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Fermín - Frases y expresiones - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Can you guess the English equivalents of common Spanish idiomatic phrases that literally mean things like "to come from pearls," "from the milk" and "even in the soup"? Let's find out from our friend Fermín, who will both explain them and use them in context.
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Caption 23 [es]: No hay color entre la casa donde vives ahora
Caption 23 [en]: There's no comparison between the house where you live now
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5:06

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

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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 10 [es]: Puede referirse tanto a una sala de cine tradicional como a una sala de proyección en casa.
Caption 10 [en]: It can refer to both a traditional movie theater and a home screening room.
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4:56

Vocabulario de noticias - Finanzas - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos teaches us additional financial vocabulary with lots of useful example sentences to heighten our understanding.
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Caption 64 [es]: para comprar mi primera casa.
Caption 64 [en]: to buy my first home.
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4:26

Fermín y Manuel - El verbo "llevar" - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Were you able to practice some of the many meanings of the verb "llevar" following the first part of this series, and, if so, how did it go? In part two, Fermín y Manuel will teach you some additional meanings and uses of this nuanced Spanish verb.
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Caption 73 [es]: "Lo llevo fatal; ¡se me cae la casa encima!"
Caption 73 [en]: "I'm dealing with it horribly; the house is caving in on me!"
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4:14

Fermín y Manuel - El verbo "costar"

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Fermín and Manuel continue to help us to differentiate between several verbs that are used to talk about time. In this entertaining video, they will focus on the many meanings of the verb "costar."
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Caption 47 [es]: Hoy me voy a casa antes,
Caption 47 [en]: Today, I'm going home first
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4:35

Fermín y Manuel - Pretérito imperfecto

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

This time, Fermín and Manuel's animated conversation about soccer incorporates a lot of instances of the imperfect tense, which they will subsequently explain in depth.
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Caption 20 [es]: jugaban con jóvenes de la casa
Caption 20 [en]: would play with young home players
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5:20

Beatriz - Palabras polisémicas - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

In part two of her lesson on polysemic words, Beatriz focuses on Spanish words for animals that can also have quite different meanings.
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Caption 35 [es]: cuando no quitamos bien el polvo en casa,
Caption 35 [en]: when we don't dust well at home,
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4:53

Beatriz - Palabras polisémicas - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Polysemic words are terms that have two or more meanings and can occasionally give rise to some amusing misunderstandings! Beatriz introduces us to several in the Spanish language with a plethora of examples to make their different meanings more clear.
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Caption 70 [es]: Volvió a casa,
Caption 70 [en]: She returned home
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2:56

Cristina - La palabra "nuevo"

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

Cristina tells us about one of the thousand most used words in the Spanish language: the word "nuevo." Let's listen to some examples of the many situations in which we can use this word.
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Caption 10 [es]: que seguro, ustedes de allí en casa están... lo primero que se les ocurre
Caption 10 [en]: which surely, you there at home are... the first thing that occurs to you
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4:13

Carlos explica - Vocabulario: La palabra "así" - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Colombia

In the second video of his series about the word "así," Carlos teaches us some of the more common Spanish expressions that include it, such as "así como así," "así es que," y "así es." Let's find out what these mean!
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Caption 71 [es]: Porque yo empiezo a trabajar en la casa. -No.
Caption 71 [en]: Because I'm starting to work at the house. -No.
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5:00

Soledad - Halloween

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Thirty years ago, the imported holiday Halloween was not celebrated in Spain the way it is today. Instead, they celebrated All Saints' Day, a more solemn celebration of the departed. Soledad tells us more about the ways in which the celebration of these two holidays differ.
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Caption 81 [es]: si en casa celebráis la fiesta de Halloween.
Caption 81 [en]: if you celebrate the Halloween holiday at home.
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4:33

Beatriz - Modismos con alimentos - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Did you know what a pepper, a radish, a cucumber, a caraway seed, a fig, and an egg have in common? Don't miss this video about food idioms, in which Beatriz will explain several of them, some of which are very entertaining!
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Caption 71 [es]: Resolveré los crucigramas tumbada en el sofá de mi casa".
Caption 71 [en]: I'll solve the crossword puzzles lying on the sofa at home."
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5:22

Fermín y Manuel - Durar vs. Tardar

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

Using a multitude of examples, Fermín and his friend, Manuel, demonstrate the difference between the oft-confused Spanish verbs "durar" and "tardar."
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Caption 25 [es]: Tú sabes que el trayecto desde mi casa hasta la tuya
Caption 25 [en]: You know that the route from my house to yours
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4:32

El Aula Azul - La Doctora Consejos: Subjuntivo y sentimientos

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Spain

In another great session with El Aula Azul's Doctor Advice, her patient Ander will teach us how to use the subjunctive tense when we talk about feelings that other people or situations provoke in us.
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Caption 33 [es]: Me hace ilusión que mis amigos vengan a mi casa de visita.
Caption 33 [en]: It excites me for my friends to come to my house to visit.
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4:30

Lecciones con Carolina - La voz pasiva - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Venezuela

Carolina explains how the press and social media often use an abbreviated form of the passive voice to save space as well as how the pronoun "se" can be used to formulate sentences in the passive voice that emphasize what is sold or offered as opposed to the person selling or offering the service or merchandise.
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Caption 40 [es]: "Se alquila la casa".
Caption 40 [en]: "The house is [being] rented."
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