Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Through an entertaining dialogue between Doctor Consejos [Advice] from El Aula Azul and her patient, Ander, about his terrible week, we see several examples of the "no fault construction" with the impersonal pronoun "se."
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
In this lesson, Ana Carolina enumerates some common conditional conjunctions in Spanish as well as three types of conditional clauses with examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos explains in detail the correct use of the negative form of the imperative tense, providing several examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Ana Carolina takes us to a clothing store to teach us some useful vocabulary and phrases for shopping.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Doctor Consejos [Advice] de El Aula Azul listens to and interprets her patient, Ander's strange dream. Listen closely in order to gain a better understanding of how "hay" [there is/are] and "estar" [to be] are used in Spanish.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Two teachers at El Aula Azul (The Blue Classroom) language school converse about their coworker, Anastasia's extremely unlucky day! You might note that the Spanish spoken in Spain tends to employ the present perfect tense [i.e. "I have eaten"] more frequently than English-speakers or Spanish-speakers from other regions would to describe occurrences that took place in the recent past, most typically on that day.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Having just returned from her trip to Madrid, Ester, a teacher at El Aula Azul, shares with Idoia many of the wonderful things she did in the Spanish capital.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
At El Aula Azul, Idoia and Ester speak enthusiastically about their weekend plans. While Ester intends to go to a concert, Idoia's long weekend in Barcelona will include a whole host of eclectic activities.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Professor Maria teaches her students the names of a variety of stores and public buildings as well as discussing what is done at them or what might be purchased.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Natalia teaches us the names of many different women's garments.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Professor Maria teaches her students how to give someone detailed directions to the airport, as well as helping to expand their Spanish vocabulary with the names of many of the places that they might encounter on the way.
Difficulty: Newbie
Colombia
In this episode, Graciela teaches us the names of various animals, both domestic and wild.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Ana Carolina guides us on a tour of a playground, pointing out a variety of fun children's equipment.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Maria provides some very straightforward information in order to complete the enrollment for her friend, Christopher's intensive Spanish course at El Aula Azul.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Maria continues to teach her students how to ask for directions, as well as to explain in detail how to get from one place to another.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ecuador
Ana Carolina gives us seven useful tips for improving our pronunciation in Spanish.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
In addition to the intensive summer Spanish courses offered at El Aula Azul (The Blue Classroom) language school, students also have access to a variety of supplemental activities including music and horseback riding classes.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
In addition to beginning his explanation regarding situations in which the past imperfect tense is commonly used in Spanish, Carlos explains to us how to conjugate regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs as well as sharing with us some of the most common irregular verbs and their imperfect conjugations.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Professor Maria creates a dialogue with her students so that they can practice how to explain where the school is, for example, in relation to other locations.
Difficulty: Newbie
Ecuador
In this episode, Ana Carolina shows us how to set the table so that our guests can enjoy any meal!
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Professor Maria shows us how to get around and ask for directions in the city.
Difficulty: Newbie
Ecuador
Ana Carolina sheds some light on the nuances of Spanish adjectives and how their position tends to differ from adjectives in English.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Graciela teaches us how to make "carimañolas," which are delicious Colombian yucca fritters.
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