlos' Spanish friend, invite us to observe the difference in pronunciation between the Spanish from Spain and Latin American Spanish, particularly as regards the letters "c" and "z."

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Caption 38 [es]: Quisiera decirte, eh...
Caption 38 [en]: I would like to tell you, um...

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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 2 [es]: Cyndy, quisiera hablar de
Caption 2 [en]: Cyndy, I would like to talk about

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Carlos explica - El modo imperativo 4: Nosotros + reflexivos

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos explains to us in detail the imperative of the first person plural with many examples as well as providing us with the conjugations for several reflexive verbs.

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Caption 41 [es]: Finalmente quisiera terminar esta lección
Caption 41 [en]: Finally, I'd like to end this lesson

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Carlos y Cyndy - Comentario sobre Muñeca Brava

Difficulty: 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 13 [es]: Así que, quisiera preguntarte
Caption 13 [en]: So, I'd like to ask you

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Carlos y Cyndy - Vocabulario de Colombia y Argentina

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Colombia

Carlos and Cyndy chat about the different names used for some of the same objects in their respective countries, Colombia and Argentina.

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Caption 5 [es]: pero quisiera hacerte dos preguntas.
Caption 5 [en]: but I'd like to ask you two questions.

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